Every event includes:

• Description of the Event
• Four Elements of the Event
• Event Checklist
• Promotional Pieces
• Three Pre-written Emails
• Budget

Description of the Event

The key is to plan quality events that are selective and strategic. The description gives an overview of the WHO and WHY of the event.

Four Elements of the Event, which include:

• Introduction: Have them meet each other and introduce themselves.
• Information: Tell them why they are here.
• Inspiration: Turn a meeting into a moment and inspire them.
• Ideas: Give away a resource to foster the connection between parent and student.

Note: Every element stands alone. Feel free to use as many or as little as you would like. You can do one, two, three, or four. 

Event Checklist

Includes a full checklist of everything you need to host the event. Some people love organizing significant events, but others would rather sleep in the rain than plan. Our checklists help the latter. :) But anyone can use the lists, and they are designed to work with any date you pick.

Promotional Pieces

We provide you the promotional words to use for Instagram, texts, and Twitter. 

Budget

Every church varies in size and budget. We offer a rough estimate to get you started.

4 EVENTS:

The UpGrade is an annual event celebrating the student’s transition into the next grade or ministry (from elementary to middle or middle to high). This exciting event attracts parents and students for a fun evening while launching the new ministry year. It includes food, games, and activities before offering the leader(s) an opportunity to present information, calendar events, and teaching topics for the new ministry year.

Father/Daughter Dance is an elegant dinner and dance for fathers and daughters to enjoy a moment where fathers take their daughters on a “date.” We want to exemplify for girls how to expect dignity and kindness on an old-fashioned, get-dressed-up date. We believe they are worth it. The evening includes special moments of connection, selfie photo booth, speaker, dinner, and some fun dancing. 

Mother/Son Nerf Night is an epic night of adventure as moms and sons join together with their best Nerf Guns to battle it out! Boys (children and teenagers) love to play. This event provides an opportunity for moms to connect with their sons, shoulder-to-shoulder.

Family Splash Day is a water day with a giant slip-n-slide as the grand finale to close out the yearly Parent Connection Events. This event allows parents and students to laugh and play together. It includes a celebration of the year’s activities such as summer camps, missions trips, VBS, the UpGrade, the Father-Daughter Dance, and the Mother-Son Nerf Night.