Leader Resources Read in 7 mins When Leadership Gets Lonely Leadership can get lonely. Here’s some advice on how you’ll make it through your lonely times and shine brightly on the other side. Ever wonder how you’ll make it through… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins Leadership: Why You Need to Set Boundaries If “good fences make good neighbors,” what are you doing with an unmended wall? Find out how you can re-establish your personal boundaries. “Before I built a wall I’d ask… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins Get Excited About Replacing Yourself With Interns Replace yourself! And who better to fill your shoes than a fully trained intern? No, I’m not telling you to leave your position at your church; I’m just saying that… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 5 Children’s Ministry Resolutions Worth Making This Year Overwhelmed by the thought of making resolutions? Here are 5 children’s ministry resolutions that are definitely worth making this new year! 5 Children’s Ministry Resolutions Worth Making With the new… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
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 2 mins Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions for Children’s Ministry Leaders The new year is upon us and it’s time to start making New Year’s resolutions. Maybe you’re planning to exercise more, eat healthier foods, or learn a new skill. Whatever… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins Top 5 Ways to Rest (and Avoid Burnout!) Do you find yourself growing increasingly snappy at your volunteers? Postponing phone calls? Growing more and more impatient with kids? Sighing a lot? Perhaps you’re not getting enough rest to… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins Children’s Ministry: Here’s Why What You Do Matters Dear children’s ministry leader: This holiday season, know that the kids and families you serve are thankful for you! You make an eternal difference in kids’ lives. So thank you! … Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins Running on Empty? Here’s How to Fill Your Leadership Tank How filling your leadership tank is will give you the fuel to lead your entire team. “It’s just a busy season. I promise I’ll be home more when I finish… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins 25 Ways to Refresh Yourself in Ministry Ministry Leadership: God needs us to be refreshed, restored, refueled, and ready to minister to children for him. Here are 25 ways to refill your cup. All of us in… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 10 Blessings to Be Thankful for in Children’s Ministry Let’s face it. A children’s ministry leader counts a lot of blessings…and faces a lot of challenges. Perhaps, you’re having a hard time finding things to be thankful for this… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins Are You Dangerously Discouraged? Here Are 6 Ways to Help. No doubt about it, the seasons of joy and despair in ministry can ebb and flow. When things are going well, there’s no better feeling. When they’re not—or you’ve simply… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 7 Easy-to-Implement Tips to Thrive During the Holiday Season Avoid the burnout and use these seven tips to thrive during the holiday season! This time of year opens up more opportunities for you to minister to first-time or occasional… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins 4 Warning Signs That You’re Close to Facing Ministry Burnout Are you on the brink of burnout? Here are four warning signs you can’t afford to ignore. It can happen to the best of us. Pressure and stress can consume… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 4 Key Sources of Support for You in Children’s Ministry Support — presidential candidates, sports teams, and families need it. Without it, bridges and buildings collapse. Children’s ministers need support, too. But when you build up everyone else and don’t… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins 8 Critical Things to Do When You’re the New Kid on Staff Are you new to your church staff? Here are eight things you need to do to start with a bang! So you’re a new children’s minister? Maybe this is the… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins 3 Critical Reasons You Need to Use Your Vacation Time Do you remember when McDonald’s used the “You deserve a break today!” slogan? You would think most people would relate to that, but apparently, that’s not the case. A survey… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 8 mins Here’s Your Wakeup Call That You Need More Rest Are you fried, tired, overwhelmed, and at your wits’ end in ministry? Don’t despair—maybe it’s just a wakeup call to rest. God created the heavens and earth in six days.… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins 4 Strategies for Combatting a Burnout Season in Ministry It’s not just the tough times that leave us running on empty. The good times in your ministry can lead to a burnout season, too, if you’re not careful. Burnout… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 10 mins 5 Real-Life Situations That Left Ministers Dangerously Discouraged Discouragement, despair, and disillusionment — these children’s ministers have been to the brink…and survived. Here’s how you can, too. Some call it a dry spell. For others, it’s a low… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Bible Lessons Read in 2 mins 6 Ways to Pray for Others When You’re Limited on Time Feeling short on time but have a list of people to pray for? Here are six ways to pray for others when you think there’s no time. Prayer refreshes us,… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
