This is an example of working with a special needs child and how communication is key for the success of reaching the child and the family. Several years ago, a young boy who we’ll call “J” came to our church and Awana Club. “J” is on the autism scale and though he is what I would … [Read more…]
No one is perfect and the reason for this series of posts is to share mistakes I have made in ministry in hopes that you will learn from my mistakes, as well as my successes. If we do not learn from the past, then we are bound to repeat it. I pray that you never … [Read more…]
A convenient storage system for the T&T Challenge Patches.
When Awana changed their 3rd – 6th grade program a number of years ago, some said that they were dumbing down the material. Then Awana revised that material, moving some verses to the extra credit Silver sections. Again, the comment by some was that they were dumbing down the material. Next came the long overdue revision … [Read more…]
I hope that by now you have heard about the transition to the newly revised T&T. It is not a major transition, so don’t get to stressed out about it. From my personal viewpoint, you have several options depending upon your club. Option 1 Delay your transition. The material in the handbooks (from my understanding) … [Read more…]