Leader Resources Read in 8 mins Expert Advice on Shepherding Your Volunteer Team What’s your role when it comes to shepherding your team spiritually? “I can’t serve anymore.” Her statement was straightforward, but her demeanor was hesitant. She knew her decision meant I’d… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins 4 Fun Ways for Kids to Build Community in Your Ministry As children build good relationships with one another, they’re better able to learn and pray together. Here are 4 fun ways to help kids build community. Although children may be… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 1 min 10 Ideas for Team Bonding With Your Volunteers 10 Ideas for Team Bonding Use these 10 ideas to bond your volunteer team together and create lasting relationships. 1. Affirmations Regularly share great qualities you spot in each volunteer.… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins 9 Fabulous Fall Ideas to Use in Your Children’s Ministry Use these 9 ideas to make this your most amazing fall for families, children, and your entire church. Colorful leaves, football, hayrides, apple cider, a return to school, and fuller… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins How to Teach About Serving (Plus: 12 Service Projects to Try) If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my work with children, it’s that we need to train kids to serve. I want to teach kids how to serve and not… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins 10 Best Ways to Ask a Volunteer to Serve Check out the 10 best ways to ask a volunteer to serve—based on concepts from the world of advertising sales. You’ve scouted the best prospects for your volunteer positions, you’ve… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 8 Quick Tips to Equip Ministry Volunteers Quick tips to equip — all you have to do is add volunteers! Here are 8 ways to equip your volunteers. Since we live in an instant-everything culture, we’re always… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 8 mins Here’s Your Wakeup Call That You Need More Rest Are you fried, tired, overwhelmed, and at your wits’ end in ministry? Don’t despair—maybe it’s just a wakeup call to rest. God created the heavens and earth in six days.… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 5 Signs You Need a Special Needs Ministry As a busy children’s ministry leader, I often missed a lot that went on at church even when it was happening all around me—especially when it came to needing a… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Bible Activities and Sermons Read in 2 mins Fabulous Fall Craft Ideas for Children’s Ministry Autumn is in the air! So get out the glue and roll up your sleeves. It’s time to create fall crafts and have bushels of fun! Fall is the perfect… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 2 mins 5 Fail-Proof Tips For Fall Family Events At Group, we’ve learned 5 fail-proof tips for fall family events. So you’re having a fall event? Good for you! Whether it’s a Fall Festival, Backward Trick-or-Treat, Trunk or Treat,… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 1 min 4 Ways to Develop an Irresistible Culture in Your Ministry Culture is your brand. The way your team greets people, deals with challenges, ministers to kids and families, and even says goodbye is a part of it. The look and… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 5 mins How to Build Community With Kids, Parents, and Volunteers Use this win-win game plan to build community with kids, parents, and volunteers in your children’s ministry. One of my favorite things about football games in the fall is the… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 1 min Looking for a Halloween Alternative? Try This Orchard Event! Looking for a Halloween alternative? This orchard event will help families in your church celebrate the changing seasons and enjoy some time of fellowship and worship. Halloween Alternative: Orchard Event… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins The 3 P’s to Shape Your Volunteer Affirmation Ideas If you’ll follow these 3 P’s of volunteer affirmation, your volunteers will truly feel appreciated. Do your children’s ministry volunteers feel appreciated? Hebrews 3:13 says, “Encourage one another daily, as… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 7 Tips for Responding to Bullying in Your Ministry Consider these seven concrete, practical steps to thwart bullying and to build a caring community in your ministry. While schools have come under scrutiny because of violent incidents, churches often… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 5 mins 5 Volunteer-Free Fall Family Events Pumpkin patches. Hot cocoa. Apples. And candy! When temps begin to drop, families at your church may start looking for these treats and other fall traditions and festivities. Perhaps your… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins How to Make Your Preschool Environment Irresistible You can make your preschool environments irresistible to little ones using these simple tips. Imagine yourself in a crowded, chaotic room. Now imagine that this crowded room is six inches… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 3 mins 7 Ways to Support New Mothers in Your Ministry With these seven ways to support new mothers in your ministry, you have a great opportunity in your church to reach first-time moms. It’s one of those times when families… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins 25 Simple, But Effective, Ways to Lift Your Spirit Quickly These 25 off-the-beaten-path ways to find encouragement are simple, but effective, ways to lift your spirits quickly. This thing we call “ministry.” It gives us the opportunity to use our… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins What to Do When Kids Say, “I’m Bored!” You’ve heard it before: “I’m bored! I already know all this!” You’ve seen it before: Kids fidget, zone out, and harass others — or you. You’ve felt it before: Glassy… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email