As I embark in this new direction and return to Children’s Ministry I do feel a very specific vision that God is planting in my heart for both the Friday Bible School, Children’s Church, the Youth Ministry and the Family Ministry.  Just a few months ago I never would have expected or even wanted to do this.  But I do feel that the Lord has placed both the burden and the desire to do this… and I am sure he will provide the necessary helpers and resources.  I am not sure how often I will post here and I may do a lot of my brainstorming in my Spanish Posterous (Pensando En Voz Alta) but I just wanted to record it here since I am sure I will come back here from time to time.

So far I have found a few other bloggers who deal with this and I am looking forward to following them.  There is a pretty comprehensive list right here and I will explore these as time allows and I am sure I will reference some from time to time. 

One way or another we are losing our children and our youth… what is offered out there is more attractive to them than the truth of Jesus Christ.  We know this is not the case… but if their perspective is such then there is an obvious disconnect and we must bridge this.  For starters I will leave only one tidbit behind in terms of the direction I feel the Lord is taking me in … the family needs to become the nucleus once more.  As parents we have forfeited our place and given it to the government, the school systems, the media and even the church.  None of which were called to rear our children.  We are the parents and we must take our place… that is what I would like our ministry to do.  To help parents be parents… to help parents what their children need them to be… to help parents be the priests, the pastors, the teachers, the mentors … the heroes of our children.