The February Conference Children's Ministry (click on blue link to see pictures)

Deuteronomy 6:4-7

Children are the Future Church and the NOW!

As your Conference Coordinator of Children's Ministry, I am here to support, advocate, educate, equip, and most importantly serve your ministry needs. Tell me how I can serve you and your church. melinda.shunk@arumc.org or call/text

515-707-5537

Train the Trainers

If you would like to learn more about curriculum that is taking the place of the out of print Created By God human sexuality class for the United Methodist Church, you may want to come to this training.

If you would like to take a two day class to become a Wonderfully Made teacher for your church or other churches, you will want to come to this class.

If you are certified in Created by God and want to get FREE training in order be promoted by Children's Ministry to teach Wonderfully Made curriculum, you will want to sign up for this training.

If you have a youth director, nurse, P.A., school counselor who would like to teach Wonderfully Made to your church, you will want to sign up for this class.

Do you have $60 to train a trainer so your students learn the facts instead of learning if from their peers, you will want to sign up for this class.

Did you know that studies show that students who are taught human sexuality delay sexual activity? The more our children know facts the more likely parents who love them can guide them through puberty.

Click Here to Register now for March 6 & 7 class in Hot Springs.

We really missed you at Beyond this year! We hope you plan to attend Beyond 2020! The materials that were taught will be uploaded shortly to our Children's page on the website. Much of it may need to be explained and taught! This is a good time to check in with your District Representative for small group time and individual instruction on how to use what was taught.

Above you will see a graphic of the beginning page of a slide show that you can teach at your Baptism classes about Faith Formation. Beyond participants were given USB with several forms of the slides and why and when to teach it to your young parents. I hope to have it downloadable on our website in the near future, but if you would like a copy before it is posted please email me to make arrangements. It is FREE and fulfills the church's first Baptismal promise made to equip families.

Did you get your UMC Living our Faith magazine emailed to your inbox or did you see the article on our Facebook page?

We had such a good time connecting with one another, being inspired by Marilyn Sharpe, and learning from our peers. We are already planning for next year, so be sure to mark Jan. 24 & 25, 2020 on your calendars!

Click here to ask your District Children's Reps what your missed...

Are you new to Children's Ministry and not sure when to plan for events or when

church seasons start?

Karen Swales has created a lovely year long planner to help the novice and the experienced Children's Ministers to stay on track with planning positive ministry experiences.

Click here to download from our website.

What time of year is it? It is VBS planning time!

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Coming soon...

CUMC Rogers will be holding a VBS Funshop

for Group's ROAR

March 30 8:30 a.m.-12:30 a.m.

Contact Hannah Carter

Visit our Facebook page

Dates to remember:

VBS Training Asbury Feb.5,2019
VBS Training White Hall Feb.10,2019
Wonderfully Made Training Hot Springs March 7 & 8, 2019
Roar Fun Shop VBS CUMC Rogers March 30,2019
Annual Conference Hot Springs May 29 & 30, 2019
Quest -September 28, 2019
Beyond 2020 January 24&25, 2020