Leader Resources Read in 3 mins 7 Tech Tips to Help Your Ministry’s Media Shine Bright Most of these 7 tech tips work with things you already own or use, and they’re practical, affordable, and doable. To say we’re surrounded by technology is an understatement; we’re… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins The Unique Challenges and Joys Women in Ministry Face Women have a unique set of challenges and joys when it comes to working in children’s ministry. Here’s how to help bridge the gap. *Names changed. While on the staff… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins How to Develop Your Love for the People in Your Life “Do everything in love” (1 Corinthians 16:14). A hallmark of your career leading volunteers is your love for people; it’s your job to let Jesus’ love rub off on everyone… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Bible Lessons Read in 1 min 5-Point Checklist for Your Upcoming Mother’s Day Service Mother’s Day is right around the corner and now is the time to make sure you’re ready for the big day. This 5-point checklist will help you cover all your… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 1 min Training Your Leaders: Children’s Minister’s Book Club Have your team recruited, trained, organized, and excited about all that God is going to do in the lives of children this year through a book club. Training Your Leaders:… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins A Helpful Guide to Developing a Mission-Driven Children’s Ministry Follow this helpful guide to developing a mission-driven children’s ministry and give the volunteers in your ministry a new focus. Throughout the 20th century, psychologists, historians, and sociologists have sought… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins Is the Sunday School Name Too Old-Fashioned for Children’s Ministry? Does the Sunday school name have negative connotations? Should you consider updating the name? Only if you update the program too. Image is everything — at least in the business… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins 7 Real Stories of Catastrophic Children’s Ministry Failures These brave children’s ministers share their biggest ministry failure — and how they grew from it. Everyone knows that awful moment when you realize you’ve just messed up—maybe big time.… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 10 mins How to Handle Pastors’ Kids Who Have Gone Wild What do you do with a pastors’ kid who has gone wild? Why do children of ministry staff so commonly fall away from their faith? Do you know what the… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 8 mins 5 Steps to Conflict Resolution in Your Ministry and Church Follow these 5 steps to conflict resolution to experience being a peacemaker in your ministry. Your teaching partner is late. Again. Three times in five weeks. She acknowledges her tardiness… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins 5 Ways to Stop Your Own Kids From Becoming Ministry Orphans How to be a children’s minister whose own children love your ministry as much as you do It’s a few minutes before 2 in the afternoon, and I’m scrambling to… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins Mobile Church Sites: What You Need to Know for Success Pack it in, pack it out. That’s a familiar directive for those who hike into a National Forest’s backcountry — and for nomad church workers who adapt each week to… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins Seven Attributes of People Who Lead Their Ministries Effectively It’s been said that people who think they’re leading with no one following are only taking a walk. Here are seven attributes to help you evaluate if you’re leading effectively…… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins 6 Strategies to Elevate Your Church’s View of Children’s Ministry Children’s pastor Julia A’Bell from Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia, gives strategies to elevate your church’s view of children’s ministry. Six years ago my senior pastor asked me to oversee… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins 5 Ways to Handle Children’s Ministry Conflict Like a Pro Batten down the hatches because conflict is blowing your way! How will you weather the storm? In times of conflict the phrase “Ministry is hard!” seems like the biggest understatement… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins Making Waves: Here’s How to be an Agent for Change Making waves and creating change can be tricky. Here’s how to be a change agent in your ministry. Your children’s ministry has a problem — one you don’t plan to… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins Is Sunday School Dying? Is this thing called Sunday school working? Find out what Group Publishing President, Thom Schultz, and Group Publishing Cheif Creative Officer, Joani Schultz, have to say. You can find millions… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins Risky Business: Four Types of Risks in Children’s Ministry Every choice you make— large or small—is attached to a consequence and risk. These are the four risks that come along with working with children. Curiosity killed the cat, but… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 8 mins 5 Rules of Thumb to Problem-Solving in Ministry Leadership Get a handle on these five filters for effective problem-solving for the problems that arise in your children’s ministry. It was appalling! A board member in my church wrote weekly… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins Sample Schedules and Extra Games for Your Kids Camp These three sample schedules and extra games will help you plan the perfect kids camp for your ministry. Sample Schedules To make it even easier, you can use this schedule… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins All You Need to Know About Intergenerational Worship You can successfully involve kids in intergenerational worship. Here’s how to get started. I walked into the church with my children, feeling a bit unsure in the unfamiliar environment we… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
