Jerry Moyer on Living Faith Program on April 12th 2011

Jerry Moyer of The Jubilee Gang was interviewed on the Living Faith TV program on April 12th 2011.

Jubilee Gang Update for Blackshear, GA

Dear friends and Partners:

We had an awesome 3 day event in Blackshear, GA at New Life Assembly of God. We saw 43 people born again during this event including several teens.

We will be ministering at London Church of the Nazarene on Aug. 8-10 and at Heritage International Christian Church in Radcliff, KY on Aug. 11.

Next week we will be in Park Hills, MO at Harvest Christian Centre on Aug. 13-15 and in Paul's Valley, OK at Higher Ground Church on Aug. 16-18 before driving to CT where we will be ministering at Cornerstone Church in Cheshire, CT on Aug 22-24

Below are some pictures from our event in Blackshear, GA


Jerry teaching the Power Verse put to a beat in Blackshear, GA


Jerry praying with around 30 people including
several teensto be born again in Blackshear, GA

God Bless You

Jerry Moyer
The Jubilee Gang
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Jubilee Gang update for AZ, NV, & IA

Dear Friends and Partners

We have has an awesome 3 weeks ministering in Bullhead City, AZ, Las Vegas, NV and Urbandale, IA. Between these three events we saw 99 people born again including a whole family in Urbandale, IA ( a
Father, Mother, son , and 2 nieces) that came forward together. I love to see whole families give their hearts to the Lord together.

Below are some pictures from these events


Jerry and a young man playing the
match it game in AZ


Candy & Wild Thing in Las Vegas


Jerry ministering in Las Vegas


Altar call in Urbandale, IA where a whole family
(Mom, Dad, son & 2 niece's )
came forward together to be born again!

Below is our schedule for the rest of the year.

AUGUST 2009

· 21-22 New Hope church Kids Camp: Centerville, OH

SEPTEMBER 2009

· 9-11 Strong Tower Ministries: Fredericksburg, VA

· 13-15 Dynamic Life Praise & Worship Center: Front Royal, VA

OCTOBER 2009

· 24th No Fear Night @ W.F.F.C. : Springfield, OH

· 31st A Place for Life: San Antonio, TX



God Bless You

Jerry Moyer
The Jubilee Gang
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Dear Friends and Partners:

You can now view 2 of our live events on our web site Media Center page or at the links below.

1. What is a Christian? http://www.jubileegang.com/whatisachristianlive.html

2. R.O.C.K.s Radical Overcoming Christian Kids http://www.jubileegang.com/ROCKSlive.html

We are gearing up for an awesome summer and fall tour season this year. We still have a few dates available if you are thinking about scheduling us at your church. You can view our full itinerary at the link below...

http://www.jubileegang.com/Itinerary.html


God Bless You

Jerry Moyer
The Jubilee Gang
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R.O.C.K.s Live event video

Below is part one and part two of a live Jubilee Gang

Kids Crusade/ Family Event filmed in Columbus, OH.
The Program is called R.O.C.K.s

Radical Overcoming Christian Kids.

Taking the spiritual temperature of your ministry

Taking the spiritual temperature of your ministry.

Are you a thermostat or a thermometer?
A thermometer reacts to the temperature of the room.
A thermostat sets the temperature in a room.
Do you set the spiritual climate in your class or do the children?

We as Christian leaders need to set the spiritual temperature for our classrooms whether we are a Sunday school teacher, Children's Pastor, or volunteer children's worker. It is important that when we enter a classroom that we are spiritually prepared to set the spiritual climate for the class. If not the child with the strongest personality will set that climate.

If a child experienced chaos on the way to the service they will bring chaos to the service. If everyone was up late the night before Sunday morning service and tired, the class will be unresponsive to the lesson.

However, if we enter the room spiritually charged and on fire about our lesson the excitement will spread. If we believe in what we are teaching and show excitement about the subject others will be excited also. True faith is contagious. When someone is so excited about what they believe that they speak about it in confidence with passion in their voice others will believe also. If we are not sure about what we are teaching and are reading it out of our lesson planner, the children will be board and not buy into what we are offering them. Confidence comes through knowing the material inside out. You need to know it so well you can present it without reading it.

