At the KidMin Conference in Chicago this past weekend I did a pre-conference session on evaluating your children’s ministry. We talked about the complexity of children’s ministry and the need to constantly be looking through an “evaluation lens”. We also talked about facilities and the area of safety in our ministry. It is absolutely vital…
I had the privilege of being at the very first KidMin Conference offered by Group Publishing this past weekend in Chicago. What a blast! It was an even greater privilege to be able to teach a Pre-Conference session on Evaluating Your KidMin AND a full Deeper Learning Track on Strategic Planning in KidMin. A full…
Evaluation is a critical part of successful Children’s Ministry (that’s why we do Children’s Ministry Check Ups for churches!). One thing that KidMin leaders often do not do, however, is evaluate volunteers. But this is important. If you are about your mission (vs. just filling slots), then how your volunteers perform is critical. And what…
Evaluating your children’s ministry is one of the most important responsibilities you have as a KidMin leader (see also here & here). There are many different ways to evaluate, but one of the most effective (and fun!) is to invite an Incognito Inspector to your children’s ministry. What is an Incognito Inspector? It’s something akin…
If you didn’t read the original post about my experience with a local McDonald’s, go here first and read the post about standards, then come back and read the rest of this post. So I’m back in McDonald’s the other day getting my dollar soda, and as if the original signs weren’t bad enough (see…
E-val-u-ate: to judge or determine the significance, worth or quality of. Evaluation is one of those things that can be tedious & time consuming, and certainly not very glamorous, but oh so necessary to the success of your ministry. And the reality is evaluation of your ministry is happening constantly, whether you have an active and…
Spiritual formation should be what our Children’s Ministry is all about. Regardless of what approach you take (“I’m a Children’s Pastor” or “I’m a Family Pastor” or “I’m a Children’s Pastor that does Family Ministry”…whatever), the end goal is the spiritual formation of our children. Evaluating the actual level of spiritual development is extremely subjective,…
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