Rotation.org Email News February 2015
A Few Recent Lesson and Idea Posts
Did you notice?
Our "Lesson Formatter" spruced up the readability of lessons in the Advent and Easter Lesson Forums and has now moved on to Genesis.
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Supporting Members are taking a Survey about possible Site Improvements. (Survey Ends Mid-March)
An Interview with Beth Morgan, New Supporting Member
What attracted you to the Rotation Model?
I believe children are NOT able to retain 50 different Bible stories a year. I've seen teenagers who have been in the church all their lives, yet they don't know the basic Bible stories. When I found Rotation, I knew it was the answer for me.
Helping Others Get Started & Our Start-up Plans
I have instituted Rotation Model in 2 previous churches that we have pastored, and I am getting ready to present the concept to our current church. I've also presented Rotation to other churches using a powerpoint presentation. After sharing, their Sunday School staff was excited and ready to make the change.
When we came to pastor our present church, we had no teens, only 3 children (siblings), and 1 teacher. We've since added children, but were having problems getting teachers. Our Director was at the point where she realized changes needed to be made. They had not heard of Rotation, so I told them about how Rotation can breathe new life into the program.
We have very limited workshop space, but have a large fellowship hall with 2 classrooms attached that will become our "Storyteller Tent" & "Movie Room." A craft area will go in one corner of the Fellowship Hall, and a "Kingdom Come Diner" in another.
Using Rotation.org
I am going to be the main person putting our rotations together, so I am thankful for rotation.org. The more details about a craft project and the more ideas -the better.
I am always looking for more ideas for inspiration. Many of the workshops we've done have drawn inspiration from workshop PHOTOS. I became a Supporting Member because I wanted full access to every creative lesson idea.
Thanks for all the hard work on the website and the inspiration it is to me. May you be blessed!!!!
Beth Morgan
Greensburg Church of the Nazarene
Greensburg, KY
Greensburg Church of the Nazarene
Greensburg, KY
Our thanks to Beth for allowing us to share her story.
Jonah shadow puppet stage in the Puppet Workshop at 1st Pres Birmingham MI
Navigating Rotation.org
Navigating the hundreds of web pages at Rotation.org can be daunting for first-time users. With time, and familiarity with our organizational structure, it does become easier for most, ...and we keep improving both our content and organization.
Four Important navigational features:
- THE HOME PAGE
- THE BLUE-GREY MENU BAR
- THE LESSON & RESOURCE FORUMS
- THE TRAIL of BREADCRUMBS
Rotation.org's HOME PAGE functions like an "news & highlights" page in addition to linking to all our resources. It includes some fun special features, like the "Activity Stream" (a real-time who's joining, who's posting) and "Who's Online Now" display.
THE BLUE-GREY MENU BAR near the top of every Rotation.org webpage links to every part of our site, including lessons and resources, special web pages, members functions, support, and how-to helps. It is a "super menu."
The LESSON & RESOURCE FORUMS (where all the goodies are) are linked on the Blue-Grey Menu bar and elsewhere on the Homepage. These forums are like a giant message board and has its own comprehensive menu. (This page was previously titled, "Categories," then "Directory" and a long time ago,"The Exchange.")
The "TRAIL OF BREADCRUMBS" links appear when you're burrowing into the Lessons & Resources forums. They are clickable links that show you where you are located within the forums. The crumb-links help experienced users drill down or back up within a subject.
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