Lincoln Berean Church :: Serve Kids and Youth

Senior High

Children's Ministry
AdventureLand for Kids Ranger Station
Special Education
Nursery/Crawler/Walker Department
Preschool Department (2s through PreK)
Elementary (K-5 Weekend ministries)
Children's Praise and Worship
Vacation Bible School
AdventureLand Clubs (K-5 Wednesday night ministries)
Childcare
Cry Room
Junior Camp - Maranatha Bible Camp
Resource Room
Office Support

AdventureLand for Kids Ranger Station
Director
Supervises all Ranger Station staff. Provides organization, oversight, décor and atmosphere for booth. Responsible for information and publicity, i.e., brochures, pictures, videos and information packets. Works with the Pastor of Children’s Ministries.

Department Leader
General administration and organization of Rangers.

Hour Leader for Booth(s)
Supervises all booths, including staffing and scheduling, as well as team members (attendants and runners). Works with the Department Leader.

Information Center Attendant – Team Member
Works in the Information Centers and/or AdventureLand Ranger Station giving information and direction to children and parents. Works with Hour Leader.

Information Center Runner – Team Member
Works from the Information Centers and/or AdventureLand Ranger Station and is available to escort visitors and their parents to the proper classrooms and take messages from departments during services. Works with Hour Leader.

Security Booth Coordinator
Supervises Security Booth, including staffing and scheduling, as well as team members. Works with the Hour Leader.

Security Booth Attendant – Team Member
Works in the Security Booth giving information and direction to parents on check-in and security. Works with Security Booth Coordinator.

Security Patrol Coordinator
Supervises all Security Patrol staff. Responsible for keeping team members up-to-date with procedures and training of new team members. Works with the Hour Leader.

Security Patrol Leader
Oversees, staffs and schedules Security Patrol team members. Works with the Security Patrol Coordinator.

Security Patrol Team Member
Maintains security in CM areas during services. Works with the Security Patrol Leader.

Resource Manager
Provides communication between Directors, Hour Leaders and Rangers, i.e., newsletters, e-mails, special events, etc. Works with the Director.

Special Education
Department Leader
Supervises all staff and programming in the Special Education Ministry.

Hour Leader
Implements programs organized by the Director.

Story Teacher
Teaches the Bible story to the children.

Table Leader
Helps teachers in working with the children. These can be peer models as well as adults.

Buddy System Coordinator
Organizes and implements the Buddy System program, a program where special needs children are paired up, one-on-one, with an adult, enabling the child to attend regular classes.

Buddy
A person who is paired up, one-on-one, with a special needs child, enabling the child to attend regular classes. This requires no class preparation.

Psychologist
Provide professional support/training/teaching for leaders and buddies in special situations.

Intake Specialist
Evaluate intake forms to help place student in the correct classroom environment.

Steering Team Member
Meet with team when there is a need, problem area or growth area in the Special Education department.

Special Education Program Consultant
Is informed and familiar with what works in the public sector for special needs classes, with the goal of incorporating and implementing those concepts and activities into the LBC program.

Nursery/Crawler/Walker Department
Department Director
General administration and organization of Nursery/Crawler/Walker Department.

Department Leader
Assists the Director with respective responsibilities.

Story Teacher
Teaches Bible-based lessons around tables using songs, interactive objects and activity.

Health Care Coordinator
Oversees health care policies.

Hour Leader
Responsible to oversee nursery/walker room and greet/assist parents.

Team Member
Caring for infants by rocking, feeding, cleaning and holding.

Laundry Team Member
Responsible to wash sheets, blankets and toys.

Preschool Department (2s through PreK)
Department Leader □ 2-year-olds □ 3-year-olds □ 4/5-year-olds
Directs the administration and organization of department, including recruitment and training of workers.

Hour Leader □ 2-year-olds □ 3-year-olds □ 4/5-year-olds
Plan and organize the specific hour for teaching and supervision of the children.

