The Search Is On

February 11th, 2010 |

Several months ago our church family stepped out on faith and made the commitment to bring on an additional staff member in the area of Children’s Ministry. It is a need we have been aware of for some time and one that needs to be addressed sooner than later.   Thanks to a slew of volunteers we continue to reach out to this age, but we are aware of how much more could be done if we had someone on board specifically ministering to them.  Finding that “someone” has not been an easy or quick task.  We have a great team in place, but the search continues to be slow.  I remind you today that “slow” is not always bad, especially if it means waiting on the Lord to bring that right person into our fold.    Recently I had an awakening in my own heart that perhaps the Lord was waiting to direct us because we had not clearly answered the question of WHY we need a Children’s Minister.  I know parents want it and kids need it, but to be frank, that is not a good enough reason.  I know that other churches have them and are seeing some great things happen, but again that is not a good enough reason.  Churches, like families, can get caught up in the trap of “keeping up with the Joneses”.  It is a dangerous and ultimately unproductive path.  So that brings us back to square one.  Why should we go to all this time and expense to bring on a Children’s Minister?   It’s not to help us build a huge children’s ministry, but rather to help us grow some healthy children ministers.  We need a new generation of kids who will not be self-centered or even just church centered, but rather will be truly Christ centered.  Although they are a part of the church today, they are most certainly the leaders in the church of tomorrow.  If we could early on instill in them this “kingdom mentality”, then like the 1st century church, they could end up turning this world upside down for Christ.  This must be the driving force behind our search.  I certainly know that we need to provide them with activities, but it must not stop there.  Our greatest goal needs to revolve around providing an atmosphere that will help them develop and nurture the heart of a servant. 
 
The search is on,
 
 
 
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