Leader Resources Read in 8 mins 5 Volunteers You May (Wish You Didn’t) Know and How to Handle Them Maybe you haven’t yet decided whether your volunteers are the greatest…or the most splintery, rough-hewn part of your ministry. (For the record, I think they’re great. It might just take… 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 seven 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 1 min Volunteer Devotion for Christmas: Big Presents, Little Package Share a light-hearted moment of joy and discovery with the volunteer devotion for Christmas. You’ll need: a small matchbox stuffed completely with tiny items such as a staple, paper clip,… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins 10-Minute Volunteer Devotion: Investing in a Future Harvest Use this devotion at a meeting of all your volunteer teachers and helpers, including the “behind-the-scenes” heroes, to show just how much God appreciates everything your volunteers do for the… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins In God We Trust: All Others Must Be Screened for Safety In God we trust…all others require screening for safety. Here’s why. On November 27, 2016, police were called to a church in Maryland to investigate something no one thought would… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins Walk the Talk: Helping Grown-Ups Actually Care About Kids The nationwide study Grading Grown-Ups shows that adults care about kids, but they aren’t doing what they know is important. You can help them. Why is volunteer recruitment the #1… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins When Volunteers Quit, Flake Out, or Can’t Get Along Here are some practical tips on how to deal with when our volunteers quit, flake out, or just can’t get along. Confession time: Fantasy football is one of my guilty… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 1 min 5 Suggestions on Handling Master Manipulators Here are five suggestions on ministering to master manipulators. Nearly every church has one—an individual whose primary purpose at church is to manipulate situations in his or her favor. While… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins How Ministry Core Values Will Make Your Team Run Smoothly Ministry core values make a successful children’s ministry click. They make it run smoothly and effortlessly. Ministry core values can even get you deeper commitment from your volunteers. If you’ve… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins Keep Your Substitute Teachers From Sinking With a Substitute Kit Looking for a way to keep your substitute teachers from sinking? Create a survival kit to help substitute teachers succeed. My phone rang early Sunday morning. I dreaded answering it.… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins 6 Steps to Confront an Uncooperative Teacher in Your Ministry Uncooperative teacher or volunteer? Here’s how to know when it’s time to confront — and how to do it. What do you do, as a children’s minister, when one of… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins Children’s Ministry Volunteers: Part-Time vs. Full-Time Teachers There’s a big volunteer debate in children’s ministry. Should you require full-time teachers or recruit an arsenal of part-time teachers? Here are two perspectives. Full-Time Position Desired Gung-ho gifted children’s… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins Is Your Ministry a Mess? Try Restructuring Your Volunteers. Is your ministry a revolving door with volunteers coming and going? One church found success in increasing consistency by restructuring its volunteers. Several years ago, my team and I arrived… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 8 mins 6 Most Common Whines Known to Children’s Ministry Imagine a ministry planning meeting with a different flavor. It’s not your run-of-the-mill gathering because it’s filled with some unusual characters. Look who’s here. There’s the Little Red Hen, who—even… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins Your 3 Biggest Volunteer Problems — Solved! No ministry is immune to challenges. And volunteer problems can multiply if not dealt with. When I reviewed these three volunteer ministry dilemmas, the first thing I realized was that… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins Solid Solutions for 4 Children’s Ministry Nightmares Spend any time in children’s ministry, and you’re bound to come across one of these four ministry nightmares. Here’s how to handle each situation like a pro. Former president and… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins 9 Reasons to Fire a Volunteer — and How to Do It Letting someone go is tough. But here are 9 reasons you must fire a volunteer—and how to do it. After a month, it was apparent trouble was brewing in the… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins 7 Things Ministry Staff’s Kids Need From You Today Kids are kids, no matter who their parents are, but kids of ministry staff have uniquenesses of their own that require a careful approach from the adults around them. “Why… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins How to Handle Volunteers’ Top 9 Tardy Excuses Like a Pro When we talk to children’s ministry leaders, they tell us that one of their biggest challenges is getting volunteers to show up on time. Tackle these top excuses for tardiness.… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 1 min How Do You Ensure Volunteers Are Teaching Theological Truth? It’s not enough to just fill spots with willing volunteers; how do you ensure volunteers are teaching theological truth? Follow these 5 steps. Require church membership. Churches that require their… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins Top 28 Articles for Leading Volunteers Here are 28 articles full of tips to help you lead your children’s ministry volunteers. Leading Volunteers: Affirmation and Encouragement 1. 10 Outstanding Ways to Thank Volunteers Use these 10… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