Table Leader □ 2-year-olds □ 3-year-olds □ 4/5-year-olds
Works with the children during play time, story time and craft time.

Story Teacher □ 2-year-olds □ 3-year-olds □ 4/5-year-olds
Teaches the Bible story to the children.

Song Leader □ 2-year-olds □ 3-year-olds □ 4/5-year-olds
Organizes and leads the children in a short song time.

Musical Accompaniment □ 2-year-olds □ 3-year-olds □ 4/5-year-olds
Assist the song leader in leading worship by playing accompaniment during singing.

Visual Arts/Room Enhancement □ 2-year-olds □ 3-year-olds □ 4/5-year-olds
Assist with bulletin boards, visual aids and other room décor to enhance the teaching experience.

Materials Coordinator □ 2-year-olds □ 3-year-olds □ 4/5-year-olds
Copies, gathers materials and supplies room with special needs each week.

Check-in Leader □ 2-year-olds □ 3-year-olds □ 4/5-year-olds
Responsible for checking in children and getting necessary paperwork, name tags, etc., filled out.

Check-out Leader □ 2-year-olds □ 3-year-olds □ 4/5-year-olds
Responsible for checking out children and making sure they are released to the correct person.

Elementary
Elementary (Grades K-1 - AdventureLand Discovery)
Elementary (Grades 2-3 - AdventureLand Quest)
Elementary (Grades 4-5 - AdventureLand Impact)

Elementary – Grades K-1 – AdventureLand Discovery
Department Leader
Directs the administration and organization of department, including recruitment and training of team members.

Hour Leader
Works with the Ministry Director to plan and organize a total program for the department and provides support to the ministry team each Sunday during one of the services (hours).

Large-group Leader
Teaches the Bible story for the large-group lesson time.

Table Leader
Responsible for ministering to a small group of children through teaching, assisting during activities and caring for them. Typically during table time you will:
• reinforce or teach a lesson
• lead your table of students in several activities
• lead your group in prayer

Worship Leader
Teaches children about worship during worship time. This includes planning and leading the worship time for each hour (or finding others to lead).

Ministry Assistant
Obtains materials needed by Table Leaders, Large Group Teachers and Worship Leaders, utilizing the Resource Center as much as possible. Provides support to the ministry teams during one of the services.

Check-in Leader
Responsible for checking in children and getting necessary paperwork, name tags, etc., filled out.

Check-out Leader
Responsible for checking out children and making sure they are released to the correct person.

Elementary – Grades 2-3 – AdventureLand Quest
Department Leader
Directs the administration and organization of department, including recruitment and training of team members.

Hour Leader
Works with the Ministry Director to plan and organize a total program for the department and provides support to the ministry team each Sunday during one of the services (hours).

Large-group Leader
Teaches the Bible story for the large-group lesson time.

Room Leader
Leads four table groups in room activities with provided curriculum including:
• Teaching one or two times per month (approx. 15 minutes)
• Designing and implementing decorations for the room (with input from table leaders and others)
• Functioning as a table leader when a table leader is missing and a substitute was not available
• When outside supplies are needed for a lesson, coordinating that with the table leaders

Worship Leader
Teaches children about worship during worship time. This includes planning and leading the worship time for each hour (or finding others to lead).

Ministry Assistant
Obtains materials needed by Table Leaders, Large-Group Teachers and Worship Leaders, utilizing the Resource Center as much as possible. Provides support to the ministry teams during one of the services.

Elementary – Grades 4-5 – AdventureLand Impact
Department Leader
Directs the administration and organization of department, including recruitment and training of team members.

Hour Leader
Works with the Ministry Director to plan and organize a total program for the department and provides support to the ministry team each week during one of the services (hours).

Large-group Leader
Teaches the Bible story for the large group lesson time.

Table Leader
Responsible for ministering to a small group of children by helping them apply the Bible story to everyday living while creating a relational environment of God’s grace, love and care.

