Discover Kingdom (DK) is the rotational workshop model Northway uses for its kindergarten through 5th grade Sunday school program. Children rotate to a different workshop each Sunday of a seven week unit. In each workshop, a unit's concept is related to biblical stories through activities using one or more learning styles. The seventh Sunday of each study is set aside as the "Celebration Sunday" to review and synthesize the story and the concepts. Through small group learning, children develop two crucial Christian disciplines: relational skills and personal reflection. These are interwoven throughout all the workshops as children relate to one another and develop their spiritual learning. Overall, the rotational model:

• Affirms that we are created in God's image. Children are God's creation.
• Affirms that spiritual transformation is an essential feature of the Christian faith.
• Uses multiple ways of knowing God through workshops.
• Equips children to act as the Body of Christ in ministry in the 21st Century.

LEARNING THROUGH THE WORKSHOP ROTATION MODEL

Jesus was a teacher. Jesus is still our teacher. Jesus' miracles were action pictures for those who needed to see to understand and they were active participation for those who needed to do to learn. He used parables to challenge the logical learner. His storytelling spoke to those linguistic learners. Jesus taught in multiple ways to open and shape a person's perception and faith toward a new relationship with God and faith-filled living.

We use theological concepts that can help children expand on and improve their knowledge of God. These concepts guide children toward a more faithful vision of whom God truly is-the God of love and grace. By giving them multiple experiences, learners can be guided toward a personal relationship with God. Our goal is for children to learn these theological concepts through Bible stories so they can learn specific attitudes and actions for faithful living in everyday situations.

We have designed into our curriculum a process that matches the goals for learning and the means for educating, so the following can occur:

• Interpretation of biblical stories and theological concepts by children, which they can relate to their daily living;
• Reflection by children on the stories of the Bible and their own lives;
• Discerning what the meaning of the Christian faith is for themselves and choosing to act faithfully because of aspects of their faith they have experienced through imagination, stories, ritual, and artistic expression.