Build on Jesus: A Comprehensive Guide to Gospel-Based Children's Ministry

by Deepak Reju, Marty Machowski

Overview

Anyone who has tried it, even for a day, knows that children's ministry is challenging. Pastors Deepak Reju and Marty Machowski have been in your shoes and they want to help. Drawing on decades of family ministry experience, they have a passion to help children's ministry directors, pastors, and volunteers remember the "why" of children's ministry and gain a fresh vision for the "how" of effective discipleship and proactive nurturing of the next generation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781645070832
Publisher:	New Growth Press
Publication date:	10/04/2021
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	8.43(w) x 5.51(h) x 0.63(d)

About the Author

Deepak Reju, MDiv, PhD, serves as senior pastor at Ogletown Baptist Church in Newark, Delaware, as well as a member of the board of directors of the Biblical Counseling Coalition and a trustee for the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation. He is the author of several books and articles, including On Guard: Preventing and Responding to Child Abuse at Church, She's Got the Wrong Guy: Why Smart Women Settle, and The Pastor and Counseling, and is coauthor of Build on Jesus. Deepak and his wife Sarah have been married since 2001 and have five children.

Marty Machowski is a Family Life Pastor at Covenant Fellowship Church in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, where he has served on the pastoral staff for over thirty years. He is the author of The Gospel Story Bible, Long Story Short, Old Story New, the Gospel Story Curriculum, the Prepare Him Room advent devotional and curriculum, Wise Up family devotional and curriculum, Listen Up family devotional and curriculum, Dragon Seed, The Ology, Don't Blame the Mud, Parenting First Aid, and Parenting First Aid Study Guide. He and his wife, Lois, have six children and two grandchildren, and they reside in West Chester, Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Your Children's Ministry-Porsche or Junkyard Truck? 1

Part 1 The Priorities of Children's Ministry 8

1 Teach the Bible 10

2 Value the Children 23

3 Focus on the Mission 32

Part 2 The People in Children's Ministry 42

4 Pastors Lead and Shepherd 44

5 Children's Ministry Directors Organize and Execute 55

6 Members Maintain Children's Ministry 70

7 Parents Build a Robust Partnership 86

Part 3 The Practical Aspects of Children's Ministry 98

8 Keeping Kids Safe (Part 1) 100

9 Keeping Kids Safe (Part 2) 112

10 Establish an Emergency Response Plan 126

11 Manage the Classroom 138

12 Pursue Creative Excellence 156

Conclusion: Where Do You Go from Here? 165

Appendix A A Brief Word to Church Planters 169

Appendix B Guide to Writing and Implementing a Child Protection Policy 178

Appendix C Communicable Disease Policy [Sample] 188

Appendix D Recommended Resources 190

Acknowledgments 194

Endnotes 196