All believers are commanded by Jesus to share their faith.
"Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to all creation." Mark 16:15
This includes kiddos as well. They are to take the Gospel to their world.
Our job as teachers, leaders, and parents is to equip and empower kids to share their faith.
We are to help them see why they should actively be sharing their faith and then giving them the training and tools they need to share.
Let's talk about how we can help kids share their faith.
Teach them why they should be sharing their faith.
As stated above, we are called to share our faith with others. You can't spell Gospel without GO. 2/3rds of God's name is GO. Give kids a solid foundation to stand on so they are sharing from the overflow. Our lessons should teach kids why it is so important to share their faith.
Model a life of praying for those who don't know Jesus.
Lead kids in praying for their lost family members, friends, and others they come in contact with.
Help kids develop a list of people they are praying for. Help them see the vital part that prayer plays in reaching others with the Gospel.
Help kids see that sharing their faith will help their own faith grow.
We often look for ways that we can use to measure children's spiritual growth.
One big indicator is seeing kids share their faith with others. When you are actively sharing your faith, it ignites your own spiritual growth.
Give them tools they can use to share their faith.
It is crucial that you train kids how to share their faith and give them tools they can use for this.
In my teaching series "The Blab Lab" I give kids four tools they can use to share their faith. These tools are highly effective and can instantly equip kids to share their faith. You can get more information at this link.
Provide them with opportunities to share their faith.
Mission trips. Local outreach. Evangelistic opportunities.
Here's an example. At one of the churches where I served, we had access to an ice cream truck. I trained a group of kids to share their faith. We would go into neighborhoods and give out free ice cream. As the kids were eating their ice cream, the kids from our church would share the Gospel with them. We were able to reach several kids by doing this.
Motivate them to share their faith.
Get kids excited about the power of the Gospel and the privilege they have to share it with other kids.
As I mentioned above, I created a teaching series that trained kids to share their faith and gives them tools to do this. One of the girls got so excited about sharing her faith that she took one of the tools with her to school. Her class was having show n' tell that day. When it came her turn to share, she boldly stood in front of the class and used the Gospel tool to share her faith with her entire class and her teacher. Get kids excited about the Gospel and they will become bold in sharing it.
Teach parents how to share their faith.
One of the best ways to empower kids to share their faith is by their parents modeling this. Teach parents how to share their faith and they can then pass this along to their children by their example.
Recently at the church where I serve as children's pastor, we took a Saturday morning and went into the neighborhoods near our church. We went door to door, leaving invites to church and praying for people. It was awesome watching some kids and their parents doing this together.
Empower parents so they can empower their children to share the Gospel.
I believe God can use children in an amazing way to reach people for Christ.
Tell them why we share the Gospel.
Equip them to share the Gospel.
Empower them to share the Gospel.
Provide them opportunities to share the Gospel.
Empower parents so they can empower their children to share the Gospel.
Motivate children to share the Gospel.
Watch what God does when you do this.
