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Well, we somehow deleted our YouTube account - which causes quite a problem with the videos on our blog. Imagine that! We’re working on it!
Continue reading...Preparing to Communicate to Kids
3. January 2011
From time to time I get the opportunity to tell the Bible Story to our kids in both Waumba Land and UpStreet. I love it! As I hang out backstage with our different volunteers, I can see that everyone has a different way of preparing. Some methods work better than others and some people are more [...]
Continue reading...Parent Feedback
13. February 2010
This week we’ve posted about our KidVenture event and Family Birthday Celebration. Whew! It was a jam-packed, incredible weekend. We’ve received several emails. And I thought I would share this one with you. Pay special attention to the P.S.! From a parent: Thank you guys for pulling together such a fun and fabulous Family Birthday Celebration yesterday. [...]
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 [...]
Continue reading...Groups Director - Job Description
10. January 2010
We only hire people on our children’s ministry staff, who will be great at working with volunteers. It doesn’t matter what amazing skills they possess, if they aren’t good with volunteers, they can’t be a part of the team. Why? Because EVERYTHING that we do is dependent on the health and strength of our volunteer teams. [...]
Continue reading...Personal Development Plan - Part 1
29. December 2009
How do you make sure you are living your life with purpose? A great way to evaluate how you’re doing and to set goals for the future is to ask yourself, what are the roles that I play? What are the different “titles” that are connected to my name…to my life? Are you a leader? [...]
Continue reading...A Plan For Developing Volunteers
9. December 2009
How do you improve the service and excellence of your ministry? Leadership development is one of the best ways to improve the quality of service and the level of excellence that your ministry is able to deliver. And, when you make the development of your leaders a priority, you communicate how much you value them. All development [...]
Continue reading...What do you teach in Waumba Land?
22. April 2009
We use First Look curriculum in Waumba Land. Preschoolers learn best when they can use all of their five senses, so we take a very hands-on approach to teaching. The more that a child can participate in an activity, the better we like it! Repetition is a young child’s best friend. We repeat the same bottom [...]
Continue reading...What is Waumba Land?
6. April 2009
I know, seriously! What in the world does that mean? “Waumba” means Creator in Swahili. So, Waumba Land, means the land of the Creator. Here’s what you really need to know about Waumba Land! Waumba Land is our environment for preschool aged kids (birth – pre-K). It is the place where parents bring their preschoolers and volunteers [...]
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24. June 2011
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