
CDM partners with churches like yours to equip and encourage leaders ministering to children. We believe that children are an eternal investment, but ministering to children can be lonely. We want you to know that you are not alone! CDM can help. We have resources to help you develop a vision for children’s ministry
“God established a testimony…which He commanded our fathers to teach to their children that the next generation might know…so that they should set their hope in God and not forget the works of God…”— Psalm 78:5-7a
From diapers to diplomas we have an opportunity to demonstrate the gospel in word and deed, believing that God will work in their hearts in his time and in his way. So, how is your church’s Children’s Ministry doing with this awesome opportunity of making next-generation disciples? CDM can connect you to people, training, and resources that will encourage your entire congregation to participate in this kingdom-growing ministry.
Sue Jakes, CDM’s Children’s Ministry Coordinator encourages the churches that work with her to evaluate their church’s programs using 3 questions:
- What are doing well as we love and disciple our children?
- How could we improve all that we are doing now?
- What elements are we missing from completing the call to disciple our children?
Once you have evaluated your present ministry, CDM can help connect you to the resources and the people with the expertise you need. A great first step is connecting with a member of our Children’s Ministry Leaders Team (look for their information below) Or plan on attending one of our Established Conferences.
As you minister to children, know that CDM can help. You are not alone.
CDM Children’s Worship Curriculum
Teach Me to Worship is adapted from a curriculum originally developed by the staff at Orangewood Presbyterian Church in Maitland, FL. The curriculum presents and explains common elements of worship that the universal church has used throughout the ages. An annual subscription allows full access to downloadable PDF’s of the curriculum (including pages for parents, handouts, teacher’s pages, and instructional videos).
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64% of Christians accepted Christ before the age of 18… and are more likely than those who are converted when older to remain “absolutely committed” to Christianity.
CHILDREN’S MINISTRY LEADERSHIP
CDM’s Children’s Ministry Team is a group of men and women who are “in the trenches” of ministry to children. They volunteer their time and expertise to help CDM serve the local church. They give insight regarding current issues in Children’s ministry, and are available for training and advice. This group of practitioners helps CDM staff members stay in touch with the needs and desires of those who serve in local church.
Katie Flores
Coordinator for CDM Children’s Ministry
Katie Flores is Children’s Ministry Coordinator for the PCA’s Committee on Discipleship Ministries. Katie oversees the effort of CDM to connect and equip those who serve in discipleship ministry to children. She develops and reviews resources to help those who work with children and youth and conducts training for church leaders, staff, and volunteers.
Email: kflores@pcanet.org
Phone: 678-825-1140

CDM Children’s Ministry Team:
CDM’s Children’s Ministry Team is a group of men and women who are “in the trenches” of ministry to children. They volunteer their time and expertise to help CDM serve the local church. They give insight regarding current issues in Children’s ministry, and are available for training and advice. This group of practitioners helps CDM staff members stay in touch with the needs and desires of those who serve in local church.

Jimmy Brock has been involved in children’s ministry since he was a child himself, serving churches in Virginia, California, Missouri, and Georgia as a Sunday school teacher, camp counselor, camp director, nursery coordinator, and Pastor of Family Ministry. In 2017, he added church planting to his children’s ministry portfolio and now serves as pastor of Resurrection Community Church in Virginia Beach, VA.
Email: jimmy@resurrectionvb.org
Current Residence: Virginia Beach, VA
Sherry Kendrick serves as the Family Ministry Director of Covenant Church of Naples, Florida. She directs both the children and student ministry staff with the goal of discipling children from birth through high school with trained passionate teachers. In addition, she leads the staff to partner with parents to come alongside them as they disciple their children. Sherry has been on staff at Covenant for 12 years. She loves children’s curriculums and tends to collect them. She is the widow of a PCA pastor, Mike, and has three grown children and two grandchildren.
Email: sherry.kendrick@covenantnaples.com
Current Residence: Naples, FL

Dr. John C. Kwasny is the Director of Discipleship Ministries at Pear Orchard Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Ridgeland, Mississippi. He is a Biblical counselor, an adjunct professor at Reformed Theological Seminary, and Director of One Story Ministries—authoring a complete discipleship curriculum for the church, home, and school (children and youth). John has written several books, including Established in the Faith, Suffering in 3-D, and Pursuing a Heart of Wisdom: Counseling Teenagers Biblically. He and his wife, Martie, have eight children, four sons-in-law, and four grandchildren.
Email: jkwasny@pearorchard.org
Current Residence: Ridgeland, MS

Email: jparker@v7pc.org
Current Residence: Colorado Springs, CO

Email: dana@ctkcambridge.org
Current Residence: Boston, MA
Becky Sinclair serves as the nursery coordinator for Oconee Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church and serves on the Children’s Ministry Team for the PCA. She has a passion for teaching children God’s Word and training those involved in children’s ministry. Becky loves spending time with her husband, David, their children, and 5 grandchildren. Her hobbies include knitting, crocheting, and making cards.
Email: beckypsinclair@gmail.com
Current Residence: Clemson, SC
B. A. Snider has more than 20 years’ experience as a children’s director in churches ranging in size from 200 to 4,000 but finds her passion is the same no matter how many children she’s serving. Show the children Jesus. Teach the kids all of the Bible so they see that the stories from the Old Testament point to Jesus and that the New Testament shows how Jesus fulfilled God’s promises—yesterday, today, and forever.
B. A. began her formal ministry as a children’s director and consultant in 1993, but she has taught and led music for children since she was in junior high school. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Tennessee and taught college until the Lord called her to seminary and full-time ministry. She graduated with a master’s degree in Christian Education from Columbia International University. Speaking at conferences, consulting with leadership, and training teachers brought her to Great Commission Publications (www.gcp.org) in 2014 as the Children’s Ministry Consultant and Marketing Director.
Email: ba.snider@gcp.org
Current Residence: Buford, GA
Laney Stayton – In one way or another, children’s ministry has been a part of Laney’s life – starting as the child of a pastor and missionary, then through volunteering at her local church as a young adult, and now as a mom of two with another one on the way. After taking a quick detour as a certified shorthand reporter in Texas, the Lord called her to serve as the children’s ministry director of North Shore Fellowship in Chattanooga, TN. She has always had a love for children and desire to help them grow in their understanding of God through His Word, and she loves the opportunity her current role gives to welcome multi-generations to do the same.
Email: laney@nsfellowship.org
Current Residence: Chattanooga, TN
Lisa Updike has been on staff since at Covenant Presbyterian in Harrisonburg, VA since 2013. Her extensive ministry experience includes homeschooling, teaching at Grace Christian School, consulting with teachers at Blue Ridge Christian School, and working as a learning disabilities therapist. She also has spearheaded children’s programs in several churches. She has also authored curriculum for Vacation Bible School, and for Sunday School, and several children’s books. Lisa and her husband, Kevin, have been married since 1989 and are blessed with 4 adult children and two grandsons.
Email: lisa@cov-pres.org
Current Residence: Harrisonburg, VA
“Let my teaching fall like rain and my words descend like dew, like showers on new grass, like abundant rain on tender plants.”
— Deuteronomy 32:2
TRAINERS:
Regular training for your teachers and children’s ministry staff is our #1 recommendation for keeping a children’s ministry vital and growing.
- Regional and National conferences – Click on Events for the next one nearest you
- Customized Training– Our CHILDREN’S MINISTRY TEAM (above) has a wealth of experience that is available to you. To find out how to bring a team member to your church, click here.