Archive | July, 2009
Baby Dedication: Changes!
Why did you change BabyD? Last year we made a pretty big change to our baby dedication event. We had been doing this event in the same way for several years and felt like all of our staff was having to dig deep for the energy to put into this event. Whenever we find ourselves manufacturing energy [...]
Continue reading...Checking Kids In on Sunday Morning
27. July 2009
Why don’t you use an electronic check-in system? It’s not that we are against an electronic check-in system. We’ve talked about it often, done a good bit of research and are experimenting with it in our middle school department. I predict that one day we will have some form of an electronic check-in system. But currently, we [...]
Continue reading...Getting Pre-Kindergarteners and their Parents Ready to Move Up
24. July 2009
What are the changes that rising kindergarten parents need to know about? We have learned the hard way, that we have to help our rising kindergarteners AND their parents get ready for UpStreet (K-5th grade)! There are a lot of new things coming their way as they enter this new environment and it’s important for us [...]
Continue reading...Got Questions?
22. July 2009
We’ve decided to try something new and would love to know what you think about this idea. Through conferences, phone calls, emails and Twitter we have compiled a list of frequently asked questions. Over the next couple of months we are going to take a shot at answering these questions one by one. Our goal is [...]
Continue reading...Be Intentional!
20. July 2009
During the summer volunteers will feel the need to take time off with their families, change up their service hour or possibly even serve in another area. Because their routine is not consistent they may feel disconnected and insecure about their role in the church. During this time it can be hard to connect due [...]
Continue reading...UpStreet Large Group - Part 2
15. July 2009
What happens in large group? Part 2: Hosts When a kid sets foot into UpStreet’s large group environment, our volunteer communicators have an incredibly important job ahead of them. They have to capture the attention of every child in the room. We want large group to have familiar elements, but we also want to make it as [...]
Continue reading...UpStreet Large Group - Part 1
13. July 2009
Training Worship Leaders in UpStreet! We recently had training for all of our UpStreet worship team volunteers. It was very easy to put together and super fun and beneficial for everyone. Jen Carrozza, a professional musician who leads worship in our environments often, came as our guest speaker and had some great thoughts to share with [...]
Continue reading...UpStreet goes to Spain!
8. July 2009
East Park Church is filled with AMAZING people in Sevilla, Spain!! In August, 2007, they moved in and renovated a gymnasium in the heart of their city with the intent that they would reach the families in their community. They needed help getting their children’s program started so two staff members (Bethany-UpStreet and Toni- Waumba) [...]
Continue reading...Take a break!
6. July 2009
Anyone who is in ministry knows how crucial it is to have a break. There is always the pressure that Sunday is coming…every week…no matter what! That’s why it is so beneficial to capitalize on holidays, and to allow your staff to take a much needed break. Cause we all know that no time feels [...]
Continue reading...Stay connected…
3. July 2009
In all of our environments, we love to get creative and figure out the best way to stay connected with parents of our kids and students. Here’s one way that we stay connected to parents. KidStuf sends out a monthly e-blast to all the UpStreet families reminding them of what we are asking them [...]
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29. July 2009
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