Archive | August, 2009
4 Qualities of a Preschool Worship Leader - Part 2
How do you know if you have a great preschool worship leader? We talked about the first two qualities of an engaging preschool worship leader here. Here are the two more qualities of a preschool worship leader: 3. Preschool worship leaders have mastered the art of coaching. The best worship leaders are coaching kids all through out the song. [...]
Continue reading...4 Qualities of a Preschool Worship Leader - Part 1
28. August 2009
Have you ever noticed that it takes a special kind of person to lead worship in your preschool ministry? After spending the past few months watching our volunteers lead worship with our 3 and 4-year-olds, there were some definite traits that stood out in those that did it the best. You know, the kind of leader who [...]
Continue reading...“A New Season of KidStuf Ch-Ch-Changes”
26. August 2009
KidStuf is back with a new season and new ideas to reach kids and parents. Hey, we wouldn’t be KidStuf if we weren’t changing something! Here are a few of our new experiments: Family-Style Seating – Our hunch is that by having the family sit together, they can not only interact with each other, but with their [...]
Continue reading...New Volunteer Interview - Part 2
24. August 2009
How do you make sure you cover the specific expectations of their volunteer role? In Part 1 of the New Volunteer Interview, we talked about the specific questions we ask. In this post we’re going to talk about the specific expectations we communicate to our leaders one-on-one. It’s important to cover these topic specifically as they dramatically affect [...]
Continue reading...New Volunteer Interview - Part 1
21. August 2009
How do you screen your leaders who work one-on-one with your kids? There are several steps that we take when screening our new volunteers. You can find those steps here. We personally interview all of our small group leaders and coaches. Small group leaders work one-on-one with our kids and play a significant role in their lives. We [...]
Continue reading...First 2 Steps in our New Volunteer Process
19. August 2009
What do you do when you get the name of a potential new volunteer? When we receive the name, or hopefully many names of leaders who are interested in volunteering with us we have a specific process that begins as we move them from merely interested to fully trained and placed in a position. Step 1: Identification In this [...]
Continue reading...4 Things That Happen When Students Serve
17. August 2009
Have you ever thought about what happens in the life of a student when they are involved in personal ministry on a consistent basis? Currently 60 percent of our high school students serve in our ministry environments. Our students are involved and we believe that we are seeing incredible things happen in their lives because of [...]
Continue reading...High School Students Serving in Children’s Ministry
14. August 2009
Do you allow students to serve in key roles with children? YES! We want our students to experience personal ministry. We believed that something amazing can happen when a high school student takes off the spectator glasses and “jumps in” to serve alongside the adults of our church. Students want to make a difference. But sometimes we [...]
Continue reading...The Next 4 Ways We Will Appreciate Volunteers
12. August 2009
Do you have a plan to appreciate your volunteers? We believe that great leaders always say thank you! We are grateful for the investment that our volunteers make in the lives of our kids and families. Here’s how we will say THANK YOU over the next few months: 1. Thank You Video Click here to view We sent the link [...]
Continue reading...Getting Ready for Promotion: Part 2
10. August 2009
Who do you need to communicate to? 1. Key leaders gotta be in the know. This step is incredibly important to us. All of our leaders lead a few and it would be impossible for the staff to answer every question, solve every problem and communicate every detail to everyone. We rely on the expertise and influence of [...]
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31. August 2009
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