Culture is not what you do – rather it’s about how you do what you do. It’s about your attitude, disposition and spirit.
6. GUEST SERVICES
An awesome children’s ministry places a high value on guest services. They know people decide if they are going to return in the first 7-8 minutes at the church. The sermon starts at guest services. Prevailing children’s ministries know this and are diligent to give first-time guests a 5 star experience.
7. COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE
Awesome children’s ministries got to where they are by paying fantastic attention to the details. They are committed to excellence in every area of the ministry. They are constantly looking for ways to improve and are proactive in seeking out ways to do this.
8. OUTREACH
Awesome children’s ministries look beyond the four walls of their church and seek to engage with their community. They take the Gospel to those around them. They do mission projects. They encourage and support missionaries. They have a heart for the lost just as Jesus did and show it by reaching out to children and families who do not yet know Jesus.
9. PARENT PARTNERSHIP
Awesome children’s ministries partner with parents and assist them with discipling their children. They know parents have the most influence in a child’s life and so they work to leverage that influence. They are focused on influencing the influencers through a variety of methods.
10. CULTURAL RELEVANCE
Awesome children’s ministries know that it is different than when they were kids. Childhood has changed. Today’s kids deal with things that their parents and grandparents didn’t have to face when they were children.
They know that while the message never changes, the methods must if we are going to reach today’s kids and families.
They engage with the culture while holding onto the never-changing Gospel of Jesus. They are anchored to the times but are geared for the ever changing culture. They are diligent to question everything they do and are willing to change or drop what’s not working and pursue new ministry methods.
There is one final thing that I have not mentioned. Without this, there will be no fruit or lives changed. Without this, everything listed above is in vain.
To truly build an awesome children’s ministry, you must first and foremost pray and seek God’s anointing on your life.
It is the Holy Spirit that takes the ingredients above and turns them into an awesome children’s ministry. He is the power that turns the ingredients into a effective ministry.
When you see an awesome children’s ministry being built, you can be assured that there is much prayer and seeking God’s face behind the scenes.
At the end of the day, if God’s anointing is on your ministry, you will look at all the fruit and you will have to shrug your shoulders and say this.
“This incredible growth is not because of us. We are simply not that good. We can’t change anyone’s life. We can’t rescue anyone’s marriage. We can’t see children come to Christ and follow Him.”
It’s then that you have to point toward the heavens and acknowledge that it is all because of Him. It is not by our own power or strength, but it is through His power that it has and is happening.
I pray this for your ministry. As you seek Him, may He empower you in this work He has called you to labor in.
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