How to start a youth & children’s ministry
Unfiltered: Real Church Planting Conversations
English - October 16, 2018 06:00 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality Society & Culture church planting lee stephenson danny parmelee church planting podcast church planting resources church planting training Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Church planting leaders Lee Stephenson and Danny Parmelee discuss how to start children’s and youth ministries as a church plant.
0:55 Danny talks about how it took time for his church to establish a children’s ministry
4:20 Lee discusses how his church had a children’s ministry from Day 1 and the challenges that being in a movie theater presented
9:00 Lee talks about how things changed when they moved to a high school
13:00 Lee shares how his church was able to have a full-time children’s pastor from the beginning
15:55 Lee and Danny talk about the children’s curriculum their churches used
17:50 Lee discusses the policies and protocols that are necessary for a safe and secure children’s ministry, including background checks for volunteers and check-in/check-out procedures.
21:45 Lee and Danny talk about how to recruit and keep children’s ministry volunteers
24:45 Lee talks about how his church started its youth ministry
27:30 Lee and Danny explain why their churches had high school students attend and serve in the worship service
32:30 Danny and Lee talk about the pros and cons of directing students to an outside organization