Celebrate Next Generation Sunday!

What is Next Generation Sunday?
Next Generation Sunday is a time set aside on the first Sunday in November to recognize the children and leadership involved in the mission education programs in your church. It is a time to look back at the on-mission activities the group has completed and inspire the entire church to look forward and become involved in on-mission activities.

Email me your best idea for celebrating Next Generation Sunday and/or RA Week or MissionKids Focus Week

• Bulletin Inserts

• Drama Sketch: This sketch is a short, excellent one for two of your kids to do during a worship service to encourage others to be on-mission:
  He loves me, He loves me not...

• Children's On-Mission Sermon

• FREE Children's Evangelism download: The Net for Children.  Print out this interactive booklet to help children share their testimony ("story") and share the plan of salvation with others.

• Show 'Em Your Colors: The OMTSJ bracelet (On-Mission to Share Jesus)
  See the archived On Mission to Share Jesus Sermon
       A quick way to train children to share Christ...Present the gospel using your bracelet. Show the kids your OMTSJ bracelet and explain to them why you are wearing it, what the colors mean, and what the letters stand for. If time permits, give each child a bracelet and train them to share Jesus using the bracelets.
  One bracelet and instruction card. $.99....ISBN 063303424X
  To order, call LifeWay at 1 800 448-8032.

• Testimonial to inspire you
  The Bruce Romoser RA Chapter at Bethel Baptist Church in Ellicott City, Maryland had a great time celebrating RA Week. The RAs passed out bulletins and took up the offering during the morning service. One RA talked to the congregation about what RAs is and discussed our past and planned activitied. The RA described the fun our chapter had during the three campouts over the past year, and mentioned the exciting events planned in the future. These include: overnight trip to Ocean City, Maryland for older RAs, a sleep-over birthday party for Jesus for younger RAs, our annual Krazy Nite in January (games, Bible study, games, food, and more games!), and our Pinewood Derby in February. We combine the Derby with our mission project of collecting cans of food for the needy. We collected over 1,000 cans last year! RA Week was a fun time of recognition for the boys and a chance to share with our congregation the exciting things that we are doing. 
  

  RA (Matt) speaking to our congregation