Notes from the Weekend (2)
5 Oct
My thoughts from the weekend:
- We launched a new series in Toon Town called “Scoundrels 2″. Many volunteers dressed in western gear. There’s something about cowboy boots that make you strut.
- Volunteers & kids dressing for the theme is a fun way to make kids a part of the experience. Not to be done with every series… or you’ll wear it out. But perfect to pepper in throughout the year.
- I’d rather have a volunteer’s focus for 100% of 1 experience than have their focus for 50% of 2 experiences. All in or all out. If I get 50%, I’ve got a warm body. If I get 100%, I’ve got someone engaged with the kids. I want 100%
- I taught a parenting workshop. First one in a while. I was lit up. I love encouraging, focusing and equipping parents.
- God’s drawn me back to Joshua 3 & 4 where I’ll form the content for my next parenting workshop. Launch the 1st workshop this weekend geared toward parents whose kids are interested in baptism
- I don’t like volunteers that are more concerned about talking to me than they are serving those coming through the doors.
- We worked to connect with kids attending a local school where a classmate passed away last week. I love the fact that I have so many adults in LifeKIDS equipped to shepherd and minister to these kids.
- I hate it when I can’t remember kids names.
- Reality of elementary experiences! If the adult guys don’t do the dance moves… the boys won’t do them either! I love all the guys that serve in Toon Town and the Loop. They’re a critical part of the culture.
- Human signage: I need human signage. I need volunteers that simply point the way. We assume too much. Because we do it every weekend, we assume everyone knows the process as intuitively as we do. But they don’t. Physical signs would be easier but they’re less effective, cost more money and lack the personal touch a smiling face & eye contact provides.
Much to process yet overall a great weekend.
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Great post and thoughts Gina. I just wanted to let you know that you have been an inspiration to me through you doing these re-cap’s and I hve started to do the same with my first one http://www.take2ministries.com/blog/read/weekend_re-cap_9_20_09/ back a few weeks ago, but I gave you credit for the idea.
Thanks as I have now been able to have some cp’s write me on my facebook (since my blog updates there as well once I post a blog on my T2 site) telling me how encouraging t was to read some of my thoughts or struggles or just down right randomness.
Again it is “Thanks” to you for being the one I saw do this and encouraged me to do the same. Way to go.
Do you have pictures of yourself in boots? We demand to see the coffee drinking cowboy!
I’ll post a pic next week. Don’t worry… they’ve got the ‘Bling’ factor.
Really cool these weekend recaps. I really want to do one but I fight against myself because I can’t really cope with “Nothing new under the sun” but that’s me being a bit too honest about myself.
Great insight and good advice. I love it keep it up.