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More was accomplished by Elijah pouring into the next generation than his own personal ministry exploits had recorded. So too, will more be accomplished by fathers and mothers in the Church by pouring into the next generation—helping them step into their calling with wisdom, support, and loving relationships to fall back on. What are you doing to mentor the children in your home and churches to go to the next level?

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‎"Don't copy old wine skins of youth and children's ministry. The new model will weave together worship, intercession, and evangelism in a depth and intensity that will astound many, but which will bring in the great harvest. As His Spirit is poured out on this generation He will do a quick and intense work." —Rick Ridings

Did you know if you reach your adults years and have not yet accepted Christ there's only a 6% chance you will? If you reach your teen years and have not accepted Christ, there's only a 4% chance you will. But as a child under age 12 when presented with the gospel, there's 32% chance you will receive Christ. Yet most of our time and money goes into adult & teen evangelism.

Our children will struggle to maintain a healthy balance in life as they are constantly exposed to evil and decaying morals. Trying to live a "normal" life they fall prey to the constantly deteriorating definitions of normality in a country of adults whose standards have been lowered. As a parent how are you helping your children to protect their innocence, civility, and character?

It should be as common to hear a church has a children's prayer team, a children's healing team, a children's prophetic ministry team, and a children's evangelism team as it is to hear they have a Sunday School. Our most energetic, available, willing laborers too often are parked on the bench until they get "old enough." We're wasting 1/3 of our army because of preconceived ideas of what children can and cannot do.

Our kids need to taste the supernatural and one of the best ways is through the infilling of the Holy Spirit. I can't encourage you enough to make praying in tongues a regular part of their church experience. Have you ever led a child to recieve the Baptism of the Holy Spirit? If not, why do you think you haven't?

Stealing!!!!

Wednesday march 9th 2011 at RHK
Before our lesson the Lord led me to have the children go to the world wall and pray over all the people all over the world. It was very neat to watch how each one responded.
The lesson was on stealing. Yes very interesting because 3 weeks prior my hat and gloves were stolen. The sad part was found out who did it and not only no remorse, but denied it, but was seen taking them. It was one of mine. These children see that all the time, that is their life, so they do not think anything of it. The Lord had me go thru the Bible and talk about the different stories, and what happened to the people. Praise God it is not done here, but still is in the Middle East, you can get killed.. or something else. I talked about our hearts and what it does to them. I also talked about if this continues our hearts get hard, so it gets worse and worse. Then he had me have them look at their hands. God made their hands, and it went on. Then we had a prayer time and asked if any of them wanted to give their hands to God, their was a time of repentance first, then I anointed their hands with oil and we prayed. I was still saddened with the fact the child did not confess.

One of the interesting things is this happened in the last Wed of Feb, and our leader had the month of March designated for the topics of steal and lie. Wow isn't that interesting.

Jesus Heals

Sunday the 6th of March 2011
The lesson was on healing, we looked through the scriptures to discover all the different ways that Jesus healed the people. Wow some of them were not the norm as we discovered. I even acted out some of them, and they said if this is the way that God told Jesus to do it, then we want also the way that God says to heal us.. Go through the take-home sheet and let your C tell you all about it. I also want to say thank you to two special people who helped us to learn more about healing, and then praying for us. I myself was prayed for. Sunday morning the Lord woke me with, have the C pray for your shoulder, and I did. The Lord has told me when C pray for you, it is WOW, because they have the child like faith, yes they believe it will happen. We all prayed for other owies, and we were led to pray for C who had nightmares. After all was done we gave a huge praise to Jesus for all that he had done.

As I was cleaning up afterwards I really sensed the Lord say we would continue the lesson for next week. The lessons are not just for learning about, but also learning how to do it, ie learning how to pray for those who need healing, so we practice on each other. One of the testimonies from years past was about one of my 3 year olds who after doing as above, she prayed over her Grandparent and he was healed. I believe God is going to be using these C for healing people in the church.

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Why are we not able to significantly impact our own children and keep them as active members of the body of Christ after having the opportunity to influence them throughout their most impressionable years? We obviously are not doing much "impressing."

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Join the Growing Army of Supernatural Leaders! Become a part the growing number of enthusiastic parents and children's ministers who are passionate about raising a supernatural generation. It is not too late to sign up for our upcoming Schools of Supernatural Children's Ministry. Click on the link above.

LIVE School of Supernatural Children's Ministry
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If you have desired to become a student of our unique School of Supernatural Children's Ministry, this live event can be the kick start you need. Fifteen of the forty-five classes will be held live. Your registration fee can be applied to the full DVD set of the course so you can complete it at home

According to Barna research young people admit to being highly influenced by their role models but nearly half of all preteens admit that they don't have any role models.

