5 Can’t-Miss Success Tips for Vacation Bible School
It doesn’t matter which VBS curriculum you use, with our top 5 VBS success tips, you’ll run your program more smoothly, publicize your church in your community, and interest the…
Leadership
While being a children’s ministry leader is incredibly rewarding, there can be days that leave you feeling alone. Who else understands the struggle of firing a difficult volunteer? Who else could imagine the challenge of getting team members to attend training? Not to mention the struggle of producing weekly programs and monthly events on a shoestring budget.
But we have some great news: You are not alone. We deeply understand the rewards and the pains of working in children’s ministry, and we’re here to help.
What You’ll Find
Our leadership topics include volunteer management, family ministry, tips for working with parents, how to keep children in your ministry safe, and how to ensure your ministry is equipped to serve children with special needs.
For even more great leadership tips and tricks, subscribe today to Children’s Ministry Magazine today!
About Leadership
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7 Practical Ways to Help Parents Cultivate Faith in Families
Help parents care about their children’s spiritual growth so they cultivate faith in families. Growing up on a farm, Joani Schultz learned early the meaning of faith. Each year her…
Advice from Parents of Children with Special Needs
We asked four ministry experts to share their wisdom and experiences as parents of children with special needs. As these parent-experts shared their thoughts, several themes emerged. Here’s what they…
5 Proven Strategies to Make Connections Between Home and Church
Too often, parents don’t know what happens at Sunday school. Almost every Sunday, Mrs. Anderson drops her daughter, Katie, off at your class. Katie’s an eager learner, but that’s about…
4 Common Questions (and Answers!) for Special Needs Ministry
When planning a formal special needs ministry, pastors and volunteers often wonder where to begin. Questions and concerns can bring the planning process to the point of being overwhelming, leaving…
10 Ways to Make a Great First Impression with Guests
Do you want families to return to your church? There are specific, proven ways you can make a great first impression on guests so they’ll want to come back. Retailers…
Create an Effective After-School Outreach Program for At-Risk Kids
Sonja Samuel’s effective after-school outreach program gives at-risk kids in Dallas—and everywhere —something to cheer about. Veronica* is a single mom in southern Dallas who’s doing her best, but she…
6 Church Viruses and How to Cure Them in Children’s Ministry
Everybody gets sick at one time or another. A children’s ministry is no different. Congregational “disease” and “illness” can infect your ministry to children, but like most sicknesses, we don’t…
4 Strategies for Combatting a Burnout Season in Ministry
It’s not just the tough times that leave us running on empty. The good times in your ministry can lead to burnout, too, if you’re not careful. The last few…
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