Leader Resources Read in 3 mins Faith That Lasts: Fostering Lifelong Faith in Kids What can you do now to help children grow a lifelong friendship with Jesus? And what can you do when they don’t? Read on to discover 10 things you can… Read More
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
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
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins 25 Simple and Effective Ways to Lift Your Spirit Quickly These 25 off-the-beaten-path ways to find encouragement are simple, but effective in quickly lifting your spirits. This thing we call “ministry.” It gives us the opportunity to use our gifts… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 8 mins Feeling Exhausted? Recharge Your Spirit Today! Use these ideas to recharge your spirit and rekindle the reasons you first said yes to God’s call to children’s ministry. It’s a typical Monday morning. Before you even get… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins 4 Reasons Why Your Children’s Ministry Volunteers Quit What’s causing your children’s ministry volunteers to quit, to slip out the door of your ministry? And what can you do about it? Children’s ministry volunteers are loving, caring people… Read More
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
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins The Many Hats of Ministers (and How to Share Them With Others) Children’s ministers wear many hats. Here are some of the different hats you may be wearing, and how to share these responsibilities with others on your team. “Just one more… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins 5 Steps to Handling Burnout—Plus How to Avoid It Ministry can mean long hours. And it’s not just the workload that can be overwhelming; sometimes the emotional toll it takes can feel even greater. That means at times, it’s… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins 25 Ways to Refresh Yourself in Ministry Ministry Friends: God needs us to be refreshed, restored, refueled, and ready to minister to kids. Here are 25 ways to refill your cup. All of us in ministry—paid, unpaid,… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins Are You Dangerously Discouraged? Here Are 6 Ways to Help. No doubt about it, there are ups and downs in ministry life. When things are going well, there’s no better feeling. When they’re not—or you’ve simply hit a personal dry… Read More
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
