Archive | May, 2009
Crib to College - Part 3
Crib to College: Building Bridges - Part 3 Okay, so in Part 1 we talked about why it is important that the whole family ministry team cares about each child and has a plan for the critical hand offs from one department to another. And in Part 2, we talked about those distinctive traits of both [...]
Continue reading...Crib to College - Part 2
27. May 2009
Crib to College: Underlying Threads - Part 2 As children move through the different stages of development, there are underlying threads that the whole team must understand. It’s important to know your target audience and the needs and differences in both kids and parents at every stage of life. For instance, when children are younger, you [...]
Continue reading...Crib to College - Part 1
25. May 2009
We just finished DRIVE Conference ’09! You can call me tired! Gotta say that it was great to step away from our everyday work of ministry and connect with leaders who are doing just what we’re doing all over the country. We met so many GREAT family ministry leaders! This year, I was asked to [...]
Continue reading...KidVenture - Game On!
22. May 2009
Ready, Set… GAME ON! I am so excited about this year’s KidVenture, an event that we plan where our only intention is for our kids and leaders to connect relationally. We feel like simply hanging out together can make such a lasting impression that when a child needs someone to trust, they can go to [...]
Continue reading...We all need a little GodTime!
20. May 2009
I think we’d all agree that one of the things we want to instill in our kids is the habit of spending regular time with God. We want kids to be able to navigate their Bibles, to read a verse, think about what it means to them and then apply it to their daily lives. [...]
Continue reading...Time for a Necessary Change!
18. May 2009
We had a BIG meeting with all our coaches and small group leaders this past Sunday. If I’m completely honest I have to admit that I was a bit nervous to communicate the necessary change we needed to make, and only could make it with their help. The purpose of our meeting was to cast [...]
Continue reading...Big Idea of Forgiveness
15. May 2009
Finally. We hit it out of the park. We are so proud of what God did during this KidStuf Live. Our team debriefed it this morning and it was a home run all around. Please don’t think we’re full of ourselves, it’s just been a long time coming where we internally felt like we hit [...]
Continue reading...Can we pull it ALL off??
13. May 2009
Last Sunday was a crazy Sunday that we weren’t sure we could pull off. Having a weekly environment, Sunday’s always coming. So, of course, we were doing our regular drills of preparing supplies/curriculum, communicating with volunteers, etc. for two service hours worth of about 1,700 elementary-aged kids who would show up to connect in small [...]
Continue reading...Setting the Pace
11. May 2009
When you work in the world of Family Ministry it is often difficult to find the right work pace. Sunday is ALWAYS coming. There are millions of details that have to be completed. There is a ton of communication with volunteers and leaders that needs to take place. Not to mention preparing for special events [...]
Continue reading...Volunteers: We need ‘em!
5. May 2009
The number one question that we are asked is “HOW do you get enough volunteers?” We do have some AMAZING volunteers, I’m not gonna lie. BUT we are not different than you in that we are always looking for great leaders to work with our kids and we never have quite enough! We know that we [...]
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29. May 2009
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