A guest post by John Wilson You can have the most elaborate skits and decorations, the craziest music and the greatest lesson of all time. Those things are all important, but I have news for you. If you are not able to truly relate to the children you are teaching, you will never maximize the…
A guest post by Joe Montoya What are you doing to help your team succeed? How do you define success? How does God define success? If you read into the context of Ephesians 4, God’s definition of success includes unity and the revelation of Jesus. One of your main roles as a leader is to…
A guest post by Rev. Barney Kinard There are many answers to this question, however, if you have never dealt with this reality, then here are some considerations that might cause you to ponder this question: “When is it time to move?” 1. There may be a conflict with the Church vision. The leadership has…
A guest post by Larry Hillman One of the key components of having an effective children’s ministry, is to have dedicated, caring volunteers involved in the ministry. Having said that I am sure someone is saying, “That’s easy for you to say, but have you seen the group of volunteers I have?” Well if you…
A guest post by John Tice God desires His Word to be etched upon our hearts. That’s where it does its best “forming” and “transforming” work. And without argument, the best opportunity to get writing is when the heart belongs to a child. For this reason, kids’ Bible memory cannot and should not remain on…
A guest post by Chris Spradlin I live in the winter wonderland, snow globe world of Steamboat Springs, CO! We are notorious for having “champagne powder”, 25” inch Rainbow Trout and 8’ bears that can rip your head off! Seriously!! And a few years back I came face to face with one. It was 8PM…
A guest post by Karl Bastian You Don’t Have a Recruiting Problem. You Have a Relationship Problem. So You’d Like More Volunteers? I have some hard news for leaders. This may come as a shock to some. You may need to sit down. Get a coffee or tea or soda… whatever you enjoy. But you need…
A guest post by Ron Brooks Allow me to flashback about 4 years. It was a time before I was a part of the online kids ministry community. It was a time when orange was a color in the crayon box. It was a time I knew God wanted to do something different. I could…
A guest post by Larry Hillman As a leader you are the one entrusted with coming up with new ideas for your ministry. It is your responsibility to think out of the box. One way to do this is to take a few minutes today and dream. In fact it is a good idea to…
Many of you know of the project we had about 18 months ago called The Future Of Children’s Ministry. We were blessed by contributions from some of the most respected children’s & family ministry leaders in the country (click on the link above to download your FREE copy). Well, we think it’s about time we…
A guest post by Vanessa Small As our Sword, God’s Word is a tool we must teach children to use effectively in order to live the kind of life God desires for His followers. Teaching Bible literacy skills should be an integral part of our children’s ministry in order to equip children for life today…
I was thinking today about what makes a good KidMin leaders (staff or volunteer). There are so many things that go into the mix, but I jotted down a few virtues that went a long way toward making someone a great KidMin leader. These include: Patience. Have you ever seen someone working with kids who…
There are some incredible opportunities to grow in your ministry. There’s the D6 Conference going on right now. There’s CPC happening in early 2012. There’s The Orange Conference happening next April. And there are numerous other opportunities, including many regional conferences you can attend (just do a Google search for “children’s ministry conferences”). These are all…
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