Worship Leader
Teaches children about worship during worship time. This includes planning and leading the worship time for each hour.

Ministry Assistant
Obtains materials needed by Table Leaders, Large-Group Teachers and Worship Leaders, utilizing the Resource Center as much as possible.

Children’s Praise & Worship
Director of Children’s Combined Worship
Responsible for coordinating all elements of the quarterly combined worship for children on Sunday morning. This includes rehearsals, service production and involvement of the arts.

Children’s Worship Leader
Assist departments with their weekly worship time by providing resources, training or leading worship time in the department.

Children’s Ministries Video Editor
Create videos to assist in teaching both during Children’s Praise and Worship and for the CM communication projector near the AdventureLand Ranger booth and gym.

Vacation Bible School
Director
Responsible for planning and organizing the total VBS program.

VBS Directional Team
Members responsible for specific areas involved with the total VBS program.

Department Leader
Responsible for planning and organizing the activities, schedule, workers and decorations for a specified age group or activity group, i.e., music, recreation, crafts, decorations, snacks or closing event.

Bible Teacher
Prepares and teaches the daily Bible lesson.

Table Leader
Leading small groups of children to learn the point of the lesson through every activity of the day.

Team Member
Assist Department Leader and Table Leader in all areas.

Assistant Leader
Assists the leader.

Secretary
Works with the club leaders in ordering materials and keeping records.

Lesson Teacher
Prepares and tells the weekly story.

Table Leader
Oversees a table of 5-8 children, assisting in handbook, verses and playtime.

Worship Leader
Selects and leads the group in singing.

Game Leader
Leads the children in 5-15 minutes of simple stretches and movements.

Craft Coordinator
Organizes and prepares the craft/handwork for children.

AdventureLand Clubs - AWANA – Discoverers – Grades 3-4, Challengers – Grade 5
Commander
Responsible for the administration of the program and recruitment and training of club directors.

Assistant Commander
Shares duties with the Commander.

General Secretary
Works with the Commander and Club Secretaries in ordering materials and keeping records.

Club Director □ Discoverers-girls □ Discoverers-boys □ Challengers-girls
□ Challengers-boys
Leads an age-graded club; plans and organizes the program, recruits, trains and shepherds the helpers.

Worship Leader □ Discoverers-girls □ Discoverers-boys □ Challengers-girls
□ Challengers-boys
Leads children in worship.

Speaker □ Discoverers-girls □ Discoverers-boys □ Challengers-girls □ Challengers-boys
Brings a Bible lesson to AWANA children.

Club Secretary □ Discoverers-girls □ Discoverers-boys□ Challengers-girls □ Challengers-boys
Keeps weekly records of clubbers’ work and material; submits orders for awards to General Secretary.

Game Leader □ Discoverers-girls □ Discoverers-boys □ Challengers-girls □ Challengers-boys
Plans and organizes weekly AWANA games.

Small-group Leader □ Discoverers-girls □ Discoverers-boys □ Challengers-girls □ Challengers-boys
Assists each clubber in their group with handbooks, council and game time (3 half-hour segments).

Verse Listeners □ Discoverers-girls □ Discoverers-boys
□ Challengers-girls □ Challengers-boys
Assists in listening to individual verses.

AdventureLand Clubs – Anomolie Theater (Grades K-5)
Director
Facilitates Wednesday Night Live club; recruits teachers and assistants; organizes events and productions. Teaches, directs and creates.

Dance Teacher
High energy dance teacher to create and teach classes on Wednesday night. Choreographs numbers for shows and summer camps.

Music Teacher
High-energy music teacher, teaching basic vocal techniques in a fun, musical theater environment. Needs to be organized and able to run a rehearsal.

Assistant
Assist in various areas of need, i.e., fill water balloons, corral kids, help with art projects, run sound and lights and work on stage design.

