what our kids know about Jesus

[no, i don't have kids myself....just about 200 adopted Oak Leaf Kids ] i’m just temporarily back to blogging to post this one thing that i thought was cool. a few weeks ago, we had the k-5th graders (City kids) write on cards what they know about Jesus. here are their answers: always by our [...]

Orange Conference, Part 2

Yes, I’ve already posted about how excited I am to be attending The Orange Conference next week, but I just wanted to share my breakouts for all of my kidmin readers out there. (Sorry, family, this post will make no sense to you.)  I’d love to chat and meet up with blog/twitter friends! Breakout A: [...]

Orange!

I cannot wait to go with a team of people to the Orange Conference at the end of this month!! The Orange Conference last year was my first exposure to the vastly changing concept of family ministry. It rocked everything that I thought about children’s ministry. I knew having quality programming for kids at church [...]

Planning for Multi-Site

Here are some general thoughts going around in my head as we plan for this adventure of a second campus: I cannot be afraid to admit I don’t know everything. #humbling This is a great opportunity to start fresh on something we’ve wanted to do, but didn’t want to change (or know how to change). [...]

Choosing Kid’s Ministry Curriculum

Oak Leaf Kids has been through so many types of curriculum–Elevate, Kidmo, 252, Hillsong Kids, repeat and repeat. Back in August, we made the switch to doing First Look for our preschoolers and 252 Basics for our Elementary students. We committed fully to the vision and not just providing a lesson every week. After reading [...]

Lessons from Walt Disney

…Well, not Walt himself, but from Lee Cockerell, the former Exec. VP of Operations for the Disney World Resort. The staff at Oak Leaf is reading Cockerell’s book Creating Magic right now. Each month, the staff reads a book that has been influential in the makeup of Oak Leaf. It helps us to be on [...]

Hiatus

took an unannounced (and mostly unintentional) blogging break for the last month. Felt good to have time that I didn’t feel pressured to keep up with one more thing. These are some things that have happened since I last blogged: 1st Christmas with my amazing husband. total fan of having Christmas with a guy who [...]

Things you do not want to miss…

It’s a crazy and busy season, but here are some things you really do not want to miss out on in the near future. Some are Christmas things, some are just great for you to be involved with! 1. A Rockin’ Christmas Eve Eve! December 23rd. 3 shows at 2 PM, 5 PM, and 7 [...]

Lead Your Kids to Jesus!

Lead Your Kids to Jesus Ever wondered how to communicate faith to your kids without the big words or how to relate Jesus to your kids on their level? We are offering a class for parents at Oak Leaf Church, teaching parents how to lead their kids in a decision to follow Christ. Kids have [...]

Teaching Kids about Giving

When I was a kid, I got an allowance. Not because we were rich, not because my parents neglected paying for things for my brother and I, but because my parents wanted to teach my brother and I about how to use our money wisely. Even when I was in 1st grade, I could remember [...]