Are you a friendly person who likes to meet new people?

Welcome and Registration—assist families and visiting children on Sunday Mornings.
Time Commitment: 20 minutes, once every 6 wks
Ideal Spiritual Gifts: Administration, Compassion, Serving
Skills Needed: Able to help families feel welcome, detail oriented.

Door Safety Guard—insuring our students are released to the person with a coordinating tag.
Time Commitment: 10 minutes, once every 6 wks (as soon as worship concludes)
Ideal Spiritual Gifts: Helps
Skills Needed: Able to focus on the child’s safety, much like a crossing guard!

Are you an organizer, handy with crafts, able to design/build?

Basket Organizer—gathering supplies for week's lesson.
Time Commitment: 30 minutes, monthly rotation
Ideal Spiritual Gifts: Creative Arts, Craftsmanship
Skills Needed: Able to gather supplies, come up with crafts, set up for teacher, administer.

Set Design and Build—design, build, assemble or paint for props/decorations/special events.
Time Commitment: Flexible
Ideal Spiritual Gifts: Service, Craftsmanship, Creative Arts
Skills Needed: building, construction, artistic, painting, etc.

Do you have a heart for kids and are willing to get involved with their lives?

Shepherding—working with a group of 6-10 children to create bonds and help them connect.
Time Commitment: 20 minutes, monthly rotation
Ideal Spiritual Gifts: Teaching, Service, Mercy, Encouragement, Hospitality, Shepherding
Skills Needed: Able to get involved in the children’s lives, lead children in discussion, help them apply the message.

Do you have a heart for children with special needs?

Special Needs Friends Ministry—assisting with special needs children.
Time Commitment: 1 hour, once every four weeks
Ideal Spiritual Gifts: Serving, Mercy.
Skills Needed: A heart for children with special needs.

Are you a leader? Can you engage children in large group settings?

Host—assist with the large group, may also interact with the storyteller some.
Time Commitment: A little prep time and one hour on Sunday, once every 4 weeks
Ideal Spiritual Gifts: Hospitality, Serving, Administration
Skills Needed: Able to lead the group in the details of the large group session.

Storyteller—creatively tells the story of the day.
Time Commitment: A little prep time and 10 minutes on Sunday, once every 4 weeks
Ideal Spiritual Gifts: Teaching, Encouragement, Mercy, Creative Arts
Skills Needed: Able to take the storyline and make it come alive in children’s terms

Worship Leader—lead children in worship (can use a DVD).
Time Commitment: 10 minutes, once every 4 weeks
Ideal Spiritual Gifts: Creative Arts, Teaching
Skills Needed: Able to lead fun, exciting worship songs to help kids understand they are praising God

Drama—write, prepare or present skits in a creative way
Time Commitment: Flexible
Ideal Spiritual Gifts: Service, Creative Arts
Skills Needed: creativity, drama, willingness to have fun!!

Puppets—perform skits on occasion (puppets and skits supplied).
Time Commitment: 10 minutes, on occasion
Ideal Spiritual Gifts: Service, Creative Arts
Skills Needed: creativity, drama, willingness to have fun!!

Do you have a heart for kids but are involved in other ministries?

Prayer Team—commit to praying once a month for specific areas of our Children’s Ministry.
Time Commitment: Flexible
Ideal Spiritual Gifts: Exhortation, Service, Intercession
Skills Needed: A heart for God and children.

Financial Sponsorship—When we take trips, attend camp, etc., there are often children who do not have the full funds. This involves supplementing them on an occasional basis.
Time Commitment: None
Ideal Spiritual Gifts: Giving, Mercy
Skills Needed: Heart for children to experience God through their local church’s efforts

Other Volunteers Areas:
Wednesday Night Small Groups
Easter Egg Hunt
Trunk or Treat
Christmas Program
Baby Dedication
Kidstuf

For more information contact the church office.

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