AdventureLand Clubs – Girls Club (Girls only – Grades 1-5)
Department Leader
Plans and organizes the program.

Assistant Leader
Assists the Department Leader

Worship Leader
Selects and leads the group in singing.

Table Leader
Oversees a table of 5-8 children, assisting in handbook, verses and activities.

Craft Coordinator
Organizes and prepares the craft/handwork for children.

AdventureLand Clubs – Kid Fit (Grades 1-5)
Department Leader
Directs the administration and organization of department, including recruitment and training of workers.

Table Leader
Responsible for a small group of children through teaching, assisting during activities and caring for them.

AdventureLand Clubs – Visual Arts (Grades 3-5)
Department Leader
Directs the administration and organization of department, including recruitment and training of workers.

Hour Leader
Works with the Department Leader to plan and organize a total program for the department; provides support to the ministry team.

Table Leader
Responsible for a small group of children through teaching, assisting during activities and caring for them.

AdventureLand Clubs – Childcare (Infants-5-yr.-olds)
Room Leader
Responsible for planning and organizing activities; leads teaching time with provided curriculum.

Childcare Team Member
Works with the children during play time, story time and crafts.

Check-in Team Member
Responsible to oversee Nursery/Walker room and greet/assist parents.

Nursery Team Member
Caring for infants by rocking, feeding, cleaning and holding.

Childcare
Childcare Department Leader
Works directly with the Childcare Director. Plans and organizes total program for the specific department; provides leadership in recruiting, organizing and scheduling of childcare team members.

Childcare Team Member
Childcare team members for various church activities and programs; works under the supervision of the Department Leader.

Cry Room
Cry Room Host
Provides hospitality to the users of the facility.

Junior Camp – Maranatha Bible Camp
Camp Facilitator
Plans, organizes and recruits program staff—serves as liaison between staff, camp staff and campers. Oversees recruitment of cabin leaders.

Medical Team Leader
Organizes and administers all medical needs of campers, including prescribed drugs.

Missionaries
Present the missions message in coordination with camp theme.

Music Leader
Lead the worship and music in coordination with the camp theme, and be responsible for the sound system.

Program Coordinator
Responsible for coordination of music, theme, speaker and skits, as well as the sound, lighting and chapel environment.

Cabin Leader
Leads a small group of campers to know God and grow deeper in Him.

Skills Leader
Organize campers in the skill areas offered by the camp.

Speaker
Presenting the Bible message to the campers during the worship sessions, in coordination with the theme.

Resource Room
Resource Room Attendant
Supply the necessary equipment and/or supplies that are needed and available when requested.

Equipment Manager
Maintain media equipment.

VBS Crafts
Help with VBS preparation and clean-up.

Resource/Storage Maintenance
Weekly organizing of the Resource Room and keeping the storage rooms organized and clean.

Sign Designer
Create signs for various ministries

Bulletin Board
Decorate bulletin boards throughout the building.

Purchasing
Assists with the purchasing of various supplies, as needed.

Office Support
AdventureLand Visitor Survey Assistance
Make weekly outbound calls for feedback to those who visit Children's Ministries on the weekend.

Muffin Ministry Team
Make three dozen muffins or breakfast goodies for Children’s Ministries team members on either the first or second weekend of each month.

Middle School
Breakaway - Wednesday Evening
Adult Leadership Positions
Consecrated Choir (Grades 6-8)

Breakaway – Wednesday evening
Small-group Leader
Prepares and leads a group discussion with students, as well as shepherding them throughout the year.

Small-group Leader Coach
Shepherds the small-group leaders through communication, encouragement, prayer and accountability.

Security
Walks around the Youth Complex to ensure that students are where they need to be.

Refreshment Coordinator
Organizes and recruits parents for weekly refreshments

Adult Leadership Positions
Camp Cabin Leader
Works with small groups to build relationships.

