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Travel through Holy Week with your students! This bundle includes 10 activities covering key events from the Triumphal Entry to the Resurrection.
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VANESSA TAYLOR
KIDMIN ● SPEAKER ● CURRICULUM WRITER
Hi! I'm Vanessa, the creator of GoYeKids.com, and this is my wonderful husband Daniel.
Believe it or not, in the beginning I wanted NOTHING to do with children's ministry. But now? I fully embrace it as a fundamental part of God's mission and I love EVERY SINGLE SECOND of it!
Click the button below to learn more about my story and about WHY I'm so passionate about helping children's ministry leaders!
![If our students could be openly honest with us, what would they tell us?
And what would we change if we knew where each one of them was coming from? What would we change if we knew what each one was facing, what each one was feeling, and what each one needed?
Because to us, it might just be a snack. But to some of them, it might be their only meal of the day.
To us, it might just be distracting behavior. To some of them, it might be a cry for help.
To us, it might just be excessive crying. To some of them, it might be the sign of a heart that’s breaking.
To us, it might feel great having students who behave perfectly. To some of them, good behavior might be a survival technique.
To us, it might look like a kid who’s irresponsible or disobedient. To some of them, it might be doing the best they can.
If our students could be openly honest with us, how would it change our perspectives, our approaches, and our actions?
When we step into our roles as children’s ministry leaders, as teachers, as volunteers—whatever our roles may be—let us show a little more love, a little more grace, a little more patience. Because our kids can’t always be openly honest.
[If you suspect a child is being abused or neglected, please take your role as a mandated reported seriously. Your immediate action could save a child’s life.]](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/720180497_18476014753103595_7733906119586109131_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=106&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=QpqDYXaB9scQ7kNvwF_CMYU&_nc_oc=Adov-7jLcy_nRtVuLNsGSsBA9WQ0ckxSccUShB2G3swq2ZGMftssUfBumRDVGyLkfaE&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=SXtlLPzGyXJFJrBkP9qp_g&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQEKC4OVkgP_hHBXMhPgYVkVEC30l05ZMtROhYPwQgxGnYz8TAYRJtx09VmEO1ZvD2w5svTUEUS_&oh=00_Af_rjSopX4Py5bOA6CWO7MJeecTJcc3n7vvWjXuixsmxCQ&oe=6A2CB4EB)
!["I feel called to be a children's minister." "I feel called to be on the worship team." "I feel called to serve overseas." "I feel called to preach."
Serve in ministry long enough and you will undoubtedly hear these statements. And while it is true that God does give each of us skills, interests, and desires that lead us toward certain roles, it is important to understand that it's called the Great Commission, not the Great Position.
"And [Jesus] said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature." -Mark 16:15
It's about the what, not the how.
After all, today you might be the Children's Pastor, but tomorrow God might lead you to run a food pantry or to teach kids in the local school. Or maybe you join a new church where instead of being the leader, you become an assistant.
Today you might be on the worship team, but tomorrow you might feel God leading you to serve in youth ministry. Or maybe you start teaching music lessons at a local non-profit.
Today you might be teaching the gospel overseas, but tomorrow you might be back in your home country teaching Bible studies to your former neighbors.
Today you might be preaching on a platform, but tomorrow God might lead you to a different church where you are not invited to preach from the platform. Perhaps you begin preaching in prisons and nursing homes.
When positions change, it doesn't mean you have lost your calling or that God isn't interested in using you anymore. He is still inviting you to serve in the Great Commission, even if it is in a different position.
God can use you to do great things—no matter where you are—no matter what position you're in—and your value doesn't change just because your position does. Neither does your calling.
Because you are called to preach the gospel to everyone. That calling will always be there.
But the positions? The positions can change. And that's okay.
And sometimes the positions changing can lead you to do things for Jesus in ways you never imagined. And that's pretty cool.](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/651929836_18459169708103595_4009701569145096129_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=108&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiRkVFRC5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=GrtaDnhoAWkQ7kNvwEC5pYY&_nc_oc=Adp2PJGxPuQYkIB6ycKzywfJpSFoxNtSQPiOXGveY2wM-K2fOeUgo0bFzPzZxc2MQ9k&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=SXtlLPzGyXJFJrBkP9qp_g&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQGMFpwsESZOEcsyFvy8SXWr0wnq_OfIio4bktQWO63dIEOKIn6YqRPjEjUKpajZ3SavB8RXofHi&oh=00_Af9dNEci_dcDs7teZRUqphJG2XZjgIQR9FvCs82bkRF5iw&oe=6A2CB448)
