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 Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins 8 Ways to Build a Powerful Children’s Ministry by Christmas Do you want to make this your best ministry season ever? Here’s how! 8 Ways to Build a Powerful Children’s Ministry by Christmas 1. Prayer There is power in prayer.… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Bible Activities and Sermons Read in 7 mins Thanksgiving Ideas: 6 Great Service Project Ideas to Inspire Grateful Kids Check out these six great Thanksgiving service project ideas that teach kids to give back to their peers, families, and community. What children’s minister isn’t looking for an ultra-fun service… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Bible Activities and Sermons Read in 9 mins Nontraditional Ideas for Your Children’s Ministry Christmas Celebrations Consider these nontraditional versions on the standard children’s ministry Christmas play. They can provide a big payoff, with less preparation (and stress!) than ever before. Through the stories of the… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 1 min Carol-oke: The Best Christmas-Cheer-Spreading Idea for Families Carol-oke is a fun Christmas idea that allows the whole family to participate in spreading Christmas cheer! You’ll need: Christmas carol CDs or other media a karaoke machine Carol-oke: The… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
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 Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 8 mins Christmas Musical Tryouts: Terrific or Terrible? Are Christmas musical tryouts terrific or terrible? Should you hold tryouts for your kids Christmas production? Perspective #1: The Trouble With Tryouts Competition is a fact of life, but should… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Bible Activities and Sermons Read in 1 min Church Thanksgiving Celebration: Kid-Made Table Dressings Your kids can make a valuable contribution to your church Thanksgiving celebration by preparing Thanksgiving Table Dressings three weeks in advance. Church Thanksgiving Celebration: Kid-Made Table Dressings Three Weeks from… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Bible Activities and Sermons Read in 6 mins Plan in a Can: The Ultimate Classroom Saver When your class time is over and the sermon isn’t, what do you do? Make sure kids are bored no more! Try a Plan in a Can! It’s Sunday morning… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
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 3 mins 8 Ways to Keep Your Children’s Ministry Healthy During Flu Season Cold and flu season is coming. Are you prepared? Keeping a healthy environment in your children’s ministry is obviously important for children and their families, but there are other not-so-obvious… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins How to Make Your Children’s Ministry Space More Accessible Jesus’ ministry routinely included people with disabilities. People of all abilities can learn, play, and study the Bible together. So consider…how inclusive is your space? What can you do to… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Bible Activities and Sermons Read in 3 mins 5 Merry Christmas Ideas for Your Children’s Ministry Our elves have been hard at work to help you pull off a bright and cheery Christmas season with these 5 Merry Christmas Ideas! To me, Christmas is the most… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
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 Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins In a Culture of Materialism, Encourage Kids to Hunger for God How do we help kids who are sometimes full of the things of this world still hunger for the things of God? As a child of the ’70s, I was… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins Special Needs Ministry: Assisting a Child With Tourette Syndrome If you have a child in your classroom who has been clinically diagnosed with Tourette syndrome, here are some strategies to help. Tourette’s is a neurological disorder that causes repeated… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
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 Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 1 min Family Service Project: Thanksgiving and Christmas Meal Boxes The holidays are a perfect time to serve your community. This simple family service project will help provide boxes of meals for Thanksgiving or Christmas. Family Service Project: Thanksgiving and… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins Planning a Christmas Program? This Timeline Can Help! It’s October, and, if you’re anything like us, you need a helpful planning timeline for your Christmas program. Give this prep list a try! Christmas plans are now officially underway!… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
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 Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins 9 Ideas for Kids of All Ages to Develop Strong Friendships Developing strong friendships—or what the Bible calls phileo love—between kids can be done on a whim, on or off the schedule, and without prep or new supplies. First Samuel 18:3… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email