Prayer Coordinator
Works with parents throughout the school year to plan, organize and coordinate regular prayer meetings for students, staff and outreach events.

Fun-Nite-Out Coordinator
Plans and organizes a big event for middle school students for the first Wednesday of every month.

Consecrated Choir (Grades 6-8)
Director
Conducts weekly rehearsals; selects music for the year; plans and coordinates details for the Dessert Theatre; plans worship services that are led by the choir.

Drama Coordinator
Assists the director in selecting skits appropriate for the Dessert Theatre; assists in the rehearsals of skits.

Accompanist
Accompanies the choir during rehearsals and during performances as needed; helps with sectional and rehearsing soloists.

Parent Helper
Assists with “crowd control” and helping students as needed during rehearsals and performances.

Snack Coordinator
Schedules parent volunteers to bring snacks throughout the year during choir rehearsals.

Short-Term Service
There are many short-term opportunities to serve during our annual Dessert Theatre, i.e., decorations, publicity, making/serving desserts, prayer team, ordering T-shirts, and planning pizza parties.

Senior High
House Groups
Reverb - Sunday night
Adult Leadership Positions
Esprit de Corps (Senior High Performing Drama Choir)

House Groups that meet different nights during the week
Small-group Leader
Prepares and leads a group discussion with students, as well as shepherding them throughout the year.

Host Home
Willing to open home for a small group of students to meet each week.

Refreshment Coordinator
Organizes and recruits parents to provide refreshments.

Reverb – Sunday Night
Speaker
Prepares and teaches senior high students on a short-term or long-term basis.

Refreshment Coordinator
Plans, organizes and coordinates refreshments.

Adult Leadership Positions
Camp Cabin Leader
Serves as a cabin leader for senior high week at camp, shepherding a small group of students.

Camp Cabin Leader Recruiter
Builds a relationship with the college ministry, Grace University, and the church body to cast vision for and recruit cabin leaders for senior high camp in June.

Prayer Coordinator
Works with parents throughout the school year to plan, organize and coordinate prayer ministry for students, staff and outreach events.

Parent-Teen Crisis Coordinator
Responsible for developing a team of adults to assist families that are going through a crisis with their teenager(s).

Service Coordinator
Works with senior high pastor to coordinate service opportunities for youth both within and outside the church.

Pancake Sunday Coordinator
Coordinates and organizes a monthly pancake feed for high school students for the first Sunday of every month.

Monthly Event Coordinator
Plans and organizes a big event for high school students for the first Sunday of every month.

Esprit de Corps (Senior High Performing Drama Choir)
Director
Responsible for overall management and operation of Esprit productions, rehearsals, cast and leaders.

Assistant to the Director
Assists the director with the areas of music and drama, including selection and organization of the production, materials, communicating with publishing companies, and preparing music and/or scripts for rehearsals.

Administrative Assistant
Clerical responsibilities involving attendance, forms, housing and medical data, mailings, and arrangements.

Spiritual Director
Prepares and presents weekly devotions for the entire Esprit cast; recruits and prepares the small group leaders.

Parent Representative
Responsible to be at each rehearsal as additional backup for miscellaneous responsibilities.

Music Polisher
Assists the director in teaching vocal/choral techniques and provides additional motivation, inspiration and creativity to enhance the total presentation.

Light/Sound Director
Responsible for all aspects of sound and lighting during production, including setting up, tearing down, recruiting and training, and providing pre-recorded music support for rehearsals.

Drama Director
Responsible for drama sketches, editing, auditions, casting, and scheduling of rehearsals.

Sectional Leader
Responsible for teaching music parts during sectional rehearsals.

Choreography Team
Create choreography and signing for production.

Small-group Leader
Assists the spiritual director to establish and build relationships with teens through small groups.

Special Assistant to Director
Assists the director with miscellaneous responsibilities, i.e., busing details, transportation of luggage and equipment, and providing discipline when necessary.

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Children's Ministry

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