I have notes every time I speak publicly, however notes are to glance at to keep me on tract so, I arrive at the planned destination. I can expound upon each point of my notes without reading them line for line, however my notes make sure I do not drift off course during my program. I can expound upon each point because the subject is in my heart. It is not something I am not sure about or do not know a lot about.

If we are not confident on our lesson it will show in our body language, tone of our voice, and all around presentation. We cannot give something we do not have. If it is not in our heart then we are just regurgitating an old cold lesson out of a book that really means nothing to us. The reason young adults are leaving our churches by the droves when they are old enough to make the decision for themselves is that all they have heard their entire time growing up in church is old, cold, regurgitated material that is not relative. It does not apply to them. We have offered exciting programs with all the latest methods but have forgotten the message.

Teachers must be passionate about their faith and what they are teaching. Like I said before true faith is contagious. It spreads like a wild fire. When we hear someone with true heartfelt convictions, we want what they have. If we are around it long enough we will start to crave it. And when you crave something bad enough you do whatever it takes to get it.

Let's turn up the spiritual temperature in our classrooms!

Our children deserve it!

By Jerry Moyer

The Jubilee Gang

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More articles by Jerry and other leading children's ministry leaders can be found on the Jubilee Gang web site in our media center at the link below...

www.jubileegang.com/mediacenter.html

Confessions of a Children's Pastor

CONFESSIONS OF A CHILDRENS PASTOR

By Pastor Sue Kahawaii
Champions Centre
Tacoma, WA
www.championscentre.com

I have a confession to make. I am a children’s pastor, but I am not a magician. I am not a ventriloquist, or a puppeteer. I don’t have a clown act, or a stage show persona that tours around. I don’t know how to juggle balls, and I can’t sing particularly well. But rather than apologize for that confession, I feel liberated by it.

There is a mistaken assumption that a great children’s pastor must have some kind of "special talent" to qualify them for ministry. I disagree. When the curtain closes, and the stage lights go dark, that’s when the real work of a children’s pastor begins. Too many churches hire people based on their performance in the talent show arena rather than on their qualifications as a leader. The question should not be "What does this person do in the spotlight?" but rather, "What can this person do when the spotlight is off?"Sadly, these talented individuals who have stage gifts from God can find themselves overwhelmed with recruiting nightmares, administrative tasks, parent problems, budget woes, and communication failures. The day to day tasks and challenges of children’s ministry can sap their joy, leaving them depressed and discouraged. No wonder that most of these children’s pastors drop out of ministry after just a few short years, their gift forgotten and their self esteem shattered from having been placed in a role that was outside of their gifting.

If you examine thriving children’s ministry programs around the country, you will find that most are led by men and women who have strong administrative abilities and leadership skills, but are not known for their stage show acts.Take, for example, the following examples. Kathy Wilkerson, of Christian Faith Center in Seattle, WA. (Pastor Casey Treat), has been in children’s ministry for two decades. While she enjoys bringing in special guests who have talent with ventriloquism, puppets, or dramatic flair, Kathy knows that the success of her ministry has come about because of her administrative focus and long term dedication. She has watched the children’s ministry in her church grow from just a few kids to thousands.
Rich Maus, of Toledo, Ohio (Pastor Michael Pitts) shares that same gift of administration, but freely admits that he has no claim to fame with a professional stage act. Rich, however, was named the "Children’s Pastor of the Year" by Willie George Ministries for 2002 because of his ability to deftly handle a thriving ministry with hundreds of children and volunteers alike, routinely planning and overseeing special events, services and outreach ministries without burning out.

That isn’t to say that Rich, Kathy or myself don’t know how to teach kids. On the contrary, it is our passion. No doubt, we have all used a puppet from time to time, dressed up in wacky clothes, and dyed our hair green for a cause. But seasoned, experienced children’s pastors understand that it takes a lot more than show time skills to survive and succeed. It takes leadership.Last year, I was contacted by a church about possibly coming out to their church in the summer and conducting elementary age meetings at night. As we talked about dates and travel arrangements, the caller suddenly said, "What is it that you do, by the way?" Not understanding the question, I was at a loss for a moment until the meaning of his question became clear. Teaching kids – and even teaching kids very well – was not enough. They wanted someone who had an "act" of some kind.

