Sustainable Children's Ministry
Mark DeVries and Annette Safstrom
Christian Living
Chapters 31
- Contents ≈ 2 min
- Introduction ≈ 15 min
- 1 From Chaos to Clarity: What’s So Different About Sustainable Children’s Ministry? ≈ 24 min
- 2 The Workhorse Syndrome: Moving Beyond a Do-It-Yourself Ministry ≈ 23 min
- 3 Beyond Goldfish and Bubble Machines: A Different Way of Doing Children’s Ministry ≈ 20 min
- 4 Measuring Up: Knowing What It Takes ≈ 35 min
- 5 Building Your Ministry with Simple Machines: The Essential Systems for a Sustainable Children’s Ministry ≈ 23 min
- 6 From Pearls to a Necklace: Putting the Pieces Together ≈ 38 min
- 7 Seeing What Others Can’t—Yet: Clarifying Your Vision ≈ 37 min
- 8 The Delegation Dance: Building Your Ministry Partners ≈ 37 min
- 9 Beyond Rotation: Building Your Dream Team ≈ 36 min
- 10 Beyond the Victim: Swimming in the Deep Waters of Church Politics ≈ 35 min
- 11 Children’s Ministry Is Family Ministry: A Recipe for Turning Parents into Partners ≈ 45 min
- 12 More Than Planning: The Essential Systems of Chaos Management ≈ 26 min
- 13 Your Ministry Marathon: Preparing Yourself to Go the Distance ≈ 40 min
- 14 Finding Your Bounce: The Inside Secret of Sustainable Children’s Ministry ≈ 33 min
- Acknowledgments ≈ 3 min
- Appendix A: Communication Plan ≈ 6 min
- Appendix B: Sample Goals and Benchmarks ≈ 2 min
- Appendix C: Sample Values Statements ≈ 2 min
- Appendix D: Core Competencies Samples ≈ 2 min
- Appendix E: Resources for Parents ≈ 1 min
- Appendix F: Preventative Maintenance Calendar ≈ 8 min
- Appendix G: Systems Checklist ≈ 3 min
- Appendix H: For Reflection and Discussion ≈ 11 min
- Notes ≈ 3 min
- Helping Churches Create Sustainable Change ≈ 2 min
- Praise for for Sustainable Children’s Ministry ≈ 14 min
- About the Authors ≈ 2 min
- Praxis ≈ 2 min
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| Author | Mark DeVries and Annette Safstrom |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Era | Contemporary |
| Categories | Christian Living |
| Length | 31 chapters · ≈ 8 h 52 min read |
| Formats | Web Book · EPUB |







