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Archive
2008
30 Days of Prayer [Jan 08]
Letters to God [Feb 08]
Candy Prayers [Mar 08]
Scripture Prayers [Apr 08]
National Day of Prayer [May 08]
Comm. PrayerWalk [Jun 08]
Virtual Prayer Walks [Jul 08]
We Are All One Body [Aug 08]
Book Bag Prayers [Sep 08]
Missions Trips [Oct 08]
Prayer Habits [Nov 08]
Archive
2007
Prayer Tool Fun [Jan 07]
Prayer Mat ... [Feb 07]
Prayer Wall [Mar 07]
Incorporating Worship [Apr 07]
A Prayer Drive [May 07]
The New Prayer Cloths [Jun 07]
The Names of God [Jul 07]
Soul Tree [Aug 07]
10/40 Window [Sep 07]
Prayer Stations [Oct 07]
Adoration Alphabet [Nov 07]
MK Prayer Pals [Dec 07]
Archive
2006
Family Prayer [Jan 06]
Connecting to God [Feb 06]
Praise Banners [Mar 06]
Declarations [Apr 06]
Garments of Praise [May 06]
Children at Risk [Jun 06]
Crying Out [Jul 06]
Drumming Warfare [Aug 06]
"Key Ceremony" [Sep 06]
Revelation 4 & 5 [Oct 06]
LABB Prayer [Nov 06]
Archive
2005
Holy
Spirit Training, 1 [Jan 05]
Holy
Spirit Training, 2 [Feb 05]
Curriculum Reviews
[Mar 05]
A Little Bit of History [Apr 05]
Listening to God...[May 05]
...Filled w/Holy Spirit [Jun 05]
Prayer Trophies [Aug 05]
M&Ms for Missions
[Sep 05]
New Statistics [Oct 05]
Block Parties [Nov 05]
"Pickling" [Dec 05]
Archive
2004
Starting Out [Jan 04]
Daughters of Zion [Feb 04]
Virtual Prayer Walk [Mar 04]
Making Room [Apr 04]
Praying Light & Love [May 04]
"Inter-generational" [Jun 04]
The Next Level... [Aug 04]
Kids Prayer Camp [Sep 04]
Brainstorming [Oct 04]
Kids Connect! [Nov 04]
Christmas Spirit [Dec 04]
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Just Starting
Out...
If you are
contemplating or toying with the idea of staring a children's
prayer ministry, you're probably in the market for materials and
curriculum. You'll want to look some ideas over to see if this
is something you can commit to, right? That's the natural way to
go about making a decision of this magnitude, isn't it?
However, in this case, allow me to encourage you not to make
curriculum and materials your major deciding factors. Let me
also encourage you to understand that it doesn't take a "Prayer
Warrior" to train up kids to become prayer leaders. If you have
a desire to see kids praying, it is enough. If you can commit a
small amount of time to preparation, then it is enough. Never
taught kids before? Team up with someone who has and give
yourselves to growing a generation of prayer leaders like this
world has never seen.
If you believe that what you have to offer can be enough for Jesus
to use, then the hard part is over. All the curriculum and good
ideas in the world won't replace desire. It's the element that
keeps the focus from being blurred over time...it's what keeps
the ministry fresh.
So if your just starting out, the main ingredient is desire. If
you've got that, we can help you get the rest! Spend some time
committing to the idea until it's like a seed firmly planted, or
until it's a burr under your saddle - whichever works best.
Emerging
Concept...
Try this
one on for size! How can you take small steps to integrate
children's prayer ministry with other ministries in your local
church? How can a children's prayer ministry benefit the choir,
Sunday school department, Youth, prayer, etc.
For a new idea, check our February
idea page. |
