Leader Resources Read in 3 mins How to Construct a Team to Serve in Children’s Ministry Your team is the foundation of your Sunday school ministry. Whether you have 10 kids or 1,000, the people you bring alongside you to invest in your kids will be… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 4 Common Questions (and Answers!) for Special Needs Ministry When planning a formal special needs ministry, pastors and volunteers often wonder where to begin. Questions and concerns can bring the planning process to the point of being overwhelming, leaving… 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 6 mins A Complete Guide to Interns in Children’s Ministry One of the most overlooked volunteer resources in children’s ministry is interns. Here’s a complete guide to best partner with these wonderful, all-too-often untapped resources! My first experience as a… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins 10 Important Ways to Fill Your Ministry With Prayer Use these 10 ways to fill your ministry with prayer—just as the disciples asked Jesus when he taught them the Lord’s Prayer: “Teach us to pray.” “God is great, God… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 1 min How to Make Training Meetings Magnetic If you have challenges getting volunteers to attend training meetings, you’re not alone. Borrow these best practices for boosting your meeting attendance. 7 Tips for Magnetic Training Meetings 1. Create… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 9 mins Evaluate to Elevate: How Seeking Feedback Changes Your Ministry Use this guide to create an evaluation strategy that positions your ministry for health and growth based on feedback. “What gets celebrated gets repeated.” You may have heard that saying… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 5 Reasons the Best VBS Teams Come Back Every Year 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? Maybe you can even recruit… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins 7 Difficult Situations That Require Difficult Conversations Wouldn’t it be great if everyone just got along? It’s not a perfect world and sometimes you need to say hard things to people—even in ministry. Here are tips for… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins “I Was a VBS Kid!” An Interview With a Former VBS Kid Turned Current VBS Director Do you ever find yourself wondering if VBS truly makes a difference? If Jesus really uses VBS music, decorations, Bible discoveries, and volunteers to transform lives? It’s natural to ponder… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 5 mins 7 Tips to Welcome Kids From Your Community to Your Church How does your church welcome kids who are simply dropped off by their parents or caregivers? Are you ready to welcome them, too? Some may call them “drop-off kids” —… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 3 Ways to Help Kids Deal With Cyberbullying Not only do kids today have to worry about bullying in school, but they also have to worry about cyberbullying. Here are three ways to help kids deal. Bullying certainly… 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 2 mins The 4 Seasons You Experience When You’re in Ministry Just like God’s creation, our ministries cycle through the four seasons. Determine which season you’re in and allow God to help you and your ministry grow. Season of Ministry: Spring… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 1 min 6 Helpful Event Registration Tips for Your Preteen Events Looking to host an event for your preteens? Always remember to follow these important registration tips for special events. Registration Tip 1. Involvement Opportunities Provide a list of ways parents… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 8 mins Why Preteens Don’t Come Back to Your Church — and What to Do About It Why preteens don’t come back to your church — and what to do about it. From kids who’ve done it — and how you can stop the exodus. Each year… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins 9 Pro Tips for a Championship Ministry Volunteer Team Use these winning sports strategies to build a championship volunteer team in your children’s ministry. Some ministries work like a track and field team—lots of specialists doing their own thing… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
