Leader Resources Read in 3 mins Children in Church: A Senior Pastor’s Heart for Including Children Growth happens when children’s ministry leaders and senior pastors partner together to welcome and celebrate children in their churches. Spiritual growth occurs, and churches may even grow in number! Most… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins 8 Steps to Enact Change in Your Children’s Ministry Elaine returned from a fabulous conference with tons of new ideas. She called her children’s department coordinators together and laid out her new strategy. With each new idea, the nursery… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins Your Spectacular Summer Starts Now?! When you unveil your summer blueprint this year, how will kids respond? “Ho-hum”? Or “hip-hip-hooray”? If it’s ho-hum, it’s time to go back to the drawing board to create a… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins Overcome the Barriers to Decorating Your Children’s Ministry Maybe you’d like to decorate a room in your church, but you see too many barriers in your way. Don’t worry. Those barriers probably aren’t as tall as they seem.… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins Sunday School Restart: Fresh Perspectives on 4 Timeless Tasks When it comes to Sunday school, do you need a fresh perspective? It’s time to plan the new Sunday school year. As you tirelessly work to serve kids and families,… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins Get Excited About Replacing Yourself With Interns Replace yourself! And who better to fill your shoes than a fully trained intern? No, I’m not telling you to leave your position at your church; I’m just saying that… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins 7 Tips for Jesus-Style Volunteer Training and Leadership Here’s how to do volunteer training and leadership following in Jesus’ footsteps—regardless of your budget. “All power has been given to me in heaven and earth, therefore go and fill… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 1 min 2 Brainstorming Games for Your Children’s Ministry Team Have you ever felt like your well of children’s ministry ideas has run dry? These two creative brainstorming games will have your team overflowing with ideas in no time. 2… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins 19 Inexpensive Decorating Ideas for Sunday School Rooms Decorating your Sunday school classroom to be an exciting learning environment for kids can be tough on a budget. Here are 19 inexpensive decorating ideas for Sunday school rooms that’ll… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins The Top 4 Reasons to Purchase a Children’s Ministry Curriculum Children’s ministers have a lot of choices to make to ensure ministry provides the best spiritual experiences for kids—while staying within the limits of time and budget. Curriculum is one… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins How to Pick a Winning Children’s Ministry Curriculum Is finding a new curriculum on your mind? Consider these factors to ensure you choose the best fit for your ministry. It’s that time of year when thoughts of VBS… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins Children’s Ministry: Here’s Why What You Do Matters Dear children’s ministry leader: This holiday season, know that the kids and families you serve are thankful for you! You make an eternal difference in kids’ lives. So thank you! … Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 8 mins 5 Game Day Strategies to Gain Wins in Your Ministry If you’re looking for wins in your ministry, here’s how to team up, gear up, and get ready to play. Church services are like game days for ministry. We’re playing… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins Deck the Halls: 10 DIY Christmas Decorations for Children’s Ministry What happens when you combine Christmas, a VBS decorator, and children’s ministry spaces? You get 10 amazingly creative, over-the-top, and super affordable Christmas decorations to delight kids of all ages.… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins Top 3 Reasons for Choosing Published Curriculum Some children’s ministry leaders find themselves writing their own curriculum. While some may choose to do this, we think choosing a published curriculum may offer you more bang for your… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins 16 Ways for Senior Pastors to Build Relationships With Children There are many ways for senior pastors to build strong relationships with children in your church. Here are 16 helpful ideas. “I let the Sunday school teachers take care of… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins 7 Practical Tips for Ministry Team Building (And Why It’s So Important) Here’s a Biblical view on team building, plus some practical tips for enhancing your ministry’s teams. The foundation of Jesus’ approach to working with volunteers is the team — even… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins 3 Easy Children’s Ministry Teacher Training Meetings Looking for teacher training meetings your teachers will enjoy and come back to? Use these three easy-to-prepare training meetings! Teacher Training Meeting #1: Know the Goal Unite your children’s ministry… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins 8 Critical Things to Do When You’re the New Kid on Staff Are you new to your church staff? Here are eight things you need to do to start with a bang! So you’re a new children’s minister? Maybe this is the… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins Top 20 Best Ways to Lead the Volunteers in Your Children’s Ministry Something borrowed, but nothing blue! Check out these 20 tips to lead volunteers from us to keep from being “blue” in your ministry! We’ve compiled our 20 best, most-enduring volunteer… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 3 Important “Must-Dos” When Switching Curriculum So we’ve talked about various reasons for choosing a published curriculum. But what if you’re already using published curriculum and the itch to switch arises? Here are some things to… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
