WELCOME, CONNECTIONS TEAM!

This page serves as your central hub for essential information and resources. Here you’ll find answers to frequently asked questions, key procedures, and helpful tips to ensure every family and child has a welcoming and positive experience. Consider this your go-to guide for all things Connections!

Team Expectations

Tech Procedures

Lost Tags Procedures

Miscellaneous FAQ’s

Here are some commonly asked questions that we have received at our New Family area over the years.

This is our first time and our kids want to stay together…is that okay?
  • While we totally understand the scariness of a new place for kids, our environments (programming, small groups, etc.) are tailored to the ages/grades for each room. We have had the greatest success having kids start in their appropriate age group, letting leaders help comfort them and introduce them to the rooms instead of siblings.
  • You can also reassure that parents that if their child doesn’t get settled, we are more than happy to page them after any length of time they deem fit.
    • If parents insist, the older child needs to go into the younger child’s room. For safety, we cannot have a younger kid in a room full of older kids.
    • It is also an one-time exception, we cannot have kids in rooms that are not age appropriate.
  • Please grab Flatirons Kids staff to double check if parents seem hesitant or insist on keeping kids together.
    • That way, we can make that call, follow up with parent’s mid-week, and handle the situation if they come back and want to try keeping their kids together again.
  • Checking Kids In
    • Parents will hit red CHECK-IN button
    • Enter 4-10 digits of any person’s phone number in the family’s household
    • Select Family from list
    • Select children and/or Leader(s) by touching the box or red bar
      • You can use the scroll bar to the right of the names or drag screen. Scrolling works best
      • Only the people that can check in will be listed
        • If a child is not listed they are not in Rock, they are missing a DOB, or may be missing a grade
    • Families can check in again. They will be given different ID numbers
      • When they check in again, the box next to their name will already be checked. They need to leave the box checked and hit the red NEXT button
    • Hit red NEXT button
    • ID Tags will print
      • One will be the pickup receipt tag
      • The other two are identical nametags of each checked-in child
        • One is put on the child
        • One is given to the SGL in the child’s room
    • To Close Out Check-In: Go to upper left side of screen, tap 6 times
    • To Restart Check-In: Double click the Rock icon on the desktop
Can I go into the room and check it out?
  • If your child is hesitant to leave you, sometimes going into the room, and leaving them from there causes more stress on the child then if you were to just drop them off. You are more than welcome to check out the rooms and walk through the space, but we encourage you to do it after so your child can give you the tour (if 3+), or so you have time to really explore it and ask your child’s leaders questions.
Can my Middle Schooler go to the Preteen (4th + 5th) Room because there is no Student Service?
  • Sorry, but we do not allow middle schoolers in kids ministry unless they are volunteering as a leader. Middle schoolers can serve with a parent and cannot serve in the Preteen room because the age difference is too small. If they have questions or seem upset, feel free to grab Flatirons Kids Staff or Evan Smith (our Student Director) to chat with them.

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