Leader Resources Read in 1 min Where Do I Find Great Volunteers for Special Needs Classrooms? Finding volunteers called to serve in special needs ministry may be one of your most difficult tasks. In my experience, I’ve found volunteers who are a great fit through the… Read More
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? Take a look at these two different views and approaches.… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 8 mins How to Create a Star-Studded Volunteer Recruitment Process Looking to create a star-studded volunteer recruitment process? This advice from several children’s ministers will help! Here’s a quick quiz for you as a children’s ministry leader: Think of the… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins Sold Out: 8 Critical Roles You Play in Selling Your Ministry to Volunteers Being a ministry leader is a lot like being a salesperson. Here are 8 critical roles you play in selling your ministry to your volunteers. Believe it or not, you’re… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 9 mins 4 Requirements for Effective Children’s Ministry Teamwork Author of Keeping Your Head Above Water, Dave Stone, suggests 4 key teamwork principles to foster effective children’s ministry teamwork. When the waters are rough and a change of direction… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins 7 Tips for Recruiting Volunteers That We Can Learn From Jesus Jesus modeled so much for us in his ministry—including recruiting volunteers! What insights from Jesus’ way will you plug into your ministry? Ask children’s ministers what their top three ministry… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins 5 Ways to Get More Men Serving in Children’s Ministry Here are 5 ministry tips you can try if you’d like to get more men serving in children’s ministry. Historically, children’s ministry has been predominantly staffed by women. According to… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins Volunteer Debt Management: How to Get Out of the Red Are you volunteer poor? These volunteer debt management principles can help you turn a shortfall into a windfall. When I was a child, my mom frequently said I must’ve had… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins Top 20 Best Ways to Lead the Volunteers in Your Children’s Ministry We’ve compiled our 20 best, most-enduring volunteer insights. Use these tips as a one-stop resource for all your volunteer-leadership needs. 1. Recruit volunteers through relationships and always be in “seek”… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 1 min Children’s Ministry Teacher Tip: Simplifying Craft Preparation This quick tip will help you simplify your ministry craft preparation. Our classes are full; we have 280 children attending. Since there are 15 to 20 children in each class,… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 8 mins 200 Volunteers Spill the Beans on Effective Recruiting Effective Recruiting: Find out what captures and keeps volunteers with these exclusive survey results. Learn from real experts on volunteering—volunteers themselves! If you oversee a team of volunteers, your ministry… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins Teenagers May Just Be Some of Your Best Children’s Ministry Volunteers Short on volunteers? Wondering where you’ll find people that younger kids really connect with? You may just have an entire group of these wonderful folks right in front of you:… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 6 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. It can be a delicate dance to attract volunteers who will commit to your ministry. As… Read More
Family Ministry Resources Read in 4 mins 6 Secrets to Getting Parents to Commit to Your Ministry Here’s how to successfully get parents to genuinely commit to your children’s ministry—without eating up all of their spare time! Today’s parents are returning to the church, but they’re reluctant… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins How to Stop the Recruiting Revolving Door in Children’s Ministry Have you ever felt like you were trapped in a revolving door when it comes to volunteer recruiting? You’re not alone! Read on for some fresh insights for your efforts.… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins 8 Tried and 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
Leader Resources Read in 5 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
Leader Resources Read in 1 min What It Takes to Recruit Seasoned Volunteers for Kidmin Someone once asked this question on childrensministry.com: We have an older congregation and frequently hear “I taught Sunday school for 30 years, I have done my time.” How do we… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins Creative Ways to Find VBS Volunteers! Where in the world can you find VBS volunteers? When it comes to recruiting volunteers for VBS, the obvious place to start is with your regular weekly children’s ministry volunteers… Read More
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? These three tips can help! Let’s face it, the most dreaded part of vacation Bible school (VBS)and almost every other children’s program… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins Giving Volunteers Better Than 20/20 Vision If you want to be an effective recruiter who retains volunteers from year to year, you must give them vision for your ministry. There are two kinds of streams: one… Read More
