Children's ministry is a process that connects children with Jesus and His Story.
- It’s helping children become more like Jesus over time. It involves a series of actions or steps that children take to achieve the desired end.
- The process begins when we invite children to connect with Jesus and His Story. It develops as the grace and glory of Jesus are revealed.
- Children’s ministry is relational.
- It happens when children get together with Jesus, i.e. when they’re increasingly captivated by Him.
- The connection begins as children see the glory, wonder and beauty of Jesus; embrace Him in their hearts, and genuinely surrender their lives to live only all for Him. It matures as they worship and walk in His ways (Philippians 2:10-11, Psalm 128:1).
- Children’s ministry is informed.
- It requires children to engage with God’s Story and receive and re-enact it by actively engaging in it.
- When children internalize God’s Story, it gives meaning and value to their lives.
- This connection with God’s Story is what frames and forms children’s ministry. That is, God’s Story is the underlying and unifying Word through which Jesus makes Himself known to children.