Leader Resources Read in 1 min 3 Tips for Working With Children’s Negative Attitudes First, minimize the impact of negative attitudes and then create a positive atmosphere for children with these tips. A child with a negative attitude often seeks love and craves attention.… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 12 Ways to Develop Friendships With Kids Mentorship studies show the power of kids having at least one Christian adult friend in their lives. Share these 12 friendship tips with your volunteers that will help kids form… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins Mix It Up! How Mixed-Age Groups Improve Your VBS When it comes to organizing kids at your VBS, mixed-age groups may seem like a good idea…but how do you actually pull it off? Read on to hear one former… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 9 mins Mental Illness and Your Ministry What you need to know about the mental illness issues families are dealing with today—and why we’re all so reluctant to talk about it. Justin and Brenda are dismayed to… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 5 Signs You Need a Special Needs Ministry As a busy children’s ministry leader, I often missed a lot that went on at church even when it was happening all around me—especially when it came to needing a… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins 4 Jesus-Centered Truths Kids Need Today Our team at Group recently sat down with a group of Christian mental health professionals who work with youth and families. As people who love and care for kids, we… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 6 mins 4 Focus-Areas for Creating a Trauma-Informed Ministry Mental health principles from the trauma-informed care movement can make your ministry a healing, healthy space for all families. Making Time to Understand Trauma Right now, you’re no more than… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 3 mins 5 Ways Special Needs Families Enrich Your Church Often when talking about families living with special needs, we focus on the side of practical disability ministry—programs, needed resources, volunteers. That’s all good and necessary, but it’s only half… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins Why Do Crafts? Because They Can Make Your Lesson Better Here’s how crafts can make your lesson better. Almost every Sunday morning after class, children run out of classrooms with a new craft. Some of these crafts make it home… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Tips & Tools Read in 7 mins Building a Bridge of Support for Children of Divorce Forget bleak statistics about kids of divorce. Use this blueprint from a leading expert to build a bridge to connect to these kids. “Kids are resilient.” I’ve heard this said… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins How to Infuse Lifelong Faith in Preschoolers Your preschool ministry offers an opportunity to infuse little ones with faith at one of the most important points in their lives. If you work with preschoolers, it’s likely you’re… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins 3 Discipline Tips for Your Children’s Ministry That Work Here are three discipline tips to create a happier and healthier classroom environment. Frustration over discipline issues is perhaps the biggest reason Sunday school volunteers quit. Well-meaning people sign up… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Bible Activities and Sermons Read in 6 mins Age Level Insights: Encouraging Kids to Pray at All Ages Looking to teach kids to pray? Here are some expert tips on how to nurture conversations with God and children at every stage. Prayer is as simple as a conversation… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 6 mins How to Help Children Grieve: Advice From a Grief Counselor Here’s what a pastor and grief counselor says you need to know about how to help children grieve when they’ve experienced a loss. “Mommy, I want to arrest God for… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 8 mins Age-Level Insights for Sharing the Easter Story With Children 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… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins Resources to Help Prevent Child Abuse in Children’s Ministry April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Here are some free resources to help you and your volunteers minister to kids who have or are experiencing trauma. In John 10:1-21,… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins Welcoming Kids on the High End of the Autism Spectrum Let’s thoughtfully explore what might be keeping families of autistic kids from coming to church. And consider ways to create a welcoming environment for them. Research from Clemson University discovered… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins 15 Do’s and Don’ts of Mental Health Care in Children’s Ministry Mental health issues such as anxiety and depression are on the rise in children, and it’s important that our children’s ministries are safe places for kids with challenges. To find… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins How to Minister to Deaf or Hard of Hearing Children Do you have deaf children in your special needs ministry? Here’s what you need to know about effective ministry to these awesome kids. How to Minister to Deaf or Hard… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins The Caring Checklist Your Church Nursery Really Needs Use The Caring Checklist to prepare for a Sunday morning in your church nursery. To send the message of God’s care for the “least of these,” you need everything in… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins Anxious Times: What You Need to Know About Childhood Anxiety Feeling anxious about the rise in childhood anxiety today? Read on to discover what anxiety is, how to help kids through anxious moments, and what our Father God wants us… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email