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THE SEASONS OF CHILDREN'S MINISTRIESAutumn, Winter, Spring or Summer. Children’s Ministries offers serving opportunities to help grow followers of Jesus all year around! Volunteers with a serving heart are what makes this all happen! AUTUMN WINTER SPRING SUMMER AUTUMNOur school year Sunday morning programming starts in September with Kick-off Sunday. We offer programming for infants through 5th graders for all three worship services. A different program is offered during the middle hour (9:50 a.m.) to accommodate children staying for two hours.
Contact Kristen Marquardt for more information. WINTERAlong with our Sunday morning programming, weekday programs such as Route 45 Game Nites, F.A.S.T. Outreach, Moms First, Victory Sports Clinics and Family Fun Events all start up in the Autumn and continue throughout the winter and spring. We also have a Route 45 Winter Retreat, Baptism classes, Child Dedication classes and kid’s programming during special services such as Christmas Eve and Good Friday.Contact Kristen Marquardt for more information SPRINGIn the Spring, we offer a special, biblically-based sex education class for 4th and 5th graders called, "Created By God". Kids are at the finish line with reciting their verses for the Memory Verse Program (MVP). We end the school year programming at our Worship In The Park service in June.Contact Kristen Marquardt for more information SUMMERSunday morning programming continues for Infants—3rd grade. Preschool and elementary has a "changing of the guard" by using a different team of volunteers for the summer. Nursery volunteers go from a month by month rotating schedule of serving to weekly assignments to accommodate time away on vacation. Our summer VBS is multiple Backyard Bible Clubs held at a church member’s homes. Children’s ministries volunteers of all ages staff these great outreach events that teach the Gospel to our church kids and Glen Ellyn & Wheaton area neighborhood kids that may never have stepped foot in a church before!Contact Kristen Marquardt for more information SUNDAY MORNING PROGRAMMINGHALLWAY ROAMER SUBSTITUTE VOLUNTEERS NURSERY SCHEDULING COORDINATOR NURSERY VISION & CARE COORDINATOR NURSERY TABLE LEADER NURSERY VOLUNTEER LEAD TEACHER SMALL GROUP LEADER CLASSROOM HELPER WALKER & SMALL GROUP LEADER SPECIAL NEEDS AIDE MEMORY VERSE PROGRAM COORDINATOR (MVP) MVP LISTENER MISSIONS EDUCATION COORDINATOR CREATED BY GOD TEACHER WORSHIP LEADER CRAFT/ACTIVITIES LEADER HALLWAY ROAMERGreet parents with a smile, help parents escort their children to their classrooms, take attendance and be available throughout the hour to assist volunteers with bathroom breaks, classroom needs and security needs.
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| S | Discernment, Encouragement, Helps/Service, Hospitality, Shepherding/Pastoring |
| H | Children, Families/Parenting, Prayer, Single Families, Special Needs/Disabled |
| A | Childcare, Organizing Tasks or Information, Problem Solving, Recruiting |
| P | DISC |
| E | Any |
| S | Encouragement, Faith, Helps/Service, Hospitality, Knowledge, Shepherding/Pastoring, Teaching, Wisdom |
| H | Children, Discipleship, Families/Parenting, Prayer, Single Families, Special Needs/Disabled, Worship |
| A | Childcare, Organizing Tasks or Information |
| P | DISC |
| E | Any |
| S | Administration, Encouragement, Faith, Helps/Service, Hospitality, Leadership |
| H | Children, Elderly, Families/Parenting, Men, Prayer, Single Families, Singles, Special Needs/Disabled, Teenagers, Widows, Women |
