December Monthly Gathering

Hey Coaches! 

It’s time for our December Monthly Gathering! The discovery of the month is “God the Holy Spirit.” Hosting God’s presence is our greatest privilege and joy!

You can start now by praying for these over kids, families, yourselves, your co-coach, and Kid’s Directors/Kid’s Team:

– God, thank You for this year – we are so thankful for all the ways You have moved in
2025.
– Would you help us end the year doing everything with all of our heart? We don’t want
to miss anything You have for us!

Here’s a snapshot of the gathering:

• Coach Huddle | 5:45pm 

• Doors Open | 5:55pm (this is 5 minutes earlier this year!)

• Pizza/Ice Breakers | 6:00pm

• Culture Set Up | 6:05pm
  •  We will remind kids what our monthly gathering is
  • Give them tips of how to engage with their whole heart
  • Set expectations of the culture we want to experience this year

• Game Time “Name that Christmas Song” | 6:09pm

• • Here’s how to play: – Kids director explains the game: “Name That (Christmas) Song”
    – We’re going to play a short audio clip of a well known Christmas song. We’ll start
    with very short clips and if your pod knows the answer, hold up your Christmas Pod
    sign to buzz in!
    – If no one gets it, we’ll play a few more seconds of the song.
    – Coaches – keep score for your pod.

• Leadership Essential #1 (Leaders celebrate instead of Grumbling) and Table Time | 6:21pm

• Discovery Video (God the Holy Spirit – Hosting God’s presence is our greatest privilege and joy) | 6:31pm

• Leadership Lab | 6:42pm
  • Kids will have the chance to encounter the Holy Spirit through the heart work lab sheet. That’s right, kids will have the opportunity to walk through the rooms of the heart with the Holy Spirit.
  • Kids directors will set it up from the front. Once prompted, you will hand out the heart worksheets, allow kids to spread out in the room, and settle in to invite the Holy Spirit in. 
  • Then they will have the opportunity to walk through the Lab sheet on their own. 
  • After about 15min, kids will come back to their pods and share at tables these questions:
    How did you experience God’s presence with you?
    Was it easy or challenging to be aware of His presence?
  • The last 5 min, kids will share out their discoveries with each other & the room.

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• Prayer | 7:03pm

• Free Time | 7:05pm

• • Level up Store is back! We celebrate what we want to replicate.  
  • Their will be Christmas cookies available for kids too.