{"id":2922,"date":"2012-08-30T01:05:04","date_gmt":"2012-08-30T01:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/?p=2922"},"modified":"2012-08-30T01:07:45","modified_gmt":"2012-08-30T01:07:45","slug":"meet-the-teachers-sharon-and-frank-stankunas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/30\/meet-the-teachers-sharon-and-frank-stankunas\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Teachers &#8211; Sharon and Frank Stankunas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today I want to introduce you to our 2nd and 3rd grade Core Teachers during the 9am hour.\u00a0 Frank and Sharon Stankunas and their children have been a part of CCC for many years. Sharon is not only the lead teacher each Sunday but she is also one of the leaders of Women&#8217;s Bible Study. If you have kids in their class you can start to get excited about seeing them memorize huge portions of scripture, and being excited about it too! Their theme this year is <strong>Wonder&#8230; About God&#8217;s amazing plan!<\/strong> Next time you pass by her class peek in and see her fun circus-decorated room!<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>We asked Sharon a few questions about her and her family, below are her answers:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em><strong>We have four children&#8211;Trace, Tyler, Hayden, and Callie Beth.\u00a0 We also have an awesome dog, named &#8220;Choc&#8221;.<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong><em>We&#8217;ve been members of CCC for 15 years and have been teaching children for the past 9 years.\u00a0 What a joy!<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong><em>There are so many blessings that come to mind as I think about teaching God&#8217;s Word to 2nd\/3rd graders. I am blessed by:<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><em>&#8211;Helping them see all of Scripture and all of life from a gospel perspective<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><em>&#8211;Encouraging Scripture memory and watching the\u00a0children\u00a0learn\/memorize (long)\u00a0chapters of the Bible (and they&#8217;re so excited!)<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><em>&#8211;Helping each one understand\u00a0his\/her privileges and responsibilities of being part of the church and covenant community and what it means to serve.<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><em>&#8211;Teaching how to live the gospel in our relationships&#8211;constantly focusing on glory of our great God!<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><em>&#8211;Playing games, making fun crafts, building the tabernacle, rapping Heidelberg #1,etc.<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><em>&#8211;But, most of all, I am blessed by the relationships I have with your children.\u00a0 They are wonderful and I love sharing Jesus with them. I am\u00a0humbled and blessed.<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><em>Some of my favorite things:<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><em>&#8211;sunset skiing\u00a0on Lake Hiwassee with my family<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><em>&#8211;crazy adventures with my children<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><em>&#8211;anything chocolate<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><em>&#8211;early AM reading with good coffee<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><em>&#8211;running with my dog (Choc)<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Stankunas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2923\" src=\"http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Stankunas-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"595\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Stankunas-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Stankunas-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/21\/meet-the-teachers-christy-johns\/\">Meet the Teacher &#8211; Christy Johns<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/18\/meet-the-teachers\/\">Meet the Teacher &#8211; Adam and Ashley Means<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/27\/meet-the-teachers-penny-lewis\/\">Meet the Teacher &#8211; Penny Lewis<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0;float:none;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/30\/meet-the-teachers-sharon-and-frank-stankunas\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"25\" show_faces=\"true\" font=\"arial\" action=\"recommend\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I want to introduce you to our 2nd and 3rd grade Core Teachers during the 9am hour.\u00a0 Frank and Sharon Stankunas and their children have been a part of CCC for many years. 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