[Kid Inspiration]

Some notes from a message to our key team…

(Some of the points may not make much sense, but you should get the drift)

TAKING THE MINISTRY FROM GOOD TO GREAT

The Flywheel - No one action is going to make into a GREAT ministry. It is 1,000 brilliant ideas. It was a ton of consistent effort of pushing the flywheel, again and again and again before it finally built up enough momentum and started to take off. You have to keep at it. And it will probably take years.

We weren’t called to merely exist, we were called to do amazing things. That requires greatness. Not for our own glory, but for the glory of our cause.

1. Welcome - Every child getting an exciting personal greeting!!
• The question is not are you new to church, but ‘how long have you been coming to church?’
• You never ask are you new to church? You run the risk of insulting a long time member!

2. There is always a reason for an upset child
• (H.A.L.T.) They are either Hungry Angry Lonely or Tired. SImply find out which and solve the problem!

3. Help kids build relationships - How do we do this?
• Give them a common puzzle to solve – cooperative projects
• Find common interests (boys= sport, games, trading cards, TV shows)
• One-by-one

4. All kids are A students
• Outgoing kids are the ones who stick out, pick the ones who seem to be quiet
• Kids answers are never wrong, it takes courage for some to answer, encourage them to keep trying.

5. You have permission, authority, and responsibility to keep Hillsong a 5 star operation
• Ritz Carlton example… every cleaner has the authority to spend $2,000 to fix a guests problem.
• Show weekend booklets… these are our link to excellence.

6. You have the opportunity to increase your influence
• Leadership pipeline:

1. Hillsong Kids Leader – (Apprentice leader) Be a part of the team that makes our weekend services happen/run our mid week ministries
2. KDG Leader – (Leader of children) Pastor a small group of children during our weekends and midweek.
3. Team Leader – (Coach of leaders) Oversee a group of leaders.
4. Ministry oversight – (Lead a ministry) Run an aspect of Hillsong Kids.
5. Key Team – (Oversee leaders running ministries)

7. There is a reason and purpose for everything we do
• Music before services
• Media – welcome DVD’s etc.
• Pod leaders capes etc. etc.

8. We need to be gap fillers not gap pointer outers.
• If you raise a problem come with a solution

9. How do you increase the excellence culture in Kids
• Wear your shirt, wear your name tags, Smile on your face

10. We pastor in services not just age groups
• Your service is where you pastor people, own it and take it forward

11. Getting people involved
• Never assume we have enough leaders
• There are thousands of people at church who do not serve and they are missing out perhaps on the call of God on their lives.