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…
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7 Simple Ways Keep Children at the Center of Your Ministry
Here are 7 time-saving strategies to help you keep children at the center of your ministry. Stop being a ringleader! Take off your top hat and let someone else tame…
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…
All You Need to Know About Intergenerational Worship
You can successfully involve kids in intergenerational worship. Here’s how to get started. I walked into the church with my children, feeling a bit unsure in the unfamiliar environment we…
9 Tips to Surviving Church Scandal and Moving Past the Turmoil
Here are 9 tips to keeping your children’s ministry strong during a church scandal — and the turmoil that follows — from people who’ve been there. Consider these true-to-life headlines…
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