FAQ

1. At a start, what will I be doing?

• • Pray, pray, and pray.

  • Communicate:

    • • Lead Servants : Teachers Santi & Ira (if planning to serve at 1:00PM - kids ages 4~9)

      • Lead Servants : Teachers Rowei & Darcy (if planning to serve at 1:00PM - kids ages 10~12)

      • Lead Servants : Teacher Patchi or Teacher Claui (if planning to serve at 7:00PM)

  • Observe NXTGEN in action

  • Ask a lot of questions to co-Lifeshapers! :)

2. What is a Lifeshaper?

• Lifeshaper is how we called the volunteers in NXTGEN : shaping the lives of our next generation

3. What is expected of me as a Lifeshaper?

1st: grow more in Christ day by day 

• be more intentional with our quiet time with the Lord (this is not optional)

  • • bible reading, may refer to our weekly Squad Leader's Guide: Reflect on God's Word

    • pray for your family, co-lifeshapers, kids in your squad, parents of the kids in your squad

• get to know more and fellowship with co-Lifeshapers 

• intentionally disciple the kids 

  • • refer to our Squad Leaders' Guide for more guidance

    • be a good model to them

2nd: be proactive in communicating, in supporting each other

• get to know the kids more 

  • • welcome them to NXTGen, ask them how their week was

    • run-through their journals during the start of Squad Time, give encouraging comments

• be sure to proactively communicate with the Large Group Teacher and co-teachers within the 10-days before serving schedule

  • • plan serving schedule appropriately and communicate timely so that you can attend pre-serving huddles 

      • • in case of emergency that you wont be able to serve, please look for someone to replace you and inform the Large Group Teacher immediately 

        • reference: https://sites.google.com/view/nxtgen-ccfdubai/meet/Lifeshapers (click the name to get the contact number)

    • give feedback to let the Large Group Teacher know that he/she is heard (knows that you have understood the instructions)

      • • give feedback if you can do or make it

        • please do not hesitate to give feedback most especially if you feel you cant do the task assigned

        • give feedback/suggestion even if you do not have the complete feedback/suggestion yet

• be sure to proactively communicate to everyone in the ministry

  • • communicate with our Lead Servants for scheduling, any support  needed during NXTGen classes

      • • be sure to give your planned serving schedule for the next month before the 15th day of current month

        • at anytime, please be sure to inform our Lead Servants if you are planning some vacation, can't serve for a specific whole month, or just anything

    • communicate with our Core Servants for endorsements, any training needed, events, etc

3rd: be participative

• be sure to attend pre-serving huddle

  • • aligns our head, heart, hand as we also prepare for our serving

• plan to be able to attend NXTGen trainings

  • • let us share what we know, let us learn together

• plan to be able to attend NXTGen events

4th: come prepared

• download lesson materials (already available at least 2 weeks before our serving schedule)

• prepare on how you will be facilitating the lesson to your squad

• prepare for other roles assigned by the Large Group Teacher

• again, please proactively communicate should there be concerns in the preparation

5th: be prompt

• in every class, huddle, training, meeting - let us be prompt

• this is showing respect to everyone

• again, please proactively communicate should there be concern in promptness

4.  What is the NXTGen class flow?

• Pre-Event

  • • • Teachers' Prayer Huddle

      • Set-up room : registration, tech, chairs 

      • Greet and talk with Parents & Kids

• NXTGen Class (refer to Squad Leader's Guide for each Lesson allocation)

  • • • LARGE GROUP : managed by the Large Group Teacher (40~50 minutes)

        • 1. Corporate Prayer

          2. Welcome

          3. Praise and Worship

          4. Announcements

          5. Bible Navigation

          6. Bible Truth : L.O.V.E

          7. Game Time

          8. Classroom rules : S.O.W

          9. Bible Story

          10. Memory Verse 

          11. Big Idea

• • • • • SQUAD TIME (this is just like a DGroup setting) managed by each Squad Leader (30~40 minutes)

          1. Open in Prayer

          2. Kamusta the Kids

             • • Ask them how their week was

               • Check their journals, give feedback

          3. Lesson Bible Navigation

          4. Reinforce the  Bible Lesson through Discussion Questions

          5. (optional) Activity

          6. Memory Verse Memorization

          7. Explain the Big Idea

          8. Gospel Connection

          9. Accountability TIme

          10. Close in Prayer

• • • • • Wrap-Up (5~15 minutes)

          1. Kids recite Memory Verse Per Squad

          2. Final Announcements

          3. Closing Prayer

          4. (Every last Saturday of the month) Kids exchange their stamps with a corresponding Reward

          5. Clean-Up

• Post-Event

  • • • Pick-Up Time: 

        • 1. Be sure no child goes out w/o the parent/guardian

          2. Greet and talk with the Parents on how their child did in NXTGen

          3. Ensure that it is the child's parent/guardian that is picking them up

      • Post-Mortem

      • Closing Prayer

5.  How are the kids grouped?

• Kids  are grouped into a squad of max 5 kids, ideally.

• During Squad time, kids will be grouped according to their age and/or sex.

  • • Level 1 : kids ages 4~5 (boys & girls are mixed in this level)

    • Level 2: kids ages 6~7 

    • Level 3: kids ages 8~9

    • Level 4:  kids ages 10~13

• This is done as there are different approaches for kids in each age group.

6.  What are the roles during a NXTGen class?

• Teaching Roles:

  • • Lead Teacher or Large Group Teacher

    • Squad Leader

      • • • • Lead the student to a richer understanding of how to apply God’s Word in his/her life

            • Assumes role just like a DGroup leader. 

