Thursday, June 20, 2013

Volunteer Positions Available

Here are the volunteer positions available for the 2013-2014 school year!
 
2013-2014 School Year Openings
Bible Trek runs from September 8, 2013 - June 15, 2014
**Safety of our kids is very important to us.  Background Checks are required of anyone working with Bible Trek**

Position: Worship Team Leader
Commitment: 3 Hours Every Other Week
Description: We are looking to create a second worship team this year that will potentially take over worship for the following year (2014-2015) when our current leader steps down.  This team will lead worship every other week for this coming school year.  The leader will decide which songs to sing on a Sunday and lead worship for our 9:30 and 11:00 services. Come to church by 8:00 and lead worship both services in Bible Trek.  You can leave after the 11:00 worship set (around 11:15).

Position: Tech Team Member (3 openings)
Commitment: 2 30-minute intervals once every 4 weeks
Description: Come in 15 minutes before service to run slides and music for our in-between time as well as for worship.  Use of Pro Presenter and iTunes.  Training will be provided.  This position may be filled by teenagers or adults who are at least going into 7th grade.  Every 4 weeks from 9:15-9:45 and 10:45-11:15.

Position: Worship Team - Guitar Player
Commitment: 2 15-minute intervals every other week
Description: Play guitar, following music that is written out by chords, for our second worship team.  You will be expected to be there every other week to help - - worship runs from 9:30-9:45 and 11:00-11:15.  Coming early to practice before church is always helpful.  The person who takes over this position might also want to be a coach!

Position: Worship Team - Piano Player
Commitment: 2 15-minute intervals every other week.
Description: Play piano, following music that is written out by chords, for our second worship team.  You will be expected to be there every other week to help - - worship runs from 9:30-9:45 and 11:00-11:15.  Coming early to practice before church is always helpful.  The person who takes over this position might also want to be a coach!

Position: Worship Team - Drum Player (9:30 service)
Commitment: 15 minutes every week
Description: Play drums for our 9:30 worship team every week.  You will be expected to be there a little before 9:30 to be ready to play at 9:30.  Worship runs from 9:30-9:45.  You might also want to consider being a coach for the 9:30 service!

Position: Assistant to the Director
Commitment: About 4 hours every week (8:30-12:30 every Sunday)
Description: Arrive early to Bible Trek and stay late to help our Director with tasks as needed, such as making copies, cutting paper, setting up centers, or filling coaches' binders.  During services, helping the Director with tasks such as handing out prizes, snacks, keeping the room tidy, keeping kids in their centers, and other tasks as needed.  Attend church on Saturdays to be able to serve on Sundays.  If this position is filled, it will free our Director to spend more quality time with kids, parents, and coaches each week.  It is also a flexible position, so if you have time from 8:30-9:30 but can't commit to helping during services, that would still be extremely helpful!

Position: 3rd Grade Girls' Coach - 9:30 Service
Commitment: 1 hour every week of the school year
Description: Our 3rd grade girls' coach shows up a little before the 9:30 service begins and helps kids with their center activities.  She engages in worship with the kids, and gathers her group before the lesson.  She sits with her kids during the lesson and then leads her group in pre-written questions about the lesson.  She mentors 3rd grade girls.  After small groups, she might be asked to help with our whole-group activity.  Then she helps kids in their centers until kids are dismissed.

Position: 4th Grade Girls' Coach - 9:30 Service
Commitment: 1 hour every week of the school year
Description: Our 4th grade girls' coach shows up a little before the 9:30 service begins and helps kids with their center activities.  She engages in worship with the kids, and gathers her group before the lesson.  She sits with her kids during the lesson and then leads her group in pre-written questions about the lesson.  She mentors 4th grade girls.  After small groups, she might be asked to help with our whole-group activity.  Then she helps kids in their centers until kids are dismissed.

 Position: Kindergarten Boys' Coach - 9:30 Service
Commitment: 1 hour every week of the school year
Description: Our Kindergarten boys' coach shows up a little before the 9:30 service begins and helps kids with their center activities.  He engages in worship with the kids, and gathers his group before the lesson.  He sits with his kids during the lesson and then leads his group in pre-written questions about the lesson.  He mentors Kindergarten boys.  After small groups, he might be asked to help with our whole-group activity.  Then he helps kids in their centers until kids are dismissed.

Position: 1st Grade Boys' Coach - 9:30 Service
Commitment: 1 hour every week of the school year
Description: Our1st grade boys' coach shows up a little before the 9:30 service begins and helps kids with their center activities.  He engages in worship with the kids, and gathers his group before the lesson.  He sits with his kids during the lesson and then leads his group in pre-written questions about the lesson.  He mentors 1st grade boys.  After small groups, he might be asked to help with our whole-group activity.  Then he helps kids in their centers until kids are dismissed.

Position: 2nd Grade Girls' Coach - 11:00 Service
Commitment: 1 hour every week of the school year
Description: Our 2nd grade girls' coach shows up a little before the 11:00 service begins and helps kids with their center activities.  She engages in worship with the kids, and gathers her group before the lesson.  She sits with her kids during the lesson and then leads her group in pre-written questions about the lesson.  She mentors 2nd grade girls.  After small groups, she might be asked to help with our whole-group activity.  Then she helps kids in their centers until kids are dismissed.

Position: South Campus Coach (we're looking for 2)
Commitment: 1 hour every week, or every other week, of the school year
Description: Our South Campus coaches show up a little before the 11:00 South service begins and greets kids as they come in.  Bible Trek at South is a more intimate group of kids, so there is a lot of room for relationship development.  We expect our coaches to sit with the kids during the lesson and foster a relationship with the kids, in hopes of bringing the children closer to Christ.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

An "App in our Hearts"

This week during my lesson I asked the kids to explain to me what it means to let God work in us.  One of our second-graders raised his hand and said, "It's like when you're born again and God puts an App in your heart.  The App tells you what's good to do and what's bad to do."

I love my job!!

Sunday, May 5, 2013

We Need Wiis!!

Hi, all!  We would LOVE to do a super-fun activity in a few weeks with your kids, but in order to do it we need your help!  If you have a Wii and a small TV set that you would be willing to let us borrow for the morning, would you please let us know?  The date that we will be using them is May 19.  We promise to be very gentle with them!

The only game we need is the one that came with your Wii (the one with all the sports).  We'll use guest Miis to play.  Obviously, we will also need the Wiimotes and the Sensor Bar for the top of the TV.

Please let us know if you are willing to let us borrow any of these things!

Thanks so much for making Bible Trek a fun place to learn about how much God loves us!!

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Frogs and Tadpoles

We found frogs and tadpoles for Bible Trek this Sunday!!  You're not going to want to miss this!

Monday, April 15, 2013

Father/Daughter Dance Pictures

What a wonderful time everyone had at the Father/Daughter Dance last weekend!!  And a HUGE thanks needs to go out to Courtney, Sara, and Rick for all of their very hard work to put it on for you.  Thanks, also, to Lynn for taking pictures of your little cuties.








I have just loved seeing the pictures and videos from that night!  I SO wish I could have been there.  If you have some you would like to share, post them to our Northgate Kids Facebook Page.

See you in Bible Trek on Sunday!  Don't forget your pennies for the Make a Wish Foundation!!

Monday, April 8, 2013

Make A Wish!

We will be collecting pennies for the Make a Wish Foundation during this next series.  Please bring in as many pennies as you can!!  We'll be keeping track of who can bring in the most - - the boys or the girls!  You have until April 28 to bring in the pennies!  We'll announce who won on the 28th!!