Now, in that setting and for that specific purpose, seeking a talented individual may be fine. But for the day to day operations in a busy church, I am very thankful for the "behind the scenes" gifts that God has given me. Children’s pastors need not apologize for the unique ability God has given them to as administrators and leaders in the church.

So, the next time someone asks me what I "do", I think I will answer them honestly. I am a children’s pastor and I teach kids.

SKILLS FOR THE REAL WORLD OF CHILDREN’S MINISTRY

L = Loves kids and has endless compassion

E = Energy to endure long term

A = Ability to do the job well

D = Detail oriented

E = Excitement is still fresh about ministry

R = Relates to kids and parents very well

S = Stable personality and home life

H = High expectations and standards

I = Influences others and recruits well

P = Problem solver

Before the "WOW"

Before the "WOW"
Jesse Joyner
Apr 13, 2007

After years of serving in children's ministry, I feel that I’ve just stumbled onto something that I’ve missed for so long - the importance of genuinely connecting with the kids. I've tended to think that a dynamic children's ministry should be focused on having creative and impresive object lessons that "Wow" the kids.

But the statement that many of us know, also applies to children's ministry: "People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care." We can amend that and say, "Kid's don't care how flashy your teaching skills are until they sense the sincerity of your friendship with them."

I believe this is one of the main keys to a successful children's ministry. This is the practice of Christ-like connection. What does this look like? Well, it starts with knowing the names of each kid. It is also nice to know things like their birthdays, the schools they attend, some of their favorite interests, etc. And then there is the very important connection with the parents and siblings of each child.

I have grown so much closer to kids and families just by doing simple things like going to lunch with them after church or visiting them in their homes. Basically, we want to grow in knowing kids in their full context. That will help us better minister to them in their needs, their joys, and their faith development.

God is a Triune God - meaning that He is Father, Son, and Spirit. This Trinity is the great prototype of genuine connection (see Larry Crabb's Book, Connecting). Therefore, let us bring the love and joy of the Trinity into our children's ministries and truly connect with our kids. Then, they will listen to what we have to say (even if we are terrible at object lessons). They'll learn more about Jesus in how we model friendship to them than they will ever learn through any animated presentation.

So, you don't have to learn how to juggle to be a great children's pastor. Just love your kids with a genuine heart!
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~Jesse Joyner, Telling the story of Jesus through the sport of juggling

Jesse Joyner is a master juggler and a captivating storyteller. Having experience as a children's pastor, he's adept at teaching the Gospel in levels of understanding that are fun and memorable, albeit unusual. Jesse's routines are engaging and often rely on audience participation and find relevant, meaningful ways for children (and adults) to learn about
God's kingdom and plan. http://www.jessethejuggler.com/
To bring Jesse the Juggler to your church for a special event, call us toll free at 1-866-774-7469 or e-mail fhk@forhiskidz.com

Childrens Ministry or Entertainment?

Over the years we have seen new ideas incorporated into children's ministry such as; games, multi media, and technology at the expense of watering down the gospel message.

We use most of these methods during our Jubilee Gang events. However, the purpose of our events are not to just entertain and wow the children, but to lay a firm foundation from the word of God that they can build upon to strengthen their faith in Jesus.

Our Goal as the Jubilee Gang is to see as many men, woman, boys, and girls make a legitimate decision to be born again. To many time we have seen people herded to the altar to be saved without fully understanding what is happening to them.

True faith comes from the word of God, The Bible. Without teaching the bible in a way that people can understand they will not have faith to receive what is being offered to them.

If we play games for an hour, wow our audiences with multiple special effects and shout a few scriptures, then how do we expect them to be able to make a legitimate decision to follow Jesus?

We encourage people to use all these methods to teach, but the message cannot get lost in the methods. The word of God needs to always come first in everything we do and all these methods are used to reinforce the message.

By all means use all the new methods the world has to offer to make your lessons the more exciting. Make your Children's Church the most exciting, spectacular, experience possible for children but, don't replace sound biblical teaching and anointing with all fun and games. Ask yourself, do I want to have a service or a circus?

We must stay relevant to reach this generation. The message never changes, but the method must change. Games, multi media, lighting effects, and video are all very effective ways to get the message across. But if they replace sound biblical teaching and anointing we will produce a generation of fluffy Christians with no spiritual backbone.

Jerry Moyer
The Jubilee Gang
www.jubileegang.com