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New Resources For Virtual VBS

by administrator | Feb 25, 2021 | Children, Featured, Leadership, Preschool, Resources, VBS 2021 | 0 comments

Guest PostMelita Thomas, LifeWay Christian Resources Greetings, friends! I hope you saw the Facebook Live video yesterday where we unveiled some brand new resources for churches planning a VIRTUAL VBS this summer. All of these resources are in the final stage of...

Snow Globe

by Mark Jones | Jan 25, 2021 | Children, Featured, Leadership, Teacher Helps | 0 comments

Supplies: Black cardstockClear dessert plateBlue paperEpsom saltsSnow Globe templateClear tri-beadsHot glue gun Prepare: Print a picture of each child.Use the template provided below to trace and cut a snow globe base out of black card stock. Instructions: Trace the...

Reopening Children’s Sunday School

by Mark Jones | Jul 2, 2020 | Articles, Buildings, Space and Equipment, Children, Featured, Leadership, Parent/Family, Preschool, Safety & Security, Sunday School | 0 comments

I have heard from many that have appreciated the Reopening Childcare document I posted last Thursday. I want to share what I have put together for reopening our Sunday School on promotion day August 16. I know we are all reopening at different times, but if...

How and When Should I Reopen Childcare?

by Mark Jones | Jun 25, 2020 | Buildings, Space and Equipment, Children, Featured, Leadership, Preschool, Safety & Security | 0 comments

Like many of you I have been struggling about how to reopen. What are the best practices? Even more, who in the world can I find to come serve or work with our kids. We have to reopen sometime. The other ministers are looking at me and asking when the...

VBS – What Will We Do?

by Mark Jones | Apr 16, 2020 | Children, Featured, Leadership, Preschool, Resources, VBS 2020 | 0 comments

Happy Thursday, my friends! Let me share what’s we are discussing for our June VBS. I realize many leaders are trying to decide what will be best for your church, so I have some good news. LifeWay has officially released an eBook with four strategies for VBS (how...

Tornado Drills

by Mark Jones | Mar 26, 2020 | Children, Featured, Leadership, Podcast, Preschool, Teacher Helps | 0 comments

Here in Oklahoma, we are used to frightening weather. It can still scare us. We had a tornado hit our house just a couple of years ago. It ripped off part of our roof and proceeded to rain like crazy and flood that part of the house. The damage was terrible but...