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The tentative date for closing the  Childrensministry.net site as well as ChildrensPastor.com and all of the boards is 12/1/2006.
If the site reopens, it will not reopen until January 2007. 
All posts, memberships and content from the site will be lost at the close of the site.  There will be an annoucement from this list in January with regards to the future of ChildrensMinistry.net and ChildrensPastor.com. 
 
Thank you for your continued support over the past 9 years. 
 
Janie Gausmann
703.907.9514

We are moving on Wednesday. April 26.

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Matthew 18:10

ChildrensChurch "STUFF"
On-Line Newsletter for Folks That Love to Minister to Kids!
October 2005
Welcome to ChildrensChurch "STUFF" the on-line newsletter with articles and helpful hints to encourage you, help keep you sharp, and train you and your workers to develop the Volunteer Team of your dreams. Plus

Welcome to ChildrensChurch "STUFF" the on-line newsletter with articles and helpful hints to encourage you, help keep you sharp, and train you and your workers to develop the Volunteer Team of your dreams. Plus

Dear Ministry Friends,
September is here and the summer activities are behind us. Now there are events to plan or in the works for fall , winter and beyond. If you have a last minute need for a ministry check the list below to see who may be in your area just when you need someone.
Or, if you're planning an event and on a budget, check to see who might be close to you to help save on travel expenses.
Ministries are...

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Church Communication Network (CCN) Entertainment, together with BarnaFilms, today announced a partnership that will create All American Gospel (http://www.AllAmericanGospel.com), a nationwide youth vocal competition. The initiative will mobilize 345,000 churches, and 10,000 churches and schools will participate as audition sites.
The undeniable popularity of Gospel music and the increasing number of 'cross-over' artists from gospel to mainstream music is a testimony to the popularity of the genre.
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Children's Ministry Training Online Through VFCC "Relaxed learning, ministry education. Anywhere. Anytime."
By Dick Gruber, children's ministries specialist, Valley Forge Christian College
This month, Valley Forge Christian College launches Children's Ministries University Online. CMUO is a leap into the future of higher education in our Movement. Now children's pastors, church leaders, and Sunday School teachers worldwide can receive quality college-level training in children's ministries programming and practice while sitting in the comfort of their own office, church, or home.
CMUO is the...

Here are some "outside the box" ways to reach out to your neighborhood children and families:
1. Harvest Party Extended: Let visitors bring back visitors each night for 2 or 3 days past the Harvest Party. Tony Borders tried this in Utah last year and had 50 new kids each evening that had NOT been to the regular Harvest party.
2. Library outreach: If your library has a meeting room it is available to non-profits for free...

"If Adam hadn't named the animals, we wouldn't know one animal from the other. We might have cow brains for breakfast, lizard guts for lunch and dog toes for dinner," says James, 9.
With such an active imagination, James has more going for him than cow brains.
"If Adam didn't name the animals, he would call for an animal, and all the animals would come to him," says Cody, 8.
It might ruin your day if you had to dodge a thundering...

Success or Fruitfulness?
Even so, every good tree bears good fruit; but the bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Matthew 7:17-19 (NASB)
And the one on whom seed was sown on the good soil, this is the man who hears the word and understands it; who indeed...

A Different Approach to VBS
For HIS Kidz
It's that time of year to be planning summer programs. Probably the number one outreach event for most children's ministries is the VBS program. Typically this is a program offered five days during one week in the summer, with a standard VBS curriculum and staffed with volunteers from the congregation.
Is it time for a change? Maybe you're having trouble staffing your VBS. Or, your volunteer staff needs a much-deserved break. ...

Happy Mother's Day to all of you