Church Consulting
Coming alongside churches in helping to lay a solid, God-honoring foundation for the children’s ministry at existing churches or new church plants.
This includes training, seminars, onsite help, sharing existing templates and teaching The 10 Steps to Developing a Children's Ministry Guide.
Church Consultation Services
includes (but is not limited to) the following basic steps (may vary depending on the specific needs of the church):
- Policies and Procedures tailored to your specific ministry and environment (including developing a children’s ministry manual)
- Choosing the Right Curriculum for your specific needs (and how to implement at your church)
- Evaluating space and devising a plan to best utilize the space
- Making child-friendly and kid appealing
- Separation of age groups
- Formatting of service
- Volunteer Training and Equipping
- All day-training and in-ministry training (including casting the vision Why Is Children’s Ministry Important)
- Advising on your volunteer application process/requirements
- In depth training with children’s director (if already in place)
- Suggesting Itemized List of Starting Needs/Supplies
About Danielle Whitley & Consulting
Growing up as a missionary kid, Danielle’s life in children’s ministry began in her teenage years as she led the children’s ministry at her father’s church.
Early on, the Lord began to develop a passion for reaching and ministering to kids as she began writing her own curriculum and outreach strategies.
After high school she attended Liberty University where she double majored in Family & Child Development and Biblical Studies. While in school she continued in her passion for children’s ministry as she started a Bible study with inner city children and volunteered in other children’s ministries such as AWANA, children’s church, and VBS. After college she attended Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary where she received her Master’s degree in Children’s Ministry.
Upon graduating from seminary she got a job at McLean Bible Church as she was brought on staff to help launch the children’s program at a new campus in Montgomery County. During this time she learned how to do children’s ministry in a variety of different venues and environments as the church met in theaters, music centers, community rooms, and hotels. She also learned how to customize curriculum and programming to fit various needs based on number of kids, age groups present and other such varying factors that are common in new churches or plants.
After serving for six years as the Children's Director at MBC Montgomery County, God began using her experiences to help new churches as she started partnering with New City Network (the church planting ministry of McLean Bible Church) to help train, consult and advise new churches on how to lay a solid foundation for their children's ministry.
We equip busy parents and church leaders to lay a solid biblical foundation for children using engaging and quality Bible content.