1. Building a Vibrant Children’s Ministry
Webinar by Margaret Kiser

3. Building a Vibrant Children’s Ministry
Building Community
Connecting and Serving Families
Teaching Truth

4. Building Community YOUR Community of Support “Truth Teller”
Gives honest opinion positively or negatively
“Cheerleader”
Creates excitement about ministry
“Making it Happen”
Catches ministry vision and meets needs

5. Building Community Volunteers Not “one size fits all”
Know your volunteers
Communication is Key!
Simplify
Personalize

6. Connecting and Serving Families
Ministering to the Family as a whole
Parents as primary Spiritual Educators
Effective Communication
Weekly Blasts
Facebook Page
Group text App
Church Bulletin

7. Connecting and Serving Families
Equipping Parents to Lead
Children’s Church
Matches “Big Church”
Children’s Bulletin
Family Devotions
Advent
Easter
Family Oriented Events

8. Children’s Bulletin Packet

9. Connecting and Serving Families
Building Kids into Community
Focused Teaching Times
Sunday Morning
Sunday Nights
Wednesday Nights
Age Specific Groupings
Mother’s Morning Out
Club 412

10. Connecting and Serving Families
Building Kids into Community cont’d
“Fun Days”
Attending Sports/Activities
Birthday Cards
Christmas Cards

11. Connecting and Serving Families
Building Kids into Community cont’d
Summer Activities
VBS
Summer JAM
Drama Camp
Girls’ Bible Study

12. Teaching Truth In-depth Learning Memorizing Scripture Triathalon
Ready Made Curriculum
Great Commissions Publications
“What’s in the Bible”
Self Written Curriculum
Memorizing Scripture
Triathalon

14. Questions?