Redefining Children's Ministry in the 21st Century - Softcover

Becky Fischer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0976764709 ISBN 13: 9780976764700

Publisher: Kids in Ministry International, 2005

Synopsis

Research shows that by the time many children are thirteen years old they feel they know everything there is to know about the Bible and God, and feel no further need of attending church. Could this be because we have underestimated their spiritual potential, and been content to feed them a repetitive spiritual diet of basic Bible stories over and over again? Just how many ways can we repackage Noah's Ark anyway? It's time the collective body of Christ re-evaluate children's ministries and redefine what valid, disciple-making, equipping children's ministry really is.

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About the Author

Becky Fischer, who's been a children's pastor since 1991, grew up in a traditional Pentecostal church environment. Having received Jesus as Savior and the infilling of the Holy Spirit at an early age, she knows first hand that children can be both touched and used by God. Becky had spent 23 years in business before answering the call to full time ministry. She managed two family enterprises--a motel, and an FM radio station--over a ten year period. Then for thirteen years she owned and managed a custom sign shop of her own, Signs & Wonders, Inc., in Bismarck, ND. During the last eight of those years, Becky spent her spare time as the children's pastor in her local church. It was then that she began to see how eager children were to be an active part of what God is doing in the world. One step at a time, she began to experience first hand that, with proper instruction and training, children could preach, prophecy, operate in the gifts of the Spirit, evangelize their friends and relatives, lay hands on sick people seeing them healed in the name of Jesus, intercede in prayer, be awesome worshippers, and much more. She realized she was part of a growing army of children's ministers that were seeing children as an untapped resource of potential dynamos as ministers of the gospel. Missions is a big focus of Becky's ministry, and she has traveled in Russia, the Philippines, Tanzania, South Africa, Mexico, India and several Indian reservations (Ute, Cherokee, and Sioux) training children's workers in conferences, teaching in Bible schools, training centers, and churches, as well as ministering to children in crusades, schools, orphanages, street evangelism, and more. Becky was a children's pastor for Word of Faith Church and Outreach Center in Bismarck, ND for eight years before moving to North Carolina to join Tasch Ministries International, a ministry that had at that time taken over 700 boys and girls on missions trips. She was also employed by MorningStar Publications and Ministries, Inc. (now called MorningStar Fellowship Church)in Wilkesboro, NC as children's pastor. She also worked part time in the publications department of MorningStar as a graphic artist. She is a regular contributing author to the MorningStar Journal, and has had one of her curriculums (Kids in Missions) published by CharismaLife which she wrote on behalf of John and Shirley Tasch. Becky now dedicates full time energy to Kids in Ministry International via her writings, mission trips, conferences, and training children and adults to be active participants in ministry. She is ordained through Christ Triumphant Church in Lee's Summit, MO.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kids in Ministry International
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0976764709
• ISBN 13: 9780976764700
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 229