The Importance Of Working In Children's Ministry

Earley & Gutierrez (2010) “Ministry Is…How to Serve Jesus with Passion and Confidence” (Nashville: Broadman & Holman).

Pastor Fisher’s goal for her children she ministers is to be as dedicated to God as “the enemy” (Muslim children) are to fighting a war for Allah because of their strong belief and dedication to Islam."I want to see young people who are as committed to the cause of Jesus Christ as the young people are to the cause of Islam," she tells the camera. "I want to see them radically laying down their lives for the gospel, as they are over in Pakistan and Israel and Palestine." Fisher bases her sermons on the Bible and social issues (abortion, evolution, sin, the president at the time, George W. Bush, etc). The

 The association organizes mission work locally and internationally to reach people not normally reached by the message of the churches. Whether these churches minister to people here in the community or in another country, such as Honduras, the members of the association work hard to ensure that their

He has been in full-time ministry for over 36 years ministering throughout the United States and abroad. He is a dynamic speaker and an accomplished musician and songwriter; having released several CDs. In addition, he serves on the Board of Directors of Poverty Dignified Inc., which is a mobile utility company that is taking clean lighting, cell phone batteries and world-class education to the impoverished children of Africa.

Daniel says that she has seen many who are involved in teaching and providing care through the church go on to be teachers, counselors, and administrators for various youth programs. Mrs. Daniel says, “the church opens doors for people to get involved with kids and shows them the impact that one person can make in a child’s life.” She became interested in working with children in this very way. Mrs. Daniel began to volunteer at her church, which later led to a part-time job. While working part-time, she continued her education and gained more experience that eventually led her to become the Director of Children’s Ministry. In order to prepare for entering this field, Mrs. Daniel suggest that, while it is not required, a person should have a college degree that prepares them for working with families and children and that they stay up to date on trends and issues in the church as well as in the community. She also says that if one plans to work in a church environment, they should have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Mrs. Daniel describes working in this kind of environment as a “calling.” She does not think that this is a field for everyone, “it takes a special kind of person to put the needs of children and the community in front of their own” says Mrs.

For 17 years God has blessed me to serve alongside my husband as directors of Chi Alpha at the University of Texas at Arlington. During my time here, I have served and mentored hundreds of young women and internationals who now fulfill the mission of Chi Alpha in the marketplace and the world as pastors, missionaries, police officers, nurses, teachers, and social workers. I am especially thankful to walk with those students who came to faith, experienced discipleship, and the Holy Spirit empowered their lives through the ministry.

Ryan Moline and I sat down before the service and I got to ask him some questions about the youth group and himself. He graduated from Spring Arbor University and while going there he volunteered at Spring Arbor Free Methodist Church working with the youth group. He has now been a fulltime pastor of the young teens for 3 years making his total amount of time there 6 and a half years. Being the pastor of the young teens he mostly spends time preparing for the Sunday night youth group and the Wednesday night youth group: making up lessons, planning games, making sure he has all the leaders he needs, and setting up the outline for the night. He also plans the youth groups retreat or mission trip they are having that year. Finally, he also is looking ahead for the year, this means coming up with general ideas for the months, figuring out what they will talk about and when they will talk about it.

In chapter one, Cannister claims that when teenagers matter, student ministries will thrive. Cannister begins by showing what most churches are doing by outlining the “good enough” principle, a mentality and form of organization that states that 80% of youth/parents will be satisfied with only 20% of the effort, much like a consumer. Cannister, however, advocates for a comprehensive youth ministry or a ministry that does not just focus on safety, what the parents want, or only

He people groups in their marriage as a marriage instructor and he additionally fills in as a specialist to individuals secretly or through his Sunday benefit. He gives a word of wisdom about existence circumstances through the expression of God. He demonstrates his best sides, he never is by all accounts in a terrible state of mind, he is continually grinning and extremely cheerful to see you when he is welcomed by you. He makes himself extremely accessible to individuals who require him. Minister Glenn Seals is a neighborly man who you can converse with at whatever time. Minister Perry love's being steady and accommodating in offering and to priest to the individuals who are without. He set up a program in peopling monetarily, peopling turn into a decent Steward over their funds, peopling discovers homes for vagrants, peopling land positions and peopling through extreme ordinary difficulties through life. He is exceptionally open to individuals moving toward him outside of work at whatever time to get

Each of them play a part in building a loving and nurturing community for these children to live and grow in every day. Furthermore, these selfless people, at the core of their job, are doing a service. They provide an enriching education that strengthens and encourage students to stretch their minds. Moreover, the staff also supplies encouragement to the students to practice and discover more about their faith in a safe and non-judgemental place. The staff and faculty of Waldron Mercy build the City of God through the younger generation that will hopefully one day begin to build the City of God themselves and inspiring others to do so; thus making a never

She has been blessed to teach and mentor 7th grade girls, write various Bible Studies for the middle school student ministry at her home church, speak to women’s groups of various ages, plan and help lead women’s retreats, and write women’s Bible Studies. Over the past several years Jenifer has been heavily involved in women’s ministry.

Not only has Reed traveled to almost every state in America to serve and evangelize to others, he has served internationally in fifteen countries. He spent 28 years as a full-time instructor and is now a Christian ministries department chair.

Cindy also thought that prayer was essential in this ministry. Prayer before going out and prayer during and prayers after going out were very helpful to her for witnessing. She shared with me an incident had been very effective with some teen agers she and two others

She also firmly believes “it takes a village” to help children become healthy, happy individuals that will grow up to reach their full potential. “I get the sense everyone here is invested in the community and that’s a real positive atmosphere for children to grow up in,” she said.

To say that "I am extremely passionate about working with children" would be an enormous understatement in regards to my personal experiences, ideologies and self-proclaimed purposes in respects to working in public schools. Being passionate about ones every day line of work is a huge deciding factor for most of us when it comes to “what we want to be when we grow up.” Conversely, it was quite simple for me, you see the rewards of teaching truly lie in the outcomes of one’s teaching. Knowing that from the first day of school, what I do and how I do it will have a domino effect on hundreds of lives throughout my career as an educator. In hopes to not only work in a field that I both admire and aspire to be a part of, I am also driven to one day be that teacher in which my students can look back and say “Miss. Chadwick really motivated me to be a better learner, artist, writer” and hopefully “a better person.”