Leader Resources Read in 2 mins Create a Culture of Invitation in Your Preteen Ministry Here are five ways you can create a culture of invitation in your preteen ministry. Anticipating and welcoming preteens’ friends into our church is a huge part of leading preteen… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins 25 Essentials to Be an Excellent Children’s Ministry Leader Whether you lead an entire children’s ministry, teach a class, lead a small group, or serve as a team member, you are a leader. But are you an excellent leader?… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins 5 Surprising Ways to Drive Away a Volunteer You’ve read all the tried-and-true volunteer recruiting secrets. You’ve tried all the ways to make your volunteers feel appreciated. So why is it you’re still losing volunteers? Sometimes losing your… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins 7 Essentials for Growing Kids’ Faith Here are 7 essentials for developing, enhancing, and growing kids’ faith. In this territory of children’s ministry, we understand the importance of God’s impact in kids’ lives. And we understand… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins Reach Volunteers With These Digital Resources Whether you’ve been in ministry for 30 years or 30 days, it’s likely that volunteers are high on your list of challenges. You may wonder how to recruit new leaders… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins 9 Vacation Bible School Kickoff Ideas You Don’t Want to Miss Check out these 9 VBS kickoff ideas you’ll love for another amazing VBS this year! Don’t start with a fizzle—start with a sizzle! So you’ve got everything lined up for… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins 4 Types of Child Abuse and How to Spot Them According to the CDC, at least 1 in 7 children experienced abuse or neglect in the past year in the U.S., and according to childhelp.org, five children die each day… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins Emoji Volunteer Training Event Plan for a Children’s Ministry Team Use this emoji volunteer training event to get your ministry volunteers pumped for a new year of shining Jesus’ love on kids. As a children’s minister, you’ve likely invited people… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins How to Handle 5 Types of Criticism That Lead to Burnout Knowing how to handle the five different kinds of burning criticism can stop and maybe even reverse burnout in ministry. “Maybe I’m not called to children’s ministry after all.” “I’ve… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Bible Activities and Sermons Read in 1 min Elementary and Preteen Activity: Take Your Kids on a Prayer Walk Looking for an opportunity to teach children about praying for their neighbors? Take your kids on a prayer walk around your neighborhood. Here’s how. Take Your Kids on a Prayer… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins 7 Summer Staffing Solutions to Maximize Your Ministry Great news! We scouted the best ways to get temporary summer staffing — tried and true ways to maximize all the human resources surrounding you. 7 Summer Staffing Solutions to… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Ministry Basics Read in 5 mins Kids Should Be Seen and Heard: 5 Ways to Make Conversation Part of Your Ministry Conversations with kids are free, require no supplies, and are a snap to drop into a lesson. And best of all, they deliver huge value! At Group, we make conversations… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins 10 Easy VBS Tips That’ll Make Leading Vacation Bible School a Breeze VBS doesn’t have to be hard; use our 10 easy VBS tips to make your VBS even easier! Hold on to your hats! Before you know it, vacation Bible school… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins 6 Ways to Pray for Others When You’re Limited on Time Feeling short on time but have a list of people to pray for? Here are six ways to pray for others when you think there’s no time. Prayer refreshes us,… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins 5 Ways to Better Equip Your Children’s Ministry Volunteers Are you missing the boat with volunteer training? Leadership expert Sue Mallory offers five ways to better equip your volunteers. One of my greatest surprises when asked to serve at… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 1 min Spring + Summer Family Ministry Event: Kite-Flying As the seasons change and we move into warmer—and windier—weather, host a family ministry kite-flying event. Here are some building blocks for putting on this sky-high event. Spring + Summer… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins 11 Ways to Challenge Your Volunteers to Grow Their Faith Just as Jesus’ investment in the 12 disciples resulted in future generations of disciples, your investment in your volunteer team will ensure that life-changing ministry continues to occur with the… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Bible Activities and Sermons Read in 1 min Earth Day Outreach for All Ages: Cleanup Committee In this Earth Day outreach idea, kids and their families help take care of God’s creation. Scripture: Psalm 24:1 You’ll need: Bible work gloves eco-friendly trash bags Earth Day Outreach… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 1 min Watch Now: Small Churches Have Big Impact Small churches have big impact! As we read the Gospels, we see that Jesus often points to small things when explaining what God’s Kingdom is like. A widow’s small coins,… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Bible Activities and Sermons Read in 2 mins 5 Innovative Prayer Ideas for Your Children’s Ministry Trying to find ways to incorporate more prayer in your children’s ministry? Look no further! Here are five unique ideas to get you started. 1. Prayer Walk Take a walk… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins Soul Care: Why Your Friendship With God Is So Important You’ve made it through the Easter season. Hallelujah! Now VBS and summer events loom large on the horizon. In your attempt to serve God and nurture young souls during this… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email