Helpful Info. for You! The December Conference Children's Ministry (click on blue link to see pictures)

Deuteronomy 6:4-7

Children are the Future Church!

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

Click the photo and watch your Conference Children's Council Video!

YOUR Arkansas Conference Children's Council is offering a contest to make it easier for those far away to come to the Beyond conference! If your church is more than an hour and a half drive away from Little Rock and you gather yourself with at least 3 others from your area to register by December 15, we will purchase you a $150 hotel gift card to share a room together for the Friday night of the Beyond 2019 conference! Once you have registered for Beyond with your three friends, email Melinda. One gift card issued per the four outlying districts, so don't delay be the first to contact Melinda from your district.

Click here to Register by Dec.15 for $15!

Christmas Children's Sermon

By the time it is Christmas Eve most Children's Ministers have had Children's Christmas programs, Jesus' Birthday party celebrations, visit with Santa events, and family caroling night! Not to mention whatever giving service project your Children's Ministry team headed up for the church! So when your pastor reminds you that you need to do the Children's sermon for Christmas Eve worship, it's understandable that your brain feels like crushed candy canes when you try to think of a special sermon!

*Note when ordering there are used ones on Amazon as well, but make sure you are getting the big book not, the small board book.

This is a lovely book that is a quick read for a children's sermon. The continued message in the book is that "there is always room for a little one!" Once you read it to your children conclude by saying you too are a little one and Jesus' love is always welcoming you!

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

Sally Ware takes Children's Ministry to the park for Christmas as her ministry team reaches out to young families that come to ride the Christmas train.

Click to ask Sally how she does it...

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Dates to remember:

Early Bird Reg deadline-Dec.15, 2018
Midway Reg. deadline-Jan.15, 2019
Late Reg. for Beyond-Jan. 20, 2019
Beyond RSVP dinner -Jan. 20, 2019
Beyond Conf.-January 25&26, 2019
Quest -September 28, 2019