Leader Resources Read in 7 mins Safety First: Why You Absolutely Can’t Skip Background Checks Here’s why you absolutely can’t skip background checks. Use this guide for tactfully conducting a background check on every person who may come into contact with kids in your ministry.… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins Q+A: Why Is It Important for Churches to Screen Volunteers? Fewer than half of all churches screen their paid children’s ministry workers. So we talked with Melissa Towers about Group’s background checking service, Shepherd’s Watch, on why it’s so important… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins 8 Ways to Keep your Children’s Ministry Healthy During Flu Season Cold and flu season is coming. Or perhaps, with kids back in school, for you it has already arrived. Are you prepared? The COVID-19 pandemic moves farther and farther into… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 1 min 8 Things You Should and Shouldn’t Say When Responding to Disaster In times of seemingly constant disaster (whether natural disasters or crises in personal lives), we’re aware that it’s difficult to know how to respond. Here are some quick tips of… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 9 mins 7 Safety Tips to Strengthen Your Children’s Ministry This Year A large part of ministry is keeping kids safe whenever they’re in your care. Use these ministry safety tips and guidelines to strengthen your ministry’s security. Six-year-old Jolene loves coming… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins The 4 Do’s and Don’ts for Children’s Ministry Safety Awareness Here are 4 do’s and 4 don’ts of safety awareness for your church and your children’s ministry. “I’m going to tell my daughter! She thinks I’m too overprotective!” This was… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins What You Need to Know About Bullying Bullying. You may hear this word a lot. What is it, exactly? When does unkind behavior cross the line and become bullying? How can we help kids who are bullied?… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins Everything Your Ministry Needs to Know About Check-In Solutions Is your current ministry check-in process set up for maximum safety? Find out now. Today’s headlines are fraught with reports of missing children, child custody disputes, and children’s food allergy… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins Disabilities: What You Need to Know About Playground Safety All kids love playgrounds! If you minister to children with disabilities, here’s what you need to know about keeping your kids safe as they play. Chances are you take kids… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins Trauma Toolkit: 4 Things You Can Do To Help Kids Heal As a ministry leader, how can you help kids and families move through trauma and toward their friend Jesus? These four simple steps can help. Trauma is more common in… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 8 mins Walking Wounded: How to Recognize When Kids Are in Crisis Traversing a kid’s inner world requires attention, compassion, intuition, and common sense. How do we recognize the signs that a child is covering up a trauma, crisis, or hurt? Kids… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins 4 Types of Child Abuse and How to Spot Them According to the CDC, at least 1 in 7 children experienced abuse or neglect in the past year in the U.S., and according to childhelp.org, five children die each day… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins What You Need to Know About Spotting and Stopping Child Sex Abuse What do we need in order to spot and stop child sex abuse? We only need eyes to see and ears to hear their pain — and then the courage… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins Classroom Environments: Nursery and Preschool Essentials Infants, toddlers, and preschoolers have certain needs, and those needs help us determine what’s truly essential in these ministries. Here’s a list of the must-haves for your nursery and preschool… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 10 mins Practical Ways to Get Smart About Safety in Your Ministry A secure church is critical to effective ministry today. This safety guide helps to ensure you’re on the right path to creating a safe sanctuary. Prepared and Aware One beautiful… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 6 Critical Security Steps for Your Children’s Ministry For a leader, security involves more than just doing background checks on potential volunteers. It also involves having a plan to deal with emergency situations when you may need to… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 5-Step Guide to Choose the Right Background Check Provider Here is a five-step guide to choosing the right background check provider for your church’s children’s ministry. Every year more than 3 million reports of child abuse are made in… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 3 Things You Need to Know About Check-In Systems In an effort to keep children safe in your ministry, here are three things you need to know about check-in systems. How safe are the kids in your ministry? Do… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 5 Guidelines to Select and Accept Safe Nursery Toys Often church nurseries depend on donations of used toys. While many used toys are still safe and make excellent additions to the nursery, remember this criteria as you select and… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins Bully-Proof Your Children’s Ministry Is bullying happening in your church’s children’s ministry? Chances are, it is. Handling bullying can feel overwhelming and hopeless. But take courage, we’re here to help! Read on to find… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 10 Best Ways to Stay Safe and Savvy on Facebook If you and your ministry are on Facebook, you need these 10 best ways to stay safe and savvy on Facebook. Facebook is a great place for a children’s minister… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
