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| Chloe Holton walks across a tiny street in Brooklet to enter her office. She works as a children's ministry director at Brooklet Community church. |
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| Chloe shows me her trinkets that tell her story from when she started at the church. Her ID from when she was an intern, the group of children from when she got hired, and her 5th graders' graduation from May. |
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| On the other side of her bookshelf is a happy birthday note from one of her kids. She explained that she tries to keep all the crafts her kids make for her. |
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| She immediately starts her day by making bulletins. The Church has a device that folds and staples the bulletins for her, making the process much faster. |
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| Chloe makes two different versions of bulletins. One version for the modern service and one for the traditional service. |
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| She showed the bulletins she created. She makes sure she keeps them in separate files to make it easier for her later in the day. |
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| She puts together a "kids' basket" for the kids to pick from during service. From word searches to coloring books and playing cards, all possible items relate back to the sermon of the week. |
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| Chloe moves on to her classroom, where she puts out all the supplies the Sunday school teacher will need to create a craft. The craft is for the kids to make their own tambourines. |
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| Chloe makes quick progress with the setup. She says she has another craft to get ready for her older Sunday school kids. |
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| She works on making play-dough balls for her 3rd-5th graders. She explained that since they are older, they get a more advanced craft. |
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| The tree that Chloe drew is a constant reminder to her and her kids of the never-ending lesson. Every once in a while, she and her students write affirmations on the tree. |
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| She then moves on to printing out and table name tags for a volunteer schedule. She keeps everything in bright colors, so that they are visible to anyone who needs to see them. |
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| Chloe tapes them on the door. They are right in front of the front door for easy visuals. |
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| Chloe moves into the main sanctuary cafeteria to figure out a table set up for children's church. Trying to balance a simple setup for the kids, but closed off enough for them to stay in one place, is an art. |
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| Chloe goes through the supply closet to find a few more things for her tambourine craft. She leaves everything out for the easiest understanding. |
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| She digs through the many boxes of crayons to find black ones. The kids will draw on their tambourines with the crayons, then paint with watercolor. |
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| Afterward, she moves back out into the sanctuary to put together more baggies for the kids. It's a small and tedious task, but she says that it takes a lot more time than you would expect. |
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| Chloe checks the drawing boards for any inappropriate comments on them. "You would be surprised at what some of these kids do." |
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| To wrap up her work in the sanctuary, Chloe passes out comment cards to the pews. She told me that she's the last one in there before Sunday, so she sets them out to be ahead. |
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| Chloe ends her day as a Children's Ministry Director, answering some emails and making her next to-do list. She won't be back in the office until Sunday, so she double and triple checks that everything is good to go. |
