Leader Resources Read in 7 mins Copyright Infringement and Your Ministry: The Real Cost Making extra copies of material you’ve purchased may save your ministry money. But the real cost of copyright infringement may shock you. Copyrights matter. Here’s why. Several years ago, a… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 12 Important Reasons Why Developing Your Team Matters If you’ve ever thought about giving up on training and developing your team, don’t. Discover why developing your team matters to your ministry’s success. Great teams translate into great experiences… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins 4 Ways to Harness the Power of Music in Your Children’s Ministry Tap into the transforming power of music in your ministry! Movies tell a story—a story most of us can recall for years afterward. But what would movies be like without… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 9 mins 10 Things We Can Learn From Walt Disney If you want to do ministry more effectively, check out these 10 ministry lessons we can learn from Walt Disney. Whether you like it or not and whether you agree… Read More
Family Ministry Resources Read in 7 mins 4 Ways to Keep Families From Ghosting Your Church Is your hospitality level high enough to keep families? Check out these 4 ministry-changing hospitality insights from unlikely sources. Dan and his four kids started coming to our church one… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins 4 Steps to Maximizing Your Midweek Ministry “Add midweek children’s ministry? You’re kidding, right?” “Do you seriously think I have the time, energy, people, and resources to make this happen?” “Didn’t we stop doing Wednesday night services… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins 13 Ways to Make Your Children’s Ministry Kid Approved In one church’s effort to make their programs “kid-targeted” and “kid-inspired,” they learned these things along the way. We create environments that stir kids’ hunger for God’s Word by giving… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins The 4 R’s of Faith-Building Programs in Your Ministry Your children’s ministry is much more than programs. And that’s a good thing because programs don’t change people; only God changes people. Yet your children’s ministry includes programs. Lots of … Read More
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins How to Make a 5-Year Strategic Plan for Children’s Ministry Don’t just dive into ministry with no direction; use this 5-year strategic plan for your children’s ministry. Six years ago, I was waiting to begin my second interview to become… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins 4 Children’s Ministry Detours to Avoid to Stay the Course Here are four ministry detours to avoid to help you and your leadership team stay on the course God has laid out for you. Maps matter. A bad map can… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins 6 Steps to Confront an Uncooperative Teacher in Your Ministry Uncooperative teacher or volunteer? Here’s how to know when it’s time to confront — and how to do it. What do you do, as a children’s minister, when one of… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins 6 Church Viruses and How to Cure Them in Children’s Ministry Everybody gets sick at one time or another. A children’s ministry is no different. Congregational “disease” and “illness” can infect your ministry to children, but like most sicknesses, we don’t… Read More
