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How’s your first impression? Have you ever wondered what guests actually think when they walk through your doors? You know, did they have to search through several layers of your website trying to find out what will happen with their kids? Were they frustrated by where they had to park? Did someone invite them [...]
Continue reading...Celebrating Volunteers!
19. February 2010
Valentine’s Day fell on a Sunday this year. We decided to take advantage of this opportunity to let our volunteers know how much we love them. First, we created a valentine card for both Waumba Land and UpStreet. We asked parents and staff to write a special message to their volunteers and let them know how [...]
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...The Making of a GREAT Preschool Storyteller
31. January 2010
What does it take to tell a GREAT story to preschoolers? Today I stood in the back of our preschool large group environment and watched an incredible storyteller capture the attention of about 200 three and four-year-olds. She had them in the palm of her hand. They were laughing. They were touching their nose. They were [...]
Continue reading...Good Leaders, Listen Well
24. January 2010
Last year at Drive Conference, Andy said, “If you fail to listen to those around you, You will soon be surrounded by people who have nothing important to say.” Read that one more time. Aloud. Let it sink in. About nine years ago I was working through a tough transition with one of our teams. [...]
Continue reading...Celebration Time!
19. January 2010
Woo Hoo! Last week, during one of our busiest Sundays ever, I overheard one of our coaches talking to her team of volunteers. She was telling them that one of their teammates, a high school student, was getting baptized next week during the 11:00 service. She wanted to make sure that everyone on the team knew [...]
Continue reading...Teaching Kids to Pray!
18. January 2010
If you want to know God better, talk to Him! All month long we are teaching our kids about the Big Idea of Discipline: doing what you need to do now so you can grow stronger. Things like reading your Bible, memorizing his Word, prayer, learning together, and putting him first. It’s all a part of the [...]
Continue reading...Groups Directors: Best Practices
13. January 2010
What are your best practices when it comes to leading volunteers? Once a month we meet with the Groups Directors from every campus for leadership development. It’s the time that we’ve blocked to get together to “work ON it and not just IN it.” A Groups Director is the leader that connects, trains, evaluates, encourages, supports, and [...]
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...Merry Christmas from UpStreet!
22. December 2009
Every year we grab a fun picture of our staff and create a Christmas card that we can send to our volunteers. Merry Christmas from our UpStreet teams! UpStreet at Browns Bridge Community Church UpStreet at Buckhead Community Church UpStreet at North Point Community Church
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22. February 2010
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