Membership Options, About Our Board, and Donating
Membership Options & Who Runs This Site
Pick an option to become part of our sharing community:
I'm already registered and want to become a Supporting Member!
I've never registered but I'm ready to become a Supporting Member.
Right now, I want a free registered membership to use the search feature and get the newsletter.
I'd like to make an "over and above" donation via NetworkforGood to Rotation.org's ministry, or look for the "Donate" button our Facebook homepage.
Annual Supporting Memberships are $45. In addition to having full access to our thousands of lesson and teaching resouces in our public lesson forums and receiving our newsletter, you also get full access to these Supporting Member-only resources:
- Access to our super creative and amazing Writing Team lessons.
- Access to free Children's Bible Software.
- Access to our Bible Video Teacher Guides.
- See the FULL list of benefits below!
"Registered" Memberships are free. In addition to having full access to our thousands of lesson and teaching resources in our public lesson forums, you also get these resources:
- Use of our powerful search feature
- Access to our Teachers Help Lounge where you can ask for lesson help
- Receive our Email Newsletter and get notified of topics you are following
Free "Registered Memberships" do not include access to Writing Team lessons, our Bible Software, our Bible Video Guides Collection, and some other special site features.
Both Registered and Supporting members receive our email newsletter.
Unregistered Visitors can access most "public" forums, but certain features and content are invisible or inaccessible to them unless they register.
Supporting Members Make Our Site and Resources Possible!
We are 100% funded by churches and people like you who appreciate our extensive resources, share our vision for creative and engaging teaching in Sunday School, and appreciate having a place to ask for lesson and program help. As a 501(c)3 non-profit, we depend on Supporting Memberships to keep us online, expanding, and innovating.
The Many Benefits of Being a Supporting Member
Supporting Members make this site possible, and that's why they get access to every feature, every forum, and lots of resources created specifically for them.
In addition to all of Rotation.org's public lessons, resources, and our newsletter, Supporting Members can...
- Access all the Writing Team's lesson sets. YEARS worth of creative lesson plans at your fingertips!
- Download Sunday Software's 24 Children's Bible software programs donated by Sunday Software to our Supporting Members for their free use at church and in their members' homes.
- Access our Parenting Disciples resources: posters and guides for home and church use
- Access to our Sunday School Lessons for Home Use
- Access Rotation.org's Bible Video Guides. Over two-dozen printable guides to some of the most popular Bible videos for kids, including the What's in the Bible? series.
- Access to our collection of Teacher Training Printables for sharing and discussing with your team
- Upload photos and attachments.
- Change your "Displayed Name" after registering.
- Mark all forums as "read."
- Search the Member Directory.
- Get the 'Supporting Member' badge displayed next to your screen name.
- Have a Voice in site decisions and be eligible to serve on our Board.
- Rejoice in the knowledge that you are part of a unique, grassroots, volunteer-led, non-profit, and innovative approach to resourcing Sunday School!
Become a Supporting Member Now
Supporting Members can be individuals or churches. Church leaders are welcome to share their Supporting Member access with volunteers in their congregation.
If you or your church would prefer to send a $45 check to open a Supporting Membership account, mail your check to "Rotation.org Inc." along with your name and registered member screen name to. After receiving your check, we'll change your member status.
Rotation.org Inc.
c/o Ron Shifley, Treasurer
P.O. Box 505, Needville TX 77461
More about Rotation.org and its Board of Directors
Rotation.org is a 501(c)3 non-profit owned and operated by an elected Board of Directors. Founded in 1997, and incorporated in 2005, our site is the product of hundreds of volunteers, teachers, Church educators, writers, and pastors collaborating in an unprecedented way across distance, time, and denominational lines.
The Board oversees all website content and finances. Each of our Directors has decades of Christian education experience serving in local congregations in six different denominations. You are welcome to contact them directly. (Also pictured above, Neil MacQueen our webmaster.)
2024 Board Members:
Beth Tobin
Beth Tobin joined our Board in 2021. She is the Director of Children's Ministry at Gloria Dei Lutheran in Olympia Washington, member of our Writing and Coffee Chat teams, and a long-time Rotation Modeler. Read Beth's Bio
Ron Shifley
Ron joined our Board in 2021 and is currently the Board Treasurer. He is the pastor of Immanuel Evangelical (Reformed) Church in Needville TX, and a long-time Rotation Model enthusiast. Read Ron's Bio
Robin Stewart
Robin joined our Board in 2020 after retiring as the Director of Christian Education at Athens First UMC in Athens Georgia. She's a long-time member of the site, member of our Writing Team, and in charge of member outreach. See Robin's bio here.
Amy Crane
Amy is a teacher at Faith Presbyterian in Covington, LA with a special passion for drama and puppets. Amy maintains our Facebook page and is one of our Writing Team writers and editors. Amy has been the Board's President since 2019. See her bio here.
Carol Hulbert
Carol is a retired Rotation Teacher from First United Methodist Church in Ann Arbor MI. Carol was Rotation.org's first President and shepherded us through incorporation. She serves as the co-administrator of the site along with our webmaster and is also a member of the Writing Team.
