What’s Happening with the Kids?

Sep 10, 2010

KMOTION!!!

Thanks to lots of prayer and Planning with Janice Graham and Tracy Talley- we have vision and excitement for Our Children- planning is done in Four phases.

This week September 12, you are invited to drop your young ones off at the Kuzins house as early as 9:30am while you are at the Ashland Prayer and dedication service.  Childcare will be provided. If you choose, we do encourage you to involve your school aged kids in the prayer service.  It is important that they are excited and taking ownership.  After all, this is their church!

Starting September 19- we will have two large enclosed spaces in the auxiliary gym dedicated to each of the following age groups.  The enclosures will be safety gates, the floor will be foam- primary colors.  We will need 2 TEACHERS-One for the Infant area and One for the Walkers area.  We will also need 2 ASSISTANTS. We will need a TEAM LEAD stationed in the gym.  When we start in October, we will need a TEACHER for preschool and another ASSISTANT in that age group.  = 7 total loving, gentle, Spirit Led, people who want to show Christ’s love to our children and share Bible stories and songs with them and their parents.

Phase One:

  • September 19- Early Stage
    • Safe and Fun Zone for Infants with Gospel Light Curriculum
    • Safe and Fun Zone for Walkers through Age 2 with Gospel Light CurriculumStarting
  • October- Next Stage
    • Safe and Fun Zone for Preschoolers with Gospel Light Curriculum
    • Planning and Recruiting begins for the unveiling of Empowering Kids in

Phase Two:

  • January-February
    • Unveiling of Empowering Kids programming for Birth through Grade 2
    • Large Group Programming for Elementary Kids

Phase Three

  • February 2011
    • Empowering Kids Programming for Birth through 5th grade, with Middle School and  High School Leaders helping to lead the Large group

Phase Four: FUTURE PLANNING

The “Think Orange” philosophy of Children’s Ministry

Read below to see where we are headed with Curriculum and Programming:

Founder of the Orange Conference, Reggie Joiner looks at what would happen if the church and families combined their efforts to create a revolutionary strategy to affect the lives of children.Families and churches are each working hard to build faith in kids, but imagine the potential results when the two environments synchronize, maximizing their individual efforts. What can the church do to empower the family? How can the family emphasize the work of the church? They can Think Orange. Former family ministry director Reggie Joiner looks at what would happen if churches and families decided they could no longer do business as usual, but instead combined their efforts and began to work off the same page for the sake of the kids. Think Orange shows church leaders how to make radical changes so they can:• Engage parents in an integrated strategy

  • Synchronize the home and church around a clear message
  • Provoke parents and kids to fight for their relationships with each other
  • Recruit mentors to become partners with the family
  • Mobilize the next generation to be the churchWith a transparent, authentic approach that gives every family and church hope for being more effective in their common mission, Think Orange rethinks the approach to children’s, youth, and family ministry.

About the Author

Reggie Joiner is the founder and Chief Creative Officer of The reThink Group, a non-profit organization providing resources and training for churches. He is also the architect of the Orange Conference and one of the founders of North Point Community Church. He and his wife live in Cumming, Georgia, and have four grown children.