Kids Min
“If I could relive my life, I would devote my entire ministry to reaching children for God.” -D.L. Moody
It’s no secret that the church and home have the best opportunity to secure faith in the next generation when they have shared goals regarding a child’s discipleship journey. What a powerful movement could be created if we all worked together with the same end in mind.
Eight Goals for Kids
What if churches and homes across the nation would focus their attention on helping every child who is a follower of Christ attain eight simple goals before they transition out of children’s ministry?
Many churches are becoming more strategic by having leaders of all age groups develop transitional benchmarks and goals together. This is a healthy approach to creating lifelong followers of Christ. In other churches, leaders see the need for goals but don’t know where to begin. Regardless of where your church lands on the process of creating goals or outcomes, the list that follows may help shape perspectives for some and give a starting point for others.
Every child who is a follower of Christ should become…
1. Powerful in Prayer
2. Responsive in Worship
3. Biblically Fluent
4. Spirit Empowered
5. Actively Serving
6. Bold in Faith
7. Giving Selflessly
8. Living Like Christ
Kids Min Rep: Michaela Credit
Michaela Credit serves as our Kids Ministry Rep for the Southern New England Ministry Network. From a young age, Michaela had a passion for Kids Ministry. At the early age of 10, she felt the call of God to serve children and families and has been doing so faithfully ever since. Her experience serving churches of all sizes, budgets and volunteers has shaped how she leads. Michaela is gifted in mobilizing leaders, building successful children’s programs and developing ministries that produce true spiritual impact on the lives of children.
Michaela has served on staff at Crossroads Community Cathedral in East Hartford, CT as their children’s administrator for 5 years and in 2021 became the Children’s Ministry Lead at their campus in East Windsor.
Michaela is no stranger to SNEMN. She is a product of SNEMN Next Gen ministries and has served on the NextGen summer camp team for 8 years. Over the past two years, Michaela has served as our Kids Camp Director, overseeing the programing, preaching and teaching as well as the training of over 50 volunteers who help serve the children throughout the week.
She fully believes that no child is too young to learn to love Jesus. Her greatest passion is helping children know who God is in their life. She is looking forward to continuing to build community amongst those serving in Children’s Ministry roles within our Southern New England churches.
Michaela Credit
Kid’s Ministry Rep
