Authors

David & Sally Michael
A passion to make God supreme in the hearts of children has driven Pastor David Michael and his wife, Sally, to oversee the creation of God-centered children's curricula. The Michaels direct Parenting and Children's Discipleship at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. With a deep desire to give children a foundation of truth to build on, the Michaels and a team of devoted partners took up the arduous task of developing curricula for Bethlehem Baptist Church. The children responded wonderfully! So did the teachers. Soon other churches were contacting Bethlehem asking for the materials. Unable to support the requests, the Children's Ministry department asked Desiring God to join the effort and publish the curricula so others could obtain the tools they need to teach their children essential Biblical truths in a God-centered, yet "child-friendly" and age-appropriate manner. Although they were created with Sunday School in mind, they include instructions for using the materials in Christian School and home school environments (the authors have significant home school experience).

Jill Nelson
A word that accurately describes Jill Nelson is "teacher". She is a creative and effective teacher who has taught her own children in home school as well as other home school children. Jill's desire to see children know, love and treasure God has led her to teach Sunday School for over 15 years. She developed a passion for God-centered children's curriculum and in 1996 started helping Bethlehem Baptist Church develop the Children's Desiring God curriculum.