The Job of the Children's Pastor

So what does a Children's Pastor do? Well that's a good and tough question, the answer that most kids pastors might tell you is "What doesn't the Kids Pastor do?.. Sometimes it seems you do everything! Well that's kind of our job is to do what ever is necessary (this is why a team is important, but that's for another day) or whatever task that needs to be completed.
 However there are a few points that I believe to be the very core of what a Kid Pastor does.


1. Be a growing Christian!
    This is job numero uno when it comes to ANY ministry. Its important that we make sure that we are growing in our walk with Christ everyday. It is way to easy to let this slide. We prepare to teach on Sunday and for some Sunday nights and Wed nights, but the time we spend preparing is not our personal growth time, this is prep time. Personal growth comes when we study for ourselves.


2. Develop and Vision and Plan to reach the vision.
    Planning is what we should constantly be doing in ministry. Without a plan you will never go anywhere, a plan helps us figure out where we want to go and how we will get there. This all starts with the vision for your ministry. Do you have a vision? Once we have a vision we stay the course to the vision. The vision and plan will move Kids form where they are to a lifelong relationship with Christ, at least that should be our goal. Its our job to prayerfully consider the best approach to the ministry God has given us.


3. Be the team leader for the Kids Ministry
    Have a team in place that you can depend on, and be the leader. Its easy to try and do it all your self but assemble a team and be the leader. Lead the team!


4. Equip parents to be the spiritual leader of their kid(s)
    Parents are the most influential person in a Childs life, if you want to make a difference start with the parents. Partner with the parents, help encourage, equip, and pray for them. Parents are called to be the spiritual leader, its our job to encourage and equip them and it starts with a partnership.


5. Preparation for Sunday
    Sometimes prep time can slip from us with all that we do during the week, but this is an important job of the kids pastor. We should always be prepared when it comes to teaching the Gospel.




These are not the only tasks that a Children's pastor will have, there are many other duties and jobs that are required and asked of the kids pastor, these are just the core values of the Children's Pastor job and calling.