Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 7 Tips for Responding to Bullying in Your Ministry Check out these 7 concrete, practical steps to thwart bullying and to build a caring community in your ministry. While schools have come under scrutiny because of violent incidents, churches… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins Resolving Challenging Behavior in Children’s Ministry Your Sunday school teachers are going to meet children with challenging behaviors—some with diagnosed disorders and others who just act out sometimes. Check out these secrets to resolving challenging behavior… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins 5 Food-Related Assumptions to Avoid in Children’s Ministry What behind-the-scenes food experiences affect kids who attend your VBS? As children’s ministry leaders, perhaps we have food-related assumptions we need to reconsider. Read on to gain perspective as you… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins 29 Time Crunchers for Sunday School Teachers Does time slip away from you during your lesson? Use these 29 time crunchers for Sunday school teachers to keep your children’s ministry on track. “Time is money.” We’ve all… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins The ABCs of Great Sunday School Teaching Discover the ABCs of great Sunday school teaching that are foundational to great Christian education. Children usually learn to read by recognizing combinations of letters. Learning to teach is similar.… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins Help! The Kids Are Overstimulated: Practical Insights and Advice From Ministry Veterans The noise and excitement that delight some kids might be too much for others. Learn how to help kids who feel overstimulated in your children’s ministry. Praise music blares. Stage… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins Help! The Kids Just Said a Bad Word: Insights and Advice From Ministry Veterans Sometimes kids really do say the darndest things—and not always in a good way. Bad words out of a child’s mouth sound extra unsettling, don’t they? Read on to find… Read More
Family Ministry Resources Read in 5 mins 4 Focus-Areas for Creating a Trauma-Informed Ministry Is your ministry trauma-informed? Check out these 4 focus-areas to make your church a healing, healthy space for all families. There’s a strong probability that families you’re ministering to today… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins Can the Candy: Why Gimmicks in Children’s Ministry Don’t Work The bribes and gimmicks are common in children’s ministry today. But do the prizes and gimmicks affect children’s hearts—or only their behavior? Kidmin Gimmicks “Extortion turns a wise man into… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins The 7 Most Common Mistakes Sunday School Teachers Make Check out the 7 most common mistakes Sunday school teachers make and solutions to become more effective teachers and leaders. First, let’s offer up some sincere thanks for Sunday school… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins 3 Behavior Management Tips for Your Children’s Ministry That Work Here are three behavior management tips for children’s ministry to create a happier and healthier classroom environment. Frustration over behavior challenges is perhaps the biggest reason Sunday school volunteers quit.… Read More
Family Ministry Resources Read in 7 mins 6 Secrets to Raising Fearless Kids in a Fear-Filled World In a scary world, how do we raise fearless kids? By meeting fear face-to-face with faith. Not long after the attacks on September 11, 2001, a large commercial jet flew… Read More