What is stopping you from being the role model the children in your life are looking for?

Kids in Ministry International
The challenge is clear. We must reach the children of this generation with the true power of the living God to satisfy their natural hunger for the supernatural life.
Are you ready?

‎"Nearly half of the adults who attended church regularly as children and now bring their own offspring to church do not even know Jesus Christ as their personal Savior, even after more than a quarter century of consistent church exposure!"~Barna
What are your thought on this?

Jesus said that others would know that we are Christians (Christ followers) by our fruit, not by our signs and wonders. Satan can do signs and wonders but God is the only one who is holy. Holiness is the defining line of who we are in the eyes of God and in the eyes of the world, not signs and wonders. What are you teaching your children about living a holy life?

According to surveys less than 24% of pastors list children's ministry as a top priority in their church. Children's ministry is seen as the bait to draw in the real prize in the churches--the adults. Yet children's ministries are what parents look for when choosing a new church home. How can parents find churches where children are important?

Imagine what the parents of Peter, James, John, Matthew, Luke and the other disciples must have been like. Little did they know as parents they were preparing a generation of young people that would change the course of history forever. The quality and integrity of their children speaks volumes about the quality and integrity of those parents. What will history say about your children's generation?

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And God says, "I will now multiply the anointing on the ages from 8 to 17. they shall suddenly arise." Did you hear what the Spirit of God says? He will anoint between the ages of 8 and 17 in an unusual fashion this year. Look at your children, look at your grandchildren, look at your great-grandchildren. For God said, "I will raise them up, and they shall become the voices to this Nation." —Kim Clement, 2006

Kids in Ministry International
Back to the subject of little Muslim Kids vs. little Christian kids-what is it that Muslim parents know about training their kids that Christian parents don't? To learn the answer, listen to our free pod cast between me and a young spirit-filled man who was raised as a Palestinian Muslim.
Free Podcasts
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Take kids beyond basic Bible stories into the deep things of God and see kids walking in the power of the Holy Spirit.

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Little Muslim kids are being taught to take over. Little Christian kids are being taught to take off. Little Muslim kids are being taught they will conquer the world in end times. Little Christian kids are taught they can relax because they are going to be raptured in end times. Selah. Pause and think about it.

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The Church has some strange ideas about what kids can handle and enjoy spiritually. Our children are victims of being trapped in an old wineskin of our preconceived ideas of what they are capable of experiencing as spiritual beings. We think all they can handle is cute little Bible stories. As a result our Christian kids are spiritually emaciated.

Jesus in the temple

On wed night the 2nd of Feb. for RHK I did the lesson on Jesus in the temple as a 12 year old. The Lord had shared with me on tues. a.m. what I was to talk about. They as children God can use them in their environment. Jesus only spoke what his father God told him to say to the people in the temple. God can help too now so the children could be used in a mighty way for God. I asked who wanted to be bold for Jesus, who wanted to be used to share his love with others, I asked a few more things too. Then I had them pray, and then they made a line and yes again fighting who was first etc. I prayed over each child the words God gave me, and then they went to a church pew which is now our altar. This one little girl hardly ever comes up for prayer as she is shy, but this night she came up and wow God really touched her. I could sense something major happened. Later I found out as all the children were being dismissed she actually was comforting another older child, and speaking to her to help her not cry. I was told this definately is not the norm. Then I shared with her Grandma what had happened in our class, she was excited because she also knew her granddaughter had been touched by the Lord in the way of boldness. That was one of the things I felt led to pray over her. Another amazing night at RHK.

Jesus is tempted

On sunday Feb. 27th I did the lesson about Jesus being tempted by the devil. I first had a little test about being tempted using little Hershey bars, yum, I also used marshmallows. The children were allowed to take the marshmallows, but not the choc. It was interesting to hear their comments. Later while the lesson was going on I had the choc. staring at them. At one point I picked the tray up and passed it by their noses, this very hard one little boy reached out and I said no not yet. Oh by the way I did tell them they would take some home. It was also very interesting to hear about the things they are tempted with. They were quite intrigued by the story, and how Jesus spoke the Bible words to the devil. They know that they can ask for help, but this made it even more clear for them. They can call on the Lord.. Jesus only did what his Father God told him to do. We should only do what our Father God tells us to do. We reviewed about taking our thoughts captive, because we can be tempted to do something with that thought that is not good. I even shared how I was tempted to use words, but it says: A gentle answer turns away wrath. God helped me to take the thought captive, and not say anything. Later the children went up to the throne to talk to Jesus about the things they are tempted with, and asked God to help them. Some of the children came to me, also for prayer. The Lord had me use the song from Simply Worship II called I draw near to you. I watched how each child has his or her own way of interacting with the presence of the Lord. It was a good day and a lot was accomplished.

