(This is the first in a series of posts to share my thoughts regarding comments heard from hundreds of Awana leaders about the new Mission series of T&T books) In 2016, Awana introduced a new handbook for T&T which also introduced a change in how leaders would now interact with the clubbers. Before the introduction … [Read more…]
The cry has been heard loud and long as people express their concern that the new Mission handbooks for T&T are too difficult. It is the same outcry that was heard when T&T was first introduced in 2002, yet those books are now seen as the standard to fall back on because we are familiar … [Read more…]
At the CMConference, I sat in on a breakout led by Joe Bridger, a former children’s pastor who has become a lead pastor of a church. The breakout focused on the seasons of ministry and covered a few key points. First the realization that there are seasons of ministry within a calendar year and you … [Read more…]
There are many conferences that one can attend. The CMConference is one of my favorites because it is an intimate atmosphere. A time of true networking opportunities and hearing from not just “big name” speakers from the Kidmin community, but others who are working in the trenches alongside of you. It seems as if in … [Read more…]
(Updated 4/27/2018) Each year we contact the developers of record-keeping software for Awana, that we are aware of, for an update of their software. Our purpose in this is to help you be knowledgeable as you select a record-keeping product.This year we asked three questions: What improvements have been made in the last year and … [Read more…]