RELEVANT CHILDREN'S MINISTRY

If you grew up in church, you can probably relate to some of these.  Welcome to memory lane. 

1. One of your heroes was Bibleman.
2. You know who Larry and Bob are.
3. You didn't get to watch The Wonderful World of Disney on Sunday night because you were at church.
4. You were taught Bible lessons with flannel-graph.
5. You flipped through the pages of the song book or looked at all the pictures in your Bible multiple times to survive a boring sermon.
6. You had a cover on your Bible...and it was stylish.
7. You have competed in a contest called "Sword Drill."
8. You have owned a WWJD bracelet.
9. You've had to keep yourself from laughing at someone who thinks they can sing a "special" but are way off tune.
10. You're familiar with the poem "Footprints."
11. The song "Father Abraham" was your weekly workout.
12. You've been in a singing contest where the winner sang, "Hallelujah,  Hallelujah,  Hallelujah" or "Praise ye the Lord" the loudest.
13. Potluck. 
14. You ate out on Sundays after church.
15. You went to summer camp.
16. You know the song, "Deep and Wide."
17. You have attended Vacation Bible School.
18. You've sang, "The B-I-B-L-E...yes that's the book for me."
19. You spent Halloween at a church fall festival instead of collecting candy in your neighborhood.
20. You've heard the words, "Slow down and walk in church."
21. You've had the joy, joy, joy, joy, down in your heart, down in your heart to stay.
22. You saw Thief in the Night and had nightmares afterwards.
23. You've collected quarters in a little bank.
24. You memorized the books of the Bible.
25. You've asked to go to the bathroom to get out of a boring lesson.
26. You played games around an Awana circle.
27. You participated in an offering contest.
28. You've sang a hymn while looking down at a songbook.                                                              
29. "Just as I am" was sang over and over until someone came forward at the end of service.
30. You've attended a church "lock-in."
31. You sang in a children's choir.
32. You attended a "school" that meet on Sunday.
33. You've watched a slide show presentation by a missionary.
34. You've listened to puppets communicate God's Word.
35. You sat through a sermon that felt like it would last for an eternity.
36. You've used a church bulletin as a coloring page during a service.
37. You've watched a song leader wave his arms in sync with the music.
38. You know the words to "Deep and Wide."
39. You know Zacchaues was a wee little man and a wee little man was he.
40. You know the B-I-B-L-E, yes that's the book for me.
41. You've sang, "Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world..."
42. You've sat through a "business meeting" and you weren't inside an office building.
43. You know what the word "rapture" means.
44. The radio station in your car was always set to a Christian station.
45. You gathered around a school pole once a year.
46. You played hide and seek at church after the service...until you got caught.
47. You sang about being in the army...the Lord's Army.
48. Your dad went to Promise Keepers.
49. You listened to the music of Carman or Steve Green or Petra
50. You know, "you can't get to heaven on roller skates 'cause you might roll right past those pearly gates."

What are some other signs you grew up in church?  Share your memories with us in the comment section below.

Let's take time to smile today.  Here's 20 signs you might be in Children's Ministry.

1. If you've ever baptized someone who was splashing...you might be in children's ministry.

2. If you've ever had a "lost and found" box with 25 kids' Bibles in it...you might be in children's ministry.

3. If you've ever wished you had bought stock in the Play-Doh company...you might be in children's ministry.

4. If you've ever had an argument with a church janitor...you might be in children's ministry.

5. If you think serving in the nursery should be mandatory for all choir members...you might be in children's ministry.

6. If you've ever had someone say, "I don't want to volunteer...I like my adult Bible study class too much"...you might be in children's ministry.

7. If you've ever learned some very interesting family information from a preschooler's prayer request...you might be in children's ministry.

8. If you've ever taken a huge bag of coins to the bank...you might be in children's ministry.

9. If you've ever went to Disneyworld and left with 10 new ministry ideas...you might be in children's ministry.

10. If you'd rather paint a room green or orange instead of beige or gray...you might be in children's ministry.

11. If you've ever had a parent say, "I wish VBS lasted 2 weeks instead of 1" and wanted to strangle them...you might be in children's ministry.

12. If you've ever had someone pick up their child 45 minutes after service was over because they were "talking" to someone...you might be in children's ministry.

13. If you've ever been out of breath at the end of a worship song because of the motions...you might be in children's ministry.

14. If you've keep your local inflatable company in business...you might be in children's ministry.

15. If you've ever had a pie put in your face because someone won a contest...you might be in children's ministry.

16. If you've ever been jealous of the student ministry budget...you might be in children's ministry.

17. If your Sunday morning attire always includes a bright-colored t-shirt...you might be in children's ministry.

18. If you've ever ridden with a bus full of kids and it wasn't a school day...you might be in children's ministry.

19. If you've ever pushed a Bibleman video into a VHS player...you might be in children's ministry.

20.  If you've ever filled up an entire cooler full with water balloons...you might be in children's ministry.

Add to the fun by putting some more in the comment section below.

If you have the "Bible App for Kids" on your phone...you might be a children's ministry leader.

If someone has ever said to you, "You're a big kid"...you might be a children's ministry leader.

If you've ever been in a check-out line at Walmart with a shopping cart full of goldfish crackers...you might be a children's ministry leader.

If you've ever watched the Disney Channel...without your kids...you might be a children's ministry leader.

If you've ever yelled at a copier machine on Sunday morning...you might be a children's ministry leader.

If you've ever prayed for a dog, cat, or goldfish to be healed...you might be a children's ministry leader.

If you've ever wiped a booger off a wall...you might be a children's ministry leader.

If you've ever had boxes from Oriental trading stacked in your office...you might be a children's ministry leader.

If you've ever stayed up all night with a group of 5th graders...you might be a children's ministry leader.

If you've ever changed a diaper...and the diaper didn't belong to your child...you might be a children's ministry leader.

If you've ever said the words, "Is big church out yet?" with a desperate tone in your voice...you might be a children's ministry leader.

If you've ever had your arm cramp because of holding up a puppet...you might be a children's ministry leader.

If you've ever laughed when you heard someone from adult ministries say, "Yeah...ministry slows down in the summer" you might be a children's ministry leader.

If you've ever worn a brightly colored t-shirt to church on Sunday morning...you might be a children's ministry leader.

If you've ever baptized someone who was splashing...you might be a children's ministry leader.

If you've ever gotten bitter toward choir members because they've never served in the nursery...you might be a children's ministry leader.

If you've ever oversaw a basketball league where the players all wear shirts that say "Upward"....you might be a children's ministry leader.

If you've ever lead a choir where everyone is under 5 ft. tall...you might be a children's ministry leader.

If you've ever studied your lesson at the stoplights on the way to church...you might be a children's ministry leader.

If you've ever had the church janitor mad at you...you might be a children's ministry leader.

Join the fun...add some more in the comment section below.