November 2017

Christmas Volunteer Appreciation Ideas #2

[vc_row 0=""][vc_column][vc_column_text 0=""]Last week we shared a couple of Christmas Volunteer Appreciation Ideas that would really wow your team. This week, we’re sharing some equally amazing gifts, but for a smaller budget. Each download even comes in multiple color options! 1. Your volunteers have warmed your hearts, so you can warm their hands!  What you need: Hand Warmers (make your own or buy these in bulk), Deeper KidMin Pocket Hand Warmers Printable, assembly supplies (twine, ribbon, bows, etc.) Optional: Avery 5395 Labels for easy assembly - just print, peel, and stick on the hand warmers packets! Price point: ~$1 per volunteer (hard to beat that) We even made our own hand warmers one year by filling flannel, microwave-safe fabric pockets with mint-infused rice! Pop them in the microwave for 15-20 seconds, and...
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3 Tips for Christmas Volunteer Appreciation

[vc_row 0=""][vc_column][vc_video link="https://youtu.be/OY9IvljUNfU" align="center"][vc_column_text 0=""]We all know that appreciating our volunteers is important, and Christmas is one of the best times to show them how much you value them! As you plan your volunteer appreciation, here are a few ideas and tips to help you make their season merry and bright.    Up your Sunday breakfast game. Whether you provide a breakfast snack for your volunteers weekly or not, amp it up at Christmas to remind them how important they are to you and to your ministry. You may be thinking about a Christmas party or volunteer dinner. December is a CRAZY month, so if you’re going to throw them a party or ask them to come to an event, make it something they can bring their whole family to. Don’t add to their stress. As always, a small gift can express...
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Ice Cream Sundaes for Thanksgiving

We had ice cream sundaes instead of turkey for Thanksgiving this year. With my dad in the middle of chemo treatments, a sister who got her wisdom teeth out on Wednesday, and a mom with food intolerances, our Thanksgiving feast consisted of veggie soup and ice cream sundaes. I thought I would miss the turkey, the stuffing, and the pies (oh the pies), but I really didn’t. I thought the smell of roasted turkey wafting through the house and the sizzle of gravy popping on the stove would be missed, but it wasn’t. I was inadvertently equating Thanksgiving with the smells and tastes of the food we typically prepare, but this year was a great reminder that Thanksgiving is all about the people AT the table, not the food ON the table. Even though it wasn’t a traditional Thanksgiving meal, we “received our food with glad and generous hearts”...
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Christmas Volunteer Appreciation Ideas

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text 0=""]It's Christmas time! OK, OK, it's really only Thanksgiving, but in the world of ministry, that means you're already thinking ahead to Christmas (and hopefully have been for a while). Spread some Christmas cheer to your volunteers this year using one of our free printables for Christmas volunteer appreciation gifts.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="2px"][vc_btn title="Click Here to Download Christmas Volunteer Appreciation Printables!" color="sky" align="center" link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fdeeperkidmin.com%2Fproduct%2Fchristmas-volunteer-appreciation-bundle-1%2F||target:%20_blank|"][vc_column_text]1. Let your volunteers know they're worth more than a pot of gold! What you need: A Hershey's Pot of Gold for every volunteer, the Deeper KidMin Pot of Gold Printable Download, Avery 5164 labels Price...
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Fishes and Loaves – Kids Service Project

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Each November, we host a service project called Fishes and Loaves where our children prepare freezer meals for children in foster families. We partner with the 111 Project, but this is an easy service project you could do with your ministry too, no matter where the meals go! (Hint: Check with your Care/Hospitality Team; they're always looking for meals to bless someone with!)[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title="Click Here to Download the Fishes and Loaves Service Project Plan! " color="sky" align="center" link="url:http%3A%2F%2Fdeeperkidmin.com%2Fproduct%2Ffishes-and-loaves-kids-service-project%2F||target:%20_blank|"][vc_column_text] How it works: Collect offering from kids church for a few months, or use money from a designated missions budget. Use that money to buy the ingredients yourself. (Use a...
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May the Faith Be With You Kids Bible Review

In a galaxy not so far, far away, ZonderKidz (a branch of Zondervan) just released a brand new Bible for children with a Star Wars theme that invites kids to "apprentice under the Ultimate Master himself - Jesus Christ". In the May the Faith Be With You Bible, the colorful inserts invite kids to "use the force" of God's Word in their everyday lives and look deeper into "master moments" that highlight God's role as the Creator and Jesus' role as Savior. Many of the inserts seem similar to inserts found in other ZonderKidz Bibles, just updated to fit the overall theme. It includes the complete text of the NIrV version of the Bible, which takes the NIV and uses definitions for big words rather than the words themselves and is set at a 3rd grade reading level. I like using this version when teaching, but wouldn't want it for a child's Bible...
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3 Tips To Make Your Environment Welcoming For Kids

[vc_row 0=""][vc_column][vc_column_text 0=""]I just recently started working part-time with a company called Displayit at Church that offers displays, banners, portable check-in counters, and more for churches to use in their ministry endeavors. We used Displayit at Church products to help transform a local high school into a church each Sunday, and now I have the opportunity to be on the team that makes that a reality for other churches too! Last week, I made a video for Displayit at Church giving kidmin leaders tips for making their environments welcoming for kids, and I thought I’d share those tips here too. So if you want to make sure that your environment is exciting and welcoming for kids… 1) Use lots of bright colors! Let your displays communicate to kids how much fun they’re going to have with you in your program. Bright, bold...
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Response to Shooting at FBC of Sutherland Springs, TX

[vc_row][vc_column 0=""][vc_column_text]My worst nightmare happened at First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas this past weekend. I won’t go into details of the situation because you can read about those in the many news articles circulating the web this morning, but I wanted to share my thoughts and hopefully some encouragement with our community. Because it was our community that was affected. It may have happened in a small Texas town, but through our shared faith in Jesus Christ, we are deeply connected to this tragedy, even if we were not directly touched by its events. As a children’s pastor, one of my reoccurring nightmares included an active shooter walking into the high school where we met and how my team and I would handle the situation. These nightmares always occurred on Saturday night and left me on edge throughout the...
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Connect with Kids Throughout the Week with Crew Cards

[vc_row 0=""][vc_column][vc_column_text 0=""]How do you connect with the children in your ministry throughout the week? One way we did this was by asking each volunteer to take just a couple minutes after Sunday service to write a postcard to a child. We provide postcards and pens in Crew Card Folders, they pull out a pre-addressed postcard, jot down a quick note, and then stick it right back in the folder. We mail the postcard for them on Monday morning, and kids are PUMPED to receive mail from their leaders at church.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title="Click Here to Download Your Crew Cards Printables" color="sky" align="center" link="url:http%3A%2F%2Fdeeperkidmin.com%2Fproduct%2Fcrew-cards%2F||target:%20_blank|"][vc_single_image image="3277" img_size="full" alignment="center"][vc_column_text]Now you might be thinking, that seems like a lot of...
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