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Your Small Ministry has Big Value
We like BIG in Texas and take great pride in the size of our land. Big Tex is the symbol of the State Fair of Texas—the largest in the country. Does smaller make other states lesser in importance? No. (I am aware that some Texans would argue the point.) We usually equate bigger with better and newer with improved. The Christian world often applies the world’s perspective to the spiritual. Even if we do not say it out loud, such thoughts are engrained in our thinking—bigger churches are better; starting a new church or ministry is doing something greater for God than serving in an established place; the larger the ministry…
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Five Components of an Effective Children’s Ministry in a Small Church
Suppose you are a recent hire at a small church with a very small children’s ministry. Fewer than one hundred people attend your church, but it is located in a good location where you expect solid growth over time, particularly if you can initiate and maintain a thriving children’s ministry. What do you do when you have a small children’s ministry? How can you maintain and build an effective children’s ministry? Have a plan. If anyone else is on staff in children’s ministry, sit down with them and plan out how you will effectively reach children in your church. Take the time to train your volunteers well. Prepare…
