Family ministry is something most children’s ministry leaders feel like they should be doing—or doing more. According to a 2021 Barna study, 90 percent of children’s ministry leaders said that…
Do you find yourself growing increasingly snappy at your volunteers? Postponing phone calls? Growing more and more impatient with kids? Sighing a lot? Perhaps you’re not getting enough rest to…
For this new year, resolve to take on these daily prayers for your children’s ministry.
What better time to get into a new rhythm of prayer than when you’re ringing…
What’s wrong with character education in children’s ministry? What happens when we focus more on character than on relationship with Jesus?
What’s the goal of your children’s ministry? Is it…
Here’s your personal retreat plan: Come Away, My Beloved. It’s time to kick back and do nothing but be renewed. Schedule a few hours for just you and God.
Location…
In this elementary devotion, kids will learn how St. Patrick used a shamrock to teach about the Trinity.
Scripture: Romans 8:15; John 3:16; John 20:21-22
You’ll need:
Bible
3 heart…
Want to help children understand the story of Easter in age-appropriate ways? These age level insights from a Licensed Pastoral Counselor will help.
After his mom read aloud a book…
Forget heated debates and impassioned explanations. It’s time to re-imagine apologetics for a new generation of children.
A few weeks ago, my 10-year-old son Jeremiah came home from school with…
In this no-prep, no-supply game, kids play a version of Charades as they explore the power of Jesus and the Holy Spirit.
This game helps kids explore Acts 1:6-14; Acts…
Need a quick and simple children’s message? Look no further! Here are three simple children’s messages from Simply Loved curriculum to add to your ministry to children this week.
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Family Adventure 1: Keep a Sheep
Challenge families to grab a cotton ball or (clean) crumpled tissue and make it the family pet sheep for the week. They’ll give it…
Children’s Ministry Magazine Web Exclusives
In previous issues of Children’s Ministry Magazine, we offered exclusive extra content. This includes ideas and downloadables found only at childrensministry.com as a benefit to…
You’re probably familiar with the classic Christmas carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” In it, a true love gives a gift every day for 12 days — from a partridge…
How well does your children’s ministry recognize the importance of kids’ milestones and rites?
In many cultures around the world, children are officially connected to their culture, ancestry, and belief…
Find out what musical artists Shane & Shane are up to now—and how it can help kids worship.
Shane Barnard and Shane Everett—also known as the Christian praise and worship…
Wildly popular kidmin artist Yancy Wideman Richmond shares her heart about how to ethically (and legally) use YouTube in your ministry.
As a musician, I find myself at the heart…
Once the dust settles following VBS, you may worry about whether your weary volunteers will stick around. Never fear! They will continue serving when you employ a strategy for volunteer…
It took unique experiences for me to acquire Spanish fluency…here’s what language-learning taught me about teaching kids that Jesus is more than historical.
More Than Textbook Spanish
Freshman year of…
The 10 top tips for teaching toddlers are best revealed in the top 10 statements of the under-3 set. Discover why these traits make teaching toddlers such a joy…and a…
Discover these 3 effective ministry outreaches that reach urban children, families, and ex-inmates
Where is Jesus? He is with the neediest of all of us—and he invites us to minister…
It seems that there’s a Bible app for everything. Will digital Bible resources replace Biblical literacy?
In a random fourth grade class not too long ago, the teacher recited that…