I have been in Children's ministry since the beginning of the 70's. At our height we were running 8 buses averaging 300+ in a church with about 40-50 adults. It was great! I would be afraid to bring that many in from our area today. Instead, we go into the housing areas and have Bible clubs. We work with another church in an Awana/bus-kids ministry. Times have changed, and the lack of freedom to discipline in the home and school has produced an average non-church family kid that can be dangerous in a larger group. We have to work on a much smaller scale.
I agree with an earlier poster that it would be nice to go back to that era, but such is not possible. Therefore, we must redeem the time and reach those we can, however we can.
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