Leader Resources Read in 5 mins 4 Tips for a Big Summer in Your Small Church Summer’s fast approaching and those of us in the children’s ministry world are feeling the heat—not just on the thermometer! While teachers and families may look at summer as a… Read More
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
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins What Is the Real Impact of Vacation Bible School? Find Out Here. You probably started thinking about next summer’s Vacation Bible School the day after you finished your program this year—and that’s a good thing! VBS can be an all-encompassing ministry effort… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 1 min 3 Ways to Make Life Easier for Your VBS Volunteers From Group’s vacation Bible school editors, check out these 3 ways to make life easier for your VBS volunteers! We know that volunteers are vital to making VBS a great… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 5 Reasons the Best VBS Teams Come Back for More You worked hard to recruit an amazing team of VBS volunteers. How can you ensure they’ll want to join your VBS teams year after year? Or even help throughout the… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins Mix It Up! How Mixed-Age Groups Improve Your VBS When it comes to organizing kids at your VBS, mixed-age groups are a great idea for many reasons…but how do you actually pull it off? Social scientists have researched what… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins 5 Major Tips for Your Summer Outreach Programs The desks have been cleaned and the report cards handed out, but there’s only one thing on every child’s mind—the sound of the last bell that rings out loud and… Read More
Bible Lessons Read in 3 mins 3 Awesome Memorial Day Ideas for Children’s Ministry Looking for meaningful ways to add to your Memorial Day messages? Here are 3 easy-but-awesome ideas you can use now. 1. Memorial Day Outreach: Remembrance (John 15:12-13) Work with parents… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 1 min 4 Ways to Bridge Graduating Preteens to Youth Ministry Use these four ideas to help your preteens bridge from children’s ministry to youth ministry. As a children’s ministry leader, you have the tremendous opportunity to lead your graduating preteens… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 1 min Help Two-Year-Olds Open Up: Blessing of the Owies We’ve discovered an amazing way for 2-year-olds to open up in our class at church. It’s called the Blessing of the Owies. Perhaps, like me, you try to get a… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 1 min 8 Practical Tips for Getting Kids Into the Bible Want to get kids into God’s Word? (Who doesn’t?) Here are 8 practical tips for getting kids into the Bible. Regardless of kids’ age or experience with the Bible, there… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins How to Minister to Deaf or Hard of Hearing Children Do you have children who are deaf or hard of hearing in your ministry? Here’s what you need to know about effective ministry to these awesome kids. How to Minister… Read More