WoW! What an amazing 30 hrs!

• Left the The ROCK at 5:30 pm on Wednesday with a bunch of ROCKERS!
• Had a great van ride arriving at 12:30 am
• On to Unleash bright and early Thursday morning.
• Great hospitality read about the Sundrop story on Helen’s blog.
• Perry brought two fun straightforward words.
• Tony Morgan’s breakout wasn’t flamboyant, but witty and informative.
• The children’s breakout allowed me the opportunity to speak with Pudge about some creative ideas.  I would like an ounce of his creativity.

The last session was truly amazing when senior pastors were honored. I know I cannot even begin to feel the weight that our senior pastor carries. My heart is that I will be a part of the staff he can lean on.

I couldn’t resist taking this picture of the bed on the playground. It was on its way to my car. We had been using it in ROCK stars as a part of a child’s bedroom scene.

Children retain 30% of what they hear and 50% of what they see. If both auditory and visual stimulation are used then children retain 70% of what they hear and see. Props help us to engage children in what they are learning.

In Club ROCK, we use Elevate curriculum. At first, I was discouraged when I saw their props because I wasn’t sure how I could replicate them. They send you all the  graphics to print the designs on a wide format printer or plotter, but I do not have access to one. I looked at having the items printed and this was very expensive.

I wasn’t going to give up on props. I found someone who could take the images and paint them on plywood. She takes the images and makes a stencil on a vinyl plotter. We reuse the plywood and braces.

Not giving up on a plotter either, it is on my wish list. An HP 5500 or 5000 designjet refurbished would be just fine! The cool thing is the plotter can print on a special kind of sticker and put designs in the windows of my classrooms.

Everyday I am stretched creatively. How can we do this better?How do we make church the funnest place on earth? How do we help kids love God?