weekend wrap-up 12.09.07

things were a little different tonite. we combined the times with the jr and sr. high together and put together a practical time of serving for the xtreme kidz CHRISTmas musical CHRISTmas in Reverse. what surprised me was the number... 66 if you included the adults. impressive! i thought for sure when we suggested a time of serving was the goal...that some would stay home. we actually had a few visitors too. good stuff.
Lesson Topic: Christmas in Reverse - a serving time
Attendance: Jr. Hi. Average Sr. Hi.-Average
'Fun Factor': Above Average - serving others is always great fun!
Volunteer Involvement: Average
Music: Above Average - we sang just three CHRISTmas songs to get in the mood before heading over to serve... including "you're a mean one, mr. grinch..." do like that line...stink, stank, stunk! it was fun.
Lesson Quality: Above Average
Length of Lesson: 58 mins
Student Response: Above Average

*a ht to kurt johnson @ saddleback. i borrowed his idea of doing a weekly wrap-up as a good tool to keep everyone informed on our exploits.

Something New - Weekend Wrap Up ~ 11.18.07

i thought this might be worthwhile... and will try and do this weekly

Lesson Topic: On Location: Out of Africa
Attendance: Jr. Hi.-Below Average Sr. Hi.-Average
'Fun Factor': Average (Race This!)
Volunteer Involvement: Below Average
Music: Above Average -the veneration is getting better each week.
Lesson Quality: Above Average
Length of Lesson: 24 mins
Student Response: Above Average

The focus of the night was on missions which for new hope is a living out of a core principle to make disciples of all the nations. Both sessions included a panel conversation with the students who participated in 1 Night on the Street, including an almost foiled attempt to see the video from the outreach (stinkin' technology) and a great conversation with Dr. Glen Needham. (Note: Elizabeth, his daughter, a freshman at the OSU @ Marion was to be a part of the conversation, but she got late notice of a change in a final for college and stayed home to cram for it. ) Together the Needham's spent part of their most recent summer on a trip to South Africa. I invited them to visit and share about that adventure (you can read their blog here) and broaden our scope a little. So whether we are talking about serving for KIA here in the southern part of Ashland County or spending nite in the heart of Cleveland's Ohio City or thinking about travels some day in the near future to South Africa. Good stuff.