{"id":2937,"date":"2023-07-24T14:17:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T20:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wonderink.org\/?p=2937"},"modified":"2023-10-16T14:33:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T20:33:18","slug":"known-loved-led-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wonderink.org\/known-loved-led-series\/","title":{"rendered":"New Wonder Ink Series: Known, Loved, Led"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>From the moment the first child arrives until the last one bounces out of the room, grab every opportunity to build relationships with kids. <\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">God has always <a href=\"https:\/\/wonderink.org\/leaders-being-known-loved-led\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">known, loved, and led<\/a> His people. Though we haven\u2019t always followed faithfully, God has a plan to call us to Himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Known, Loved, Led Series Overview Video\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/778998201?h=8552e05fbc&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Series Invitation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Is there anything better than knowing you\u2019re truly loved? And to be known and loved\u2014that\u2019s just golden. In your children\u2019s ministry, you\u2019re uniquely positioned to help kids feel known and loved. Not as a herd, but individually. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And not known in a general way but known well. As in \u201cI-know-the-name-of-your-pet-rabbit\u201d well. As in \u201cI remember what you said last week\u201d well.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You probably can\u2019t connect deeply with every child on your own, so encourage your entire team to interact with kids. From the moment the first child arrives until the last one bounces out of the room, grab every opportunity to build relationships with kids. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ask questions. Share stories. Laugh together. Find out what\u2019s happening in their lives so you can pray for kids, both on the spot and later.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When children feel known and loved, that\u2019s when they\u2019re willing to listen and be led. That\u2019s when they look at you as a grownup who can be trusted, someone who wants what\u2019s best for them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And that\u2019s the perfect time to tell them about Jesus. The effort you make to know and love kids opens their hearts to following Jesus, who is ever ready to lead them into a new life that reflects <a href=\"https:\/\/wonderink.org\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">God\u2019s wonder<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So go ask a child about that boo-boo or new bike. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Good things will happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"6836\" class=\"elementor elementor-6836\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44db1a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44db1a4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fd2177\" data-id=\"3fd2177\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44f2d06 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"44f2d06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"https:\/\/app.wonderink.org\/?page=RegisterChurch&#038;_gl=1*1vf7quv*_gcl_au*MTg0ODQ5OTU5Ny4xNjg5Njk5NjI3*_ga*ODkwNTM3NjE0LjE2ODk2OTk2Mjg.*_ga_D2HKCMMJ9V*MTY5Njk2NTE2My41Ni4xLjE2OTY5NjUxODMuMC4wLjA.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Try for Free<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dfdb8d elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9dfdb8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/app.wonderink.org\/?page=RegisterChurch&#038;_gl=1*1vf7quv*_gcl_au*MTg0ODQ5OTU5Ny4xNjg5Njk5NjI3*_ga*ODkwNTM3NjE0LjE2ODk2OTk2Mjg.*_ga_D2HKCMMJ9V*MTY5Njk2NTE2My41Ni4xLjE2OTY5NjUxODMuMC4wLjA.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1573953086  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlzai04amy7e.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:80\/f:best\/https:\/\/wonderink.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wonder-Ink-logo.png\"   decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"311\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6197\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0955910 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0955910\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: small;\">Wonder Ink\u2019s 3-year, 52-week children\u2019s ministry curriculum offers kids space to fully find their place in God\u2019s Big Story. 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And How Not To<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wonderinkcurriculum\" target=\"_blank\">Wonder Ink\u2019s Facebook Page<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wonderink.org\/blog\/orientation\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wonder Ink Orientation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wonderink.org\/childrens-ministry-curriculum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Children\u2019s Ministry Curriculum: What You Need to Consider<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To be known and loved\u2014that\u2019s just golden. 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