Leader Resources Read in 6 mins Prayers for the New Year: 31 Daily Prayers for Children’s Ministry For this new year, resolve to take on these daily prayers for your children’s ministry. What better time to get into a new rhythm of prayer than when you’re ringing… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 1 min 4 Quick and Easy Tips to Control Your Inner Control Freak If you secretly — or not so secretly — believe no one can do a job as well as you, you may be a control freak. Taking over other people’s… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins “We Write All Our Own Stuff” The rationale of why you write your own children’s curriculum may not live up to the outcome you want. Keep reading to find out more. It seems to have become… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins Lead With Love: 4 Loving Principles That Will Change Your Ministry How can children’s ministry leaders lead with love in a world—and a Church—filled with divisions and arguments? Read on to discover four loving principles that will change the way you… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 1 min 4 Ways to Improve Your Social Media Presence It’s sometimes amusing—and sometimes just painful—to see how ministers use technology. Here are four ways to improve your social media presence. With the proliferation of social media such as Twitter… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins The Lonely Leader: What to Do When Leading Feels Lonely What to do when leading in ministry feels like the loneliest job in the world. As ministry leaders, we have the dual role of caring for our team members and… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
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 Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
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 Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins 8 Ways to Make Your Nursery Ministry More Than Babysitting When you understand that your children’s ministry is way more than babysitting, you’ll see your ministry — and church — grow! When new families try your church, they’re often willing… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 1 min 6 Helpful Event Registration Tips for Your Preteen Events Looking to host an event for your preteens? Always remember to follow these important registration tips for special events. Registration Tip 1. Involvement Opportunities Provide a list of ways parents… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins 5 Surefire Ways to Derail Change Change. Go ahead, let the shiver run all the way up and down your spine. That’s the natural response to change. So many change efforts have failed for so many… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 5 Expert Interview Tips for Hiring the Right Person for Your Ministry Here are five interview tips for hiring the right person to fit your ministry culture. Finding the best person for a position isn’t an easy task; there’s no tried-and-true recipe… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins How to Voice Your Ministry Concerns Without Becoming a Grouch We all have those days when nothing seems to go right and our first instinct is to shout it to anyone with a listening ear. Here’s how to voice your… 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 7 mins Children’s Ministry in India: We’re All in This Together! In India, a small team continues to serve churches and support children’s ministry amidst a catastrophic pandemic. At the foothills of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, you’ll find the headquarters of Group… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins 6 Things to Do If You’ve Reached Your Limit How to refocus on the goal when you feel like you’ve reached your limit; when you’re stressing out, God desires to teach you the way through the muddle. Do you… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins 7 Trends to Expect in 2021 Children’s Ministry How will the continuing COVID-19 pandemic affect children’s ministry in the months ahead? How should we prepare now? There’s still a lot we don’t know. But we certainly know much… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins Personal Retreat Plan for Children’s Ministers Use this hour-long personal retreat plan to allow God to place a renewed fire to carry out your ministry in your soul. Refocus and spend time with your Savior. All… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins When You Need Counseling and How to Find the Right Counselor Sometimes all we need is a bit of outside help. Once you decide to pursue counseling, it’s often tricky to figure out who to go to. No one is immune… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 1 min Mental-Health Emergencies Rise in Children Since Pandemic Began New data from the Centers for Disease Control show the proportion of emergency department visits related to mental health crises has increased dramatically for young children and adolescents since the… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 6 mins Do You Think Children Should Worship in Big Church? The debate rages between children’s church advocates and opponents. Where should children worship? “I’d sooner try to hold fire in my hands than attempt to restrain a child in a… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
