aka “The Fortholder.”
These are the Protectors, Master Organizers, Hosts and Managers.
They know stuff:
They know people:
As a Children’s Ministry Leader, safekeeping is always the one thing expected of you at all times—whether spoken or unspoken—and it requires much more than common sense on your part and the part of others.
Keeping kids safe requires planning, policies, training and continual re-assessment. It demands an intentionality so well done, that hopefully, it will go unnoticed.
If you are going to be ferocious about one area of ministry over all others, this is it. It only takes one child or one parent one incidence for uncertainty to set in and put the reputation of your church at risk. If kids don’t feel safe, they will make it difficult for their parents to leave them; and if parents don’t feel safe, they will choose alternatives. Either way, you will limit your opportunities to share the gospel and impact families for eternity.
Providing resources, downloadable materials and fresh content for children's ministry directors, family life leaders, church staff and volunteers, Stonepile Studios is committed to helping develop the next generation of believers. Stonepile is Paula's vehicle to share and deliver her children's ministry and family life directorship experience with Christian churches locally in Temecula and Murrieta, across California and nationally. Her workshops, coaching services and training programs are all customizable for the specific needs or your church and ministry challenges. Having traveled both nationally and internationally for missions and training, Paula is available to provide in-person training and support for your organization anywhere in the U.S.