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E4: To Encourage, Equip, Energize and Empower
 Empowering Kids
April 2008
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Dear Suzanne

I hope you are enjoying your April! Our family had a great time celebrating our risen Savior this Easter (did Easter come quick this year or was it just me?) and we took our "spring break" up the coast to where I believe God dwells today, Carmel California. It's amazing what can happen when you cram three kids and two adults into a car for 6 hours! Awesome? Tiresome? Then Some? It was a great time to retreat and replenish with the family. I have been told that there are "seasons" of ministry. Well, my experience has taught me that "seasons of ministry" are similar to the seasons in California. THERE AREN'T ANY! Its the same "season" all year long. (Quick apology for my friends shoveling snow, using an umbrella or are in otherwise "seasonal" locations.) Please get the point here. There really are no "busy seasons" in ministry. It's busy all the time, one long season, Amen? We must be extremely diligent at planning times with friends, family and having fun or we may miss out on some "abundant life" God offers us. Here is a great reminder from Ecclesiastes 8:15 from the New International Version, So I commend the enjoyment of life, because nothing is better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be glad. Then joy will accompany him in his work all the days of the life God has given him under the sun. Now that's awesome!

Have a Great Week!
Craig




In This E4
:: Spring Sale!
:: Would You Go A Quarter Mile for An Orphan?
:: LIQUID
:: Where Are We?
Spring Cleaning!



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Would You Go A Quarter Mile for An Orphan?

Check out how you and your Children's Ministry can make a difference in the life of an orphan.
LIQUID
A Children's Ministry Leadership Gathering

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Sign Up For Holland Michigan June 13-14
Free EK Video Curriculum Offer-$160.00 Value!!-to any church that registers for Holland MI Liquid by May 1.

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Holland MI June 13-14
Simpsonville SC September 26-27
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View The LIQUID Movie here: LIQUID Movie

Get More Info Here: LIQUID Leadership Info

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Cost $59.00 per peson.
Where Are We?

Here is a quick snapshot of where we will be speaking or consulting in the next month.

Apr 25-26: VERVE, Southhaven, MS
Apr 28-30: ORANGE, Atlanta, GA
May 1: Lakeland FL

To have Craig speak at your event or consult with your ministry, email Suzanne at suzanne@empoweringkids.net.

craig and mary

 
See Do Free Curriclum Offer!
Purchase the Elementary Series and Receive Nursery or Pre-school Free!
 
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Of course we said free. Today through May 1st we will be giving away a free Nursery or Preschool video currciulum for each church or person that purchases an elementary video curriculum. How does this work? Give us a call at 1-866-empower. Say, "Hello, my name is Sam (you can use your own name here if you want but Sam will work.) I would like to purchase the Elementary "See Do" curriculum and could you please send me the matching Pre-School or Nursery See Do Curriculum along with that for FREE?" EK: "Of course, would you like that gift wrapped? (Honestly, we won't gift wrap it but that's what most people say on TV...anyway, you get the picture.) Ok, now the small print stuff: You must call in to get this Free Curriculum offer. It is not available on the web. Please Call 1-866-empower and you wil be good to go!

Purchase See Do

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FEAR KNOT!
A New Series Coming This May!

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Are you ready for FEAR KNOT? Or should I say, "Loosen The FEAR KNOT?" Check out this new series for your Nursery-Grade 6 children. This is an eight  week series with individual lessons for each age group in your Children's Ministry. Check out the Nursery-Age 3 DVD, the Pre-school DVD and the Elementary DVD. Each series comes with a Family EnterAction Guide, an Activity Booklet, Student and Leader lessons, games, crafts, an encouraging video lesson for your volunteer leaders from Craig and detailed instructions on how to use the curriculum.

Watch Elementary Lesson 4 of Fear Knot.

Please put me on the FEAR KNOT interest list!
Email Karen@empoweringkids.net to make sure you are on the list!

Fear Knot Elementary: $159.95
Fear Knot Pre-School: $159.95
Fear Knot Nursery: $159.95
Fear Knot "All Three:" Package: $399.00
VBS and Summer Spectacular Themes


Are you ready for summer? Here are our VBS themes available to you.
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Step Up Is Here!

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Step Up...Serving Christ. This booklet is the third in a series of four booklets designed to help your kids go deeper in their relationship with Christ. In this 34 page booklet your students will learn how to serve Christ by recognizing and applying their spiritual gifts. Sold in packs of ten.


 
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