This is the 3rd post in a series of posts about what I’ve learned in 20 years as a Children’s Pastor. These lessons are in no particular order, but you can see the previous two here: The Most Important Person In Your Ministry Is . . . YOU! Being A Children’s Pastor Is Not About…
Toward the end of last year we had the privilege of having nearly 20 guest authors express their views on The Future of Children’s Ministry. (If you haven’t already, I would encourage you to follow the link & download the FREE ebook containing all of the articles.) Many of the authors spoke to the continuing…
I was recently reading a post on GeorgeBarna.com about how every interaction we have with a child leaves a mark. He relates is to a Chinese proverb which goes like this: A child’s life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark. In the post Barna uses a phrase which…
I grew up in a Navy family. We moved a lot – Illinois, Maryland, Florida, Japan & California by the time my Dad retired when I was 10. I remember seeing Dad in his Navy whites and being almost in awe at the men who wore them. I guess you could say they were sort…
I’ve said it before on this blog and I’m sure I will say it many more times: Ministry happens best through relationships…period!” If this is true, then creating healthy relationships should be one of our highest priorities. This isn’t easy for everyone. Relationships don’t occur naturally for some (my hand is up!). But relationships are…
See the entire What KidMin Leaders Do series here. In our last post in the series, we talked about the recruiting mindset. It should be one of invitation to participate in a great vision and also with concern for the spiritual formation of those who serve as well as those who will be served. Keeping…
So far we’ve look at how we build our relationship with God, core leaders, volunteers and parents. You can read the entire What KidMin Leaders Do series here. Oddly enough, as Kids Ministry leaders we need to also build relationships with . . . KIDS! (By the way…my photo today is for the benefit of…
Virtually everything we do in ministry revolves around relationships. Ministry happens best through relationships. So far we’ve talked about building relationships with God, with our core leaders and with volunteers. See the whole What KidMin Leaders Do series here. The next group that it’s vital for KidMin leaders to build relationships with is parents. Now…
See the entire What Leaders Do series here. In our last post we spoke about the importance of building relationships with our leaders – our core leaders. Some of these core leaders might be staff, but in the vast majority will be volunteers. Core volunteer leaders fall in to that last post we spoke about….
See the whole What KidMin Leaders Do series here. In our first post about relationships, we talked about the most important relationship…our relationship with God. Of course, all we do in ministry should flow from this relationship. It is central, core, non-negotiable not only to our “success” in ministry, but also in our individual lives….
On Monday we had a post called Automatic Growth Strategies for KidMin. The fourth idea listed was : Build relationships for the sake of relationships & teach your team to do the same. Too often as children’s ministry leaders I think we try and connect with others for the purpose of getting them to do…
Know your needs based on your mission. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been working with a leader who couldn’t tell me, on the spot, exactly what their needs are. Based on what you are trying to accomplish, the program you’re developing, etc., define what the roles are. Creates ministry descriptions. Know how…
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