City Light Children’s Ministry Meeting

Let’s open with a word of prayer

Thank you for being here today! Psalm 127:3 Children are a gift from the LORD; they are a reward from him.

What is the purpose of this meeting? Come up with a vision for our Children’s ministry Put uniform rules into place Organize some uniform steps for lesson planning Brainstorm some ideas for working with our spirited group of kiddos Encourage each other

Why is children´s ministry important?

What do we want the vision of our children’s ministry to be? What do you think is important? Let’s Create a vision for this important part of our church.

LOVE one another!

Consequences 1.Warning 2.Sit on couch 3.Downstairs

Lesson Steps Collect prayer requests and have children pray Get their attention! What is the theme or focus of the lesson? What can the children learn about themselves or God? Include some application Don’t forget to have them say the verse from the previous week 1. Pray 2. Hook 3. Story 4. Activity 5. Verse 6. Pray

Let´s prepare a lesson! 1. Pray 2. Hook 3. Story 4. Activity 5. Verse 6. Pray

What works with our kiddos? - Sit them at the table instead of the couch - assign seats with strategic placement of adult and helper - Give them something to do with their hands during -Shorten story time, focus on the Bible Truth What have you done that worked well? Didn´t work?

Lesson Ideas Use pictures, flannel graph, puppets or figurines to tell the story Costumes Flash cards Puppets Cardboard cube Painting: marbles, water color markers, sponge painting Games:

1. Worship service for kids 2. Sunday School for teens and tweens 3. VBS

Let’s close by spending some time lifting up our kids and this ministry in prayer