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How To Build A Children’s Ministry From The Ground Up
Are you looking for a course to help you build a Children’s Ministry?
With over 40 years of experience, I specialize in empowering church leaders to establish thriving ministries to children. Through the “How to Build a Children’s Ministry From The Ground Up” course, you’ll receive mentorship for success and know how to avoid the mistakes that I made. Upon completion, you’ll possess the skills to build a strong volunteer team and guide children on their spiritual journey.
What’s in the course?
How To Build A Children’s Ministry From The Ground Up is designed to equip children’s ministry leaders, kids pastors, and church planting teams with the essential knowledge and skills to establish and maintain a thriving children’s ministry. These concepts work in any church, culture, or denomination, from the smallest village church to a large mega-church. Students will learn the value of Kids Ministry, effective teaching methods, recruiting volunteers, team-building principals, and how to write and create your curriculum.
Each module for How to Build A Children’s Ministry From The Ground Up is roughly 25 to 35 minutes in length totalling roughly 6 hours in all.
Module 1: The Call
God calls people to Kids Ministry
Job description of a Kids Pastor?
Video Length: ~27 Minutes
Module 3: Begin With The End In Mind
What does a spiritually mature 5th grader look like?
Set your goals and purposes.
Connecting with the vision of the House.
Making transitions smooth.
Video Length: ~29 Minutes
Module 5: Developing Creativity
You Are Creative.
How to harvest your own creativity.
Creative Ideas that keep kids on the edge of their seat.
Video Length: ~28 Minutes
Module 7: Team Building
Who can help me?
Who are my leaders?
Use kids and teens to help you lead.
Partnering with parents.
Video Length: ~29 Minutes
Module 9: Safety, Security, and Diversity Protocols
Creating a Welcoming Environment.
Building systems that keep kids safe.
Boundaries with kids.
Special Needs Ministry.
Crowd Control.
Video Length: ~27 Minutes
Module 11: Building Community
Small Groups with kids.
Helping Kids Make Friends at Church.
Keep it Fun!
Video Length: ~24 Minutes
Module 2: The Vision
What the Bible says about children.
How Father God sees kids’ ministry.
Understanding how children develop spiritually.
Video Length: ~30 Minutes
Module 4: Feed The Sheep
Feed Yourself.
Sermon Prep.
Attention Spans.
Video Length: ~28 Minutes
Module 6: Spy Out The Land
Understand the culture.
What resources do I have?
How many rooms do I need?
Video Length: ~32 Minutes
Module 8: Recruiting And Training Volunteers
Building Community.
Making Kids Ministry Visible.
Creating a Volunteer On-Boarding System.
Catch Them Doing Something Right.
Video Length: ~30 Minutes
Module 10: Building Programs and Choosing Curriculum
Three Ways to Launch a Kids Ministry.
Choosing a Curriculum.
Does it align with your goals?
Writing and Creating Your Curriculum.
Video Length: ~38 Minutes
Module 12: Leading From The Middle
Seek to understand, then be understood.
Asking the Right Questions.
How to communicate with your lead pastor.
Being a team player.
Video Length: ~28 Minutes
“I am so blessed and thankful that Mark Harper has taken his time, wisdom and experiences to invest in present and future kid’s ministry ministers and children’s leaders. Upon completion of the course, I have gained skills on how to guide children’s spiritual journey, and how to build a successful volunteer team which is essential to the ministry. I’m anxiously looking forward to enrolling in the next course to receive more of Mark Harper’s words of encouragement, his knowledge and experiences on kid’s ministry.”
-Gloria H.
Don’t wait to take the next step.
Whether you’re launching a brand-new children’s ministry or strengthening an existing one, How to Build a Children’s Ministry From The Ground Up gives you the tools, training, and confidence to succeed.
You don’t have to figure it out on your own. Let me walk with you step by step—so you can avoid common mistakes, build a team that lasts, and create a ministry that transforms the lives of kids.
Enroll today and get instant access to all 12 video modules for just $97. Click below to start your journey toward a thriving, Spirit-led children’s ministry.
