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Position Description: Church School Teacher

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Looking for volunteer teachers for the coming year? Just as with any ministry or “job,” having a position description helps individuals discern whether they have the gifts for the ministry as well as an understanding of what you are asking them to make a commitment to.

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Reaching Bullies

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It’s easy to scoop up little ones and want to protect them from their aggressors, but who’s reaching the bullies? As the parent of a child with Autism, I know the pain parents feel when bullies victimize children who can’t defend themselves. As a Christian, my heart also melts for the kids who become bullies. What does the future hold for them?

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The Importance of Mentors

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No matter where we live: cities or suburbs, towns or rural areas, all our struggles are similar. All communities, regardless of size or wealth, face the enormous challenge of fragmentation. Family life is seriously threatened by the schedules we keep. Often our young people lack the sense of community beyond family that is critical to understanding the church and its mission.

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18 Creative Ways to Support Leaders

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Here are eighteen ways that churches have said to their group leaders, “Thanks! You’re doing a great job, and someone is noticing!”

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Preparing for 9/11 Anniversary

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This year we commemorate the 10th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon and our nation. September 11th falls on a Sunday this year – so how do we remember this day in our worship and education?

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Creating a Safe and Supportive Environment

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With the new school year quickly arriving, now is a great time to reassess our individual classroom culture and collective ideas about positive school climate, and commit to doing our part to put an end to bullying behavior by creating a positive, safe school environment where students feel valued, and are more likely to succeed.

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Kids4Peace

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As violence spread through the Holy Land in 2001, educators in Jerusalem dreamed of a safe place where Jewish, Christian & Muslim children could meet face to face, play together as kids, cross social divides, and share stories of their lives.

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Have a question? Have an answer?

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Ever want to ask a question to experienced colleagues any time of day or night, from home or office? Now you can!

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5 Steps to Calling Volunteers: Part 1

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The calling (note I don’t call it ‘recruitment’) of volunteers for various church ministries is an important task. Whether it be to find a chair for your annual stewardship campaign, a church leadership position, a church office volunteer or to teach Church School, it is a call to ministry for using one’s individual’s gifts.

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“Hand-in-Hand” for Easter Eggs

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“We were absolutely delighted that another group within our church cared enough about our ministry to ask ‘how can we help?’” Kirby shared. “Together, we loved the idea of creating an event that special needs families often miss out on – the annual Easter Egg Hunt.”

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World Malaria Day

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As the world prepares to commemorate World Malaria Day on April 25, we call on the Church to pray for those suffering from this deadly disease and take stock of those things done and those things left undone.

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Fostering Spiritual Growth in ALL Children

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The good news is that fostering spiritual growth for children with developmental challenges is both easier than most people realize and one of the most gratifying life experiences offered inside a church.

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