b'HOW TO GROW YOUR CHILDRENS MINISTRYWith the Personal InviteAfter all the time spent planning your new ministry year, nothing is more discouraging than ending up with a lackof leaders willing to serve orworse yetno families or kids to serve. Although there are a variety of reasons whypeople dont engage in childrens ministry, dont make your invite one of them. Below are some tips to help yougrow your ministry leader base and your family attendance, as well as some clear and practical invitations to use.WHAT SHOULD YOU SAY?PERSONALLY INVITE OTHERS TO JOIN YOU OUR CHILDRENS MINISTRYCommunicating to the church as a whole may be the easiest way IS PASSIONATE ABOUT .to express your ministry needs and invite potential leaders and making resilient disciples infamilies to your club. But the most successful way is with a personalthe lives of our young people. invite. Take the focus off of your "need" and "us" and center your helping children have a placeconversation around "God" and "them." People respond betterwhere they belong. Theyare safe, secure and loved. when they hear the vision for reaching and discipling children,building into the lives ofrather than your offer to babysit. Addressing your vision also young people who will be thetakes the pressure and guilt off of the people youre inviting so future leaders of the church.they can hear what God is doing, and want to be a part of Join us and see how God issomething fun and exciting. transforming lives!WHAT SHOULD YOU SAY?INVITE LEADERSUse face-to-face interaction to INSTEAD OF: We really need volunteers to help in our kidsministry. We are so short-staffed, and it\'s hard to reach kidsinvite a prospective leader towith so few leaders. Can you help us? serve on your team. Schedule an in-person chat or connect at an infoSAY: Kids today are facing some really hard stuff, especiallytable in the atrium. Just talk to a realafter this past year with COVID-19. But our kids ministry isproviding them with a faith foundation, and you can be aperson about their real potential topart of that! God is doing some amazing things with our kids. make a real difference for kids. We want you to join us and be a part of the excitement! 8'