I've just returned from a children's ministry conference at Willow Creek Community Church. Phil Vischer, creator of VeggieTales, spoke during one of the closing sessions. Whether your ministry is to kids, part-time or full time, this is where it starts...
Your ministry to kids doesn't start with an X-box and a big screen TV. It doesn't start with a job description written by a senior pastor. It doesn't start with facilities and a budget. It doesn't even start with a great conference filled with tips and "best practices."
Your ministry to kids starts with God's love. Not his love for kids - his love for you. Christ is calling to you - to "all you who are weary and burdened." Bring your burdens to the cross - and lay them down. Let them go. Then stay there - at the cross - resting in God's love. Not his "love for the world" in abstract, but his very real love for YOU. Phil Vischer
Thank you for reading, I hope it speaks to your heart,
Jennifer
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Friday, May 2, 2008
by Jennifer Metenyi