Ask children’s ministers what their top three ministry needs are, and 99.9 percent will list volunteer recruitment as one of those three needs. It’s painfully difficult to capture busy people’s…
Use this Kids Sunday School Lesson: The Apostle Peter with elementary-age kids. Find more great Sunday school lessons to help kids grow in their faith. 1. Bible Activity: Peter Feeds…
In preteen ministry, you must face the sixth-grader challenge. Here’s how to meet the needs of these preteens in your ministry. “Everybody is shrinking!” That’s what one sixth-grader told Jim…
We’ve all been there: the curriculum you’re using ends two weeks before you’re ready to start your next unit. Maybe you need to pause your curri...
Bible activities are those laughter-inducing, relationship-building, faith-deepening activities that keep kids coming through the door of your m...
It’s critical to recruit volunteers to your children’s ministry who love God, love serving, and love kids. But what’s even more important for a ...
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Use this Kids Sunday School Lesson: The Apostle Peter with elementary-age kids. Find more great Sunday school lessons to help kids grow in their faith. 1. Bible Activity: Peter Feeds…
Give your congregation an opportunity to pray for the children in your ministry with this elementary Valentine’s Day activity: Prayer Hearts. You’ll need: Cardstock hearts (one for each child), magnet…
Use this Bible lesson based on Genesis 4:1-16 to teach preschoolers about Cain and Abel. Find more great Sunday school lessons to help kids grow in their faith. Setting Create…
Use this Hidden in the Heart activity, a bulletin board, craft idea, and Bible activity all-in-one, to celebrate Valentine’s Day with the elementary-aged kids in your ministry. You’ll need: cardstock,…
In preteen ministry, you must face the sixth-grader challenge. Here’s how to meet the needs of these preteens in your ministry. “Everybody is shrinking!” That’s what one sixth-grader told Jim…
Ask children’s ministers what their top three ministry needs are, and 99.9 percent will list volunteer recruitment as one of those three needs. It’s painfully difficult to capture busy people’s…
Your hard-won volunteers will serve—for a while. But then they’ll go. Here’s world-class advice on managing volunteer turnover. 1. Appreciate everyone, but focus on your core. Appreciate everyone, but focus…
In one church’s effort to make their programs “kid-targeted” and “kid-inspired,” they learned these things along the way. We create environments that stir kids’ hunger for God’s Word by giving…
In January, families are back in their regular routines, and winter is beginning to seem endless. So why not shake up things at your church with a midwinter family picnic…
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