By Lori Story, Children’s Ministry Director
In my first two months as the Children’s Ministry Director, I have started to settle in to my new role. It’s been a challenge – in a good way! I have enjoyed getting to know a lot of the kids and am looking forward to watching them grow, both taller and in their walk with the Lord.
If your child(ren) attend Kid’s Church, you have no doubt heard about KC Bucks (KC = Kid’s Church). I got this idea from my brother, a Children’s Pastor in West Virginia. It’s a reward system that immediately recognizes good behavior and has immediate consequences for not so good behavior.>
The kids get five KC Bucks for coming to Kid’s Church and another five for memorizing their Bible verse. There are ways they can earn extras, like answering questions correctly, helping set-up or clean-up, or bringing a friend to church. They can have KC Bucks taken away for talking out of turn.
On the first Sunday of the month, I open the KC General Store. The kids get to purchase one item and have the option of contributing to the KC Party Fund. The KC General store was open for the first time on October 4 and the kids contributed 203 KC Bucks! When the Party Fund reaches 500 KC Bucks, they will have – you guessed it – a party! They will be choosing the type of party to have. So far, pizza and ice cream are the most popular ideas. Although I did get a suggestion for a pizza/cupcake/ice cream/pool party!
If you are interested in teaching or helping in Sunday School or Children’s Church during the Advent season (November 15 through December 27) please let me know. You can email me at lori@cnchurch.org or call me at 363-1188.