• Non-Teaching Role

  • • Assistant Squad Leader

      • • • • Assists the Level1 Squad Leader in the preparation of the materials for Arts&Crafts

            • Assists the Level1 Squad Leader during Squad Time

    • Gatekeeper

      • • • • Greet, direct, and assist kids into the room 

            • In-charge of kids’ attendance:

              • 1. Let Asst Teachers (Level4 kids) do the checking of the attendance before NXTGen class

                2. Once NXTGen class starts, continue the attendance checking - for those coming-in late

            • In-charge of kid’s registration 

              • 1. Ask the Parents to register their kid, if not yet registered

            • Entertains inquiries of parents and visitors.

    • Marshal

      • • • • In-charge of kids’ security (ushering included)

            • Maintains peace and order within NXTGen premises 

            • Leads evacuation in case of emergency

    • Medic

      • • • • Responds to situations where medical attention is needed

    • Photographer/Videographer

7. What is the schedule of the NXTGEN class?

• It has the same schdule/timing with the service.    While the parents will be attending the service, the kids are invited to join in NXTGEN.

8 . How will I know my serving schedule?

• Schedule file: https://bit.ly/LifeshaperSchedule_LessonList

• You set your own serving schedule : at least once every month

• Please inform:

  • • Serving 1:00PM (Kids ages 4~9) : Teachers Santi and Ira

    • Serving 1:00PM (Kids ages 10~12) : Teachers Rowei and Darcy

    • Serving 7:00PM : Teacher Patch or Teacher Claui

• Let us regularly set-inform our own schedules for the next month, anytime between 1st to 15th day prior to serving month

• We are to schedule ourselves to serve at least once every month.  If  needed, and if you can extend grace, kindly schedule yourself 2x..

• There may be a need to adjust to balance the teachers - before releasing the final schedule (3rd week)

  • • Teachers Santi/Ira and Rowei/Darcy will be finalizing for those serving at 12:30PM

    • Teacher Patchi will be finalizing for those serving at 6:30PM

9. What will I do during Large Group? (as a Squad Leader)

• Large group is just like the adult's service : there is the Praise & Worship, Welcome, Bible Lesson

• Encourage kids to stand, sing, dance during Praise & Worship

• Stay with your assigned squad, encourage the kids to listen to the Lead Teacher;  correct misbehaviors, if there are 

• Encourage the kids to answer questions, to participate

• Follow the Large Group Teacher's instructions/cue

10.   What will I do during Squad Time?

• Squad Time is like a DGroup-setting, intending for kids to fully understand the meaning of the lesson, to be able to apply it at home/school/community.

• If assigned in Level1 squad (kids ages 5  and below):

  • 1. Open  in Prayer (teach them how to pray)

    2. Ask them to retell the Bible story, ask what they learned from the Bible Story

    3. Give worksheets / materials for Arts & Crafts

    4. While kids are doing the worksheets/arts&crafts, ask from time to time what they have learned, ask leading questions on how they can apply the lesson (repeatedly per kid) 

       • • Examples:

           • 1. Tell teacher about today's Bible Story.

             2. [Lesson is Build Love With Your Family]  How will you show your love to Daddy this week?

             3. Lesson is Living Out L.O.V.E. through Prayer] When will you pray to Jesus?

             4. What will you tell Dad & Mom about what you learned today in NXTGen?

    5. Have fun (may do additional games related to the lesson) - check kids' focus from time to time

    6. Explain the meaning of the Memory Verse & Big Idea

    7. Let them recite the Memory Verse w/ the action  one by one, then as a group

    8. Close in Prayer (teach them how to pray)

• If assigned in Level2~4 squad (kids ages 6 and above)

  • 1. Let a child open in prayer

    2. Kamustahan:

       • • Ask them how their week was 

         • Ask them for their answered journal the previous week - at the same time asking if they were able to do their "I will..."

         • Give feedback/encouragement

    3. Bible Navigation : Let them locate the Bible Story/Memory Verse in their bibles (please be patient during this time, let the child locate the verse himself/herself, just guide)

    4. Process the Lesson through the Discussion Questions

       • • • Discussion questions are already provided in our Leader's Guide

           • Please use the appropriate Leader's Guide according to kids' age group

    5. Workshop: may do Journal Day1 (and inform the kids that they are to do Day2~Day6, everyday at home with their parents)

    6. Let them write their lesson application ("I will" statement) at the Notes portion of the journal.

    7. Connect lesson to the gospel, lead Prayer of  Acceptance - if a kid hasn't done it yet.

    8. Accountability Time

    9. Closing Prayer.  

       • • • May let them pray for each other, or may request someone in the  squad to close in prayer.

           • Teacher, pray for the kids in the squad to bless them and their family

11.  I don't  know what to facilitate.  Are we the ones to select and prepare the topics?

• Lesson and lesson guide is provided from CCF-Main.    

• Mostly, it is also aligned with the messages in the service  - so that families will have aligned discussion at home.

12. Where can I get the lesson materials

• Lesson Materials can be accessed from: https://bit.ly/LifeshaperSchedule_LessonList

• Check corresponding date, and scroll down below

• Click the link: 

12. NXTGen Group Chats and their specific use  (for guidance)

13.  What does NXTGen provide to the volunteers?

• Trains Christians to be more productive members of the church and gives them an opportunity to develop and use their talents and skills for the Lord 

• Provides an opportunity for volunteers to serve the Lord through teaching and administration of the program 

• Provides the basic systematic study of the Scriptures and opportunities for personal application of the Scriptures

• Provides fellowship, a sense of belonging, and an opportunity to share needs with other lifeshapers of each class