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Here are 10 ways as a church we can help kids get involved in mission.
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This is the way children can have the biggest impact on God’s global work. Get them involved and tell them how it will make a difference. Suggest they could pray for mission partners on their own at home too.
Open up the book of Acts to see the very first Christian missionaries. Or teach them how God’s mission is our mission too. Help them see how all people need Jesus and God has asked us to be a part of telling people.
We've got a resource to help: https://www.crosslinks.org/media/view/kamxte53qwclwt2lf766z5cj/5998/God's%20misison%20our%20mission.pdf
We've got a resource to help: https://www.crosslinks.org/media/view/kamxte53qwclwt2lf766z5cj/5998/God's%20misison%20our%20mission.pdf
Ask the children to write letters or send small treats to your mission partners’ kids. Tell them that this is a great way to encourage missionary families to keep going when it can be tough to be a long way from home.
Kids love to copy those they look up to, so parents and church group leaders can lead by example. If they see you praying for people in other countries, giving money to overseas workers or on the phone to a missionary, they’ll want to be involved too.
There are great books (e.g. https://www.thegoodbook.co.uk/children/lightkeepers/) for kids about former missionaries that will show children the need for global mission and God’s call for all Christians to play a part. Regularly share photos and stories from your mission partner’s work with the children.
There are lots of fun and exciting resources parents can use at home.
These videos from Torchlighters are free to watch and feature some well-known missionary characters: https://watch.redeemtv.com/torchlighters
This book can help families pray for the world: https://www.10ofthose.com/uk/products/23190/40-days-40-more-bites
These videos from Torchlighters are free to watch and feature some well-known missionary characters: https://watch.redeemtv.com/torchlighters
This book can help families pray for the world: https://www.10ofthose.com/uk/products/23190/40-days-40-more-bites
Talk with children and encourage them to set some of their pocket money aside. At the end of the term, ask them what mission work they would like to give the collection to and why.
Put up a big map and show them how big the world is and how many people are in it. Tell them about other countries and languages and cultures – all of which need someone to tell them about Jesus.
From telling their friends at school about Jesus, to inviting their classmates to a church holiday club, to handing out carol service invitations – help children find ways to put their faith in Jesus into action.
Though you can’t send under-18s overseas on their own, it’s never too early to plant a seed. Tell your teenagers about gap year mission, year abroad placements or church teams.
Find out about some of the opportunities we offer: https://www.crosslinks.org/what-we-do/short-term-placements/
Find out about some of the opportunities we offer: https://www.crosslinks.org/what-we-do/short-term-placements/
This thread was originally a blog post on our website: https://www.crosslinks.org/people-and-places/europe/blog/2021/04/how-to-get-kids-involved-in-mission/
