These statistics challenge us to make ministry to children a top priority within our organization and within each local church.
Children's Ministries here at the international office of the Churches of God of Prophecy embraces God's purposes for children. Every ministry initiative, training opportunity, resource, and event is designed to establish God's purposes in the hearts of our children.
Because the staff here at the international office cannot personally reach every child with the message of God's purposes, we must enable others to do so. Therefore, our passion is to develop leaders in children's ministry. These leaders will see the big picture of what God wants to do in the lives of our children. They will develop ministries, resources, and relationships that will enable His purposes to be accomplished. They will value dependence on God, excellence in ministry, and will multiply themselves in the lives of children and other children's ministers.
Our hearts are toward the development of such leaders and we are working with God to see this accomplished through prayer, mentoring, resource development and training opportunities.
Paul's desire for the Galatians was that Christ be formed in them (Galatians 4:19). This is our prayer for the children of this generation and for the children's ministers who lead them.