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The Gospel Truth About Kids Ministry

In Links I Like, MinistryTags awana, Book Review, Kids MinistryPublish DateJune 16, 20150 Views3 Comments samluce

Until 5 years ago I had heard of Awana but knew very little about them. Over the past few years that has changed I have had the privilege of meeting many of the Awana staff and team. Every time I leave a meeting with them I am blown away by their passion to reach kids and families as well as the bigness of the vision they have to do so. Here is a short video of the impact they are …

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My name is Sam Luce and I have been a pastor at Redeemer Church in Utica NY for the past 24 years. 18 of those years serving as children’s pastor. Currently, I am serving as the Global Pastor to Families. This is my personal blog it is focused on Discipleship, Family Ministry, and Theology.

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3 responses to “The Gospel Truth About Kids Ministry”

  1. Kenny Avatar
    Kenny
    June 16, 2015

    That quote:

    Many fear that in the overwhelming busyness of running a children’s ministry program, we may have lost sight of the priority — making disciples of kids, parents, and leaders.

    Amazing! What a great reminder. I feel like there is much that can be unpacked from that idea alone. Thanks for posting this Sam!

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    1. samluce Avatar
      samluce
      June 16, 2015

      Completely agree Kenny. It is so in our nature to do that we forget to follow and lead others to do the same. Someone once said if the devil can’t make you sin he will make you busy.

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  2. Elijah Moise Avatar
    Elijah Moise
    July 7, 2022

    Thanks for sharing this great youth ministry article! This is a great resource for me to use in my Sunday School, and I can imagine other churches would really benefit from this

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