The Value of Children's Ministry

Charles Spurgeon, the great English preacher, once said,
"It is assuredly a noble part of benevolence to deliver the gospel to the sons of men;
and, if possible, this benevolence is of a still higher kind when you deliver the truth
of God to children,

Our Churches outreach in State Schools

Last week I received an email from the principle of our local primary school.
"Can you please tell me who the Kids Hope mentor co-ord is? I have two children who would benefit from a connection with a mentor."
Kids Hope is a wonderful 'one to one' mentoring program in which a mature christian adult is paired with a child for one hour once a week.
If you or your church is looking for an opportunity to outreach to children at your local primary school, Kids hope may just be that open door. It's simple and Schools love it. Typically, the children who are mentored are children with special needs (Jesus' least of these?) Every week my child greets me with a big smile and leaves me with a big hug. By God's grace I know I am making a difference in his life; he tells me so.

The key points of kids hope are,
"One church partnering with one school.
One mentor for one child
One hour, once a week."

Some of our Churches (Dandenong, Wantirna, Hope in the Hills and Wonga Park) have been mentoring for a number of years.




Any church can join Kids Hope and begin to mentor. Kids hope is administered through World Vision who train and support the program. All you need to do is apply to World Vision, gather some mentors, undergo a day of training and then approach a school.

Kid's hope has given me the opportunity to share the love of Christ and to witness to the school community of his goodness, and isn't that what we are all about?

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