Kids

Video Issues

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!

Memory Verses for Preschoolers

The preschool years are such a unique and significant window of time. Preschoolers are learning at a faster rate than they will at any other time in their life. They are in the mode to memorize and master information. That’s why we ALWAYS repeat, repeat, repeat! One of the greatest uses of our time is teaching [...] Continue reading...

The Conclusion of the Never Ending Story

On Sunday, May 22, we concluded our year long journey through God’s big never ending story. We weren’t sure how our kids would do sitting through a longer, animated, voice-over type video segment, so we popped some popcorn and created a movie atmosphere. You could have heard a pin drop! Continue reading...

Got The Joy?

Every month, we promo KidStuf LIVE in the main service. It’s our chance to invite parents to KidStuf LIVE and cast vision for our partnership with them. For the month of May, we are talking about JOY! Continue reading...

The Nitty Gritty for New Volunteers: Part 3

New Volunteers have a lot of questions! We need to ease their concerns and provide answers. It is very important that all of our volunteers are trained and prepared to do a great job. It’s difficult to make sure that every new volunteer receives the same information in the best possible way. If you want to deliver [...] Continue reading...

Apprenticing Small Group Leaders

Since we’ve been talking about new volunteers all week, I thought you might like to see the piece we are using this week to apprentice new volunteers. Part 3 of the New Volunteer Process will be posted on Monday! Continue reading...

The Nitty Gritty for New Volunteers: Part 2

It can be challenging to keep up with where potential volunteers are in the process, and to make sure that all new volunteers complete every step. A clear system will help! We are right in the middle of talking about our New Volunteer Process. If you missed the first few steps, you can find them here. One [...] Continue reading...

The Nitty Gritty for New Volunteers: Part 1

It is challenging to get hundreds of new volunteers moving in the same direction with excellence! We are in the thick of recruiting, training, orientating, apprenticing, and placing new volunteers for the fall. EVERYONE on our team has some responsibility for new volunteers. We know that our ability to place volunteers who feel prepared, want to stay, [...] Continue reading...

Family Birthday Celebration Videos

One of my favorite things about Family Birthday Celebration is hearing our kids share their stories. If you work in Children’s Ministry you and your team play a part in stories just like this every week. God is at work in the lives of our children. I love that we are here to witness it! Continue reading...

New Volunteer Orientation Video

One of the first steps in our New Volunteer Process is an orientation. You can read more about our orientations here. Sometimes we combine both potential new Waumba Land (preschool) and UpStreet (elementary) volunteers into the same orientation. This means that the communicator has to be well versed in both departments and create an outline that [...] Continue reading...