
June 2007 Welcome to Connect, the monthly e-newsletter for those who minister to children in small Sunday schools, midweek programs, and new church plants. Summer Sundays Looking for ways to keep connected with your kids during a summer programming break? We’ve got four simple solutions to help keep your ministry reaching out to kids while you get a little rest and relaxation. Take it Outdoors. All you need is a ball and some sports minded adults or teens who are willing to play a short game of soccer with kids after the Sunday service. Create a simple July-August schedule listing the name of the “coach” who’ll be playing with and supervising the kids for a fun fifteen-minute game immediately after church. It’s a great opportunity for the kids in your program to build relationships with other church members. Popsicle Sunday. Connect with your kids by serving them Popsicles or cups of ice cream one Sunday this summer. As kids “chill-ax” with their treat you can find out how their summer is going. Be sure to let kids know you’ve been praying for them and are looking forward to leading them in the fall. You’ve Got Mail. Provide each child with a blank stamped postcard that’s been pre-addressed to you or one of the other leaders and ask kids to write and tell you how their summer is going. Be sure to write back with a postcard of your own! (All kids love to send and receive mail, so this works even if you see each other every Sunday!) Kids’ Packs. The Journey, a small church in Waterloo, Ontario, creates Kids’ Packs to keep kids coming in July and August. When kids get to church they zip over to the welcome table where they pick up a pack containing candy, a small Bible storybook, blank paper and pencils or crayons, and an age-appropriate worship program or simple questionnaire about that day’s service designed to engage them in what’s happening. (For example, a K-3 questionnaire might ask kids to draw a picture that shows one way they will worship God today while a questionnaire for grades 4-6 might ask kids to guess what the message will be about based on the title of the sermon) Tip: Check your local dollar store for inexpensive cloth bags or plastic containers to create reusable packs. Label packs with kids’ names and make a few extra that say “Welcome!” for any visiting children. Have a wonderful summer! P.S. For information about the Faith Alive Training Conferences this summer, click here!
You are subscribed as %%emailaddr%%. To unsubscribe, send a blank email to %%email.unsub%%. If you have questions or comments about this list, e-mail us or call 1-800-333-8300.

June 2007

Welcome to Connect, the monthly e-newsletter for those who minister to children in small Sunday schools, midweek programs, and new church plants.

Summer Sundays

Looking for ways to keep connected with your kids during a summer programming break? We’ve got four simple solutions to help keep your ministry reaching out to kids while you get a little rest and relaxation.

Take it Outdoors. All you need is a ball and some sports minded adults or teens who are willing to play a short game of soccer with kids after the Sunday service. Create a simple July-August schedule listing the name of the “coach” who’ll be playing with and supervising the kids for a fun fifteen-minute game immediately after church. It’s a great opportunity for the kids in your program to build relationships with other church members.

Popsicle Sunday. Connect with your kids by serving them Popsicles or cups of ice cream one Sunday this summer. As kids “chill-ax” with their treat you can find out how their summer is going. Be sure to let kids know you’ve been praying for them and are looking forward to leading them in the fall.

You’ve Got Mail. Provide each child with a blank stamped postcard that’s been pre-addressed to you or one of the other leaders and ask kids to write and tell you how their summer is going. Be sure to write back with a postcard of your own! (All kids love to send and receive mail, so this works even if you see each other every Sunday!)

Kids’ Packs. The Journey, a small church in Waterloo, Ontario, creates Kids’ Packs to keep kids coming in July and August. When kids get to church they zip over to the welcome table where they pick up a pack containing candy, a small Bible storybook, blank paper and pencils or crayons, and an age-appropriate worship program or simple questionnaire about that day’s service designed to engage them in what’s happening. (For example, a K-3 questionnaire might ask kids to draw a picture that shows one way they will worship God today while a questionnaire for grades 4-6 might ask kids to guess what the message will be about based on the title of the sermon) Tip: Check your local dollar store for inexpensive cloth bags or plastic containers to create reusable packs. Label packs with kids’ names and make a few extra that say “Welcome!” for any visiting children.

Have a wonderful summer!

P.S. For information about the Faith Alive Training Conferences this summer, click here!

You are subscribed as %%emailaddr%%. To unsubscribe, send a blank email to %%email.unsub%%. If you have questions or comments about this list, e-mail us or call 1-800-333-8300.