40 Ways to Show Kids That You Care, Pt. 4

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31. Visit them if they are ever in the hospital.
32. Be willing to get out of your comfort zone and be silly.
33. Invite them to programs and events at church during the week.
34. Call kids who haven’t been in a while to let them know that you miss them.
35. Let them help you with your lesson, game, etc.
36. Let them win every once in a while at a game (but not too often).
37. Go to programs, events, and camps outside of your normal responsibilities whenever you can.
38. Do a service project together with a group of kids.
39. Pay for them to go to a church event or camp when their family can’t.
40. Correct their inappropriate behavior privately and in a gentle way.

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40 Ways to Show Kids That You Care, Pt. 3

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21. Take a group of kids out for a fun activity like bowling, roller skating, Christmas caroling, etc.
22. Go to a child’s recital.
23. Ask them details about how their week was.
24. Say something nice to every child that you talk to within 30 seconds of talking to him or her.
25. Ask them questions that require more than a yes or no answer.
26. Pray for them during the week.
27. Buy them a Bible, quiet time journal, etc. to help them in their spiritual journey.
28. Show up early to programs and stay late to help greet kids and their families.
29. Spend extra time with new kids and helping them get connected.
30. Pray with them at programs and events (or whenever else they need it).

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40 Ways to Show Kids That You Care, Pt. 2

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11. Send encouraging cards.
12. Give them a hug, handshake, or high-five whenever you see them.
13. Sit with them at programs and events.
14. Call them on the first day of school and pray for them.
15. Send photos home of them taken at events.
16. Attend the last quarter, inning, or set of their games.
17. Call their parents just to brag on them.
18. Follow-up a few days after a child shares a prayer request.
19. Remember and use their name when you talk with them.
20. Call and sing happy birthday to them.

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40 Ways to Show Kids That You Care, Pt. 1

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1. Smile a lot.
2. Remember their birthday.
3. Look in their eyes when you talk to them.
4. Be yourself.
5. Present options when they come to you for help.
6. Apologize when you’ve done something wrong.
7. Keep the promises you make.
8. Catch them doing something right.
9. Do what they like to do.
10. Give them a nickname.

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Things I Learned and Loved About Children’s Ministry in 2010

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+ I learned that even animals can go to psychics. A lady called me and asked if the Bible was OK with her using a horse psychic and, if not, could I please pray over her prized horse named Cinnamon. Yes, you read that last sentence correctly and yes, I did pray for Cinnamon. Hope she’s OK.

+ I loved being able to help parents lead their kids to Christ. We changed our strategy of how we do this and it was a huge win. I will never steal away the privilege of parents leading/being present when their kids accept Christ again.

+ I learned a lot of life lessons by the time I turned 30 this year.

+ I loved seeing someone on my team rip the hair off a man’s beard with their bare hands. Last week we did a Christmas Scavenger Hunt. One of the highest-prized items was to retrieve a hair off a Santa’s beard. One of the teams actually got a Santa with a real beard to let them do it. Needless to say they were the winning team.

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