Posted on June 1, 2009 - by rfrank

Tuesday Talk: Brent Weber

Tuesday Talk is a weekly feature on Ryan Frank’s blog.  Each week, I interview one children’s ministry expert and ask for their answer to a question.  Check back every Tuesday for a new interview.

This week on Tuesday Talk:
Brent Weber answers the question, “How do you make worship something kids look forward to instead of something they dread?”

I do everything the exact opposite as I remember as a child!  I’m actually not kidding.

We live in an age of Disney, Nickelodeon, and Gaming systems that emulates perfection, professionalism, and quality.  Our kids today are fed and bred in this mainstream culture, and unfortunately that will not change. However, knowing the facts actually provide the answers.  We as Children’s Leaders need to understand that we too should give our best and do all things with excellence.  This is an article needing more explination I know, but in it’s simpliest form, kids deserve our 100% best efforts.  Too often the mentality of ‘it’s just kids’ rears it’s ugly head from some of us and even our volunteers.  That is a poor beginning and often times excuse.  Our true beginning is accepting that we will die giving our best for our kids!

Once accepting this call, we can then move on to programming, variety, attention limits, personal capabilities, worship, and spirit lead opportunities.  God does amazing things through those who give their all!

Brent Weber is the Children’s Worship Pastor at Perimeter Church in Duluth, Georgia.  With 17 years of Children’s Ministry experience Brent is known for his creative passion for kids and families experiencing Christ in exciting and life transforming ways.  He lives in Cumming, GA with his wife Renae, and their three children: Sky, Brody, and their little princess Kalee.