Comments on: Ministry Team Structure

By: Kenny Conley

Kenny Conley — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:52:26 +0000

Thanks Dave. Great information. Hope the new structure is proving helpful.

By: Dave Wakerley

Dave Wakerley — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:35:52 +0000

Kenny,

Every leader serves at the same service each week.

It’s a culture that extends to the entire volunteer base of our church.

Unless you are in our Worship and Creative Arts team, you may be rostered to play or sing in different services on a weekend.

Dave

By: Kenny Conley

Kenny Conley — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:09:44 +0000

Dave, thanks for this information. I’m always interested to see how ministries are structured… there’s definitely more than one way to skin a cat. However, I like your 2IC process of building the next line of leaders. One question thought in regard to this structure. Do these “champions” serve every week at these assigned services? To the volunteers under them also serve every week?

Thanks!

By: JoNathan

JoNathan — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:10:27 +0000

Excellent Piece … thank you for sharing. We meet once a month with the entire children’s ministry staff. We call it our Leadership Vision Night. It’s a night that we can come together and discuss the vision and discuss events happening in the near future and also a time of training.

We are also launching teams this next month and we are pretty excited about that.

At this point we are planning four teams.

KidZone Worship Team - Responsible for the Praise and Worship portion of service every Saturday. This would comprise of youth. My vision for the KidZone Worship Team would be very similar to your Hillsong Kids Praise & Worship Team as they dance, sing, and worship.

KidZone Teaching Team - Responsible for bringing forth the Word on their scheduled day. Whether that is a Saturday or a Wednesday. They would be the team that would write the curriculum and make sure that those helping with that service has the information and is prepared to go forth.

KidZone Creative Team - Responsible for coming up with creative decorations, stage items, service concepts, anything that relates to creativity in the ministry. If we need an idea for a “Fun Day” like Winter No_Wimpics. Etc.

KidZone Constructive Team - Responsible for creating props for the ministry. Everything from backdrops to room decor. This would include carpenters, painters, artists, etc.

It’s a season of Excellence and it’s showing in the structure that is being set up across the globe. I am excited to see whats ahead.

By: Dave Wakerley

Dave Wakerley — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:55:49 +0000

Great to hear from other pastors in Syndey!!!!

Thanks for your kind words!!

Dave

By: Keith Johnson

Keith Johnson — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 01:45:09 +0000

Incredible and an amazing ministry my friend! I promote you often and personally invite you on May 12 - 14, 2008 to Group Publishing headquarters for a Large Church Children’s Ministry “Conversation” if you’re up for it…you fly I’ll pay your hotel, meals, etc…fly into Denver International the day before!!!!

By: Caroline Dennis

Caroline Dennis — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:26:14 +0000

I was just searching the net for kids ministry blogs to see what other Kids Pastors are up to, and I found your blog. The one about your leadership structure at Hillsong Kids was fantastic and very helpful. I am KP at a church in Hornsby and I am conscious that we are getting to a size now where I need to start to put some of those structures in place so that I don’t limit where GOd can take our kids ministry. Thanks for sharing - and thanks heaps for the amazing songs that you and Beci write .. we love to do Hillsong Kids songs at our church and our kids love them. Thanks for using what God has given you and sharing it with the world. God bless you both. Thanks heaps. Caroline