Kidmin Reformation: A No-Nonsense Look at Discipling the Next Generation

by Ruben Meulenberg, Efraim Meulenberg

Are you aware that the church in America loses 75 percent of kids before they turn 18? That's a statistical fact. Those are your kids. My kids. Our kids. The kids we love. Three out of every four kids. Those numbers indicate more than just everyday "come and go" church attendance. They reveal an exodus.

But we can't hope to reverse the trend if we keep on doing kids ministry the way we always have. We live in a rapidly changing culture, and the gap between children's ministry and the world we're called to is widening faster than ever. It's time for no- nonsense solutions. It's time for a kidmin reformation!

The good news is--God has incredible solutions for today's children's ministry. Kidmin Reformation will give them to you. None of what you will read here is theory or wishful thinking. It's based on experience learned from doing kidmin across three continents.

Kidmin Reformation will show

- Principles to help your ministry reach postmodern families
- Paradigm shifts that will radically change your children's ministry
- How to stay strong when you're facing tremendous odds in ministry
- Which ministry traditions are holding you back and how to deal with them
- How to do kidmin successfully regardless of the program
- And much more.

The time for small-talk is over. Kids are crying out for something deeper--they want the
Gospel. Kidmin Reformation will help you rethink, restyle, and reboot your ministry so that you communicate Christ's message effectively to the kids God has entrusted to you.

Paperback

Published January 10, 2017

Reviews

[Krista]

I read this for work. I like the tone of the authors that comes through quite clearly in this book. I found it encouraging and motivating for the work with the kids at my church. I particularly like the principles that start in the 2nd half of the book. They challenge the way we view kids and children's ministry. I think they also included some great practical examples so that those changes can be implemented easily into any kids program.

[Misty]

The advice in this book was great but I did not enjoy the book trying to get you to buy the authors curriculum. Some churches are on a limited budget and are looking for ideas that don't break the budget

[Ron Willoughby]

I liked it. It was helpful. I could have done w more examples. I appreciate that the Tornado Twins are wanting to sell their stuff, but this almost felt like 2 parts principle and 1 part promotion.