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1. Children's Ministry
2. 7 Essential Ingredients for Effective Children’s Ministry
3. Children's Ministry Building Blocks Purpose :
Care:
Contacting:
Prayer:
Image:
Communicate God:
Resources:
4. Children's Ministry Purpose for Children’s Ministry? Child care
Or
Ministry?
5. Children's Ministry Why More Than Childcare? 50 Years Ago
Talking
Chewing Gum
Making Noise
Running in the hall
Getting out of line
Improper Clothes
Not putting paper in the wastepaper basket Mid 90’s
Drug Abuse
Alcohol Abuse
Pregnancy
Suicide
Rape
Robberies
Assault
6. Children's Ministry What should be part of your local Ministry?
7. Children's Ministry Purpose God had a plan for creation. Everything was done in an orderly manner. Effective programs have a definite plan and schedule which allow for flexibility.
8. Children's Ministry Why Should Each of These Areas Exists?
9. Children's Ministry CARE:Building an atmosphere of Love and Care
The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. 1 Timothy 1:5 (NIV)
10. Children's Ministry CARE: Developmental
Security
Unconditional Love
Identity
Safety
Affirmation
Discipline
11. Children's Ministry Safety Clean areas
2 person rule
6 month rule
Volunteer application
Consistent workers
Check in and out procedures
12. Children's Ministry Contacting:Building Relationships With Children But Jesus called the children to Him and said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Luke 18:16 (NIV)
13. Children's Ministry Contacting: VBS
CAMPS
RALLIES
PARKS
DOOR TO DOOR
SPORTS
GAMES
PUPPETS
14. Children's Ministry Outreach Rallies: VBS
Neighborhood Bible Clubs
Halloween Alternatives
Valentines Party
Wacky Water Day
Good News Clubs
Others?
15. Children's Ministry Prayer: Building an Effective Prayer Base Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective James 5:16
16. Children's Ministry Prayer: Consistent
Modeled
Teach and encourage children to pray
17. Children's Ministry Prayer: Congregation Present Praises
Present Needs
Regular
Prayer Partners
18. Children's Ministry Prayer: Children Modeled
Encouraged
Part of Worship
19. Children's Ministry Prayer: Model For Prayer Adoration-Glorifying God
Confession-Our sins
Thanksgiving-Praise
Supplication-Requesting with humility
20. Children's Ministry Image:Building a Positive Ministry Atmosphere And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. Col. 3:17
21. Children's Ministry Image Appearance
Behavior
Program
22. Children's Ministry Communicate God: Creatively Presenting Who God Is & How to Know Him “…and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I will be with you always, to the very end of the age. Matthew 28:20 (NIV)
23. Children's Ministry Communicate God
24. Children's Ministry Communicating God: What to say and what not to say Watch Vocabulary used
Be Sensitive
Be real
Be honest
25. Children's Ministry Communicating God:Teaching Effectively and Creatively Styles:
Lecture
Role Play
Questioning
Retelling
Puppets
Illusions/Object Lessons
Learning Stations
26. Children's Ministry Children’s Church: To have or not to have?
27. Children's Ministry Resources: Building Blocks
28. Children's Ministry Resources: Mac and Company
29. Children's Ministry Resources: SMM
30. Children's Ministry Resources: One on One
31. Children's Ministry Resources: Pals
32. Children's Ministry Resources: Discipleship Programs
Salvation
Baptism
Communion
Church Membership
Giving
33. 7 Essential Ingredients for Effective Children’s Ministry
34. Children's Ministry