Life App: Initiative - seeing what needs to be done and doing it Theme: Dirty Jobs, Somebody's Gotta Do It Date: September, 2018 COPYING OR COLLABORATING? We are prepping for September, my favorite month of the year! Read about that HERE. As we get ready for this month's theme, we drew inspiration from...
I LOVE SEPTEMBER! September is actually one of my favorite months of the year. I think it's because I love the start of anything new. Fresh starts, new seasons, new beginnings...
3 Months and Counting We have been in our AMPED series for 3 full months! We kicked it off the first Sunday of June and we will finish up this coming Sunday (the last Sunday of August). We do this intentionally. Creating a series that is...
History Repeats Itself Last year, we tried something brand new for our summer series. Being that summer really doesn't kick off until mid to late June for us here in Maryland, and we don't go back to school until after Labor Day, the timing of 252's...
Life App: Kindness - Showing others they are valuable by how you treat them. Theme: Rewind - Kindness Deserves a Replay Date: February, 2018 The Struggle Was Real! I LOVE 252 Kids. I think the writers are all creative geniuses and I appreciate everything they do! I am so often amazed by...
More Than a Curriculum Orange is the strategy we use at Community Christian Church across our Children's and Student Ministries. If you notice, I did not say the curriculum we use. While Orange is widely known for it's curriculum, it offers so much more than that....
Life App: Commitment—making a plan and putting it into practice. Theme: Work It Out - Stick to the Plan! Date: January, 2018 The Calendar Gave Us A Break Our set design team was so happy that December of 2017 was a five week Sunday. Five Sundays meant an extra Sunday after Christmas...
As we round the corner to a new year, I am especially excited about one thing in particular that's on my calendar for 2018. THE ORANGE CONFERENCE happening April 25-27 in Atlanta, GA! There are so many reasons I look forward to the Orange Conference each...
Life App: Stewardship—taking care of what you have because it all belongs to God. Theme: Use It or Lose It! Date: October 2017 Interactive Sets for the Win! If you've followed this blog for any length of time, you know that I LOVE interactive sets. I love anytime we can use any...
Life App: Stewardship—taking care of what you have because it all belongs to God. Theme: Use It or Lose It! Date: October 2017 So Much Fun! I love the theme 252 Kids has chosen for October. What a fun way to teach about the Life App of Stewardship! We have some ideas...