| A | Childcare, Coaching/Mentoring, Networking, Organizing Tasks or Information, Problem Solving, Recruiting |
| P | DISC |
| E | Any |
| S | Administration, Discernment, Encouragement, Faith, Healing, Helps/Service, Hospitality, Leadership, Shepherding/Pastoring, Wisdom |
| H | Children, Discipleship, Elderly, Families/Parenting, Men, Prayer, Single Families, Singles, Special Needs/Disabled, Teenagers, Widows, Women |
| A | Childcare, Coaching/Mentoring, Counseling, Decorating, Drama, Event Planning, Handiwork (Sewing), Networking, Music-Performing, Organizing Tasks or Information, Problem Solving, Public Speaking, Recruiting, Writing-Curriculum, Writing-Books/Articles |
| P | DISC |
| E | Any |
| S | Administration, Encouragement, Faith, Helps/Service, Hospitality |
| H | Children, Families/Parenting, Men, Single Families, Singles, Special Needs/Disabled, Teenagers, Widows, Women |
| A | Childcare, Networking, Organizing Tasks or Information, Problem Solving, Recruiting |
| P | DISC |
| E | Any |
| S | Encouragement, Helps/Service, Mercy |
| H | Children, Families/Parenting, Prayer, Single Families, Special Needs/Disabled |
| A | Childcare, Decorating, Drama, Handiwork (Sewing), Music-Performing, Organizing Tasks or Information, Recruiting, Writing-Curriculum, Writing-Books/Articles |
| P | DISC |
| E | Any |
| S | Discernment, Encouragement, Faith, Helps/Service, Knowledge, Leadership, Mercy, Shepherding/Pastoring, Teaching, Wisdom |
| H | Children, Discipleship, Families/Parenting, Missions/Global Issues, Prayer, Orphans/Adoption, Reaching the Lost, Single Families, Special Needs/Disabled |
| A | Childcare, Counseling, Facilitating Group Discussion, Organizing Tasks or Information, Problem Solving, Public Speaking |
| P | DISC |
| E | Any |
| S | Discernment, Encouragement, Faith, Helps/Service, Knowledge, Mercy, Shepherding/Pastoring, Wisdom |
| H | Children, Discipleship, Families/Parenting, Prayer, Orphans/Adoption, Single Families, Special Needs/Disabled |
| A | Childcare, Coaching/Mentoring, Counseling, Facilitating Group Discussion |
| P | DISC |
| E | Any |
| S | Discernment, Encouragement, Faith, Helps/Service, Hospitality, Wisdom |
| H | Children, Families/Parenting, Prayer, Single Families, Special Needs/Disabled |
| A | Childcare, Problem Solving |
| P | DISC |
| E | Any |
| S | Discernment, Encouragement, Faith, Helps/Service, Knowledge, Mercy, Shepherding/Pastoring, Wisdom |
| H | Children, Discipleship, Families/Parenting, Prayer, Orphans/Adoption, Single Families, Special Needs/Disabled |
| A | Childcare, Coaching/Mentoring, Counseling, Facilitating Group Discussion |
| P | DISC |
| E | Any |
| S | Discernment, Encouragement, Faith, Helps/Service, Knowledge, Mercy, Teaching, Wisdom |
| H | Children, Discipleship, Families/Parenting, Prayer, Single Families, Special Needs/Disabled, Teenagers, Women |
| A | Advocacy, Childcare, Drama, Facilitating Group Discussion, Music-Performing, Organizing Tasks or Information, Problem Solving |
| P | DISC |
| E | Any |
| S | Administration, Encouragement, Giving, Helps/Service, Hospitality |
| H | Children, Families/Parenting, Prayer, Single Families, Special Needs/Disabled |
| A | Advocacy, Childcare, Coaching/Mentoring, Event Planning, Organizing Tasks or Information, Problem Solving |
| P | DISC |
| E | Any |
| S | Discernment, Encouragement, Faith, Helps/Service, Hospitality |
| H | WisdomChildren, Families/Parenting, Prayer, Single Families, Special Needs/Disabled |
| A | Childcare |
| P | DISC |
| E | Any |
| S | Administration, Encouragement, Evangelism, Faith, Giving, Helps/Service, Hospitality, Leadership, Mercy, Wisdom |
