Good morning from the Waffle House! As I sit here and sip my coffee I am happy to share that it has been a wonderful week in the world of kidmin! I was a little skeptical of the location, but have learned that Chattanooga is a cool place, great food, lovely people and great architecture. But I guess if you're from the south, it may not be quite the novelty. I will say, after getting myself through the San Francisco airport the Chattanooga metro airport was quite fun! :)If you came to any of my sessions, you have probably already received an email with my notes. They are also posted here and hope you find them useful.
Hoping you had a wonderful time at CPC if you were here!
See y'all on the left coast in a few weeks.
Heidi
Breakout #1 - Kidmin in the Small Church (track)
Finding your VOICE as a small church kidmin leader
Three things to remember when
finding your VOICE
Every church is unique
•
Take joy in this, and learn who you are as a
church, don’t do cookie cutter ministry
•
1 Corinthians 12:14-27
Every church can be effective
•
Effectiveness is a choice
Every small church has an
advantage
•
The ability to have personal relationships
Vision
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Prayer – start here!
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Find out your pastor’s vision for Children’s
Ministry – and know it well
•
What exactly do we mean by “vision” – your
ultimate goal or target
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Dream a little
•
Develop a strategy – and be willing to
constantly update it
Opportunity
•
Identify your effectiveness – are all the
churches around you doing the same thing?
•
What can your church or ministry do, that others
can not?
•
Make connections - the more ministry friends you
have, the more resources you have
•
Remember, we are all on the same team! Partner
with a larger church leader in a mentoring way.
•
Resource management
1.
Cmconnect.org
2.
Heidimhensley.com
3.
Kidology.org
4.
Twitter & Facebook & Pinterest
5.
Lifeway Kids Blog
Inspire
• Yourself
– stay in the word! Make sure you are being fed as a leader.
• Your
Pastor – keep him in the loop! Update him about kids being saved etc.
• Your
Leaders – Let them have input and ownership! Make sure they know the “why” of
what they’re doing.
• Your
Parents – Share the vision you have for their kids with them
• Your
Kids – Again, do they know “why” kidmin is so important?
• Your
City – get out of your walls!
Culture
• Know
the culture well – this gives you a wealth of information for ministry and
design use
• Use
it to your advantage – you will know how to minister to your city
• Be
willing to see – be the candle in dark places as a church
• Be
willing to let God change it – this is easier said than done. Letting go of
ineffective practices, or killing off sacred cows.
Examine
• Review
what you do
• Review
why you do
• Review
the how – then decide what needs to be kept and do it well!
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