As I interact with various leaders in children’s ministry, listen to what they say, and the links that are clicked on the most in the weekly e-mail, the most common concern from those in children’s ministry is that they need volunteers. Whether it is recruiting, or retaining, volunteers seems to be the number one, … [Read more…]
As we enter a new ministry year, I find myself in a new volunteer position in a “new” church. Being known as “Commander Bill”, there are expectations placed on me, if not by others, by my perception of what others expect, and I often wonder if I can live up to those expectations. I … [Read more…]
If there was an announcement, I missed it. But the latest change in the award system for T&T comes with the Silver and Gold extra credit sections. From the Awana 2014-15 catalog and online store: Award one silver emblem per two completed silver sections, for a total of four per handbook. Award one gold … [Read more…]
If you have been involved in Awana for any length of time, then you’ve seen several changes. I remember when the club segments were called game time, handbook time and council time. Gametime has maintained the same name, but council time has become large group time and handbook time fluctuates between handbook time and … [Read more…]
Record keeping software for Awana has been around for a long time. Over the years, several products have been available. Over the years, I have developed a comparison chart to help people see what each offered, their similarities and there differences. I have since stopped providing that comparison because of all of the software … [Read more…]