| H | Children, Families/Parenting, Immigrants, Missions/Global Issues, Poor/Needy, Prayer, Orphans/Adoption, Racial Reconciliation, Reaching the Lost, Single Families |
| A | Advocacy, Event Planning, Facilitating Group Discussion, Languages, Organizing Tasks or Information, Problem Solving, Public Speaking |
| P | DISC |
| E | Any |
| S | Discernment, Encouragement, Faith, Helps/Service, Knowledge, Leadership, Mercy, Shepherding/Pastoring, Teaching, Wisdom |
| H | Children, Discipleship, Families/Parenting, Missions/Global Issues, Prayer, Orphans/Adoption, Reaching the Lost, Single Families, Special Needs/Disabled |
| A | Childcare, Counseling, Facilitating Group Discussion, Organizing Tasks or Information, Problem Solving, Public Speaking |
| P | DISC |
| E | Any |
| S | Administration, Encouragement, Faith, Helps/Service, Leadership, Wisdom |
| H | Arts/ Entertainment, Children, Prayer, Special Needs/Disabled, Worship |
| A | Audio Visual, Drama, Music-Performing, Music-Writing/Arranging |
| P | DISC |
| E | Any |
| S | Administration, Helps/Service, Wisdom |
| H | Children, Discipleship, Families/Parenting, Prayer, Special Needs/Disabled |
| A | Childcare, Organizing Tasks or Information, Problem Solving |
| P | DISC |
| E | Any |
ROUTE 45 GAME NITE VOLUNTEER
FAMILY FUN EVENTS COORDINATOR
FAMILY FUN EVENTS VOLUNTEER
BACKYARD BIBLE CLUB HOST
BACKYARD BIBLE CLUB VOLUNTEER
F.A.S.T. COORDINATOR
(FAMILIES ACTIVELY SERVING TOGETHER)
ROUTE 45 RETREAT LEADER
VICTORY SPORTS VOLUNTEER
SPECIAL SERVICES VOLUNTEER
MOMS FIRST COORDINATOR
KIDS' CHOIR LEADER
| S | Administration, Encouragement, Giving, Helps/Service, Hospitality, Wisdom |
| H | Children, Discipleship, Families/Parenting, Special Needs/Disabled, Sports/Athletics |
| A | Audio Visual, Decorating, Drama, Event Planning |
| P | DISC |
| E | Any |
| S | Administration, Discernment, Encouragement, Giving, Helps/Service, Hospitality, Leadership |
| H | Children, Families/Parenting, Prayer, Orphans/Adoption, Racial Reconciliation, Reaching the Lost, Sick/Dying, Single Families, Special Needs/Disabled, Sports/Athletics, Widows |
| A | Advocacy, Decorating, Drama, Event Planning, Organizing Tasks or Information, Problem Solving, Project Management |
| P | DISC |
| E | Any |
| S | Administration, Encouragement, Helps/Service, Hospitality |
| H | Children, Families/Parenting, Prayer, Orphans/Adoption, Racial Reconciliation, Reaching the Lost, Sick/Dying, Single Families, Special Needs/Disabled, Sports/Athletics, Widows |
| A | Decorating, Drama, Event Planning, Organizing Tasks or Information, Problem Solving |
| P | DISC |
| E | Any |
| S | Administration, Discernment, Encouragement, Evangelism, Faith, Helps/Service, Hospitality, Leadership, Shepherding/Pastoring, Wisdom |
| H | Children, Discipleship, Families/Parenting, Missions/Global Issues, Poor/Needy, Prayer, Reaching the Lost, Single Families, Special Needs/Disabled, Sports/Athletics, Teenagers, Worship |
| A | Advocacy, Audio Visual, Childcare, Decorating, Drama, Event Planning, Networking, Organizing Tasks or Information, Problem Solving, Recruiting |
| P | DISC |
| E | Any |
| S | Discernment, Encouragement, Evangelism, Faith, Helps/Service, Knowledge, Mercy, Teaching, Wisdom |
| H | Children, Discipleship, Families/Parenting, Missions/Global Issues, Poor/Needy, Prayer, Reaching the Lost, Single Families, Special Needs/Disabled, Sports/Athletics, Teenagers, Worship |
| A | Advocacy, Audio Visual, Childcare, Drama, Facilitating Group Discussion, Music-Performing, Music-Writing/Arranging |
| P | DISC |
| E | Any |
| S | Administration, Encouragement, Evangelism, Faith, Helps/Service, Hospitality, Leadership, Mercy, Wisdom |
