This book will help the children's church leader develop a life-changing service in which boys and girls will be inspired to worship, develop ministry gifts, and respond to the work of God's Holy Spirit. Dick Gruber's experience and insight have provided godly direction for the children's church service to generations of children's church leaders, and this book will provide insights, information, and inspiration for children's leaders today and in the future.

Chapter titles include:

• The Cutting Edge Children's Church
• From a Circus to a Service
• Leadership: Finding the Right Style
• A Balancing Act to a Balanced Service
• Worship is Worth It
• Giving All to Jesus
• Get the Message, Then the Puppet
• Beyond a Little Talk with Jesus
• Allowing Parents to Participate
• Smorgasbord
• Children in Family Worship
• Those Fabulous Volunteers
• A Final Word or Two
• Appendix A: The Gruber Method
• Appendix B: The Griz Method
• Appendix C: Where is Jesus in Your Children's Church?