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…]
I have to admit, I had not heard of the books (even though the first one came out in 2007) and my first introduction was the promo for the movie, and then a discussion on the Kidology Forum. Because the discussion was about whether it could be used in ministry, I decided to watch it … [Read more…]
As summer quickly approaches and plans are made for Vacation Bible Schools and summer camps, I always wonder how churches handle their ministries. Does your Awana club work with, or against, other ministries in the church and even other children’s ministries? It has always been a goal of mine to integrate the children’s ministries together … [Read more…]
If you’re like me, then it is inevitable that as a clubber approaches the “bring a friend section” in their handbooks, that they begin to look for alternatives. I recently had a clubber ask me, “are there verses I can learn or something?” Now while learning verses like the great commission that instruct us to … [Read more…]
So as we minister to children and try to train them in the things of God, we find that there are times when the focus becomes an item, or a goal, and not the desire to learn the things of God. When we notice that the focus is becoming the incentive or an item, then … [Read more…]