{"id":7756,"date":"2024-05-30T08:52:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T14:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wonderink.org\/?p=7756"},"modified":"2024-09-24T13:54:45","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T19:54:45","slug":"get-the-most-childrens-ministry-weekend-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wonderink.org\/get-the-most-childrens-ministry-weekend-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Get the Most Out of Your Children&#8217;s Ministry Weekend Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Weekends are \u201cgame time\u201d for those of us in ministry, too. It\u2019s when most of our planning, preparation, and potential all come together. It&#8217;s when we get to gather with those we serve and those we serve with. Plus, it comes around every week! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The players who take the field in any professional sport have all prepared diligently. They study, plan, work out, and prepare for each game for a very long time. Coaches put in long, long hours in order to be ready for any situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some teams will look prepared and polished, while others look messy and uncoordinated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>We must always first and foremost submit to the Holy Spirit, aside from any plans we make. <\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And this can be true of our ministries as well! Some are prepared for anything, week in and week out. Some are consistently chaotic. No matter, it&#8217;s important that we either continue to plan and prepare, or that we begin to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, how can we ensure that we maximize our weekends for effective ministry? Here are a few ideas!<\/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. Children discover they are Known by God, Loved by Jesus, and Led by the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-opt-id=1153620976  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlzai04amy7e.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:80\/f:best\/https:\/\/wonderink.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/GettyImages-520174462-scaled.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1363\" 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\" alt=\"Children Smiling While Listening to a Story\" class=\"wp-image-10514\" style=\"width:777px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit:Getty Images\/E+\/FatCamera<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3 Ways To Get the Most Out of Your Children&#8217;s Ministry Weekend Services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Begin with the end in mind.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What are you trying to accomplish?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does a \u201cwin\u201d look like? How will you define this?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are the tasks that need to be accomplished to produce that win?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. End with the beginning in mind.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What&#8217;s the beginning? We do what we do because Jesus did what He did on the cross.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All of our efforts need to point children, volunteers, and families to God.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is what happens in your ministry leading kids to God and His Big Story? Are they hearing the gospel leading to a life of faith and following Jesus? A life of living in their identity of being known, loved, and led?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Serve in submission to the Holy Spirit.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nothing done in our own strength means anything. It&#8217;s time we surrender our children&#8217;s ministry to God and His desire for the kids we serve.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Our ministry ought to flow from our relationship with God.  First, sit with Jesus. We can&#8217;t expect to show up on Sunday at our best if we&#8217;ve neglected our relationship with God during the week. This applies to our staff and volunteer teams as well.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With all of our preparation and planning, we need to understand that &#8220;game time adjustments\u201d are important. Being sensitive to the work of the Spirit and what He wants to do is critical. We must always first and foremost submit to Him, aside from any plans we make. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We believe in you and your ministry, you can do this! Turn to God for guidance and let Him lead your way!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Check Out These Helpful Resources!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wonderink.org\/try-wonder-ink-childrens-curriculum-free\/\" target=\"_blank\">Top 10 Reasons to Try Wonder Ink Children\u2019s Curriculum for Free<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wonderink.org\/kids-faith-formation-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">What If We\u2019re Failing Kids at Faith Formation? 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 rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wonderink.org\/childrens-ministry-curriculum\/\" target=\"_blank\">Children\u2019s Ministry Curriculum: What You Need to Consider<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wonderink.org\/childrens-church\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Children\u2019s Church: Discipling the Church of Today<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How can we ensure that we maximize our weekends for effective ministry? 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