resources for effective children's ministry

• Two months before
  • pick a date - three Saturday mornings in a row work well
  • find someone qualified to teach the first aid portion of the class
  • begin to promote the class and begin sign-ups

• One month before
  • continue to promote and have sing-ups
  • order books for class - I recommend the following book

    The Ultimate Baby-sitter's Survival Guide

    Authors - Mary Guleserion & Terese Furey
    Publisher - Focus on the Family Publishers
    List Price - $8.99

        This is an excellent book to build your class around as it is extremely thorough and covers virtually any question or need that could arise while baby-sitting as well as provides many ideas for games and activities for the baby-sitter to do with the children while baby-sitting for them. It is extremely well written and has an abundance of valuable information for pre-teen and teen baby-sitters.

    • Favorite Features
      • provides complete information covering everything from what to do when you first arrive to handling emergencies
      • small size makes it ideal for baby-sitter to take along with them when they baby-sit
      • games, recipes and fun activities
      • emergency section

        I recommend buying one for each person in your class. Extremely well done Mary, Therese and Focus on the Family!

• Week before class
  • make sure all books are in and that you have enough for everyone who signed up
  • send a reminder note to all the kids who will be in the class
  • get ready for a great opportunity to help the kids in your ministry!

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