This is for Sherry who wants to start youth clubs. You might want to check into Awana.It has club sections for all ages from preschool thru 12 th grade. It is a wonderful program. We have it at our church and the kids really like it. Check out the web site here...http://awana.org/ Hope this helps. Connie
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3) Water-theme VBS
For Jeanne with water vbs, we r also doing a water vbs this year. if u would like to share ideas please email me at Tenuhcmama@wmconnect.com Connie
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4) Disciplinary tips
>Re. Volume 1 - Number 32 - March 13, 2000 >I am a Sunday school teacher for 1st and 2nd graders. >help me with Disciplinary tips. (Special techniques?)
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Hi Angie! I had some attitude problems in my Children's Church, so I taught on the subject! I gave each child a heart that I previously cut from construction paper. In my lesson I asked each child to name something that someone had done to them that hurt them. For each thing that they said, I had them to fold their heart. If one particular thing had hurt them really bad (which I had some crying when they told their 'story').....I told them that they might ought to fold their heart two times. Anyway, when all of that was finished.....I got each child to name something nice that someone did to them (something that made them feel good). For each nice/good thing that each child named, they unfolded their heart. Afterwards, I pointed out that even though their heart was now unfolded....they can still see the lines that had been in their heart. In other words, how you treat other people will stay with them the rest of the their lives.
Hope this helps! Shannon, VA
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--> Play Bible Stack-O!
Great fun at home or church. For kids and adults! Put them in your Easter baskets too!
Dear friend, I am inviting valuable sugesstions from experienced sunday school teachers.The set of students under my care have special needs.They have faced physical abuse, desertion from the father, extreme poverty, loneliness, want, deprivation, and terrible struggle.They are in the teenage group. I am interested to prepare few (about 10) bible lessons to be used in our sunday school which they attend regularly. I need your help regarding the topic- 'perception of God' for these girls. please respond. God Bless. Reena Reed
--from SSTN: Reena, this is an awesome opportunity. I will pray for you and the girls. I suggest for your own reading, "Where Is God When It Hurts" (Philip Yancy). This is a great book with a helpful perspective!
Helping your girls to understand why there is pain and suffering in the first place is crucial, ie. a result of the fall, sin in the world and in others. Without this perspective, then their suffering doesn't make sense, but when they realize that the entire creation groans in pain until the coming of Jesus and they come to realize that Jesus went through hell itself to deliver them from this bondage, only then will any of their pain begin to make sense (Romans 8ff). The book of 1 John is a great love story to study! "How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!" (1 John 3:1). Also, the parable of the lost sheep (Luke 15:4ff).
Jesus was a man of sorrow and acquainted with grief (Is. 53). He understands our weaknesses, our lonliness and our suffering in ways that no one else can possibly comprehend, and then loves us through it. You might also do a word study on "suffer, suffered or suffering". The Bible has lots to say on this. An exhaustive concordance can help you find these words.
I was wondering if anybody else is doing David C. Cook's VBS-Water Works Park this year? If so, does anybody have any good decorating ideas for the
sanctuary? Sarah-Keep up the good work! I thank God for your willingness to provide us with this service. Thanks, Sherri K.
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7) Buying Used Materials via SSTN
a couple of months ago i thought i had seen that we were not allowed to buy christian education items from other members ...is this correct or did i misunderstand the email...thanks Tish
--from SSTN: Our policy is to NOT allow used or new materials to be purchased / exchanged via SSTN, because in the past a few members were "ripped off" when they paid for shipping and then never received their materials from other "so-called members". I received several of those complaints and then discontinued the service.
Unfortunately, from time to time, despite our guidelines which are emailed to all new members, a few people still attempt to do this and sometimes their posting accidentally gets through. To reread our posting guidelines, please go to:
http://www.sundayschoolnetwork.com/SSTN_guidelines.html
Your webservant, Sarah Keith <>< SundaySchoolNetwork.com
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8) Water Theme VBS
For our VBS we did Bible stories that delt with water, you know Jonah, Noah, Moses,...When we discussed Jesus and His babtism we got a dunking booth and baptized the preacher over and over again. We also made sure we all got wet. I will be glad to send pictures if you would like to get ideas from them. Anita (nlccprayergroup@yahoo.com)
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