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 1 min Special Needs: What You Need to Know About Playground Safety All kids love playgrounds! If you minister to children with special needs, here’s what you need to know about keeping your kids safe as they play. Chances are you take… 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 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 David Jennings talked with Melissa Towers about Group’s background checking service, Shepherd’s Watch, on why it’s so… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins Top 10 Changes to Kidmin Post-COVID-19 COVID-19 has changed the world we live in. By now, you might be tired of hearing the term “new normal.” What does it really mean? How much have life and… 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 Safety First: Why You Absolutely Can’t Skip Background Checks Here’s why you absolutely can’t skip background checks. Use this guide to conducting background checks on your team. Jack Anderson* thought it could never happen—at least not at his church.… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 1 min Watch Now: The Nitty-Gritty of Reopening Sunday School After COVID-19 While the pandemic still isn’t completely behind us, many churches have reopened, or are getting ready to restart children’s ministry. Perhaps you’re ready for a fresh start, too, but aren’t… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 1 min How to Keep Kids Safe At Your Summer Ministry Programs Assure families coming to programs like summer camp, vacation Bible school, and Sunday school that you have COVID-19 precautions in place to keep kids safe. We know that safety is… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 1 min 4 Ways to Assure Parents of Their Child’s Safety at Church Parents have had plenty of concerns during COVID, including concerns about their child’s safety at church. Which has left many churches wondering how to make parents comfortable about bringing their… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins 4 Types of Child Abuse and How to Spot Them According to Childhelp.org, every year nearly 6 million children in the U.S. experience child abuse, and four children under age 4 die each day due to abuse. As a community… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins FREE Webinar and Resources: Practical Tips for COVID-Friendly VBS Wondering how you can pull off a COVID-friendly and successful VBS this summer? You can do it! Let the experts walk you through how. Discover how to host a COVID-friendly… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 10 Safety Tips for In-Person, COVID-Friendly Children’s Ministry Use these tips to ensure your children’s ministry offers a safe and secure, COVID-friendly experience for all kids and families. “Trust in the Lord and do good. Then you will… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins Helping Children Deal With Death With any loss a child suffers, you may be called on to help that child deal with death. During the night, a fire breaks out in a home. The parents… 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 9 mins 7 Safety Tips to Strengthen Your Children’s Ministry This Year A large part of ministry is the act of keeping kids safe whenever they’re in your care. Use these ministry safety tips and guidelines to strengthen your ministry and keep… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 1 min Children’s Ministry Safety: Help Sheet For Allergic Reactions Safety in your children’s ministry should be your number one priority. While you can’t prevent all incidents, you can be prepared to act. Post tip sheet for handling kids’ severe… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins What You Need to Know About Check In and Check Out Is your children’s ministry check in and check out process long overdue for a change? Recently an administrative pastor, newly employed by a large church, told me how he tested… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 12 mins In God We Trust: All Others Must Be Screened for Safety In God We Trust…all others require screening for safety. Here’s why. On November 27, 2016, police were called to a church in Timonium, Maryland to investigate something no one thought… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins These 14 Awesome Ideas Give Fundraising a Face-Lift! Culture and safety concerns have changed ministry fundraising. Use these creative ideas to raise money—and keep kids safe. Remember when you were a child, sitting alone at the corner of… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins What You Need to Know About Netflix’s “Cuties” You’ve probably seen headlines about a new movie just released on Netflix called Cuties. Uproar over the film is growing, and those in children’s ministry need to be aware of… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
