The Ten Essentials of a Children’s Minister by James Summers.
1.Ministry is not a one-man show.
::::Delegate
2.Fun loving personality.
::::An outgoing personality like a kid.
3.Someone who is patient and isn’t overwhelmed with chaos.
4.Recruiting volunteers.
::::Play to your strengths, empower your weaknesses
::::Look for volunteers who are strong where I’m weak.
::::Constantly creating new opportunities for new volunteers
5.Training volunteers
:::::Yes, there is a big difference from recruiting and training
6. Creativity
:::::This is huge. Creativity and thinking outside the box makes church fun and attracting to kids. As a minister, being
creative or having someone on your team that’s creative will leave kids begging their parents to come back to church.
7. Building Relationships
::::Kids-as a friend, not just a pastor
::::With parents
8. Communication
::::Parents and students
::::Website, email, phone, facebook… etc.
::::Staff
::::Promotional ideas
9. Personal discipleship
10. Invest in and develop students so they will serve throughout their life
