Network Reminder

Next Thursday June 10 is our Kids Vision Network get together. We will be meeting at Pages Cafe inside Koorong at 10am. Rod Thom from Youth Vision will be joining us and will be a great encouragement as he shares something of how Youth Vision has grown and developed over the years.

Choose to be a part of the network as we seek to encourage one another in the area of children's ministry!

Change of Date

Please note the change of date for the Kids Vision Network Early Christmas. We wil now be meeting November 26 @ 10-00am at Pages Cafe inside Koorong. We are looking to a great morning of encouragement and refreshing as we celebrate the accomplishments of this year. Look forward to seeing you there!

Network Gathering September 17

Mark your diary now for the next Kid's Vision Network gathering to be held on Thursday September 17 at Pages Cafe inside Koorong. We are looking forward to sharing together over a cuppa along with reviewing resources available to us beginning at 10-00am.

Our network gatherings provide an invaluable opportunity to get to know other children's pastors and workers and to be an encouragement to one another.

Recent Network Meeting

June 17 was the first network gathering of Kids Vision for this year. The get together was held at Zamia Café in Kings Park, which is such a great spot for those working in children’s ministry as we sat on the doorstep of a great children’s play area.
The time spent was refreshing as we reflected on where everyone is in their ministry context and shared story and resource together. It was also beneficial as we were able to affirm anew the desire for a Kid’s Vision Network and the potential it has to assist us on the frontline of working with children in a ministry context.
By definition networking is, ‘a supportive system of sharing information and services among individuals and groups having a common interest.’ Kids’ Vision is our vehicle in Churches of Christ to bring those of us with a common interest in children together. It is our hope to build on that for the remainder of this year as we all collectively serve Christ together.

Keep popping back to the blog for regular updates

Term 2 Get Together

Hi Everyone,

Long time no chat!

Janine Rule has suggested a time, date, place for us to meet up. Can I encourage you to check your diaries and book this date in and get back to Janine as soon as you can to confirm your availability.

Date: Wednesday 17th June

Location: Zamia Café located in Kings Park, meeting at 10-00 am.
The web link is http://www.zamiacafe.com.au/


Please email Janine: janiner@encounterchurch.org.au

Those of you who are going to Leaders To Go in Melbourne – I look forward to seeing you there! After that I am off on leave for a few weeks so I will look forward to seeing you all on the 17th.

Blessings,

Tania

Kids Vision Christmas Network Gathering

We had a great time of celebrating being together thanks to the encouraging word brought to us by Scott "Santa" Vawser and his Reindeer Vespa.

We also celebrated Sheryl O'Sullivan and Kylie Birch who have now completed their Kids Vision Internships.

Merry Christmas to all of our Kids Vision Networkees! We trust that you have a blessed peace and joy-filled Christmas.

Coffee & Cake time!

Kids Vision Network meeting.

It's been a long time, but we are meeting together at 10am on Thursday May 29th. For details and RSVP, please contact Tania

Term 4 Network Gathering

Our final Kids Vision network gathering for this year will be on Thursday 22nd November at 10am at South Perth Church of Christ. We've got some wonderful cake and coffee organised! Please RSVP to Tania Watson.

Kids Vision Network August Meeting

We had another great network time together on Thursday 29th August at the Baldivis Church. Thanks Danny for hosting us and for Julie for the great lunch and cookies!

One of the outcomes of our dicussions was that we are going to review the timing of network get-togethers. We recognise that few of us are availble to meet during the day and so we would love to hear from you if a night meeting would make it easier for you to attend. Network gatherings are for anyone involved in leading and serving in a kids related ministry area in a church, school or outreach setting. They provide a terrific opportunity to be encouraged and resourced in ministry. Email Tania if you agree that a night meeting once per term would suit you better.

Julie and Kylie from Warnbro shared their shopping exploits from the Kidshaper Conference in Melbourne last week. They recommend:

• The new DVD packs from Planetkids. These are sensational all-in-one ministry materials for Australian kids. Rob Bradbury and his team are committed to working together as ONE church to reach kids. The "4" DVD sets have fun, generic branding which means that they will fit into any church setting (in other words, they are not branded as Planetkids products). Check out http://www.planetshakers.com/ for details. Thanks Rob for your Kingdom heart!


• Andrew Shepherd has written a book called "Honey I Shrunk the Kids Ministry!". Andrew is Children's Pastor at Crossways Baptist in Melbourne. Take a look at Crossways Kids @ http://www.crossway.org.au/. The book doesn't seem to be available as yet - so keep your eyes open.


• Have you seen the series of books for preschoolers called "Lost Sheep"? These excellent books are now available in GIANT size and also come in a story telling kit. Take a look at http://www.lostsheep.com.au/.

August Network Meeting

Our next network meeting is at The Baldivis Church on Thursday August 30th, 10:30 - 1:30pm. Lunch is provided. Please RSVP to Julie Newcombe (julie.newcombe@warnbro.org.au) by August 26th if you are going to be there.

Kids Vision network meetings are open to anyone who is involved in, or interested in children's ministry. We look forward to seeing you soon and enjoying the terrific kids facility that The Baldivis Church has built.