CapCity Kidz Clubz

Last night, we did something a little different in Kidz Clubz. The adults, youth and kids down through 3rd grade were in the auditorium for a Missions Movie Night watching "Beyond the Gates of Splendor". I was able and excited to have K12 (Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd) graders with me upstairs for worship, games and surprise station! We had a great time even though our format was a bit changed up! We learned about serving each other as we iced and decorated cookies for each other! We talked about how we can serve our families, our friends and teachers at school, and our neighbors.

Typically, each week, we start our night with a fun, energetic song, and then one of the groups (K12 girls, K12 boys, 345 girls, or 345 boys) participates and acts out the drama for the night! This is a lot of fun and gets the point across, too! The kids leave with their small group leader and travel from station to station in 20 minute increments (surprise, games, small group). Below is a sample of what we our lesson was last week.

Week 8 -- October 28

Bible Story: Balaam's Donkey Talks (Numbers 22:1-38)  
Bible Verse: Psalm 66:5, "Come and see what God has done, how awesome His works in man's behalf!"  
Key Point: Hear God  

Parenting Tip: When Children Resist Instructions

When a child continually demonstrates resistance to instructions, then it's time to decide whether you need to emphasize relationship more or you need to discipline for a lack of responsiveness.


Sometimes we take our children for granted, order them around, and don't appreciate them enough. The result is children who tend to resist instructions. If that's the case in your family then it's time to show more love and emphasize the value of your relationships together.


On the other hand, some children resist instructions because of poor character. Training is work and some children need to learn how to demonstrate genuine responsiveness when someone wants to talk with them. If you ask your son to come help in the kitchen, and before you finish your instruction he's whining and complaining, then stop the process. You may have to postpone discipline for a time because you need to get the table set in order to stay on schedule, but don't just let it go.


After dinner, talk to your son and confront him about his poor attitude. Explain the importance of cooperation and that you're going to have him help you with dinner every evening for a while. Increasing the workload to give more opportunity to practice may be just the constructive consequence needed to build a cooperative attitude. 


Kids want life to be easy. The reality is that life is hard. Cooperation is an essential character quality all children need and now’s the time to teach it.

For more on how to build a good Instruction Routine with your children, consider the Parenting is Heart Work Training Manuals and CDs. Lesson One outlines a five step Instruction Routine and helps you.

Don't forget ... Fall Back!

Yes, it’s that time again. You get an extra hour of sleep this Saturday night. How great is that? Don’t forget to turn your clock back an hour, otherwise you’ll be really early at church on Sunday!

Christmas County Spelling Bee Practice Schedule

Hello Families!!  Below are the dates for the practices for the upcoming Christmas Musical, Christmas County Spelling Bee.  Questions? Call/email Pastor Staci 614.204.8106/staci@capitalcitychurch.org.

• Sun., Nov 1, 10:00 am -- run through songs
• Wed., Nov 4, 6:00-6:50 pm -- speaking parts
• Sun., Nov 8, 10:00 am -- run through songs
• Wed., Nov 11, 6:00-6:50 pm -- speaking parts
• Sun., Nov 15, 10:00 am -- run through songs
• Wed., Nov 18, 6:00-6:50 pm -- speaking parts
• Sun., Nov 22, 10:00 am -- run through songs
• Wed., Nov 25, No evening ministries
• Sat., Nov 28, 9:00-11:00 am, complete rehearsal
• Sun., Nov 30, 10:00 am -- run through songs
• Wed., Dec 2, 6:00-6:50 pm, everyone
• Sat., Dec 5, 9:00-11:00 am, complete rehearsal
• Sun., Dec 6, 10:00 am -- run through songs
• Wed., Dec 9, 6:00-6:50 pm, everyone
• Sat., Dec 12, 9:00-11:00 am, Breakfast with Santa
• Sat., Dec 12, 11:00 am - 1:30 pm, Final Dress Rehearsal, (start upstairs, lunch, finish on stage) 
• Sun., Dec 13, 9:00 am, everyone please come to Kids Ignited room for final prep
• Sun., Dec 13, 10:00 am, Christmas County Spelling Bee
• Wed., Dec 16, 7:00-8:15 pm, CapCity Kidz Clubz Christmas Parties
• Sun., Dec 20, 10:00 am, watch DVD of musical/Prize Locker
• Weds, Dec 23/30, No evening ministries 
• Thurs, Dec 24, 6:00-7:00 pm, Christmas Eve Service
• Sun., Dec 27, 10:00 am, Christmas Party/Prize Locker

Parenting Tip: When Giving Instructions, Consider the Timing

An important step in a good instruction routine is to consider timing. Parents who realize that a child needs an instruction must stop and think of the best way to present it. Ask yourself, "How can I communicate this problem to my child in the most effective way?" Pausing for just a moment, or in some cases, waiting a few hours, may prove to be the most productive way to deal with a situation.

For instance, it's tempting to greet Jenny when she arrives home from school, "Jenny, you didn't take out the trash this morning and your bedroom's a mess." This kind of ambush focuses more on the issue than on the relationship.

Instead, a dad might say to his daughter, "Hi Jenny, I'm glad you're home" and then engage Jenny in dialogue about her day for a few minutes. After relationship has been reestablished, he could then say, "After you put your books away and get a snack, would you please come and see me? I have a couple of things to talk to you about." In this way Dad is trying to be sensitive to the timing of his instructions.

Considering the timing is a small way of saying, "I love you" to a child even in the midst of the work of family life. You'll want to make different adjustments in this area depending on the age of your child. Young children need to learn obedience, so we may give less warning and expect a prompt response. Older children, and certainly teenagers, need more time to prepare themselves. Teens will need to adjust their own expectations or agendas. This takes some work for the teen and patience for the parent.

For more on how to build a good Instruction Routine with your children, consider the book, Good and Angry, Exchanging Frustration for Character in You and Your Kids,by Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller, RN, BSN.

Happy 60th Birthday, Buddy Barrel! (October 11, 2009)

Since our normal Sunday for BGMC (Boys & Girls Missionary Challenge) is the 1st Sunday of the month -- the day of the power outage, we had Buddy Barrel's birthday party on the 2nd Sunday, October 11th.  It was a great day!  Mrs. Sara, our BGMC leader, does an amazing job with the kids!  Our memory verse for that day was, Matthew 28:19, "Go therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit."

 Mrs. Sara's husband made cupcakes and the kids got to ice and decorate them. (They were delicious!)

The kids each got a balloon and played a relay race game ... fun times!

Overall, everyone had a great day!  We are just about $300 away from our 2nd goal of $1,500.  Way to go, kids!  GREAT JOB!

Keep looking for opportunities to raise money for boys and girls around the world!   Parents, you will have a chance to save your change soon ... look for the Buddy Boxes along with the Poinsettia sale, too!

Power Outage: Sunday, October 4

At about 9:45 AM on Sunday, October 4, there was a power outage at CapCity! (Later, we found out that 1,748 customers were affected.  The outage was caused by animal activity at the pole!  One shocked squirrel -- my guess!)  We decided to go ahead with service, and the kids stayed in the lobby!  We took a few prayer requests and had a time of prayer. And thankfully, there were lots of games, blocks, chess, twister, and fun things for the kids to take part in.  About 15 minutes before service ended, the power came back on.  Here are a few pics of our fun morning.