Episode 49: Leading a Faithful Children’s Ministry (Sam Luce)

Youth workers and children's ministry leaders need to work together. This should be obvious and common, but these ministries often fail to have intentional collaboration and transitions. What can youth workers learn from children’s ministry leaders and how can they learn to meaningfully partner with families?   Discussion Includes: Why have you committed to remain serving in children’s ministry?  Could you share your approach to discipling upper-elementary students?  How does your church navigate the transition from children’s ministry into youth ministry? If there are other ways you’ve seen that transition done well, could you also share those?  Are there some common misconceptions youth workers have about children’s ministry? What are some lessons or practices that are common in children’s ministry that are overlooked in student ministry?  Sam Luce is one of the Pastors at Redeemer Church in Utica, NY and his blog, samluce.com is one of the top children’s ministry blogs online. Sam is working on two books, one with Moody and the other with New Growth Press, so keep your eyes open for those.  Books New City Catechism Heidelberg Catechism Resilient: Child Discipleship and the Fearless Future of the Church, by Awana Show them Jesus: Teaching the Gospel to Kids, Jack Klumpenhower