Children Ministry Friday Night

May 5th, 2013

8 Christian adults, 7 helpers to sustain classes◦ Cubbies - 1 teacher (age 2.9 to 5), 1 helper◦ Pre-Cubbies - 1 teacher (age 1 to 2.9)◦ Handbook 1 - 1 teacher, 1 helper ◦ Handbook 2 - 1 teacher, 1 helper ◦ Handbook 3 - 1 teacher, 1 helper ◦ Game - 1 teacher 2 helpers ◦ Council time - 1 teacher, 1 helper ◦ Special need helper/ Hallway monitor – 1 adult

• About six dedicated Christian adults to support Awana. – No time to recruit or coordinate– Constant “battle” to find resource– Near burn out.

• No Nursery on Friday Night– New need arise.– Age 1 to 2.9 in Cubbies room now – a band-aid solution.– Add one dedicated resource coordinated from Youth

parent, POP and KMC– POP sets a baby area in fellowship room

• Do not have dedicated personnel for special need

• People willing to help are either non-believer, young parents, or new Christian.

• Expect number continue to grow• Children Ministry need for Lowell Student

Fellowship• Special need is trending up with many

different spectrum

• Friday night tiredness• Special events• Overlapped resource• Many experienced volunteers kids has either out

grown or moved. • New teacher/helpers are either new Christian or

non-believers but not encouraged to serve.• People who does not want to join fellowship.• “Watched” the kids!

• KMC is working on a draft for coworker policy. • Lack of experienced 1-on-1 special need children

helper.

• Hire long term children coworker?• In history, CBCGL hired outside youth licensed

babysitter while in Tyngsboro• Gordon Conwell student who has a heart with

children for Awana?• Dedicated coordinator within each

congregation to support Children Ministry on resource?

• KMC is considering to add a Children Parent Forum at Adult Sunday School hour