Christian ChildrensClubs

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Christian ChildrensClubs
Do drop in!
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Recent statistic inform us that 39 of English
churches have no children or young people
thats a huge percentage! 49 have no
11-14s 59 have no 15-19s Thats scary! Wake
up oh sleeper!
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Good Childrens Programmes are essential!
After school clubs!
Holiday Clubs
Mid-week Kids Clubs
GBBB etc
Pram Services
School lunchtime CUs
Sunday Schools
Saturday Specials
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Good childrens work
Plenty of preparation
Plenty of Prayer and prayer support
Genuine love, a caring place to be!
Time!
Partnership with the church (regularly meeting
with church leadership this could be their
future!
Needs money!
Loads of fun and laughs!
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Good Team work is essential for good childrens
work lots roles, different skills and
responsibilities. A great opportunity for
all-ages to work together! Registration Team
Leader lead a group of children Team Helper
Activity Organizer Games Leaders Craft Leader
Fun sheets Time Keeper Snack Team First
Aider Discipler Publicity Floaters
Presenter / up-front people
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All leaders pulling in the same direction!

• All working together with same expectations
  
• Guide lines for leaders
• Dos and donts
  
• Do sit in with the children during up-front time.
• Do be prepared to join in songs etc
• Do encourage, befriend and control your team of
  children.
• Do use your common sense!
• Dont be on the edge chatting or distracting the
  children or presenter as the programme is taking
  place.
• Dont become over friendly with children sitting
  on your lap, hugging etc.
• Dont play fight children or join in games where
  you could fall on a child.
• Dont go off into a room on your own with a child
  and never arrange to meet a child outside the
  activity on your own. Organize properly arranged
  outings with parents permission!

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Structure

• An enjoyable time or a
  riot?
• Sheep need a
  shepherd to lead them.
• A Time for Everything
• Song Time
• Messy Time
• Story Time
• Fun Time
• News Time
• Telly Time
• Quiz Time
• Chill Out time
• Snack n chat time
• Question time
• Interview Time
• Stick to a routine! make
  the Christian Message central.

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Incentives

• Right through our lives we have incentives to
  help us achieve the best we can and keep
  enthusiasm!

Personal achievement cards/scoring charts/tokens
Work well at
weekly clubs
They earn points for Attendance Quoting a
Bible verse Answering a question in the
quiz Coolest behaved girl and boy. Outstanding at
joining in activities Bringing along a friend
Try and keep away from the tuck shop idea.
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What could I include?

• A time of Praise - weekly
• Memory Verses - monthly
• Bible Charge - from time to time
• Hot Spot Interview/testimony time from time
  to time
• The Bible story! - weekly
• Theme illustrations from time to time
• Puppet Sketch - from time to time
• Have a quiz weekly
• Activity Game/craft or both - weekly

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Resources
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Johns Music DVDs CDs music book
Brand new!
Johns holiday club themes/books
Brand new!
This CD-Rom Includes Johns seminar notes on
Story Telling, All-age worship, puppets,
structure, clowning etc 34 Songs sheet music
Drama Puppet sketches and loads more!
www.johnhardwick.org.uk