About this Facilitators' programme:
This is the Children's Ministry Essentials for Facilitators programme. Facilitators who will be delivering the Children's Ministry Essentials programme to participants will be required to have access to this programme which includes the facilitator's course and all ten of the participant modules. The facilitator's course provides facilitators with all the information and resources to deliver the participant programme. It includes helpful suggestions to help you plan how and when you will deliver your sessions, offers alternative content or delivery material and enables you to support your participants with common problems. To purchase the facilitators programme click the 'Pursue the programme' button.
About Children's Ministry Essentials
Children's Ministry Network has created 'Children's Ministry Essentials' training programme which involves 10 modules of learning. Participants can take each course as a stand-alone module or as part of the whole programme. Participants choose whether to be an 'online participant' or a 'facilitated participant'.
Facilitators for the programme require the 'Children's Ministry Essentials for Facilitators' programme which includes the 10 participant modules and the facilitators course. This course will provide the facilitator with helpful guidance on how to deliver the programme well, things to plan for in your delivery mode (in-person or via video conference), and all the resources you would need as a facilitator.
If you're ready to enrol as a facilitator please click 'Pursue the programme' button on this page which will enrol you in all the relevant courses for this programme.
Each facilitator for the group will require their own access to Children's Ministry Essentials for Facilitators programme which should be purchased via each facilitator's TheologyX account.
Frequently Asked Questions
How can I take this programme?
You can enrol in this programme of courses by clicking 'Pursue the programme' on this page.Can I start this today?
Yes! This is a self-paced and you can begin your journey to facilitation now. Once you have enrolled in the Children's Ministry Essentials for Facilitators programme you'll be able to access the courses that are available on your 'dashboard'. You won't have to view it all today, TheologyX will save your progress and when you return to it, TheologyX will return you to the last place you viewed in a course.There's both a course and a programme called 'Children's Ministry Essentials for Facilitators' which do I need?
You need to 'pursue the programme' which ensures you have both the facilitators' course and the ten participant courses ('modules') added to your dashboard. The facilitators' course provides the facilitator with links to the participant programme. Therefore you need all 11 courses to be a facilitator of Children's Ministry Essentials.What is 'facilitated delivery'?
Facilitated delivery means that participants will join a group of other participants to specifically journey through the Children's Ministry Essentials programme of courses or 'modules' with a facilitator(s) who will lead them through the material one module at a time. This may be offered via a video conference platform such as 'Zoom' or it may be delivered in a physical venue such as a church meeting room. Participants will use TheologyX to log their learning with additional handout resources available to download to their device or print at home.Will I have other facilitators to engage with if I take the course online self-paced?
All facilitators will be enrolled in the Children's Ministry Essentials for Facilitators course and programme, but you will need to make separate arrangements to communicate with your fellow facilitators in your delivery group.What do I do if I get stuck on the online self paced option?
I signed up for the course and now need to pursue the Children's Ministry Essentials for Facilitators programme, can I do this?
Yes. Go to the Children's Ministry Essentials for Facilitators programme page and click 'pursue the program' button. It will take you through to the payment system and automatically deducts the cost of any courses in the programme that you've already purchased from the total left to pay. If your organisation or denomination are providing you with a place on the programme, you will add the coupon code as part of the payment process.I have already purchased Children's Ministry Essentials programme, and I am now going to be a facilitator do I buy this programme too?
Click 'Pursue the program' and the Children's Ministry Essentials for Facilitators will be the only course needed in addition to the programme you completed as a participant.Is 'online self-paced' or 'in person facilitated delivery' better for participants?
However a participant takes Children's Ministry Essentials they'll engage with great learning to help them understand ministry among children. Children's Ministry Network and its member organisations and denominations offers two ways to engage because people enjoy learning in different ways. Some people love learning online with a freedom of engaging with material at their own pace and at a time that works for them. Others may enjoy learning as part of a group and having a dedicated time to attend a session. One might be 'better' for you, but you'll get the same great teaching whichever you choose. Some participants may join a facilitated group, and use the online self-paced content for some of the modules if they can't join the facilitated session for that module. Offering both enables participants the flexibility.
