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 2 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 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 Personal Retreat Plan: Come Away, My Beloved Here’s your personal retreat plan: Come Away, My Beloved. It’s time to kick back and do nothing but be renewed. Schedule a few hours for just you and God. Location… 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 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 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 2 mins 7 Easy-to-Implement Tips to Thrive During the Holiday Season Avoid 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 guests… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins 4 Pieces of Advice to Improve Your Leadership Skills Do you want to improve your leadership skills? Take these four pieces of advice from other children’s ministry leaders like you! 4 Pieces of Advice to Improve Your Leadership Skills… 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 25 Simple, But Effective, Ways to Lift Your Spirit Quickly These 25 off-the-beaten-path ways to find encouragement are simple, but effective, ways to lift your spirits quickly. This thing we call “ministry.” It gives us the opportunity to use our… 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
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 Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins 6 Reasons to Never Stop Learning + 5 Ways to Keep Learning The reason you should never stop learning is because children’s ministry is challenging. Rarely a week goes by that my job doesn’t require of me some knowledge of conflict resolution,… 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 3 mins 3 Ways to Keep Learning as a Leader One of the most critical things you can do as a leader is to keeping learning. Here are simple ways you can do that with your team. 1. Reflect Leaders… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins What’s the Difference Between Speaking and Leading? Pastor Bob really knows how to captivate an audience while speaking. People say he’s a “great communicator.” And many people assume that Pastor Bob’s eloquence also means he’s a great… 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 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 2 mins The 4 Seasons You Experience When You’re in Ministry Just like God’s creation, our ministries cycle through the four seasons. Determine which season you’re in and allow God to help you and your ministry grow. Season of Ministry: Spring… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email