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• Comment Link Wednesday, 18 April 2012 03:40 posted by Kevrell

  What are your biggest challenges? Like a large number of folks in childrens ministry I am a part-time volunteer Childrens Pastor. I work fulltime as a warehouseman. So, lack of time and resources are often a challenge. I think most people in the church misunderstand what it is I am trying to do as Childrens Pastor, which is to partner with parents tangibly in helping them disciple their own children, and being a missionary to unchurched kids and families in our culture. I get the impression I am seen as a glorified babysitter. What is your biggest joy? Watching and helping children and parents come to faith in Jesus Christ. Reaching out to the multiple cultures in my neighborhood. Being there for kids as they grow up, even into their teen and adult years.What would you like your pastor or elders to know about your ministry? Please do not lock me into the four walls of the church. I will wilt and die. I am a missionary, not strictly an administrator.If you could change one thing about your church to make your ministry better, what would you change? Transition from strictly attractional ministry (which is largely ineffective), to going out and living the life of Christ in the community. There are some good early signs this is beginning to happen, but there is much work yet to do.How can we pray for you?That God will raise people up in our community of faith who see their daily lives as a mission field. That God will help us as leaders to equip them and encourage them to do the work of the ministry right where they live and work. That I may decrease so that Christ may increase.
• Comment Link Sunday, 15 April 2012 00:42 posted by Etty

  . As someone who moved on from a Church for a lot of these reasons, let me offer you some possible translations:We just don’t get time with you anymore.God has given us a vision for how to reach people inside/outside, but you are so busy with the vision God has given you that we have not been able to share that with you.The church has gotten too big.The church has gotten impersonal. The individual services are too crowded. I dont feel like Im part of a mission anymore, but rather just a nameless face in a crowd.Things have changed.This can be any number of things. One of which is What God has called me to do is different than what you are doing now.None of these are necessarily bad. I cant do a large Church because I have a complete inability to navigate the politics of a large organization. I like the fact that our local LifeChurch is small enough that if I call our campus pastor or LifeGroup pastor, he and I can talk about whatever Gods doing. If it doubles in size, Ill probably go find somewhere else that I can help grow until Im useless. One thing to remember is that different types of ministries takes different types of people. As your ministry grows and changes, as youve has pointed out many times on this blog, you have to change the way you are doing things. This is good. But with that change often comes a different set of people who can succeed in their ministry. The fact that some people dont work with the change is not a bad thing. Perhaps you could even help them find a Church that matches their ministry style?
• Comment Link Sunday, 01 April 2012 02:56 posted by Rope

  CHALLENGES:I think the biggest challenges I face are helping parents realize their role in the development of their child. Connecting with them is often difficult and helping them to grasp that is even more so. Really, helping people in the church as a whole to understand the limited amount of time we have to impact a persons life (seeing children not as children but as people who need to be reached). How cool would it be to have a generation of kids to grow up knowing Christ, and how much more would it be to have one generation helping the next? Another big challenge we are facing right now is getting to know how are kids are walking with Jesus. This above all is taking the center of my focus the next few months. I want to make sure that we are doing all we can do in that area.JOYS:Our team of volunteers is so committed to our kids and to our vision of our church. I love also that our lead team is supportive of everything we do. Ive never been told no when I need something and its been great! I love that our kids love coming and they grasp things even when we think they are not listening or really getting it. I love the surprises that come with that.PASTORS/ELDERS:I would love for them to as passionate about it as I am. I know that their main focus is usually what happens in the adult worship service, but I would love opportunities for them to really get what we do, and be able to communicate that to everyone. If we could partner with them to reach parents, that would be great. Sometimes though it feels a little like isolated silos as much as we work against it.CHANGE:If we could change one thing it would be that we place more emphasis on families, more emphasis on pouring ourselves into kids of all ages. It would be that whenever we do anything we are asking, How does this benefit a family? How does this benefit individuals? (in referring to their walk with Jesus). If we could get ideas and have more collaboration across the board, that would be awesome. If we are seriously looking at the analogy of planting seeds, then shouldnt we be walking with a child from the moment he is born to the moment he is an adult to the moment he is a parent, to the moment he dies? When you talk about helping people follow Jesus - its a lifetime endeavor on everyones part! Shouldnt there be some comprehensive strategy to it?PRAY:Pray for servants hearts. Pray for the hearts of our families. Pray for the hearts of our leaders. For me, pray that I am wise in all my dealings and that my paths are straight and that I recognize completely that I am not in charge, that I am surrendered to a higher purpose. Like Moses, I have been called to a specific task, and though I may do it at times through clenched teeth, its not about me. Its not about my schedule. Its all about Him. I pray for that for all of us. Its not about the next big thing. Its about now and being wise in these moments. They are few and fast passing.
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• Comment Link Monday, 26 March 2012 06:31 posted by Boston

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• Comment Link Thursday, 22 March 2012 06:52 posted by Ravi

  CHALLENGES:I think the biggest enhllcages I face are helping parents realize their role in the development of their child. Connecting with them is often difficult and helping them to grasp that is even more so. Really, helping people in the church as a whole to understand the limited amount of time we have to impact a person's life (seeing children not as children but as people who need to be reached). How cool would it be to have a generation of kids to grow up knowing Christ, and how much more would it be to have one generation helping the next? Another big challenge we are facing right now is getting to know how are kids are walking with Jesus. This above all is taking the center of my focus the next few months. I want to make sure that we are doing all we can do in that area.JOYS:Our team of volunteers is so committed to our kids and to our vision of our church. I love also that our lead team is supportive of everything we do. I've never been told no when I need something and it's been great! I love that our kids love coming and they grasp things even when we think they are not listening or really getting it. I love the surprises that come with that.PASTORS/ELDERS:I would love for them to as passionate about it as I am. I know that their main focus is usually what happens in the adult worship service, but I would love opportunities for them to really get what we do, and be able to communicate that to everyone. If we could partner with them to reach parents, that would be great. Sometimes though it feels a little like isolated silos as much as we work against it.CHANGE:If we could change one thing it would be that we place more emphasis on families, more emphasis on pouring ourselves into kids of all ages. It would be that whenever we do anything we are asking, How does this benefit a family? How does this benefit individuals? (in referring to their walk with Jesus). If we could get ideas and have more collaboration across the board, that would be awesome. If we are seriously looking at the analogy of planting seeds, then shouldn't we be walking with a child from the moment he is born to the moment he is an adult to the moment he is a parent, to the moment he dies? When you talk about helping people follow Jesus - it's a lifetime endeavor on everyone's part! Shouldn't there be some comprehensive strategy to it?PRAY:Pray for servants hearts. Pray for the hearts of our families. Pray for the hearts of our leaders. For me, pray that I am wise in all my dealings and that my paths are straight and that I recognize completely that I am not in charge, that I am surrendered to a higher purpose. Like Moses, I have been called to a specific task, and though I may do it at times through clenched teeth, it's not about me. It's not about my schedule. It's all about Him. I pray for that for all of us. It's not about the next big thing. It's about now and being wise in these moments. They are few and fast passing.