The Adventurers Have Been Restored! : Aug 27, 2009
Caravan Website Issues Resolved!
The Adventurers have been restored to the system.
In 2008, users of the Caravan website, http://www.caravan.nazarene.org/ discovered their Adventurers who were moving from their first to second year in the rank, had been removed from their ministry's profile. After an extended period of frustrations for all involved, the Adventures were restored last spring.
Two weeks ago, during the system transition into a new Caravan year, the same problem occurred. Fortunately, the IT department at the Global Ministry Center has successfully restored all the Adventurers who should not have been removed.
If you were one of the website users who reentered your deleted Adventures to your ministry's profile, you may find you now have duplicates of those individuals. You will need to remove the duplicate entries for those individuals.
The IT department has assured us in the Caravan office the problem has been resolved and a repeat occurrence will not occur next year.
The Caravan website, developed and launched two years ago, has been a blessing for so many. At the same time, as with most new technological implementations, there have been a few frustrating glitches. We are thankful for your patience and we hope your experience with http://www.caravan.nazarene.org/ will continue to be a great one.
Contributed by Dan Harris - General Caravan Coordinator - Children's Ministries International
Caravan Office Announces Online Registration : Aug 23, 2009
Why should you register your Caravan program online? Here are the top 10 reasons:
1. Streamlines paperwork (no more faxes or snail mail)!
2. Enables you to manage your Caravan students and effortlessly transfer them to other Caravan programs online!
3. Makes it easy to register your church online!
4. Links your Caravan program with others across the world!
5. Allows your church to qualify for purchasing the Bresee Award!
6. Gives you member-only blog articles on building a Caravan ministry or modifying the program to a kids’ club!
7. Gives you member-only blog articles on empowering Caravan volunteers!
8. Gives you member-only blog articles on badge-earning ideas for Caravan!
9. Helps you stay in contact easily with the Caravan office!
10. Invites you to share Caravan thoughts and ideas through the Community Forum!
Sign up today for the 2009-10 season! If you have already registered your Caravan program with the Caravan Office for the 2009-10 season, there is no additional cost. Contact us at
caravan@nazarene.org.
Caravan Theme for 2009-2010 : Jul 1, 2009
Theme 2009-2010
"The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock (Matthew 7:25 NIV).
Build a Strong Foundation!
Matthew 7:25 illustrates the blueprint for successful Christian living--a strong foundation built on the Rock, Jesus Christ.
Every Christian faces challenges in this world. A foundation built firmly on Jesus Christ enables Christians to stand strong in the face of these challenges.
Caravan is a key component to help build this foundation in the hearts of our children.
Caravan helps to build a strong foundation by teaching:
- Biblical Truths
- Nazarene Heritage
- Nazarene Articles of Faith
- Nazarene Core Values
- Social, Spiritual, Physical, and Mental disciplines necessary for a strong Christian foundation
As you plan the Caravan year:
- Plan activities to help build Christian foundations in your Caravan children.
- Create excitement as children participate in the formation of their foundations on Christ.
Encourage children to find creative ways this year to further strengthen their personal foundations in Jesus Christ.
How to Request Awards? : Feb 11, 2009
1. Registration
a. Go to http://caravan.nazarene.org/.
b. Click on registration at the top of the page.
c. Follow the link to register.
d. Enter your information.
e. Select your church. It is best to search by your church's zip code.
f. Confirm your information. Submit your registration.
g. You will be sent an email to confirm your registration. Follow the instructions in the email to complete your registration.
2. Log In
a. Go to http://caravan.nazarene.org/.
b. In the upper right-hand corner, enter your username and password in the two boxes.
c. Click Member's Section to enter the website.
3. Add Students
a. Under the heading Manage Students, click Add Students.
b. Enter each student's first and last name and current level. Click Submit Info. It is helpful to have the student's six-year record form in front of you as you add each of your students.
c. Complete the student's past history by checking each box next to the year(s) the student has completed. (Note: Only the first year of the student's current level is available to check on this page. You can check the second year's box by clicking on List Students or by clicking on the student's name.)
d. Click Submit Info.
e. Once you have successfully added one student, click Add Another Student.
f. Review your list of students by clicking List Students in the left-hand column. You can edit each student's individual record by clicking on the student's name.
4. Request Awards
a. Click Awards in the left-hand column. All students eligible for the Bunker, Winans, Lillenas, and Bresee awards will be listed under the appropriate heading.
b. To request the award, click the icon with the blue arrow to the right of the award.
c. Click OK to certify that the student has completed all the requirements to receive the award.
d. Choose the address the award should be sent to. The default address is your church's address.
e. For Bresee awards, choose if you would like to order the Bresee medal. This will be billed to your church.
f. Click Request Award.
g. Completed award requests will have a red timer icon on the right on the Awards page.
h. As your award is processed, you will see the icons change to reflect its current location.
