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 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 2 mins 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 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 9 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? “Come… 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
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 2 mins Resources to Help Prevent Child Abuse in Children’s Ministry April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Here are some free resources to help you and your volunteers minister to kids with trauma. In John 10:1-21, Jesus calls himself the… 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 3 mins Helping Children Process Another School Shooting Tragedy It’s happened again. How can we fathom news about another deadly school shooting? Precious children’s lives are lost. Families are mourning. We all grieve. Especially as people who love and… 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 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 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 5 mins 4 Ministry-Related Social Media Blunders to Avoid These 4 social media blunders could destroy your ministry—and your reputation. Do an online search for “social media blunders,” and you’ll find a slew of examples of major slip-ups, often… 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 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 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
