I’m starting a new monthly series called the “Leadership Nugget.” The purpose of this is to offer my readers an article or thought provoking “nugget” that they can place on walls in their ministry area, in newsletters, as encouragements to volunteers, or as recruiting material. I hope these tools will help your church better understand the priority of children’s ministry!

This month, I’m offering a resource I wrote called “No Other Ministry.” I hope you could post it on a wall outside your office or include it in a newsletter. If you do copy it in a publication, please be sure to credit my name and web address. Thanks and please pray for me. On Thursday and Friday I will embark on a journey of doctoral exams lasting a total of 8 hours. Yes, I have to write for 8 hours (at least I get two days to do it!). Should God grace me with a passing grade, I will be a doctoral candidate and will finish up the rest of my dissertation so that I may graduate (for the last time ever!) in May! You can read more about the Doctor of Education program I am in here.

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“The Calling”

Go to Coldwater Cafe and check out some great resources by Roger Fields of Kidz Blitz Ministries. He has a great little one sheet commentary on why we are children’s ministers called “The Calling.” I have it in my office to remind me of what I do. Put it on your door for people to read as they pass by. Frame it and hang it on the wall outside of your office. This is a way to show your members how serious you are (and how serious they should be) about ministering to children!

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Anyone in CM has had to deal with children losing a loved one. Aside from my prayers, encouragement and counsel, I recommend that parents take a look at some articles on the Christian Works website. You can find some specific articles on grief here. I have found them to be biblical and helpful to Christian parents trying to help their children understand death.

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