Luanne Payne
Luanne is the Rotation Coordinator and a teacher at Hampton United Church in Hampton Ontario, Canada. Also known as, "the resource lady," Luanne is our most recent past-President, served as the Chief Editor for the Writing Team's 2015-18 renovation project, and continues to help with the Team and site admin needs. See her bio here.
Ian Grimm
Ian is the Children's Pastor at Hope Fellowship Church in Frisco Texas. A Rotation Model enthusiast, Ian has also been a familiar face in our Zoom Coffee Chats and has served on our Writing Team. A father of three and native of Paducah Kentucky, Ian and his family are board and video game enthusiasts.
The Board is currently organized into four Teams: The Writing Team, The Content & Tech Team, The Marketing Team, and the Coffee Chat Seminar Team. Each Team is composed of Board members and volunteers. Board members also fill the roles of membership coordinator, treasurer, and "Super Admin." In addition to leading the Board, the President also oversees the newsletter and the work of our webmaster.
Past Rotation.org Board Members
- Cathy Walz, Sunday School Coordinator at St John's Lutheran, Chicago IL
- Donna Grabert, DCE, Turning Pointe Church (UMC) in Evansville IN.
- Anne Camp, Church Educator at Shadyside Presbyterian in Pittsburgh (retired).
- Jaymie Derden, Church Educator at State St. UMC in Bristol VA (retired).
- Heidi Weber, DCE, Lafayette, Louisiana
- Tanja Rouintree, CE coordinator in Nevada Missouri.
- Julie Burton, former Director of Resources for Eastern Oklahoma Presbytery.
- Cindy Merten, DCE, First Presbyterian Church, Birmingham MI (retired).
- Jeanne McIver, DCE, Westminster Presbyterian, Dayton OH (retired)
- Ken and Phyllis Wezeman, Mishawaka IN. (and former staff at Rotation.org)
- Neil MacQueen, Presbyterian minister, Blue Rock OH, (site founder and webmaster)
Staff
Our part-time paid webmaster, community manager, and Writing Team Lead Writer is Neil MacQueen. He created Rotation.org in 1997 and turned it over to a volunteer Board in 2005. In 2015, we hired Neil as part-time Webmaster and Lead Writer to help us manage our site's growing technical complexity, improve content, and work with our volunteer writers. Neil is a Presbyterian minister specializing in Christian education and living in Westerville Ohio. Read Neil's Bio
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Rotation.org is an independent ecumenical ministry.
We are not connected to any publisher or denomination. We are funded by individuals and congregations. The majority of our content is open to everyone free-of-charge.
Theologically speaking... Our tone and editorial set point reflects the broad and inclusive Protestant tradition that first gave birth to the Rotation Model and Rotation.org. Board members typically come from Methodist, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Evangelical traditions. Everyone is encouraged to adapt site content to suit their own theological needs.
Who owns the domain name and posted materials?
This site and "Rotation.org Inc." are owned by the Board of Directors.
ALL materials on this website belong to the author(s) named with each post. By posting to our site, the author is giving Rotation.org the right to display, improve, move, or delete the material as it sees fit. Read our Terms of Service for more specifics.
The Cost of Running Our Site
All totaled, it takes about $46,000 a year to operate rotation.org. This is entirely funded by Supporting Memberships and special gifts from members and their churches.
We have three major expenses:
(1) Paying for our platform hosting. We use Crowdstack's state-of-the-art community software. It's not cheap, but it's a great tool for sharing.
(2) Webmaster services. Daily site monitoring and maintenance, graphics, coding, content updates and creation, and organizational improvements. Years ago we did this with volunteers, but the size and complexity of our site requires regular and experienced part-time help.
(3) Editing, Resource creation, and Writing Team Support. Improving existing content and adding new content is a big priority for our Board and Supporting Members. This process is done with the assistance of our part-time Lead Writer. Our Writing Team volunteers also work with our Lead Writer to produce amazing lessons.
Unique, non-denominational, volunteer-led..... Rotation.org is not only a great resource, we're also demonstrating a new way of supporting and resourcing each other using today's technology with a non-profit strategy that's not hobbled by marketing needs, the limitations of paper publishing, and denominational politics.
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Become a Supporting Member Today
Make an "Over and Above" Donation!
Many churches and individuals make an annual or one-time donation over and above their Supporting Member contribution in support of Rotation.org. In fact, to make our budget we need many to do just that.
To make an "over and above" donation, go to our Online Donation option at the non-profit "Networkforgood.org" website "donation cart". (And remember, this networkforgood.org donation option is not the same as becoming an annual Supporting Member through the Lesson Exchange. NetworkforGood.org works with thousands of organizations and churches to provide them with a simple online donation option. It's safe and secure.
If you prefer to send your "over and above" contribution by check, send it payable to Rotation.org Inc to:
Rotation.org Inc.
c/o Ron Shifley, Treasurer
P.O. Box 505, Needville TX 77461
