Comments on: Orange Week: Leverage influence http://childrensministryonline.com/fresh-ideas/orange-week-leverage-influence/ Thu, 17 May 2012 14:24:00 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Kendra Golden http://childrensministryonline.com/fresh-ideas/orange-week-leverage-influence/comment-page-1/#comment-16638 Kendra Golden Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:43:32 +0000 http://childrensministryonline.com/?p=5034#comment-16638 Wow, I've never really reflected on that before, but I served in "the nursery" as soon as they let me and served throughout my teenage years. It did indeed build a foundation that led me to vocational ministry. Nice to think about! Really great to meet you today after knowing you online for a year. :) Thanks for coordinating Orange Week! Now to make every week Orange Week at the office! :) Wow, I’ve never really reflected on that before, but I served in “the nursery” as soon as they let me and served throughout my teenage years. It did indeed build a foundation that led me to vocational ministry. Nice to think about!

Really great to meet you today after knowing you online for a year. :) Thanks for coordinating Orange Week! Now to make every week Orange Week at the office! :)

]]> By: Jeremy Martin http://childrensministryonline.com/fresh-ideas/orange-week-leverage-influence/comment-page-1/#comment-16603 Jeremy Martin Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:52:41 +0000 http://childrensministryonline.com/?p=5034#comment-16603 I totally agree that it is about the experience for students. We learn best through doing, failing, doing some more, and achieving our goals. The church has been a child watch service for far too long. Student pastors everywhere should take serious their responsibility to lead students and parents on their journey. Lead pastors should take serious the ministry that is going on with students. The church should stand behind the student ministry in spite of how messy it can get. We have them as moldable students for a short time. We have to make the most of that time by making it real for them. Give them "on the job" experience in this thing called the church and Christianity. I totally agree that it is about the experience for students. We learn best through doing, failing, doing some more, and achieving our goals. The church has been a child watch service for far too long. Student pastors everywhere should take serious their responsibility to lead students and parents on their journey. Lead pastors should take serious the ministry that is going on with students. The church should stand behind the student ministry in spite of how messy it can get. We have them as moldable students for a short time. We have to make the most of that time by making it real for them. Give them “on the job” experience in this thing called the church and Christianity.

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