The ParentServe Team is made up of parents, grandparents, guardians, foster parents, and anyone checking in children between the ages of 8 weeks – 4 years old in our Early Years Ministry at Abundant Life.  

We ask that one parent/guardian from each household serve one Sunday, one service every 8 weeks. We have divided the year into six cycles reflecting these eight-week rotations. We would like one parent to serve once every cycle. See the section above for cycles. When this commitment is fulfilled, the parent/guardian can utilize our nursery/preschool ministry for as many children as they have, for as many service times as they attend, and for as many Sundays they come in a year.  

Over the next few months, we will begin training and organizing parents and guardians to participate in ParentServe. ParentServe will officially start in September 2023 for all families who utilize Abundant Life Kids Early Years Ministry. 

We will still have regular leaders to run and organize classrooms. Members of the ParentServe team will primarily be expected to provide supervision, assistance, and most of all, a loving and fun environment.  

Our staff will work with you to set your ParentServe schedule. During online registration you will be able to choose one service time, one Sunday, within the 8-week cycle. We will do our best to accommodate your preferences on service times and classrooms – whether you want to serve in a classroom, with your own children or serve in another age-group. We ask for some flexibility on your part so that all our classrooms are always appropriately staffed.

We know things come up, especially as parents with young children. Schedules change, and life happens. We are happy to work with you. Connect with our Abundant Life Kids staff to reschedule your ParentServe slot for another time slot during the eight-week rotation, and discuss options if you are unable to serve.

Each family in our Early Years Ministry will be placed on ParentServe. Please work with the ParentServe Coordinator to ensure your parent and ministry serve times are compatible.  

If you already serve within another area of Abundant Life Kids Ministry, you are not required to be on the ParentServe Team.  

We highly value safety and security, and that doesn’t change with ParentServe. We continue to ensure that every class is fully staffed to provide the correct ratios of adult-to-child protocols for excellent learning experiences and a safe and secure environment.  

Our safety protocols for Abundant Life Kids do not change. Every ParentServe volunteer must pass a background check and go through training. We will also continue to observe and vet all serve volunteers to ensure our safety standards are met.

Abundant Life reserves the right to remove any adult from serving with children if we feel it is in the best interest of our children. Staff and Abundant Life Kids leaders will continue to oversee every classroom.

First-time guests and visitors who have attended less than 6 times will be able to have their child placed in our Early Years Ministry through Pre-K ministry upon check-in. Once a parent(s) has utilized our Early Years Ministry more than 6 times, we will ask them to participate in ParentServe.