I love this blog. It really keeps me in touch with other children’s ministry people. And these three guys are each different people. Jim Wideman is like the Yoda with the wisdom. Ryan is Obi-Wan Kenobi with wisdom and is still learning. And then there is Evan the young one, like Luke Skywalker who is in training in Children’s Ministry. I relate a lot to Evan because I’m starting out and feeling my way through this ministry with God, the almighty force with me. And when I read blogs by Ryan and Jim I’m in awe. Well Jim has been writing a series on Being a Full-Time Leader in Childern’s Ministry and and Part 6 has really got me going. I LOVE IT! So check out the links above and read some great wisdom from the Word of God and the trio.
Basics 2 April 8, 2008
Well it has been the first Sunday has past on using the curriculum that I wrote and it was smooth. I found myself waking up and ready to go. I was so excited to share with the children the hard work I had put in to teach them all about creation. And I found that the children loved it. And also I saw that my volunteers were jumping right in and taking the lead. Me getting into the scripture and finding things out about God myself in stories to teach the children has empower me, my volunteers, and the children. I have found a new type of happiness in God. To be honest I feel like the inside Amber is finally coming out. I’m starting to shine through what God has really called me to do. And also this past Sunday I had a meeting with my volunteers and spoke my heart and watched them take charge right away…..the prayers and stress I went through thinking that no one wanted to help me was so WRONG. All along they wanted me to hand them the ropes and say let God lead you not me. This new found knowledge in the ministry is having the children get excited and the volunteers.
When I prayed for God to make me a writer I never thought that the things would exploded like this. It just comes to show insert foot in mouth when you think it is too big for God. Nothing is too big for God.
I will be continuing to pray and love on people. I really feel that things are changing and moving forward…..Basics are the Best…..And the BIBLE should be the only thing we use because I’m 24 and I got caught up in all this new stuff that everyone is putting out for the kids trying to stay with it but really they are wanting the old. Give them challenges because in this day and age, everything is given to them, CHANGE IT!
Back to the Basics March 30, 2008
Well it all started a couple weeks ago. I prayed to God that if He wanted me to write curriculum that He would have to make me a writer. Believe me, I’m no writer at all. But I was feeling that I’m suppose to be teaching these children something different from what I was finding on the internet or from all these new curriculum’s. Well sure enough on Tuesday afternoon I started to feel the call to writing when my head began to get over flowed with ideas on different ways to teach the children. And also all these stories started to pop in my head that really I find myself not really knowing them that well myself. I also reflected a lot on how the ministry is going and I see that the children are getting all caught up and bored with all the new media. The children in my ministry are eating up the basics when I throw them at them. For Example, a couple weeks ago I introduce a “Sacred Space” to the room. This had nothing to do with curriculum it was a place where the children could go in the room and read straight from scripture or write in journals of things that God was showing them. I found myself in awe of these moments watching the children that seem to be bored the most in class going to the space opening up the bible and reading. Today was the start of going back to the basics with the children and I found myself hearing and seeing the children loving it. I also heard another story that the children need to learn, Abraham. To think they didn’t even know His story. Here is the start of new beginnings in Club Rock.
This is going to be a growing experience for me and the children. He will provide the material and strength to write. He is the ultimate story teller, I only hope I can show the best for Him to the children.
