{"id":9516,"date":"2022-12-07T08:00:27","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T14:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/?p=9516"},"modified":"2022-11-28T13:25:20","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T19:25:20","slug":"the-cause-for-kids-looking-forward-to-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/2022\/12\/07\/the-cause-for-kids-looking-forward-to-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cause for Kids: Looking Forward to 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I can\u2019t stop talking about IPHC Kids\u2019 Ministry.\u00a0 I am beside myself that my love for kids\u2019 ministry and the local church merge on this coming journey.\u00a0 My heart for IPHC Kids\u2019 Ministry is simple: to disciple kids.\u00a0 That\u2019s the vision.\u00a0 I want them to be lifelong followers of Jesus.\u00a0 I want to see children become disciples that make disciples.\u00a0 And I believe that the best way to disciple kids is to disciple Kids\u2019 Ministry leaders.\u00a0 That\u2019s the mission.\u00a0 The strategy is even less complicated: Engage, Equip and Encourage.<\/p>\n

But here\u2019s the deal. I don\u2019t want to take this journey on my own. I can\u2019t<\/em> take this journey on my own.\u00a0 We have an amazing team with a heart for IPHC Kids\u2019 Ministry and my hope is that you will join us as well.\u00a0 Because we really are better together.<\/p>\n

In the past, IPHC Kids\u2019 Ministry has equipped you with some great resources. Resources like the IPHC Kid\u2019s Ministry Curriculum, Rooted.\u00a0 Rooted reveals to children who God is and what His Word says about them. We plan to complete this project in 2023 so you will have the complete collection to use in your children\u2019s ministry year after year. Our Vigilant Child Safety program is something that every<\/em> Children\u2019s Ministry should complete every<\/u><\/em> year.\u00a0 Child safety policies and training is crucial in our ministries and often overlooked in our churches.\u00a0 These resources represent the vein of excellence we hope to continue in IPHC Kids\u2019 Ministry moving forward.<\/p>\n

As we proceed on our IPHC Kids\u2019 Ministry journey, our strategy is simple.<\/p>\n

Our desire is to:<\/p>\n

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  • ENGAGE<\/strong> fellow children\u2019s ministry leaders in our IPHC conferences and local churches.<\/li>\n
  • EQUIP<\/strong> children\u2019s ministry leaders for the work of the Lord (Eph. 4:12). This is the more practical, hands-on portion of our strategy.<\/li>\n
  • ENCOURAGE<\/strong> our children\u2019s ministry leaders (Heb. 10:24-25). This is listed last, but is certainly not least.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Here's what our strategy looks like fleshed out.\u00a0 These are the big things to look for in 2023 from IPHC Kids\u2019 Ministry:<\/p>\n

    Kids\u2019 Ministry Mentor Groups <\/strong><\/p>\n

    We would like to help your conference establish Kids\u2019 Ministry Mentor Groups<\/em>.\u00a0 Simply put, we would help conference leadership identify children\u2019s ministry leaders.\u00a0 In turn we would help those leaders establish a Kids\u2019 Ministry Mentor Group<\/em> for volunteers and leaders in your conference.\u00a0 Our hope is that this group will grow and learn from one another while sharing a camaraderie that is unique to children\u2019s ministry leaders.<\/p>\n

    Raise Up Initiative<\/strong><\/p>\n

    We also plan to ENGAGE<\/em> future leaders through an initiative called Raise Up<\/em>. We will work with local leaders to identify teenagers and young adults that are interested in serving in children\u2019s ministry.\u00a0 Then we will invite them to be a part of our journey.\u00a0 Engaging these young leaders as soon as possible will better EQUIP<\/em> and ENCOURAGE<\/em> them.<\/p>\n

    Restore Retreat<\/strong><\/p>\n

    We know that burn-out among children\u2019s ministry leaders is a serious issue.\u00a0 Barna\u2019s 2021 research shows that only 19% of children\u2019s ministry leaders are \u201ccompletely satisfied\u201d with their own spiritual health and well-being (Barna 50).\u00a0 This is concerning to say the least.\u00a0 So, this year we plan to introduce a new event for ministry leaders called Restore<\/em>.\u00a0 Restore<\/em> will be a quiet retreat focusing on your personal relationship with God.<\/p>\n

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    And that\u2019s it.\u00a0 That\u2019s the journey I believe God has called IPHC Kids\u2019 Ministry to.\u00a0 My prayer is that we can journey together with you as we make lifelong followers of Jesus.\u00a0 Start by joining us for The Huddle - Heartland (February 10-11) or The Huddle - Greenville (February 23-25).\u00a0 One event.\u00a0 Two locations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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    Tiffany considers herself to be an integrator dedicated to carrying out the vision of the Church.\u00a0 <\/span>As a 4th generation IPHC minister, she appreciates our history while pushing toward the future.\u00a0 <\/span>After graduating from Emmanuel College, she felt God calling her into full-time ministry.\u00a0 <\/span>She has served as the children and youth pastor in the local church. Tiffany currently serves as the Conference Children\u2019s Pastor on the NC Conference DM Council and on the Leadership Council at her local church in Garner, NC.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0Tiffany loves to travel with her sweetheart, Christopher, and their two beautiful girls, Sadie Grace and Nina Kate.\u00a0 <\/span>Lately, if she\u2019s not taking a trip or hosting an event, she\u2019s planning a trip or event.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"excerpt","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":9521,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,4,1],"tags":[1458,1404,16,1031,22,112,1465,1454,1513],"class_list":{"0":"post-9516","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-childrens-ministries","8":"category-discipleship-ministries","9":"category-general","10":"tag-1458","11":"tag-article","12":"tag-discipleship","13":"tag-discipleship-ministries","14":"tag-kids-ministries","15":"tag-kid-min","16":"tag-kids","17":"tag-q4","18":"tag-tiffany-trainor","19":"entry"},"title_es":"","content_es":"","author_name":"Tiffany Trainor","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/12\/kM-2022-Q4-Article-Graphic.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4T9u2-2tu","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9516","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9516"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9516\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}