As you know, if you’ve been reading, for quite some time, I’ve occasionally been running little installments called “Mama’s K.I.S.S.” I know that lots of readers could give many more and far more creative ideas than I can offer, but these installments are just a few tried and true and mostly old-fashioned ideas for putting service hearts in our kids. This is number 82 of a list of one hundred ways we train our kids to serve. K.I.S.S. is an acronym for “Kids In Service Suggestions”.
This one’s simple and obvious, too. But this idea’s merit came to me very practically the other day when my eleven-year-old grandson asked me if he could have a few of my little calling cards.
I carry both invitation cards for personal Bible study and cards that invite people to worship, in my bag. These are useful when I get into conversations about all sorts of topics with people that I randomly meet up with–walking in the neighborhood, standing at a Walmart kiosk, or waiting in a doctor’s office. “Here’s a card. I love to study the Bible, if you ever want to do that.”…or “This is where we
worship. We’d love to have you visit, but find me, if you come!” I pass them out on planes (especially the flights that connect to Huntsville, because I often meet Huntsvillians on those planes and often they are new to town and may be looking for a church.
I love the way that kids are unashamed and, often, even over-the-top-excited to get to talk to people about God. I gave Ezra a stack for his wallet and he was wanting more in a couple of days. Ezra watched out the window while doing his schoolwork. He’d run out to the postal worker, the gas meter-reader, the nice man who walks by with his dog, the grocery delivery person and hand them a card from his wallet. “This is where we go to worship God. I’d love for you come and visit.”
We live in world, of course, where people, in general, have little time and respect for the Word of God. It could be that one soul can be taught as a result of Ezra’s work. (It has happened before as a result of a little calling card.) But, even if not, the very act of inviting is helping the soul of a young boy. And I am, as limited as I am, in HIs mighty view, still able, through a little card in the hand of a zealous eleven-year-old, giving Ezra a little taste of the mechanics of practical evangelism.
I hope you do this one!
Here’s my current one…front and back. It’s a great conversation starter. And the QR code is for later. It’s so easy for people to look!
As you know, if you’ve been reading, for quite some time, I’ve occasionally been running little installments called “Mama’s K.I.S.S.” I know that lots of readers could give many more and far more creative ideas than I can offer, but these installments are just a few tried and true and mostly old-fashioned ideas for putting service hearts in our kids. This is number 80 of a list of one hundred ways we train our kids to serve. K.I.S.S. is an acronym for “Kids In Service Suggestions”.
they know about who have had these life changes. From this “compassion card” list often, but not always, comes a list of people to add to the Mission One meeting discussions. This is a program of evangelism in which your kids can participate but, as you can easily see, both of these activities can happen right from your home, even without the presence of a church program. You can read about the official program here:
As you know, if you’ve been reading, for quite some time, I’ve occasionally been running little installments called “Mama’s K.I.S.S.” I know that lots of readers could give many more and far more creative ideas than I can offer, but these installments are just a few tried and true and mostly old-fashioned ideas for putting service hearts in our kids. This is number 77 of a list of one hundred ways we train our kids to serve. K.I.S.S. is an acronym for “Kids In Service Suggestions”.
Somebody in your congregation, if you are a young church, is already taking the time and effort to sanitize the nursery class each week. Every little plastic car that rolls on the table while they are singing “The wheels on the car go round and round…on the way to Bible class/“ has to be rubbed down with a germ-killing wipe. The linens on the changing table have to be washed 
and replaced. The table -top that has their little bucket safety seats has to be disinfected and the little clocks they hold during “Tick-tock, time for Bible class” do, too. The diaper pail has to be emptied.
I’ve yet to see the police department, fire station crew (volunteer or paid), or rescue unit that does not love homemade cinnamon rolls delivered to the station or precinct headquarters. You can make these at home with your own kids and do all the delivery work yourselves, or you can do this as a group project with several kids and deliver as a youth group. It can be a project for your homeschoolers, as well. The important thing is to let the kids go in there with hearts and words of gratitude to those men and women who are working to keep our communities safe. It goes without saying that you will also want to include an invitation to visit the church with times and/or info about special events or seminars included. You may want to even let each child deliver a hand-written note of thanks, as well.
community.It’s great to put a sign out on the day of the event with this title “Thank-you for your service! Free breakfast today for our police, fire and rescue workers. Come on in!” Have kids at the door to welcome and have them during the milk and juice ar helping with the coffee counter.