b'How to Grow Your Childrens MinistryWith the Personal InviteA\x1fer all the time spent planning your new ministry year, nothing is more discouraging than ending up with a lack of leaders willing to serve orworse yetno families or kids to serve. Although there are a variety of reasons why people dont engage in childrens ministry, dont make your invite one of them. Below are some tips to help you grow your ministry leader base and your family attendance, as well as some clear and practical invitations to use.PERSONALLY INVITE OTHERS TO JOIN YOUCommunicating to the church as a whole may be the easiest way to express your ministry needs and invite potential leaders and families to your ministry. But the most successful way is with a personal invite. Take the focus o of your "need" and "us," and center your conversation around "God" and "them." People respond better when they hear the vision for reaching and discipling children, rather than your oer to babysit. Addressing your vision also takes the pressure and guilt o of the people youre inviting so they can hear what God is doing and want to be a part of something fun and exciting.OUR CHILDRENS MINISTRY IS PASSIONATE ABOUT .WHAT SHOULD making resilient disciples in the lives of our young people.YOU SAY?helping children have a place where they belong. They are safe, secure and loved. building into the lives of young people who will be the future leaders of the churchJoin us and see how God is transforming lives!INVITE LEADERSUse face-to-face interaction to invite a prospective leader to serve on your team. Schedule an in-person chat or connect at an info table in the atrium. Just talk to a real person about their real potential to make a real dierence for kids.INSTEAD OF: We really need volunteers to help in our kids ministry. We are so short-staed, and it\'s hard to reach kids with so few leaders. Can you help us?SAY: Kids today are facing some really hard stu. But our kids ministry is providingWHAT SHOULD them with a faith foundation, and you can be a part of that! God is doing someYOU SAY?amazing things with our kids. We want you to join us and be a part of the excitement!7'