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Game Day - August 15, 2010
Today was a great day! Lots and lots of kids…lots and lots of parents…lots and lots of volunteers. God brought a lot of people through our doors. From the youngest baby to the oldest adult, we pray they left with an impression of God’s love and greatness. I was a little camera happy, SO here’s what [...]
Continue reading...What happened to music in KidStuf Live?
21. June 2010
One of the biggest changes we made to KidStuf Live this season was to drop the singing element from the show and people have been asking us why, so we thought we’d blog to explain. First a few caveats. This was a slow evolution over a couple of seasons and it didn’t happen lightly. We, by [...]
Continue reading...Our Plan to Partner With Parents
3. May 2010
Sorry that you haven’t heard from us much this week, but we’ve been getting ready for this little thing called the Drive Conference! Today is the big day and I just sat in on a pre-conference session and listened to Billy Phenix unpack a big picture view of our strategy to partner with parents from birth [...]
Continue reading...Monday Meeting Run-Down
13. April 2010
Yesterday was “Meeting Monday!” Every Monday the Waumba Land Directors from each campus meet for the first half of the day and the UpStreet and KidStuf Directors meet for the afternoon. You can read more about our meeting structure here. I thought it might be fun to share what was on our agenda this week. Evaluate [...]
Continue reading...You Are Invited to JumpStart!
5. March 2010
JumpStart is a 30-minute presentation for both kids and parents where we teach children what it means to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. This is an important part of our strategy to lead children and parents into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ. You can find out more about JumpStart here. We invite [...]
Continue reading...Family Focused Environments
24. February 2010
Do you have a consistent opportunity to talk to kids AND parents together? Focusing only on children and neglecting parents is not only bad strategy, it is an irresponsible use of a church’s time, energy, and resources. We are not JUST responsible for children. We are ALSO responsible to the parents. Instead of [...]
Continue reading...Lost Child Policy
17. February 2010
How do you make sure that your volunteers know what to do in an emergency? A few weeks ago we talked about some of the policies and procedures that are in place to help keep our kids safe from harm. You can read more about that here. We’ve found that it’s important to train our volunteers and [...]
Continue reading...Policies and Procedures
2. February 2010
Do you have a volunteer handbook? How do you communicate important policies and procedures to your leaders? While it’s not all that exciting, we all know that you have to have some policies and procedures in place when it come to running a safe and secure children’s area. Here are a few things we communicate both verbally [...]
Continue reading...KidStuf Job Descriptions
27. January 2010
Who does it take to produce the KidStuf experience? A few years ago we changed our approach to KidStuf. You can learn more about that here. We are firm believers that you must have the right leaders in place before starting something new. Mike is our Multi-Campus KidStuf Director. He leads a Production Director on each [...]
Continue reading...Curriculum on a “Child-Sized” Budget
21. January 2010
This post was written by Patrick Mitchell. He is the Family Ministry Director at Ridge Church, our strategic partnership in Indian Trail, North Carolina. Patrick knows what it takes to start from scratch and build a great ministry. You can learn more from Patrick by checking out his blog renown. Help! How can we [...]
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16. August 2010
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