Comments on: Overcoming Challenges in Your Children’s Ministry

By: keely lopez

keely lopez — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 21:27:33 +0000

I am looking to involve the older people in the nursery children’s lives i have asked them to help in the nursery and most have said they can’t for health reasons but I fear without their involvement there will be a generation gap that will not be good the children need to have spiritual guidance from those who have walked a christian life does anyone know about spiritual grandparents programs they were mentioned in a article on this site but I don’t know how they work.I would like to find out about them to see if it would help our church

By: So Where’s the Volunteers? (Children’s Ministry Challenge)

So Where’s the Volunteers? (Children’s Ministry Challenge) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:07:08 +0000

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By: Phyllis

Phyllis — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:34:43 +0000

i just moved in march from a church with a membership of about 1,000 to a church with a membership of about 50. The majority of members are older with grown children. There are about 11 young people coming on a regular basis. 5 of them come on our van ministry. 2 of the other youths come with their grandmother and aunt and are on poor terms with their parents. I just started teaching grades 1-4. former teachers are burned out and was glad to be released from teaching. i’m praying to be used by the Holy Spirit to nurture these 11 young people. They do absolutely nothing in church, but play during service. The teenagers are really bad.

By: mary davis

mary davis — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:37:02 +0000

hang in there! it’s especially hard when you feel like it’s the church leadership that is not on board…but God is up to something GOOD through it! :)

By: mary davis

mary davis — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:33:17 +0000

ya know, Gospel Light’s 13-week courses (they’re “big books”–Journey with Jesus, Rock-Solid Followers, etc. ) are designed just for this. they have art/craft/game adaptations for younger and older kids…basically it’s set up so you can use the same materials for both a younger kid and an older kid option. lots of puzzles and coloring pages,, too…and all on a CD-ROM so you can print out what you want! it’s what i’d use!

By: mary davis

mary davis — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:26:03 +0000

so the first order of business is to pray, pray, pray! pray by name for each kid–maybe preschoolers on monday, early elementary kids tuesday, etc. pray for them, for their families, for their parents to catch the vision of what could happen if they were to volunteer to teach! i really think we get so caught up in the “church stuff” that we forget why we are doing this at all! we could sit at starbuck’s every sunday morning, but we don’t. why is that? as we draw near to our God (who’s so big, so strong and so mighty! as the kids’ song says!) we find that HE is creative. HE is the source of passion. HE is able to do more than we ask or imagine…i think sometimes we look everywhere but to HIM. it’s the american way!:)

By: Cindy

Cindy — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:45:35 +0000

Tony,
Thanks so much for your encouraging words and prayers. I do feel better than I did. I have really prayed about the situation and I know that this is where God wants me to be right now. I have decided to press forward and continue to serve the Lord and the children of my church. I just feel so blessed to have you guys praying for me and so many of my friends at my church. I love working with children and parents. I know that when it’s time for me to resign then it will be in God’s time.

By: Poll: What challenges have you faced in children’s ministry?

Poll: What challenges have you faced in children’s ministry? — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:39:15 +0000

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By: Tony Kummer

Tony Kummer — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:12:08 +0000

Wow. That is a painful situation and you are not alone. Keep trusting God and serve the kids God brings your way.

By: Tony Kummer

Tony Kummer — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:08:54 +0000

Great point. Some churches refuse to use the word “volunteers” and only call them servants.