Power Clubs

Becky Fischer created a doc "What is a PowerClub?".
PowerClubs are the outreach arm of Kids in Ministry International, and are local children's ministries in a wide variety of communities around the world. They are started and conducted by individuals who desire to see children evangelized, filled with the Holy Spirit, grounded in the word of God, operating in the gifts of the Spirit, learning to hear God’s voice and be led by His Spirit, and becoming active, functioning members in the body of Christ while they are still children.

Though some are a part of local churches, most are held in backyards, neutral locations, schools, slums, ghettos, and homes. While some of the leaders are experienced children's ministers, many others have never worked with children before, but have caught the vision of taking children further into the things of the Spirit. In many places starting an official PowerClub outside a local church is in essence "planting a church of children" because it is likely the only church many of these children will ever have the privilege of going to.

Becky Fischer created a doc "How Can I Start a PowerClub?".
PowerClub Leaders
Leaders of official PowerClubs are given some level of training through Kids in Ministry International before launching their own PC. This training may have been attending a PowerClub training conference, or having attended a weekend training seminar by Becky Fischer or one of the KIMI Leadership Team in a local church. These leaders may also have gone through all or part of the School of Supernatural Children’s Ministry, or they may have actually have become a certified graduate of SSCM.

Or (we have recently expanded our vision) they may be experienced children's ministers with their own established ministries, and their vision is the same as ours, they adhere to our three core values (listed below) and simply want an affiliation with us as ministry. (See Affiliated PowerClubs below.)

KIMI's Three Core Values

PowerClubs are NOT the same old children's ministries mos people are familiar with, even though the KIMI "pattern" of ministry may be very common. The core values—the very heartbeat of our ministry—is what makes us different and sets us apart. The Core Values of official PowerClubs are:
· Teaching children the meat and deeper truths of God’s word by going beyond the basic Bible stories and teaching children biblical doctrine.
· Equipping them for the work of the ministry making them active, spiritually functioning members in the body of Christ.
· Creating an atmosphere and opportunities where children can experience the presence of God on a regular basis.

Official KIMI PowerClubs
Although most PowerClubs operate independently of Kids in Ministry International and are connected only by voluntary relationship, in order to be an official KIMI PowerClub:

1. Leaders have some level of training through Kids in Ministry International
2. Club leaders use KIMI curriculums for teaching materials
3. Adhere to the three KIMI core values listed above.
4. These PowerClubs use the KIMI pattern of ministry in their weekly services with the five elements of 1) games, 2) praise and worship, 3) teaching, 4) equipping the children for the work of the ministry, and 5) altar time where children encounter the presence of God.

Only official KIMI PowerClubs may use the trademark PowerClub logo or PowerClub name after acceptance into the PowerClub network and confirmation that they are in fact an official PowerClub. You will receive a certificate so that you KNOW you are an official PowerClub.

Unofficial Affiliated “PowerClubs”
There are many children’s ministers that are one in spirit and purpose with KIMI and believe in and use the same three basic core values that Kids in Ministry International espouses. However the leaders may or may not have ever been through any level of training by KIMI. They might not use the KIMI curriculums even though they are consciously giving their children the strong meat of the Word through their own lessons or curriculums similar to KIMI’s.

These leaders actively equip their children to hear God’s voice and teach them to operate in the supernatural realm of the Holy Spirit, and they deliberately create opportunities for their children to encounter the presence of God on an ongoing basis. They may or may not use the KIMI pattern of ministry. But in heart and spirit, vision and purpose, they are truly “PowerClubs”—or children’s ministries that are raising up Spirit-filled children who are active members in the body of Christ.

How Do I Become a PowerClub Leader?

For further information, please write to our training facilitator Laura Diehl at kimi.laura@yahoo.com. She will tell you the steps to take.

I Have a Qualified Children's Ministry that meets your standards. How can we become a part of the KIMI PowerClub Network?

For further information, please write to our training facilitator Laura Diehl at kimi.laura@yahoo.com. She will tell you the step


What Makes Us Unique?

