A few weeks back, I asked our readers to answer one simple question – why do you love children’s ministry? The response has been amazing and each answer has personally encouraged me. This post is an edited list of those responses, with a few of my own mixed in. I tried to combine duplicate answers or clarify when needed. I pray this will be an encouragement for you. Please [print_link] and share this resource around your church.
Why Do You Love Children’s Ministry?
- I love introducing children to Jesus Christ.
- I love to watch the lights come on for the kids when they start to understand God’s love.
- It is my mission field.
- It gives me an overwhelming joy when I serve God’s children.
- It’s when I feel most like Jesus.
- I love the energy that kids bring to worshiping God.
- Because children are gifts from God.
- I learn more about God working with kids than anything else I do in my spiritual walk.
- I love making a difference in the life of every child.
- It allows for faith & life experiences shared between adults and children.
- It strengthening the body of Christ, now and in the future.
- It’s better to prepare kids now, rather than trying to repair their lives after the world has beat them down.
- I love seeing the children’s excitement when they walk into the classroom.
- I love introducing children to their God.
- Kids need to know that it’s all about Jesus.
- Children who learn about God now will make the world a better place.
- I love to see truth sticking with them over time.
- It helps families live out their faith together.
- I love to see kids become FULLY DEVOTED followers of Jesus!!!
- Children have such pure,complete and simple faith in God – working with kids reminds me that my relationship with God should be the same.
- It’s an amazing privilege from God.
- I love to show the kids that God is awesome.
- I love to be the first one to tell them particular stories about God’s power.
- Jesus said the Kingdom of heaven belongs to them.
- When I prepare to teach kids, I grow in my understanding too.
- It’s fulfilling and inspiring at the same time.
- It’s fun watching these youngsters live out their lives with so much fun, zest and most importantly innocence/honesty.
- It helps me picture how I should relate to God like a child.
- It is never ever boring!
- When you do something simple as having cupcakes for them, they respond with hugs and kisses.
- I love having a positive impact on kids from dysfunctional homes.
- I get to tell them the “bread and butter” teachings which build a foundation for a lifetime.
- Jesus wanted the kids to be near him.
- Play Dough!
- They teach me more about the love of God than any other group of people.
- Children’s ministry is fun, rewarding and a chance to make a lasting impact on children and their families.
- Children are precious and innocent listeners of Bible lessons.
- I love children ministry because it allows me to contribute to the future of our world.
- This ministry is not a “have to” but a “get to.”
- I love being the instrument that God uses to work through the lives of these children.
- God moves so profoundly in my life that I sometimes feel selfish for being so blessed from serving in children’s ministry.
- Knowing these kids is just such a blessing to me.
- I love children and like being around them.
- Children are better witnesses than adults.
- Kids are never afraid to ask hard questions.
- They talk about faith like it’s normal, unlike grown-ups.
- There’s nothing that gives my heart more joy than when I witness a child experience and come to know the love of Christ.
- Because God has called me minister to His children.
- Children are our future and the best hope for a better tomorrow.
- Because God’s love them, and they are important to Him.
- I just want to tell them about Jesus.
- I learn things from them, like “Don’t jump on the bed” is one of the ten commandments.
- I love being able to use the talent God has given me.
- When I show love to the children, they love me back.
- I love to see the looks in their eyes when they start to understand God’s plan for their life.
- Those little ones who are very curious and naturally want to learn.
- Children have open hearts for the Gospel.
- Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as a little child, will have the opportunity to share with them in the Kingdom of Heaven.
- They are very quick to learn and to believe the word of God.
- Because I love sharing the Gospel with a receptive audience. 🙂
- In my country, most crimes are being committed by youths so i want to be apart of their lives to make a difference.
- I believe I am making a real difference.
- These kids are the church leaders of tomorrow.
- Only children are brave enough to ask, “Who made God?”
- It’s the only ministry where you can sing silly songs at the top of your lungs.
- I love seeing their faces light up when they connect spiritual truth with real life.
- Kids need to know that God is bigger than the boogeyman.
- It promotes child-like faith in my life.
- I love empowering parents to be the primary faith builders in the life of their children.
- The world is getting more dangerous and kids need Jesus to face it.
- Preschool kids are authentic when they praise God. One little boy said with great excitement, “God gave us PANCAKES!!! BANANA PANCAKES with syrup on top!!!”
- I love seeing children really getting the concept of a relationship with Jesus and not just coming to church.
- The joy of hearing a child’s heartfelt prayer.
- I love it that I get to be a part of planting seeds in their lives.
- Because I get to experience God and all that He is doing in the lives of the kids and their families!!!
- Many of the kids I minister to would otherwise never hear about the Savior.
- I love the way children love unconditionally.
- In teaching kids, we can save the next generation from the mistakes that we have made.
- It keeps me young!
- When I’m with the children, I forget life’s worries, laugh more, and have freedom to be a little silly.
- Kids never ignore their friends, even their grown-up friends like me.
- I love hearing an awesome testimony from the parents because of something the kids learned from me.
- Preschool children really do get it – sometimes better than me!
- Snack time!
- I love seeing two-year olds walking around with their little bibles, especially when they say “God told me.”
- To God, every child has infinite value.
- I love to join in their laughter about something silly.
- I love to be the one who gives comfort when they cry.
- I love sharing their wonder about our God.
- Sometimes I can see my reflection in their eyes.
- When I remember that Jesus was a child, I feel like I am serving Him.
- Because some parents are not teaching them anything.
- At church, it’s only the kids will tell you when your hair looks bad.
- I’m a single parent in a third world country and life can be hard. I want to share the peace that God has given me in the middle of my storms.
- I love teaching them to look up when life backs them against a wall.
- I love seeing lost families come to Christ.
- When children sing of their love for Christ, it is priceless.
- I want to help them find the right path in life.
- God has amazing promises for those who trust Him, I don’t want these kids to miss out.
- I love it when kids learn John 3:16 and get so excited they repeat it a hundred times.
- I love seeing these children growing into excited young adults who are sold-out for Christ.
- I still play with Legos.
- Because I will know more people when I get to heaven.
- It gives me joy to think of the chain reaction of right choices that began in one child’s life because of our ministry.
- When they say something surprising, it always bring a smile to my face and brightens my day.
- It helps me relax and be a more creative person.
- It is my way of serving God in response to His love for me.
- I want to be the one who stands in the gap for the parents who give little spiritual guidance for their children.
- It is the only thing that uses all my Spiritual Gifts at one time. (Teaching, Patience, Grace, Mercy, Encouragement, Discernment, and Love.)
- Working with kids will keep you in touch with what truly matters – loving God and loving others.
Need More Encouragement? The read my list of 68 Benefits of Children’s Ministry or check out some funny job requirements for kids ministry.