Each new year gives us the opportunity to start afresh. For kids’ ministry leaders who are goal-oriented and intentional, it is a time we look forward to with anticipation. It’s an opportunity to set new goals, aspire to greater ministry achievements, and dwell on the possibility of what the new year may bring.

But before we move forward into 2016, I encourage you to look back on what happened in your own personal life and ministry over the last year. What would you go back and change if you could? What are you most pleased with?

Three questions to evaluate and improve your children’s ministry in 2016

Today I want to suggest you evaluate your own personal experiences during this past year of ministry by asking three questions:

1. In what ways are you serving the leadership of your church better? Have you been making decisions in your ministry based on the overall vision for the church that the leadership team has crafted?
2. In what ways are you serving your co-laborers in your church? Are you an encourager? How do you display servant leadership on a daily basis?
3. In what ways are you sharpening your skills to help kids grow and learn? How are you developing personally as a leader to maximize your potential to help kids in your ministry learn and grow spiritually?

We can only grow the future of our ministries when we learn from the past. Most times, that requires self-evaluation. By examining where you’ve been and where you are, you can make the necessary changes and improvements to get to where you want to be.