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Children's Ministry Encouragement & Vision

Funny Job Requirements for Children’s Ministry

02 Jun | by Tony Kummer Children's Ministry Encouragement & Vision

There was a funny thread on the forums at CM Connect and I thought I would share some of it here. For the whole scoop, check out this comment thread on their site. Basically, they wanted to come up with some funny “job requirements” for children’s ministry. Here are a few of my favorites, feel [...]

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Thank You For Your Sacrifice

25 May | by Kristin Charles Children's Ministry Encouragement & Vision

Memorial Day has traditionally been a day set aside to honor brave men and women who have sacrificed their lives for the freedoms we hold dear in the United States. As GK Chesteron said, “Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness [...]

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1/168: Children’s Ministry Hours Per Week

15 May | by Terry Delaney Children's Ministry Encouragement & Vision

I recently attended the Connecting Church and Home conference (read our live blog) back in March. While there, I saw a man wearing a black t-shirt with white embroidered 1/168. I was immediately intrigued by the small fraction. Given the context of the conference, I figured it had something to do with student ministry. My [...]

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Sending Missionaries To The Future

10 Mar | by Tony Kummer Children's Ministry Encouragement & Vision

Last week I watched a documentary about my city. It included video footage from the early 1930s. Several clips showed children at local elementary schools lining up for school dismissal. These boys and girls had bright eyes and faces full of hope. Many of them looked familiar and I almost expected to see kids from [...]

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Do You Get Discouraged In Children’s Ministry?

I want to make a confession, sometimes I feel discouraged about our children’s ministry. From an outsiders perspective it is anything but glamorous and sometimes it just feels like a Christian job. There are constant discouragements and I’ve wondered how people serve in children’s ministry decades after decade.

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Poem: The Calling

02 Sep | by Tony Kummer Children's Ministry Encouragement & Vision

Note: Thanks for a very encouraging reader who emailed me this peom about children’s ministry. I wanted to pass it one for everyone to enjoy. It’s written by Roger Fields, see link to the whole peom below.
I am a missionary. I minister to the largest mission field in the world. I minister to children.
My calling is [...]

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6 Reasons Why You Should Serve In Children’s Ministry

31 Jul | by Tony Kummer Children's Ministry Encouragement & Vision

In most churches, finding volunteers for children’s ministry is a constant struggle. Most children’s ministers spend hours recruiting for Sunday school, church nursery, vacation Bible school, and other ministry programs.
This shouldn’t be the case. If people really understood the spiritual blessings of serving God’s kids, we would have to start a volunteer waiting list. Children’s [...]

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Advice For A New Children’s Minister

29 Jul | by Tony Kummer Children's Ministry Encouragement & Vision

This week, my friend Terry is starting his new ministry placement as a full time children’s pastor. I’m excited to see the work God will do, both in that church and in Terry’s life. Here are some practical tips I would offer to any new children’s minister.

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Summertime Attendance Lows: How to avoid discouragement

28 Jul | by Tony Kummer Children's Ministry Encouragement & Vision

If your church is like mine, the dog days of Summer can be the dog days of attendance too – especially for young families who use the Summer break to go on vacation.
5 Ways To Avoid Poor Attendance Blues
This is an aspect of ministry that I still struggle with. It almost always affects my mood [...]

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Why Does Children’s Ministry Matter?

13 May | by Tony Kummer Children's Ministry Encouragement & Vision

We all know that kids matter to God, but what else can we say about the importance of children’s ministry. Here is my attempt to spell it out in detail.
68 Reasons Why Children’s Ministry Matters:

14 Ways Children’s Ministry Helps Kids

8 Ways Children’s Ministry Helps Families

24 Ways Children’s Ministry Helps The Church

8 Ways Children’s Ministry Helps [...]

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