Is your kids ministry faililng? Mark Harper of Super Church wants you to ask yourself some pointed questions, and then challenges you to make the changes needed to get your ministry back on track.  

"Think about the kids in your class. Get their faces in your mind. Now, imagine it is ten years in the future. The kids in your class have graduated from high school. How many will still be in church?

The truth is that most churches are losing the kids that grow up in their church. This begs the question: Is your kid's ministry succeeding or failing? Kids are created with a nature to believe, but during their teen years their faith will be challenged. It is normal for a teenager to pull away and question their parents and God. During the teen years they will start to ask questions..."

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Kidology Coaching is a Very Unique Experience. 

There are many training opportunities today that are offered that use the term "coaching" that would be better described as "training." 

• Watching online training videos about various skills and aspects of children's ministry can be very helpful - but it is not coaching. 
• Joining into a group call to hear from an expert in children's ministry can also be a great learning experience - but it also is not coaching. 
• Having a kit that gives you some area of leadership to focus on each week can be a useful resource - but it also is not coaching. 
• Even talking with an expert regularly for advice is not necessarily coaching if they have not been trained in how to coach. 

If they are just telling you what they think you should do, they are consulting or advising, not coaching. All of these things, and other helpful tools, can be a helpful supplement to your leadership development, but they should not be confused with genuine coaching. 

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