PowerClubs have been designed specifically for Pentecostal and Charismatic churches because of the emphasis on the Holy Spirit. However, the concepts and principles can be used for any children’s ministry regardless of affiliation.
The core values of official PowerClubs are:
· Teaching children the meat and deeper truths of God’s word by going beyond the basic Bible stories and teaching children biblical doctrine.
· Equipping them for the work of the ministry making them active, spiritually functioning members in the body of Christ.
· Creating an atmosphere and opportunities where children can experience the presence of God on a regular basis.

PowerClubs are conducted weekly or bi-weekly and follow a simple but effective pattern (which we call the KIMI pattern of ministry) for conducting a full children's worship service as opposed to a Sunday School format. This includes 1) games, 2) praise and worship, 3) teaching, 4) equipping, 5) and altar time. Every meeting has a strong emphasis on giving the children an opportunity to be grounded in strong biblical teaching and then encountering the presence of God in various ways at some point in the service.

Every lesson gives children the deeper truths of the scriptures. This is done through the use of curriculums published by Kids in Ministry International. (See our selection of curriculums by clicking here: http://www.kidsinministry.org/store/index.php/curriculums/kimi-curriculums.html.)

Every child is taught to hear the voice of God, heal the sick, become prayer warriors and intercessors, share their faith and operate in the gifts of the Spirit. In short, they are activated into the believers’ ministries as described in Matthew 28:19-20, Mark 16:15-16, and Acts 2:16-17.

What children need most

> WHAT CHILDREN NEED MOST written Oct.15 08
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> What do children need most? How do we as parents, significant adults and teachers give them what they need? When we are in Biblical ministry we don't do the work alone, God desires us to allow Him to minister through us. God calls us to remember that we will only be able to fulfill those things that really matter as we spend time with Him, John 15:5.
> What children need most is what we all need most... God's love. We can extend God's love and compassion to children by accepting those who are sick, hurting, hungry and yes even naughty.
> How can we express compassion to children? We can pray for them and with them. We can earnestly take their needs to our heavenly Father. We can provide compassion through a loving touch, a pat on the head, a rub on the back, a hug, a cuddle. We can do so by refraining from loosing our temper, yelling, using words that curse and do not bless. Jesus prayed for and physically touched those who others deemed unimportant.
> Spending time with children an important way we show them God's love. We can spend time eating, playing, reading a book, or just walking with them. What we do is less important than the fact that we are actually just being with them. Make time to be with them as you are able.
> Paul says God's love is patient. When we show patience to children our actions and speech honor them with a special gift from God. This is true of all the fruits of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22). Love them all the same; the compliant, the whiner, the crier, the challenged, the disobedient, the fearful, the shy, the beautiful. Ask God how you can be His loving hands extending a fruit of righteousness to that specific child. When we invite God to work through us He enables us to accomplish these things

Give honor where honor is due.

Last night at RHK, Feb. 23, was a very special night. I started with a continuation of the promises of God. This time I also used the conversation hearts that had the words about Jesus on them. Each child came up and took one and I or they read it and then said what it meant to them. I was blessed to hear their comments, it showed their special relationship with Jesus. The four helper teenagers even were excited on the words that theirs said. For several I could see that the words on them were prophetic. Wow.
Then one of my team, I have been mentoring her since she came in Nov. 07, had a surprise for me and for another member of our team. This woman has been with RHK for 11 years, she was there at the very beginning, as a student herself, and is now been helping for several years. The look on her face to be honored like that was great. I also was honored as being there for 5 years. As our Exec director says, "Diane came here to train and to help out, and she is still here doing the same." I am so blessed to be the leader of this group. I am always blessed for all that God gives me in teaching and training up these intercity children. This to me is amazing to be with a ministry especially intercity, with yes, there is a lot of stress involved, but also the Holy Spirit.. being my everything. I know that this is also my training ground. God told me years ago everything that I have told you to do, and you have done Diane, is to prepare you for the next thing. So I do not know what God has in store, but I am not going until He tells me to. It is so important to remember that you are continually hearing the voice of God. You want to be where God wants you to be.

Baptism of Jesus

Sunday the 20th of Feb. at RC the lesson was on Jesus baptism. I used figures of people, pan of water, a little plastic dove, my deep voice to represent God saying, this is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased. After this I told them these figures could be used to represent them being baptized. I put on some soaking music, song In the Cool of the Day, and after sometime some of the children started to get up and walk around the room, which is what the song talks about walking hand in hand with Jesus. The Lord reminded me that earlier when I was soaking in the room getting it ready for the children, that I would start to see different ways that the children would respond to His presence. After sometime one little girl came up to the water and wanted to be baptized. We talked again about what that meant. Then she put her figure in the water and started to pray, this figure was underwater for awhile as she prayed awhile. She was intent and I could see her countenance change. Then she lifted the figure up, and went and spent more time with the Lord soaking. Later a little boy came up and he was baptized too, but this time very quickly. I could tell also that he had been touched but in a different way. A few others just gathered around the water watching. I am learning to key into how each child is responding to the Lord's presence, and especially how some, you do not really see all, but you know they are having an encounter with the Lord.

