Ages 3-12 · Book 6, Faith · 4,299 places
Church Library and Book Nook
A children's shelf worth walking to. The full six-volume series, each book carrying one named value, with shelf cards that tell a parent which one to take home.
Built on Ellis Abel and the Disciple — “Difference isn't weakness. It's a gift.” The story carries the value; your church supplies the doctrine.
The five sessions
- Session 1
Scope: age bands, group sizes, session length, leader experience
- Session 2
Materials: story, leader script, family take-home, printable pack
- Session 3
Train the volunteers — one evening, with the hard cases rehearsed
- Session 4
Run one term and capture what the children actually did
- Session 5
Review the term, adjust the pack, and set the next one
Questions leaders ask
Does church library and book nook in your area teach a particular denomination?
No. Ellis Abel is a character series built on named values — belonging, courage, accountability, self-mastery, empathy and faith. Book six treats faith as the choice to move forward while it is still hard. The story carries the value; your church supplies the doctrine. That is why the same material is used across traditions.
What ages does this work for?
Ages 3-12. The story is read aloud, so a child who cannot read yet is still fully in it, and the discussion questions are written in two bands so one leader can hold a mixed-age room.
Can volunteers in your area run this without training?
Yes. Every session has a leader script with the questions written out, a note for when nobody answers, and a timing column. A volunteer handed it the night before can run it.
How long is a session?
Thirty to forty-five minutes, structured as story, small group, and one step the child names out loud before they leave.
The rules that make it work
The story carries the value, the church supplies the doctrine
Ellis Abel is a character series. It teaches faith as perseverance and stops where doctrine begins, so a parish, a Baptist club and a co-op can all run it beside their own teaching.
Difference isn't weakness
The line on the cover of book six is the operating policy, not a slogan. A child whose participation looks different is participating.
Faith is a decision, not a mood
Children are told to feel confident and cannot make themselves. They can decide to take one more step, and that is teachable, repeatable and honest.
Volunteers are the constraint
Every session is written for an adult who was handed it the night before. Questions written out, timing in the margin, and a note for when nobody answers.
Nobody is diagnosed, labelled or fixed here
This is character material, not a clinical or counselling service. Leaders share what they did and what happened. They do not assess children.
One step, said out loud, followed up by name
A value a child cannot attach to an action they took is a word they memorised. The follow-up the next week is what turns it into something they own.
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