What Happens If You Do Nothing | unScripted EP 16
16 May 2026
The world is fighting for your kids' attention — and it's winning.
Shawn Boonstra sits down with Beth Thomas, managing editor of KidsView, to talk about the 25-year-old Adventist magazine that's been quietly reaching more than 16,000 children — and why most church members have never heard of it.
Through partnerships between the North American Division Education Department, It Is Written, the Ellen G. White Estate and Adventist Review Ministries, KidsView is being placed directly into the hands of students in Adventist schools across the division, helping nurture faith and Adventist identity at a time when children are constantly being shaped by competing voices.
Beth pulls out the original first-ever issue from 2002 and compares it to the latest 2026 edition. You'll see how one woman's request to the Adventist Review changed children's ministry in ways no one expected.
In this episode:
Why the Adventist Review launched a children's magazine — and what one reader said that started it all
What's inside Kids View and how it's different from every other Adventist kids publication
How teachers, Sabbath school leaders, and grandparents are using it in ways that might surprise you
What Beth is looking for if you want to submit a story (kids can submit too!)
The elephant that cried — a story from Burma that you'll have to read for yourself
Why Beth thinks this might be one of the most important tools to protect your child's Adventist identity right now
📬 Subscribe to Kids View: kidsview.com
📖 Adventist Review resources: AdventistReview.org
unScripted is a live show produced by the Adventist Review — real questions, real answers, unfiltered.
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
0:00 — Introduction: The world is winning the battle for your kids
1:00 — Shawn & Beth's history at Amazing Facts Denver campaign
5:00 — Beth's path to the Adventist Review
8:30 — What is Kids View? The origin story
11:00 — The very first issue (September 2002) vs. today
13:00 — Who the magazine is really for (hint: it's not just grades 3–6)
16:00 — How Beth puts each issue together (the editorial template)
20:00 — The Elephant That Cried — what happened in Burma
22:00 — How teachers and Sabbath school leaders are using Kids View
24:00 — Getting a physical magazine in the mail as a child — why it still matters
26:00 — How to submit a story (and why kids should send one)
27:00 — The threat screens pose to your child's faith — and what Kids View is doing about it
