Developing Kids Ministry Teams

I. The Facts… Children are important to God Children aren’t the church of tomorrow, they’re the church of today God gives each child specific gifts and talents to be used for his glory Children CAN be involved in ministry You CAN NOT do everything by yourself

Children are important to God

Children aren’t the church of tomorrow, they’re the church of today

God gives each child specific gifts and talents to be used for his glory

Children CAN be involved in ministry

You CAN NOT do everything by yourself

The Facts – cont.… The children in your kids church will hopefully one day be in the youth and adult ministries of your church. Train them NOW for ministry! Children enjoy serving others

The Facts – cont.…

The children in your kids church will hopefully one day be in the youth and adult ministries of your church. Train them NOW for ministry!

Children enjoy serving others

Preliminary Steps List all the possible opportunities in your kids church or children’s ministry where kids can serve Come-up with a name for your ministry team – something cool! Clearly write out the purpose of your ministry team

Preliminary Steps

List all the possible opportunities in your kids church or children’s ministry where kids can serve

Come-up with a name for your ministry team – something cool!

Clearly write out the purpose of your ministry team

Preliminary Steps – cont. Determine what ministry opportunities will be reserved for adults, and which will be reserved for kids Decide whether or not you will have another level of opportunities for Jr. High or Senior High students

Preliminary Steps – cont.

Determine what ministry opportunities will be reserved for adults, and which will be reserved for kids

Decide whether or not you will have another level of opportunities for Jr. High or Senior High students

Communicate the opportunities to your kids List all the benefits of being involved in ministry Make it a true honor to serve Give 1 month notice of upcoming training Be sure to communicate to parents as well as to kids

Communicate the opportunities to your kids

List all the benefits of being involved in ministry

Make it a true honor to serve

Give 1 month notice of upcoming training

Be sure to communicate to parents as well as to kids

Develop criteria & expectations for service What will be the minimum age in order to serve? What are the general guidelines and expectations for service? What are the expectations or guidelines for each specific area of ministry? What happens if someone fails to meet the set guildelines? How will you schedule kids for ministry?

Develop criteria & expectations for service

What will be the minimum age in order to serve?

What are the general guidelines and expectations for service?

What are the expectations or guidelines for each specific area of ministry?

What happens if someone fails to meet the set guildelines?

How will you schedule kids for ministry?

Train your kids Introductory training to the ministry team – 1 day training Provide training for each specific area of ministry Keep things simple to start with Provide refresher training and celebrate what God is doing

Train your kids

Introductory training to the ministry team – 1 day training

Provide training for each specific area of ministry

Keep things simple to start with

Provide refresher training and celebrate what God is doing

Keep in touch with your team Accountability is important Emails & phone calls work

Keep in touch with your team

Accountability is important

Emails & phone calls work

The “IMPACT” Example

The “IMPACT” Example

Some helpful hints from experience Be flexible Be understanding Be clear on your expectations Be consistent

Some helpful hints from experience

Be flexible

Be understanding

Be clear on your expectations

Be consistent

IX. Discussion & Ideas