Ministry Basics Read in 9 mins Kids Should Be Seen and Heard: 5 Ways to Make Conversation Part of Your Ministry Conversations with kids are free, require no supplies, and are a snap to drop into a lesson. And, best of all, they deliver huge value! At Group, we make conversations… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins The Ultimate, Hidden, Deepest Secret to Recruiting for Your Fall Fest! What’s the secret to recruiting for your next fall fest? It may sound basic, but the ultimate, hidden, deepest secret to recruiting for your fall fest comes down to this:… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 7 Things to Do When Short on Children’s Ministry Volunteers With these 7 things to do when short on children’s ministry volunteers, you’ll solve a volunteer crisis quickly. If you’re staring at empty rooms and you can hear the impending… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins The Minute-By-Minute Volunteer Recruitment Strategy You Need Are people running from you in the church halls again? Before you invest in a new box of Altoids, consider if your ministry recruitment techniques are responsible for the cold… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Volunteer Management Read in 7 mins Should You Require Parents to Serve in Children’s Ministry? If parents are supposed to be their children’s primary faith influencers, why not require parents to serve in children’s ministry? Two different views; two different approaches. Yes! Require Parents to… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins The 3 P’s to Shape Your Volunteer Affirmation Ideas If you’ll follow these 3 P’s of volunteer affirmation, your volunteers will truly feel appreciated. On my desk I keep a paper heart with a handwritten note from a third-grader… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins 13 Recruiting Secrets From a Children’s Ministry Veteran Roger Mailand has the recruiting secrets from a veteran that we’ve all been looking for! For over two decades, he has been the minister of education and youth at St.… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 8 mins 6 of Your Top Children’s Ministry Volunteer Problems: Solved! Struggling with tough volunteer problems? Ask the experts who’ll give real solutions! Volunteers are the backbone of children’s ministry, the feet on the ground that get the job done. They’re… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 1 min Two 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. Two… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins 10 Volunteer Missteps That Can Cost You New Volunteers These 10 recruiting missteps can cost you new volunteers. Here’s how to avoid them. Remember that person you had such a crush on in high school? Maybe you flirted and… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins New Curriculum? Turn Your Volunteer’s Frown Upside Down Is your new curriculum not a fan-favorite of your volunteers? Here’s how to turn your volunteer’s frown upside down! It was my first education committee meeting at a new church,… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins The Seven Specific Things that Volunteers Need From You Volunteers are looking for a leader with vision… Here’s what I know about people: Give them a cause and a hero — and they’ll rally around them both. As a… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins 11 Ways to Challenge Your Volunteers to Grow Their Faith 11 ways to challenge your volunteers to grow their faith. Who is your primary ministry to — children or volunteers? If you truly want to multiply your ministry, you answered… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins Value Your Volunteers — Don’t Just Appreciate Them Valuing the people who volunteer in your ministry matters more than appreciating them. Here’s why. New to children’s ministry, I had it all together. The best curriculum, programs, policies, and… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 1 min Desperate for Volunteers? Here’s What NOT to Do. Here are five things you shouldn’t do when you’re desperate for volunteers. I know. You need more volunteers. So do I. And we always will. Building a volunteer team is… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 5 Reasons the Best VBS Teams Come Back Every Year You worked hard to recruit an amazing team of VBS volunteers. How can you ensure they’ll want to join your VBS teams year after year? Maybe you can even recruit… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins 60 Ways to Say Thanks to Volunteers Volunteers are important. Without their faithful help, your ministry couldn’t happen. Here are oodles of quick ideas that will help you celebrate and say thanks to your volunteers. 60 Ways… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins How to Use Network Recruiting to Staff Your Vacation Bible School Need help recruiting for your vacation Bible school? The three tips can help! Let’s face it, the most dreaded part of vacation Bible school and almost every other children’s program… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 1 min 3 Ways to Make Life Easier for Your VBS Volunteers From Group Publishing’s vacation Bible school editors, check out these 3 ways to make life easier for your VBS volunteers! We know that volunteers are vital to making VBS a… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins 8 Tried & True Recruiting Secrets for Children’s Ministry Veteran children’s ministers share what really works when it comes to recruiting a great volunteer team. What if recruiting enough capable, eager volunteers for your children’s ministry was as simple… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 1 min 5 Positive Affirmations to Share With Your Team Boost your team’s spirits and show them what they do matters with these 5 ideas. 5 Positive Affirmations to Share With Your Team 1. Though you may not often… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
