The Fifth Annual Children’s Ministry DaySaturday, February 18, 2012

Operation Education [op-uh-rey-shuhn eh-doo-kay-shuhn] noun:

the theme for Children’s Ministry Day 2012. Church leaders will encourage their children to serve their communities and live their faith by getting involved with missions projects related to education. Children’s Ministry DayTM is an annual, one-day missions experience created by WMU®.

What is Operation Education?

“Education is not preparation for life;

education is life itself.”

-John Dewey

Why take part in Children’s Ministry Day 2012?

1. It’s inspiring. Children and their leaders reach out with God’s love.

2. It’s easy. Churches create their own hands-on, missions projects.

3. It works. Through missions projects, children live out their faith and are more likely to get involved again.

Since 2008, more than 150,000 people have taken part in Children’s Ministry Day!

WMU invites all children ingrades 1-6 to participate.

So how can my children serve God while contributing to

someone’s education?

Plan an education-related missions project that kids can carry out in your community.

Could your group collect books for a literacy ministry?

Send encouraging notes to GED students?

Clean classrooms at a local school?

The possibilities are endless!

Free Children’s Ministry Day 2012 Resources Online

Visit wmu.com/cmd for:• Clip art• Promotional flyer in English

and Spanish• Press release• Podcast

The Children’s Ministry Day 2012 flyer is

available through the “Free Resources” page

of wmu.com/cmd.

The Children’s Ministry Day 2012 podcast is available through the “Basics” page of wmu.com/cmd.

Priced Children’s Ministry Day 2012 Resources Include:

• Children’s Ministry Day 2012 Pack (printed) $14.99

• Children’s Ministry Day 2012 Pack (downloadable) $11.99

• Children’s Ministry Day 2012 Badge $2.99

• Official T-Shirt (available through LifeWay Specialty Imprints)

The Children’s Ministry Day 2012 Pack

(printed and downloadable) and the

Children’s Ministry Day 2012 Badge are

available at wmustore.com.

The official Children’s Ministry Day 2012 T-Shirt

is available through LifeWay Specialty Imprints.

Call 1-800-443-8032 or visit

lifewaystores.com/specialtyimprints to order.

Available in nine sizes

$12.99 each

“Do your best to please God. Be a worker who doesn’t need to be ashamed. Teach the message

of truth correctly.” – 2 Timothy 2:15 (NIrV)

2012 Children’s Ministry Day Scripture Verse

Don’t forget:

Saturday, February 18th, 2012,

join us for

Operation Education.