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Children’s Ministry Manual
- Introduction
- Printed copy – a published copy of this manual.
Church Experience
- Purpose of Children’s Ministry – helping children to be all that they are meant to be.
- Aims for Children’s Ministry – practical ways to translate vision for children into practice.
- Pointers for Family Worship – how family worship together is just like a family meal!
- Principles of Family Worship – lessons for family services from Jesus’ entry to Jerusalem.
Biblical Experience
- Biblical Expectation of Children – examples of God using children in the Bible.
- Jesus’ Expectation of Children – how Jesus expects children’s full involvement in his Kingdom.
- Prophetic Expectation of Children – what we can expect to happen with children.
- Partnering Children in Ministry – looking at Biblical examples of child-adult partnerships.
Expanding Experience
- Evangelising Children – helpful things to consider when evangelising children.
- Introducing Holy Spirit Gifts – a framework for introducing children to Holy Spirit gifts.
- Pictures from God – helping children to receive and share pictures from God.
- Hands on Praying – introducing children to receiving from the Holy Spirit through prayer.
- Holy Spirit Gifts and Ministries – list of gifts and ministries for the work of Jesus’ Kingdom.
- Different Ways of God Speaking – examples of God speaking in the story of Gideon.
- Lessons for Young Prophets – lessons for prophets from the Biblical example of Samuel.
- Being Prepared to Be a Prophet – the preparation of Jeremiah in God’s calling to prophesy.
Pastoral Experience
- Jesus’ Expectation of Leaders – how leaders should learn their leadership style from Jesus.
- Relating to Children – lessons from Mark 10:13-16 – correcting wrong ideas and actions.
- How Children are Protected – the arch of protection, which comprises building blocks of love.
- Ministering Protection to Children – helping when children are hurt.
Creative Experience
- The Lord’s Prayer – a new version to express the meaning of the original words in a fresh way.
- Children’s Prayer Times – activities to engage children in prayer.
- Organising a Prayer Event – guidelines for hosting an ‘Action Stations’ prayer event.
Family Experience
- Foundations for Family Life – five practical lessons from the experience of the first family.
- Pointers for Parents – for those who want to help their families to live for the Kingdom of Jesus.
- Helping Children Face Death – a short story to help children face death – ‘The Journey’.