WINS

We have some great WINS to celebrate this week in Highway 14 and INNERchange!

 

1. I met with our Classroom Facilitators before services yesterday, and introduced a new Sunday morning checklist.  I hoped this would be a helpful tool to remind them of their Sunday morning responsibilities.  They do so much that it can be hard to remember everything!  Anyway, I noticed that Nick Smith was doing a great job fulfilling these tasks.  He was very welcoming to families and kids as they walked through the door!  Great job Nick!  All of our Classroom Facilitators are AWESOME.  Be sure to thank them for what they do.
2. We are working hard to do a better job of bridging the gap between INNERchange and Turnpike (jr. high).  One way to do this better is to introduce the kids to our Student Ministries Director, Micah FosterI, a couple times each year.  Yesterday, Micah was the host in INNERchange and we received some feedback that the kids loved it!  You could also tell they were very engaged and responsive. 
3. Russ Lee’s fifth grade boys group went to Compass Pizza together on Saturday.  Russ said they had a great time, and he already has some ideas about their next outing.  These outings are making a HUGE difference.  The connections you can make with your kids outside of Sunday morning will impact the time you have with them on Sunday morning in a great way!  If you havn’t done an outing yet, try it…I will help you plan it!
4. Jill Hanson told me a great story about a little girl (2 or 3 years old) who was hanging around the Family Life Center one week and didn’t want to leave.  Jill finally asked what was wrong, and she said that she really wanted to meet the band (meaning the students who play for Turnpike and Catalyst).  Jill took the little girl to meet the band, and they all got down on their knees to meet the little girl.  She was thrilled!  It’s so great for these kids to be looking up to students who are serving! 
5. I have been getting requests for more stationary.  Thanks for taking the time to send cards to your kids!  Way to go!
6. The small group leaders have been a great help to me in keeping good records of our small groups!  I am getting lots of feedback about kids who need to be added, changed, and dropped.  This tells me that you really know your kids!  Thank you for investing, and keeping me informed.
7. Donna Cooper was gone this weekend, and Large Group still went great, minus a few technical difficulties.  Thank you to Mike Feist and Russ Lee for stepping up to take on some extra tech. responsibilities!  Our large group leaders did a great job.  We are blessed to have you!
8. We ended our canned food drive on Sunday.  I havn’t counted how many cans we collected, but WOW…there are two big piles on our stages!  I have more in the office too.  Our INNERchange kids especially took this ministry project seriously.  Thanks for promoting this in your small groups!

 Have a wonderful week!

 

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