Kids

Whatcha Doing This Month?

It’s a new month and there is a lot happening around here! We are working on projects that recruit and develop volunteers. We are partnering with parents. We are strengthening small group relationships. AND we are launching a new campus! I love to hear what other people are working on. Sometimes it reminds me of something [...]

You are Invited!

On January 20th from 1:00-4:00 a few of us will be getting together to talk all things Preschool. YOU are invited! This will be an informal discussion and tour. If it has to do with preschool ministry, then no question is off limits. This is also a great opportunity for you to get to know a few [...]

Give It Your ALL!

You know what I love about our teams? I love that they take an idea and they give it their all. We never sit in a meeting and spell out every little detail of every idea to make every little thing amazing. NEVER! Honestly, I could never dream up half of the things that they do. [...]

Merry Christmas!

Every year our staff takes a team picture and creates a postcard to send out to their volunteers. As you can see, some of them are VERY creative! Merry Christmas!

Hire Good People

A few weeks ago the fire alarm went off during the service at our North Point Campus. We evacuated over 1,000 kids, around 4,500 adults, and several hundred middle school students. Here’s the kicker! Both the Waumba Land Director and the UpStreet Director were out of town. It was the Sunday after Thanksgiving and we were [...]

Job Description: UpStreet Production Director

When Public Ministry Intersects With Personal Pain

At some point in our life we will experience pain. Death, sickness, cancer, troubled relationships, bad choices…no matter how hard we try to avoid it, pain is part of our journey here on this earth. Growing up as a preacher’s kid, I’ve watched many people in public ministry navigate the waters of private pain. As someone [...]

Our Process for Creating a Great T-Shirt

It’s funny, but the one thing that our volunteers most look forward to is their new t-shirt each year! They ask about it…worry if they will look good in the color we have chose…and hope that we don’t decide on the smaller cut/style like we did one year! We do our best to keep it [...]

Thank you Gordon!

Does It Really Matter?

From time to time I run across a group of people who want to shortchange the budget, time, and creativity that goes into preschool ministry. Whenever I run into these situations, I just cringe. Not only are children learning at a faster pace than any other time, they are absorbing a massive amount of information they [...]