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Summer 2001 - Empowering the Next Generation: Children's Ministries Today
Theme Articles
Ask the Superintendent
Children’s Ministries: the Church’s Priority
In a day when children are often seen but not heard, General Superintendent Thomas E. Trask reminds us that the church of today and the church for tomorrow must be built on the pillars of an effective children’s ministry.
Children’s Ministries—Building Tomorrow’s Church
Three long-time champions of children’s ministries discuss how a quality children’s ministry attracts young families and builds tomorrow’s church.
Children’s Ministries: Helping To Grow A 21st-Century Church
Churches across America are discovering that ministry to children is a vital key to church growth. Here are several practical suggestions for making your children’s ministry all that it can be.
Being A Pastor/Coach To Your Children’s Ministry Leader
What 26 years of pastoring taught one man about the importance of being a pastor/coach to his children’s ministries leader.
Preparing For A Spirit-Filled Children’s Ministry
Are we impacting a generation of children with a Holy Spirit-given, heartfelt message, or are we just tickling their five physical senses?
Building An Effective Children’s Ministry Team In the Smaller Church
Here are proven principles for building an effective children’s ministry in the smaller congregation.
Impacting Inner-City Kids For Christ
Even amid guns and gangs, children in the inner city are being reached for Christ. Listen to the corporate spirit of some who are doing it.
Encouraging Male Involvement In Children’s Ministries
It is time for men to overcome the obstacles and observe the outcome of involvement in children’s ministry.
Special-Needs Children—Reaching Families No One Is Reaching
How successful are we at ministering to people who are different?
BGMC: Impacting the World And the Next Generation
Is your church giving God an opportunity to speak to the hearts of children through BGMC?
Features
I Saw What I Saw
Dare we be content to be Pentecostals who fully understand our Pentecostal distinctives but stand apart from them experientially?
The Classroom of Ministry Transition
Properly facing and dealing with a transition can spell the difference between future success or failure. Here are 10 lessons that will assist you when facing a ministry transition.
Editorials
Ministry Matters
In Closing
Columns
Word Study
Your Sons And Daughters Will Prophesy
Worship In the Church
The Worship No One Sees
Clergy, Church & Law
Creating “False Memories” of Childhood Sexual Abuse
The Leaders Edge
Two Buckets on Their Way to the Well
Family Matters
Thoughts From a Pastor/Dad
Counselors Corner
Rehabilitating the Heart: Ministry to Children of Discord
We Build People
We Build Kids: Developing a Strategy for a Purpose-Driven Children’s Ministry
Preaching That Connects
Power of Everyday Disciple Illustrations
When Pews Are Few
Wrestling With the Sumo-sized Church (the unique challenges of pastoring in the shadow of the larger church)
Salt & Light
Evangelism and Children
Financial Concepts
Stewardship as a Ministry in the Local Church—Multiple Strategies for Stewardship
Departments
Sermon Seed
Ministry Ideas
Illustrate It
Book Reviews
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