PowerClubs,
the outreach arm of Kids in Ministry International, are local children's
ministries in a wide variety of communities around the world. They are started
and conducted by individuals who desire to see children evangelized, born
again, filled with the Holy Spirit, grounded in the word of God, operating in
the gifts of the Spirit, and becoming active, functioning members in the
body of Christ. Though some are a part of local churches, most are held in
backyards, neutral locations, schools, slums, ghettos, and homes. While
some of the leaders are experienced children's ministers, many others have
never worked with children before, but have caught the vision of taking
children further into the things of the Spirit. In many situations PowerClubs are
in essence "planting churches of children." Click here to view the activity of PowerClubs across the world
What Makes Us
Unique?
PowerClubs have
been designed specifically for Pentecostal and Charismatic churches. However,
the concepts and principles can be used for any children’s ministry regardless
of affiliation. The core values of a PowerClub are:
Teaching children
the meat and deeper truths of God’s word
Equipping them for
the work of the ministry
Creating an
atmosphere where children can experience the presence of God
PowerClubs are
conducted on a weekly basis and follow a simple but effective pattern for
conducting a full children's service. This includes games, action, and humor
that move into worship, revelation, and ministry through the Holy Spirit. Every
meeting is designed to give the children an opportunity to encounter the
presence of God in some way at some point. Every lesson gives children the deeper truths
of the scriptures going much farther than simply teaching basic Bible stories.
This is done through the use of curriculums published by Kids in Ministry
International. Every child is taught to hear the voice of God, become prayer
warriors and intercessors, pray for the sick, share their faith and operate in
the gifts of the Spirit. In short, they are activated into the believers’
ministries as described in Matthew 28:19-20, Mark 16:15-16, and Acts 2:16-17.
Leaders are given specific training through Kids in Ministry International
before launching their own PowerClubs.
Many people who have a heart for
children’s ministry have become frustrated at the low level of spiritual growth
in the children they serve even after years of being in the church. They have
recognized that their children are capable of going much farther spiritually
than they have been given opportunity to do. They have desired to take their
children in the deeper things of God but have lacked resource materials and
methods to do it. The PowerClub model gives the leaders all of the training and
the tools they need to develop spiritual maturity in their children.
Training
PowerClubs International offers
practical training in how to minister to children, empowering adults to teach,
train, and equip children to do the work of ministry and release them in their
giftings and callings. This can be done through a live training event,
completing the full Leading the Lambs to the Lion Correspondence Course, or
through the modified PowerClubs QuickStart Materials (click here for details ).
Finances
It should be noted that neither PCI
nor Kids in Ministry International is offering nor implying that leaders will
be “hired,” given salaries or any other financial compensation for their work
in PowerClubs. The
position of PowerClub leader is strictly a volunteer position.
Making a Difference, One Club at a time,
One Country at a Time
To left: 2007 Port Victoria, Kenya Graduating Class
From Africa to Asia, South America, India, Nepal, Columbia, and Poland, we were on the move in 2007. Our aim is to empower and support the indigenous ministries who invite us to train them to lead PowerClubs. They are reaching the kids of their own nations. One new PowerClub leader said, "The experience was exciting to me, especially the altar call giving the children a time to listen to God's voice. They were talking like grown-ups. It was so exciting to hear them say this by themselves."
2007 began and ended in Africa. In January and February we ministered in Kenya and Uganda. In November after a four-year pursuit by Pastor Francis Opoku, KIMI-PowerClubs became a reality in Bolgatanga, Ghana.
Northern Ghana was chosen because few ministers travel there and the hunger is great. "There is no way we can say enough,” responded one new Bolgatanga PowerClub leader. “They have come from very far and they have brought us something very new. We are very happy."
Another said, "The experience was exciting to me, especially the altar call giving the children a time to listen to God's voice. They were talking like grown-ups. It was so exciting to hear them say this by themselves."
We also travelled to Asia, South America, and Europe, ministering in India, Nepal, Columbia, and Poland. Our aim is to empower and support the indigenous ministries who invite us to train. They are reaching the kids of their own nations. We also ministered in the United States.
Kids are hungry to be part of the supernatural outflow of the end times. Our role, as adults, is to position them for this destiny and empower them to be effective and fulfilled as Christians—beginning when they are yet children. No child waits until he is 18 to learn the skills he will need to earn a living in this world. Neither should he wait until adulthood to learn to flow with the voice of the Holy Spirit. God wants to have a relationship with each of us and make us a blessing from the beginning of our lives.
