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 Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins 10 Out-of-the-Box Ways to Train Your Ministry Team Forget meetings no one comes to! Here are 10 out-of-the-box ways to train your volunteers. The last time you had a training meeting, how many seats were empty? More than… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins 3 Easy Children’s Ministry Teacher Training Meetings Looking for teacher training meetings your teachers will enjoy and come back to? Use these three easy-to-prepare training meetings! Teacher Training Meeting #1: Know the Goal Unite your children’s ministry… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 8 Quick Tips to Equip Ministry Volunteers Here are 8 quick tips to equip — all you have to do is add volunteers! Since we live in an instant-everything culture, we’re always on the lookout for ways… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins Emoji Volunteer Training Event Plan for a Children’s Ministry Team Use this emoji-themed volunteer training event to get your ministry volunteers pumped for a new year of shining Jesus’ love on kids. As a children’s minister, you’ve likely invited people… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins Volunteer Training Devotion: Learning From a Little One Use this approximately 15-minute devotion at a volunteer training to help volunteer teachers get in touch with the fun of being a child. Challenge them to be learners and teachers… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins 5 Game Day Strategies to Gain Wins in Your Ministry If you’re looking for wins in your ministry, here’s how to team up, gear up, and get ready to play. Church services are like game days for ministry. We’re playing… 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 7 mins How to Equip Your Teen Volunteers to Take the Lead in Children’s Ministry Looking to expand your children’s ministry volunteer team? Learn how teen volunteers can take your ministry to the next level. When kids finally graduate to a church’s junior or senior… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 1 min Children’s Ministry Volunteer Devotion: What We Offer Use this quick devotion to remind volunteers that God can do miracles with what they offer kids each week — even when it doesn’t feel like a lot. Scripture: Matthew… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins 3 Ways to Keep Learning as a Leader One of the most critical things you can do as a leader is to keeping learning. Here are simple ways you can do that with your team. 1. Reflect Leaders… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 1 min The Most Effective (and Most Unused) Volunteer Tool Are you tapping into the most effective—and most unused —volunteer tool to connect with your ministry volunteers? Try these three easy tips to make a powerful impact. Stories. They’re powerful… 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 5 mins Reach Volunteers With These Digital Resources Whether you’ve been in ministry for 30 years or 30 days, it’s likely that volunteers are high on your list of challenges. You may wonder how to recruit new leaders… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins 5 Ways to Better Equip Your Children’s Ministry Volunteers Are you missing the boat with volunteer training? Leadership expert Sue Mallory offers five ways to better equip your volunteers. One of my greatest surprises when asked to serve at… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins Training Meeting for Special Needs Ministry Teachers Use this teacher training meeting to train your Sunday school teachers for helping children with special needs or learning disabilities. 1. Tough Act Form three groups. Give each teacher in… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
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 7 mins Top 20 Best Ways to Lead the Volunteers in Your Children’s Ministry Something borrowed, but nothing blue! Check out these 20 tips to lead volunteers from us to keep from being “blue” in your ministry! We’ve compiled our 20 best, most-enduring volunteer… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 7 Ways to Create Irresistible Volunteer Training Events Getting volunteers to attend volunteer training can be a challenge, but one you can overcome. Your volunteers will love attending training when you follow these tips! When volunteers sign up… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins Confessions of a Children’s Ministry Volunteer What are your volunteer team members not telling you? Let’s put ourselves in volunteers’ shoes and consider what they need most from our leadership. Read these four volunteer confessions and… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 1 min FREE Download: Overflow Volunteer Recruiting Package Let’s face it, recruiting volunteers is a year-round responsibility. Just when you think you’ve filled your volunteer needs, another volunteer leaves. So instead of the occasional bulletin announcement or all-call… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
