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5 Tips on Building Rapport in Kids Church

by Nathan September 5, 2010

Continuing from my article “Becoming a Passé Pastor – 10 Hot Tips,” I have been dissecting the ten different elements that I contended were very important to continued relevance in kid’s ministry. As a children’s pastor or minister the likelihood is that, at least in the realm of churched families, parents will make you an [...]

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Encouraging your Team

by Nathan September 3, 2010

Continuing from my article “Becoming a Passé Pastor – 10 Hot Tips,” I have been dissecting the ten different elements that I contended were very important to continued relevance in kid’s ministry. So the lights dim, the stage is set and you are ready for your big intro into the evangelistic rally you have spent [...]

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I Thought Kids Church Conferences Were A Waste of Time

by Nathan September 1, 2010

Continuing from my article “Becoming a Passé Pastor – 10 Hot Tips,” I have been dissecting the ten different elements that I contended were very important to continued relevance in kid’s ministry. I used to think kids church conferences were a waste of time. I hated the way you would talk to people and they [...]

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Dissecting the Role of a Mentor

by Nathan August 31, 2010

Continuing from my article “Becoming a Passé Pastor – 10 Hot Tips,” I have been dissecting the ten different elements that I contended were very important to continued relevance in kid’s ministry. Throughout the Bible we see people learning, and being encouraged to do better, by what our modern language would call a mentor. Some [...]

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Why Read Kids Ministry Resources?

by Nathan August 27, 2010

So I’ve given you the “how to” when it comes to being passé, now I have set myself the task of telling you over the next ten week days WHY the opposite of the ten things I listed are so important to the children’s minister. Regardless of capability there are always things that we can do [...]

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3 Tips for First Time Kids Church Presenters

by Travis August 25, 2010

Since starting in kids ministry, I’ve seen many people who freak out like crazy when the time comes for them to run games or lead bible lesson parts. So, to help out people who might just be starting out in kids ministry, I’ve come up with three basic tips for people just starting out speaking [...]

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Generating a Mood

by Joel August 19, 2010

As a ‘techie’, we often limit our responsibility to someone who simply presses Play on a CD, turns a microphone on and puts the song words on the screen. But as a minister to children, someone who has an opportunity to influence the younger generation, we need to realise the importance of the role that [...]

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Becoming a Passé Pastor – 10 Hot Tips

by Nathan August 18, 2010

Ever wanted to be Passé? Here are 10 hot tips on how to find yourself out-of-date, and about as appetizing to children as the milk you found at the back of your fridge from last years summer holiday. Don’t read! Up skilling yourself, through reading books written by other pastors or people with their finger [...]

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Hitting a Rock

by Nathan August 17, 2010

Why change a winning formula? I mean our kids ministries often tick along fine when we stick to what we know. Sticking to what we know can even mean our kid’s churches grow at rates that astound our colleagues – the thing is doing what you know, even doing what “works” is not always what [...]

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5 Practical Ways of Encouraging Worship

by Alex August 15, 2010

To follow on from Enyah’s post last week about the importance of worship in a child’s walk with God, as a musician, I wanted to share 5 practical methods of encouraging energetic praise sessions. There is obviously a need for prayer, preparation etc. but I’ll leave that for another post. One of the challenges faced in kids [...]

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Worship – A Child’s Walk with God

by Enyah August 12, 2010

“Often when a child leaves the message may be forgotten but a tune may be hummed and repeated as they go on their way. It stays with them. Think about it; how many times through the week do you think of the sermon you heard on Sunday and how many times do you find yourself [...]

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