5 years

Today as I sit here Feb 19th I am pondering all that God has done in my life. The huge things for me is the ministry i am involved in. The one now I refer to is RHK this is an intercity ministry that has totally turned my world upside down. I remember the words I heard back in 06. "You have been teaching and ministering to children whose parents know me, I am taking you to the children who do not even know what love is." God took me to Rock House Kids. I have been spit at hit, yelled at, just to name a few of the things. God has shown me so much. I am nearing my 5th year as of Feb 22. Where has the time gone? God told me to take the deep things to the children, and I have these children are amazing. My hardest, she came to me at age 4 not only accepted Jesus, she became a child
evangelist sharing Jesus with everyone using papers she wrote up saying Jesus Loves everyones heart. She is now in 2nd grade and it is hard to not know where she is, but God does. I also know God is using her in an amazing way. I have a picture of her with one of the papers she made for me, and every time I look at it I thank God for the time I had with her. Thank you God!!!!!

Prayer for the people in the world who need Jesus

Last night at RHK during prayer time a little girl came up to me and said she wanted to pray for all the people in the world to know Jesus. I told her she could go over to the wall that has a mural of many of the people of the world on it and pray.. She was so excited and when I looked over her face was against the wall and she was praying with much compassion and also very intense. The exciting thing to me was, The Lord had talked to me about having a lesson using the mural,and praying and so when this happened, to me it was a WOW moment. I am so Blesssed!!
This happened February,16th.

Jesus Loves You

That was the name for the lesson taught Sunday the 13th of Feb. I knew this was going to be a special lesson. I am so blessed that God gives me what to teach and how to teach it. Imagine candy hearts that had words from God on them for the children. Instead using the regular hearts with the sometimes silly words, we talked about if God sent you a Valentine what would it say.
then these words were written on the back of a heart and then the children decorated the other side with strips cut from old greeting cards. The children really made some beautiful ones. Then we talked about the different promises of God, wow it is so exciting when you tell them and to see their reactions. The most important one I will forgive you. Wow really think about that one. We talked about what that meant to them, and then we had soaking time. This is when worship music is put on and the children are quiet, so the Lord can minister to them and they also minister to the Lord. After a time a little girl came up to me and she said I want to ask Jesus into my heart. I said ok, then you talk to him. I prayed for her first. She had first asked Jesus into her heart in June of 09, so God really touched her. The Lord showed me that she was taking the next step. She bowed her little head and talked to Jesus and then went and buried her little head on the red cloth, and continued to talk to the Lord. I could see her face was very different she really had been in the Lord's presence. I have a red shiny cloth that I put out on the floor it is about 6 feet long which represents an altar also the blood of Jesus, so this is where the children go, when they want to. I am so blessed to be experiencing the presence of God with the children. Oh yes by the way, today God led me to a store that I found candy hearts with words on them as if God had sent them himself. The candy is called scripture candy, reaching the world one piece at a time. I am so excited for this next Sunday, to share how God led me to this candy, and so they can see words from God on these hearts. I was so excited yep a WOW day.. Oh by the way everyone in that room God touched even my helper. Thank you Lord for your presence!!!!

running for prayer

Last week as i was finishing up praying for the children at RHK, I made the announcement does anyone else want prayer? No one said anything so I said ok now we are going to..... I was not able to finish my sentence because a child literally came running up to me from the back of the room and YELLED WAIT, I WANT TO BE PRAYED FOR He had been in the bathroom. I gotta say that was a first for me. I was so struck, that a child actually ran because because he wanted to be prayed for.

New Year New Things

Every New Year either before the clock strikes 12 or after I spend time with the Lord and He gives me something for the New Year. This year it came to me at 12:15 Am and I did not even pray first, but bam there it was. New plans are ahead and new ways with the children. Wow Lord what are you telling me? Also Saturday night as I was having soaking time with the Lord the words came. new things are coming, the way you did it before is over. Wow Lord what are you telling me? . I have been spending time in prayer as I only want what God wants for the children. As we enter this new year my question to you is, what fresh and new things is the Lord showing you as you continue to work with the Lord's s precious treasures, His children?