“A little child shall lead them.” Isaiah 11:6 One day, I was praying over the kids in my class and a saw a vision. When I say I saw a vision, what I mean is that in my heart I saw a picture of myself. I was standing in the balcony above Kids Church. I […]
One of the most powerful services I ever was part of was at Kid’s Camp in 1986. I was Kid’s Pastor at a church in Oklahoma, and I had invited my friend, Bill Bush, to be the guest speaker. The first service did not go very well. I didn’t think much of it. On the […]
I know this is incredibly obvious but it needs to be said. The best way to partner with parents is to get them involved with the kids ministry program. In other words use your KidMin program to disciple the parents.
There is a big emphasis in churches today on family ministry. In the context of family ministry, we hear a lot of talk about parents being the primary spiritual leaders of their kids. Many churches take this concept so far that they will not pray with kids to receive Christ, as they say, this is […]
‘In the last days,’ God says, ‘I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.” Acts 2:17 God promises to pour out the Holy Spirit on all people. The scriptures don’t say all people over 12. The Bible […]
There is call to preach to kids. If you are going to be an effective Kids Pastor it’s critical that you see Kids Ministry like the Lord sees it. Many do not see kids ministry as real ministry. This is false of course, but people’s attitudes can still wear you down. As the leader it’s […]
Today, I am going to share with you 4 of my favorite Sunday School Lessons on Prayer. Prayer is a big part of our relationship with God and we need to teach kids to pray. Every year I set aside 2 months to teach the kids in my ministry about prayer.
There are different types of kids pastor. This is why it can be dangerous to go look at someone else’s program and copy it. If a church has a successful program then they built their program around the strengths of the leader and you may or may not have those same strengths. I’m not saying […]
5 Sunday School Lessons On The Holy Spirit It’s important to talk to kids about the Holy Spirit. Our kids need to know the Holy Spirit is real, powerful, and that He comes to live inside when we ask Jesus Christ into our hearts. This week I’ll be sharing five of my favorite sermons […]
John Wesley once made the following statement. “I have come to see that many in the church do not really have faith because if they had real faith it would change their life” What Wesley was saying was that many go through the motions of being a Christian – they attend church and listen to the […]