I have worked with children literally since I was a child myself. I’ve been a children’s minister, a pediatric chaplain, a nanny, a preschool teacher, a mentor and a friend. Now I’m all grown up and back in the saddle, having started a new position as a Children’s Minister. And this time, I’m a mother to boot! This is not my first rodeo in children’s ministry.
But it is the first time I’ve been in the ring with my own child on my hip. Three weeks into my new role, I’m realizing that being a mother has clarified my priorities in children’s ministry, particularly when I think in terms of what I want for my own child in the program. Here are a few highlights:
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