First off, we are absolutely having a blast! The first two Sundays were a little rough 'cause everything was so new to us. Our main obstacle to overcome was nailing the flow of the service (including hitting our cues, transitions, etc.) BUT by the third Sunday we finally NAILED it and have been moving forward ever since.
I'm really thankful for so many people who are beginning to catch the vision and run with it ...and for dedicated volunteers who have stretched themselves to learn some new skills in unfamiliar areas. In a nutshell, we are really starting to work together as a team and it feels great!
So far, I've been the only "storyteller" (which will change in August) so I haven't had the opportunity to see the faces of the kids as they worship during the worship segment of the service, BUT as I stand backstage in the wings I can certainly hear them and it blesses my heart to hear them singing at the top of their lungs.
You see, for the first 7.5 years of this ministry the kids didn't have the opportunity to have such a powerful worship time during their Sunday morning service, as we were operating with only a small-group-style Sunday morning service [not because we necessarily wanted to only have this component, we just didn't have the space for large group until now!].
So far, I've heard lots of feedback from Crew Leaders (small group leaders), and parents alike, that tell of how the kids (after they leave the kid's service) can't quit singing the songs...even as they go out to lunch with the family after church! And it's awesome to hear that they are excited about the stories & science experiments that they've experienced! Wow! God is good!
I am so PUMPED to see how things are developing & can't wait to transition to our next series which will begin in September. BTW - we are writing and implementing our own curriculum! This is largely in part to some help we received in curriculum writing (and encouragement to do so!) at a conference at NewSpring church in SC back in March.
Our first series has been a great success, we recreated our summer VBS Power Lab stage & turned it into "Bexter's Laboratory", complete with a 3-D time machine that teleports characters to the lab to deliver each week's Bible story. As we begin the process of writing for our next series, please pray for us as we create and develop everything over the next couple of weeks.
I'll go for now...leaving you with some new pics of the KidKonnect building. :)
Media Booth
Sitting Area
Stage
Office
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