How to start a youth & children’s ministry

Church planting leaders Lee Stephenson and Danny Parmelee discuss how to start children’s and youth ministries as a church plant.

0:55 Danny talks about how it took time for his church to establish a children’s ministry

4:20 Lee discusses how his church had a children’s ministry from Day 1 and the challenges that being in a movie theater presented

9:00 Lee talks about how things changed when they moved to a high school

13:00 Lee shares how his church was able to have a full-time children’s pastor from the beginning

15:55 Lee and Danny talk about the children’s curriculum their churches used

17:50 Lee discusses the policies and protocols that are necessary for a safe and secure children’s ministry, including background checks for volunteers and check-in/check-out procedures.

21:45 Lee and Danny talk about how to recruit and keep children’s ministry volunteers

24:45 Lee talks about how his church started its youth ministry

27:30 Lee and Danny explain why their churches had high school students attend and serve in the worship service

32:30 Danny and Lee talk about the pros and cons of directing students to an outside organization