Let’s Collaborate – August’s Environment – Respect!

Life App: Respect—Showing others they are important by what you say and do. Theme: Skate Park: Respect the Pavement! Date: August, 2014 Are You Still Out There? Hello Ready-Set-Sunday Readers! I posted about a month ago and referenced how crazy my life had been as we finally opened the doors of our...

It’s Been Such A Long Time…

If you're from my generation, the title of this post might have you singing "and I really do miss your smile" - a la England Dan and John Ford Coley - circa 1976! If you have no idea what I'm talking about - just know...

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...