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BabyD In Action!
A few weeks ago we hosted one of our BabyD events at our North Point Campus. We thought it might be fun to show you some of the “behind the scenes” action. This event takes place on Sunday afternoon. Our staff gets busy creating the environment as soon as the services are over. We haul out all of our [...]
Continue reading...Game Day - August 15, 2010
Monday, August 16, 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...Sunday Debrief
Monday, May 10, 2010
As a multi-campus director I get to attend our three campuses and help out in a number of different children’s environments. This past Sunday I was at our Browns Bridge Campus. The sun chandelier at the main entrance Happy flowers down the hallway As I was hanging out in the hallway of Waumba Land with Tracy Stonecheck (Waumba [...]
Continue reading...The Making of a GREAT Preschool Storyteller
Sunday, January 31, 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...Groups Directors: Best Practices
Wednesday, January 13, 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
Sunday, January 10, 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...What do you teach in Waumba Land?
Wednesday, April 22, 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 We’re Looking For!
Monday, April 20, 2009
I love to interview people. I guess it’s my inquisitive nature because I also love to ask questions! It’s in the finding out, the learning, and the hunt for the information that we need to know, but don’t know we need to know that makes it a challenge to enjoy. I love the potential of a [...]
Continue reading...What is Waumba Land?
Monday, April 6, 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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Tuesday, October 19, 2010
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