Andy Ervin (former One Way Street intern) has written a practical guide for children's workers based on his 20 years of experience as a children's pastor. It's full of insights, suggestions, and questions to help you evaluate and improve your ministry. This is a must-read for children's ministry leaders.
Chapters include
- Leadership and Children's Ministry
Times Have Changed
- Communicating Up, Down, and All Around
The Art of Vision Casting
- It's All About Teamwork!
- The Art of Developing Volunteers
But Call Them Leaders!
- They Want Disney on a Dime
Creating Fun Environments that Lead Children to Christ
- It's More Than Just About Kids
Partnering with Parents
- An "Others Focused" Children's Ministry
- Your Best Teaching Tools
The Holy Spirit and You
- They Will Know if Fun is a Core Value!
- Is Your Children's Ministry a Safe Place?
- Celebrating the Rites of Passage
- Creating Family Discipleship Experiences
- Great Children's Ministry Leaders Keep Growing
- Spiritual Formation
Keeping Your Bubbles In the Middle
- Appendix of Resources for Children's Ministry