Leader Resources Read in 7 mins Volunteer Myth-Busters: 7 Things You Thought You Knew About Volunteers When’s the last time you talked to a fellow children’s ministry director who said, “I’m all set with volunteers! My roster is full, with eager back-ups for emergency substitutes. My… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins 4 Ways to Build an Unstoppable Volunteer Team Do-it-yourself strategies on building an unstoppable volunteer team—straight from the Carpenter. Have you ever wondered what ministry would be like with a dedicated and faithful volunteer team—a team filled with… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins 11 Ways to Challenge Your Volunteers to Grow Their Faith Just as Jesus’ investment in the 12 disciples resulted in future generations of disciples, your investment in your volunteer team will ensure that life-changing ministry continues to occur with the… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 3 Quick and Simple Devotions to Encourage Your Volunteers Use these three devotions to encourage your volunteers in a brief team meeting or full training. 3 Quick Devotions to Encourage Your Volunteers Devotion #1: On the Spot Encourage your… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins Free Quiz: What Do You Need From a Children’s Ministry Conference? Take our quiz and discover what you need from a children’s ministry conference and go into your next conference with a clear action plan. Children’s ministry conferences are a wonderful… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins 2-4-6-8 Who Do We Appreciate? Volunteers! What do you appreciate? In children’s ministry we already know who we appreciate—our volunteers. We can’t function without them, and, if we’re honest, we have probably awakened in a cold… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins 20 Ways to Promote Serving and Recruit Volunteers in Your Church Recruiting volunteers doesn’t always come easy. So consider these 20 ways to promote serving in your church! In most churches the congregation seems to be struck by blindness when it… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins 5 Ways to Care for Your Children’s Ministry Volunteers We all know that eager (and reliable) volunteers can be hard to find. So once an A+ volunteer walks through your doors, you want to ensure they’ll stick around. But… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins The 5 Love Languages of Volunteers (and How to Use Them!) Become fluent in the five “love languages” so your volunteers feel just how much you appreciate them! We asked our staff and friends in ministry about their primary love language… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins How to Recruit Bench-Sitters Into Your Ministry Looking for creative ways to get people off the bench and into your children’s ministry? Try these practical recruitment ideas! “Play ball!” When the umpire calls out this familiar refrain,… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins 8 Steps to Enact Change in Your Children’s Ministry Elaine returned from a fabulous conference with tons of new ideas. She called her children’s department coordinators together and laid out her new strategy. With each new idea, the nursery… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins 3 Key Steps to Solve Your Volunteer Crisis Do you have a volunteer crisis? Is your children’s ministry in a state of chaos because you don’t have enough volunteers? Take this quiz. Volunteer Crisis Quiz Do you ever… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 1 min Top 10 Ways to Love Your Volunteers This Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day isn’t that far away so get ready to use these top 10 ways to love your volunteers. Plan ahead and use one of these super simple ideas to… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins How to Develop Preteens Into Effective, Ethical Leaders Preteens have an incredible four-year window that’s critical for influencing the future leaders in our communities. Here’s how to make the most of it. There are four fertile years when… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 1 min Valentine’s Day Volunteer Event: Touching Children’s Hearts Breakfast Use this Valentine’s Day breakfast idea to say “Thanks!” to the volunteers in your children’s ministry. Valentine’s Day Volunteer Event: Touching Children’s Hearts Breakfast Our church hosted a Valentine’s Day… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins 7 Tips for Jesus-Style Volunteer Training and Leadership Here’s how to do volunteer training and leadership following in Jesus’ footsteps—regardless of your budget. “All power has been given to me in heaven and earth, therefore go and fill… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 1 min 2 Brainstorming Games for Your Children’s Ministry Team Have you ever felt like your well of children’s ministry ideas has run dry? These two creative brainstorming games will have your team overflowing with ideas in no time. 2… 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 4 mins 38 Smile-Inducing Ways to Say “Thanks” to Your Volunteers Volunteer appreciation is a huge part of retaining great people—so why not make it fun? The holiday season is a natural time to offer a wholehearted “thanks” to the team… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins A Year-Round Strategy for Recognizing and Retaining Volunteers They say actions speak louder than words. That’s why, when it comes to recognizing and retaining volunteers, it’s so important to regularly show your volunteer team how much they matter… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 1 min Watch Now: Small Churches Have Big Impact Small churches have big impact! As we read the Gospels, we see that Jesus often points to small things when explaining what God’s Kingdom is like. A widow’s small coins,… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
