Tag Archives: Calling
Called to kidmin?
Posted on 23. Feb, 2010 by Kenny.
Last week I participated in a think tank hosted by Tony Kummer. The think tanks explored the following questions:
“How do you understand God’s calling to children’s ministry in your own life? How would you counsel a young person who is exploring this children’s ministry as a vocation? What do you make of Kids Pastors who move on to other positions in the church such as executive or senior pastor?â€
How would you answer these questions? To see how we answered and to chime as well, click here!… Read the rest
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Requiring parents to serve: Called to serve?
Posted on 05. Aug, 2009 by Kenny.
I’ve been enjoying the conversations with several people about the subject of requiring parents to serve in the children’s ministry. Several of you all shared your opinions here. I shared my opinion here.
Several of you had some amazing comments. However, one thing I kept hearing over and over again was this idea of calling. Several people said that if a parent isn’t called to be in the room, they shouldn’t be in there. This intrigued me and I knew I wanted to discuss it further.
So, let me set the stage. Let’s take the idea of requiring parents off the table. Let’s also not talk about parents we’d all agree don’t need to be in our classrooms. Do you feel the only person who belongs in a children’s ministry environment is a parent or volunteer who feels called it it?… Read the rest
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