More Ministry Master Plan (Update 3/4/19)

KidsLIFE was the focus of the core building team's meeting this week as we talked through the many aspects of our current children's ministry, as well as considered long-term dreams.  This is such a vital and vibrant part of our church, and we want to make sure we set up for success at the new property!

 

It might be interesting to note some of the numbers and considerations we interacted with-- 

We currently have 110 children enrolled in kidsLIFE with about 80 of them present on a typical Sunday morning.

We use 9 classrooms for KidsLIFE and at least 2-3 of those rooms are at capacity.
-Nursing mom’s room
-Nursery:  7 students (3 volunteers)
-Walkers: 9 students (3 volunteers)
-Twos: 12 students (3 volunteers)
-Threes: 9 students (3 volunteers)
-Fours/PreK: 12 students (2 volunteers)
-K/1st: 15 students (2 volunteers)
-2nd/3rd: 20 students (2 volunteers)
-4th-6th: 18 students (2 volunteers)

Our children's ministry is fueled primarily by volunteers, 12 lead teachers who teach twice a month, 60 helpers who assist once a month, and 12 more adults who are available as substitutes. That means 70-80 of us are involved with our children each month!

We discussed the challenges the ministry faces, as well as what challenges and opportunities having our own building could present.  With growth likely at a new facility, maintaining appropriate class sizes and keeping volunteer-to-student ratios low are ideals we need to plan for.  

During our discussion, everyone on the team agreed that our church is so blessed to have Kira Buser as our kidsLIFE director!  The amount of time, thought, and prayer she has given to the ministry was evident.  If you have the chance, be sure to thank her for working with our kids, and if you really want to bless her, consider offering to help out in one of our kidsLIFE classes as a volunteer.  You can contact her at kirabuser@newhopeks.org.