Communication… it is something that many struggle to do well. With the new format of T&T, how can we help parents know what their child should be working on during the week? I want to share a couple of things that I am doing to help parents in our club help their child through the … [Read more…]
Recently I received an e-mail from an Awana Commander with a question about how often they should hold meetings. While each club may have different meetings for different people, and a different perspective on meetings, I hope that sharing this question and my response will help you. I have some folks on my Awana … [Read more…]
One of the criticisms I hear regarding handbook time is that children do not come to club prepared with a section to complete. The complaint is that there is no parental involvement and yet there seems to be a disconnect between a desire for parental involvement and the implementation of it. A chain is … [Read more…]
Recently I posted about the non-negotiables of an effective ministry. This is an expanded look at one of those non-negotiables. With today’s technology, one might think that it is easier to get the word out about activities and events. Sadly, it has made it harder. Parents are inundated with papers and forms from school, sports … [Read more…]
As the ministry year begins, we are optimistic that God will do great things. The one thing that we don’t consider is that we are human, we get tired, frustrated, and sometimes it seems our service is in vain. Unfortunately we sometimes take this out on the children or other leaders through the words we … [Read more…]