But Children Matter: Successful Children's Ministry Volunteerism Strategies

Often a disconnect exists between the way pastors childrens ministry volunteers and churches describe the health and impact of childrens ministry volunteers (and the overall functioning of an ongoing childrens ministry). The volunteer dysfunction that is evident in many churches goes beyond the building scenario or the current strategy that leadership is pursuing. If one asks the pastor of just about any local church how the childrens ministry is going most pastors will respond positively. However if speaking with a childrens ministry volunteer one is likely to hear I am burned out but I feel obligated to serve here because we have such a shortage of volunteers and I do love these kids. Too often there is no program in place to monitor the health of the ministry. Official training is lacking church vision is blurred and many childrens ministry volunteers feel like they are nothing more than large-group unpaid babysitters. This book analyzes these problems and provides pragmatic systematic steps to a healthier more robust childrens ministry.