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November: The Never Ending Story of God
This month we are teaching the Big Idea of Gratitude and walking our kids through the life of Moses. God showed up in a big way in the lives of the Israelites. He was powerful and miraculous and the mighty rescuer of His people. The Israelites had a lot to be grateful for. Sometimes they were [...]
Continue reading...7 Steps of Gratitude
18. November 2010
In the month of November, we are teaching our kids the Big Idea of Gratitude. Gratitude = a thankful attitude! On the first Sunday of the month, we invite our kids and parents to KidStuf Live where we unpack the Big Idea and set parents up to be able to talk about it with their kids all [...]
Continue reading...Game Day - August 15, 2010
16. August 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 [...]
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22. November 2010
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