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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
