Children's Ministry Resources
Children's Directors Gatherings
- March 10 2011
Minutes
Christian Home
Leadership Powerpoint
- May 11 2010
Minutes
Handout I
Handout II
Ministry With Children Newsletter
National Observance of Children's Sabbaths® Manual
A Multi-Faith Resource for Year-Round Child Advocacy
The manual serves as a resource for you and your faith community to guide participation in the National Observance of Children’s Sabbaths weekend (October 15-17) and in year-round child advocacy. This year’s manual includes a wealth of easy-to-use resources for Bahá'í, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and other faith traditions to use in worship services or prayers, education programs, direct service activities, and social justice initiatives. The resources can be used within one’s own faith community or in multi-faith events. Click here to download.
This year’s Children’s Sabbath weekend will focus especially on ending child poverty in our rich nation, with the theme “Blessed to Be a Blessing: Lifting Up the Next Generation.” Click here to check out the resources today to learn how you can be a blessing by helping to engage your faith community in ending child and family poverty in our nation.
Faith Community Outreach Opportunity
There is a special action opportunity for places of worship—whether they are participating in the Children’s Sabbath or not—to host outreach and enrollment events to connect uninsured children with the health coverage for which they are eligible. CDF’s “100% Campaign” aims to enroll 100 percent of uninsured children with health coverage for which they are eligible or with community health resources for those who are not eligible for CHIP or Medicaid. Download the steps for holding an enrollment drive document and visit our website to find state-specific packets of materials to guide you so you can make this simple but vital difference in the lives of uninsured children in your place of worship and in your community. These outreach and enrollment events can be planned for the Children’s Sabbath weekend, as a follow-up to the Children’s Sabbath in the coming year, or as stand-alone events. Whenever you plan them, you will be making a life-changing difference for children.
Nursery Policies and Procedures (examples)
Cokesbury United Methodist Church Nursery Guidelines
Navarre United Methodist Church Nursery Handbook
Navarre United Methodist Church Parent Handbook
Navarre United Methodist Church Staff Handbook
Trak-1 Technology Background Screening announces new service: Smart-Trak
Smart-Trak is designed to manage employees/volunteers. One person can now manage materials for the entire church or conference. Save time and money! Smart-Trak is a digital filing and database system housed behind the same security (cybertrust) as our background screening platform.
Components of Smart-Trak include:
- Event Data
- Show events/Invite to events/Event Notices
- Registration & Recruiting
- Training/Background Screening
- Send Invite – can invite applicant to training and/or background screen.
- Document Storage
- Can add documents (policy/previous background screens, releases, resumes etc)
- Email Log
Dan Roberts, President of Trak-1 Technology, noted “The Smart-Trak employee and volunteer management, training and screening system is designed to offer a comprehensive web-based, easy to use software solution for organizations who are committed to providing a safe sanctuary.”
To sign-up now for the Smart-Trak program or to find out more about Smart-Trak, please contact Trak-1 Technology at 1.800.600.8999 and let them know that you are a member of the AWFUMC.
Click here for a downloadable flyer.
General
- Swine Flu Vaccine
- Crib Recall Information
- Children's Ministry Forum 2010 (Raleigh, NC)
- Aftermath of a disaster - Helping children cope
Safe Sanctuaries. Point of contact - Conference Resource Center
Ministries With Younger Children Blog (GBOD)
Sunday School
Vacation Bible School (VBS)
Seasonal Resources
Games
Parenting
Day Care/Pre School
After School