#394: Learning to Serve

How do we raise servants?Children learn how to serve others in part by watching adults serve.  Serving others includes stepping up to the plate and stepping out to meet needs. An older pastor said, “When our children were young, I pastored a small church with no other children or activities. My kids were part of starting new groups, ministries, and opportunities. None of that was handed to them. Today, as adults, they are leaders and servants. I think being required to serve at church made them the people they are today.”We should look for ways to teach children to serve.  We remember Jesus said He came not to be served but to serve.  They are people who don’t just watch what’s happening. They make things happen.For more encouragement and parenting advice, visit Trail Life USA or RaisingGodlyBoys.com.