| H | Children, Elderly, Families/Parenting, Immigrants, Missions/Global Issues, Poor/Needy, Prayer, Orphans/Adoption, Racial Reconciliation, Reaching the Lost, Sick/Dying, Single Families, Special Needs/Disabled, Sports/Athletics, Teenagers, Widows |
| A | Advocacy, Event Planning, Networking, Organizing Tasks or Information, Recruiting |
| P | DISC |
| E | Any |
| S | Encouragement, Faith, Helps/Service, Knowledge, Leadership, Mercy, Shepherding/Pastoring, Wisdom |
| H | Children, Discipleship, Families/Parenting, Prayer, Special Needs/Disabled, Sports/Athletics |
| A | Coaching/Mentoring, Facilitating Group Discussion |
| P | DISC |
| E | Any |
| S | Encouragement, Evangelism, Faith, Helps/Service, Knowledge, Shepherding/Pastoring, Wisdom |
| H | Children, Discipleship, Families/Parenting, Immigrants, Poor/Needy, Prayer, Reaching the Lost, Single Families, Special Needs/Disabled, Sports/Athletics |
| A | Coaching/Mentoring, Drama, Facilitating Group Discussion |
| P | DISC |
| E | Any |
| S | Administration, Encouragement, Helps/Service, Hospitality |
| H | Children, Families/Parenting, Food, Reaching the Lost, Single Families, Special Needs/Disabled, Worship |
| A | Audio Visual, Childcare, Cooking, Decorating, Drama, Event Planning, Music-Performing, Organizing Tasks or Information |
| P | DISC |
| E | Any |
| S | Administration, Discernment, Encouragement, Helps/Service, Hospitality, Leadership, Mercy, Shepherding/Pastoring, Wisdom |
| H | Children, Discipleship, Families/Parenting, Prayer, Single Families, Women |
| A | Childcare, Coaching/Mentoring, Facilitating Group Discussion |
| P | DISC |
| E | Any |
| S | Administration, Encouragement, Helps/Service, Leadership, Teaching, Wisdom |
| H | Arts/ Entertainment, Children, Worship |
| A | Audio Visual, Event Planning, Music-Performing, Music-Writing/Arranging, Organizing Tasks or Information |
| P | DISC |
| E | Any |
These serving opportunities will fit almost any person’s schedule and many of them allow you to work at home. Although they are behind the scenes, they are so very important to make our ministry to children happen effectively.
SNACK RUNNER
DECORATION TEAM
NURSERY TOY CLEANER
CUTTING, PASTING, CLEANING, SORTING
VIDEOGRAPHER/PHOTOGRAPHER
| S | Administration, Helps/Service, Hospitality |
| H | Children, Food |
| A | Organizing Tasks or Information |
| P | DISC |
| E | Any |
| S | Administration, Helps/Service, Hospitality |
| H | Arts/ Entertainment, Children, Families/Parenting, Single Families, Special Needs/Disabled |
| A | Childcare, Craftsmanship/Tradesman, Decorating, Graphic Design, Organizing Tasks or Information |
| P | DISC |
| E | Any |
| S | Administration, Helps/Service, Hospitality |
| H | Children, Families/Parenting |
| A | Childcare, Organizing Tasks or Information |
| P | DISC |
| E | Any |
| S | Administration, Helps/Service, Hospitality |
| H | Children |
| A | Computers, Craftsmanship/Tradesman, Decorating, Event Planning, Graphic Design, Organizing Tasks or Information |
| P | DISC |
| E | Any |
| S | Helps/Service, Hospitality |
| H | Arts/ Entertainment, Children, Families/Parenting, Reachingthe Lost, Special Needs/Disabled |
| A | Audio Visual, Computers, Graphic Design, Technology, Visual Arts |
| P | DISC |
| E | Any |
CHILDREN'S MINISTRIES STAFF
Kristen Marquardt, Children's Ministries Director, kmarquardt@gebible.org
Connie Brossard, Children's Ministries Assistant Director, cbrossard@gebible.org
Bonnie Skala, Children's Ministries Assistant, bskala@gebible.org
Saiward Brown, Childcare Coordinator, sbrown@gebible.org







