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Johnson City Good News Clubber is Baptized
Praise God for a Good News Clubber who was recently baptized in a local church along with her parents! This girl accepted the Lord at Good News Club and later her family started attending a local church that had an Awana program. They are now attending that church regularly. We Read more…
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Lending a Hand
Watch this heartwarming story about a disabled Good News Club student and the teenage leader who gave him a real hand!
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Z’s Story
Zacchaeus, or “Z” as his family calls him, was in the Johnson City Primary School Good News Club in the 2016-2017 school year until his family had to move. His mother recently shared this story about him that points to just how compassionate the heart of a child can Read more…
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Not Your Mother’s Children’s Ministry
I was interviewing for a position in children’s ministry, sharing about CEF, when the pastor said, “I just want to make sure our children’s ministry is modern…” This pastor had the same misconception about CEF that I believe many people, maybe even you, have. Perhaps when you think of CEF, Read more…
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Club Bucks
Club Bucks are a way to reward both involvement as well as good behavior. This is also a great alternative to awarding candy for good behavior. You can reward kids with club bucks and then have a club store of prizes every so often where they can spend their club Read more…
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Connect the Dots
Connect the dots make great incentives. Allow the children to fill in a line or two for every accomplishment. This particular one is for a mystery theme. You can find more dot to dots on Google images to use for different themes. Download this mystery incentive below.
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Sticker Charts
Sticker charts are a basic incentive but still effective. Make a chart with a column for various accomplishments and then put a sticker next to that item every time the student completes that item. You can easily find sticker charts by doing a Google image search for them.
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Sticker Scenes
Sticker scenes make a great incentive, especially for younger children. You can print out a black and white cartoon picture or scene and use themed stickers to have the children add to the picture. In the past we have used winter scenes, allowed the children to color it, and then Read more…
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