I just finished a meeting with our four CIA interns (children in action). Four of our fourth and fifth graders are serving in a summer long internship here at the church.
I'm really proud of JT for putting this thing together so well. The kids are at the church four days a week, three hours a day, doing just about everything you can imagine:
- Planning lessons
- Writing skits
- Filing music
- Organizing the children's ministry database
- Organizing storage closets
- Planning outreach events
- They even designed and setup their own CIA Headquarters (a room downstairs).
I get to spend about fifteen minutes with them every Thursday to talk about ministry. Today I told them that while I did four internships before I started our church, I didn't do my first one until my first year of college. That means that all four of them are way ahead of me.
I also told JT earlier this week that she is now a master of delegation. Keeping four kids busy four days a week...not bad:)
I love the fact that our leaders work so hard at discipleship. These kids are getting a first class ministry experience before they even start junior high.
This IS truly amazing...JT=best kids' pastor ever:)
Posted by: Kim | June 21, 2008 at 02:03 AM