Let’s Collaborate – June & July Environment – Friendship!

Life App: Friendship—treating others the way you want to be treated. Theme: Harmony Date: June & July, 2014 My Apologies! Tomorrow is the last Sunday in May! I can't believe it. I want to apologize for not getting our "Let's Collaborate" post for June/July out sooner. I'm a bit jumbled because our...

Summer in Children’s Ministry – Part 4: Implementing a Summer Team

This post is part of a series about summer in children's ministry. Specifically, this series will address: Changing the Pace During Summer  Opportunities that Summer Programming Present Recruiting a "Summer Team" of Volunteers Scheduling and Implementing a "Summer Team" of Volunteers Next Steps Okay - so, hopefully you've read Part 3...

Summer in Children’s Ministry – Part 3: Recruiting a Summer Team

This post is part of a series about summer in children's ministry. Specifically, this series will address: Changing the Pace During Summer  Opportunities that Summer Programming Present Recruiting a "Summer Team" of Volunteers Scheduling and Implementing a "Summer Team" of Volunteers Come Join Our Summer Team! Each year, around the end...

Summer in Children’s Ministry – Part 2: Opportunity is Knocking!

This post is part of a series about summer in children's ministry. Specifically, this series will address: Changing the Pace During Summer  Opportunities that Summer Programming Present Recruiting a "Summer Team" of Volunteers Scheduling and Implementing a "Summer Team" of Volunteers Summer = Opportunity! We use a Summer XP or a summer...

Summer in Children’s Ministry – Part 1: A Whole New Ball Game

This post is part of a series about summer in children's ministry. Specifically, this series will address: Changing the Pace During Summer  Opportunities that Summer Programming Present Recruiting a "Summer Team" of Volunteers Scheduling and Implementing a "Summer Team" of Volunteers This series will conclude with posts about the Summer...

Summer XP: Chase the Light

Summer Series: Chase the Light Theme: Chase the Light - Following Jesus, the Light of the World Date: Summer, 2010 This post is one of several to come about Summer XP's. Next week, I will begin a series about how we implement Summer curriculum at our church (specifically the Summer XP's...

#Throwback Thursday – Life App of Respect – September, 2012

Life App: Respect—showing others they are important by what you say and do. Theme: Flight Plan Date: September, 2012 FYI - This set was completed prior to the launch of this blog. Posts about more current sets usually include information about our brainstorming sessions, necessary supplies, and the full process we used...

Let’s Collaborate – May’s Environment – Endurance!

Life App: Endurance—sticking with what you started even when it gets tough. Theme: Breakthrough: Never Give Up! Date: May, 2014 Starting Early! I know we've all just finished Week 1 of Humility - Be Our Guest and it might be hard to think about creating a new set just yet. If you're...

SHOWCASE – Control-Alt-Delete!

Life App: Forgiveness—deciding that someone who has wronged you doesn’t have to pay. Theme: Control • Alt • Delete Date: March, 2014 Geek Force Takes the World by Storm! The Genius Bar at Apple and the Geek Squad at Best Buy have nothing on the Geek Force displays we've got here. This...