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Children’s Pastors direct the largest volunteer group in the church. (It takes lots of workers in every service to operate an effective children’s ministry.)
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Children’s Pastors manage the greatest scope of issues ranging from infant care to education and everything in between. (Not to mention issues related to health problems, dysfunctional families, mental disorders, etc.)
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Children’s ministry is the most effective way to reach families in the community. (90% of parents, churched and unchurched, believe they are spiritually responsible for their children. They have a felt need to help their kids grow up in the right way.)
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Children’s Pastors supervise the greatest liability threat to any church. (If someone is going to get hurt and sue the church, it will probably result from something happening in the children’s ministry.)
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Children’s ministry requires the greatest amount of creativity. (Crayons and flannelgraph don’t make it anymore.)
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Children’s Pastors have the least number of opportunities to attend adult church services. (Some Children’s Pastors NEVER make it to adult services.)
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Children’s Pastors minister to the most vulnerable segment of society, children. (Children today endure a wide range of abuse and fear.)
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Children’s ministry requires more time and energy from workers than any other department. (You can’t merely show up and be an effective children’s ministry worker.)
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Children’s Pastors minister to the group most targeted by the enemy. (The world is a dangerous place for kids.)
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Children’s Pastors have the greatest impact on the future. (Adults have lived much of their lives. Kids still have a lifetime to devote to the Lord.)
