Recently I was communicating with some leaders getting caught up in children’s & family ministry. They asked me what was the best way to get connected & understand what was happening . What I told them was to do the following: Start with the list of the Top 100 children’s ministry blogs. Subscribe to them &…
A guest post by Ron Brooks Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!”18 And they left their nets at once and followed him.” (Mark 1:17, 18 KJV) Such a simple statement, but such profound results. This was how Jesus built his inner core leadership team. This is…
It might seem harsh, but sometimes we are just downright stupid! Why do we do things that will hurt us, those around us & our ministries? I don’t know, but over & over I’ve seen myself & others do these things: Try and do everything myself ( = burnout & attitude issues) . Beg for…
A recent article published in K! Magazine Legoland® Park is just a short drive from our house here in San Diego. It’s been one of our favorite destinations as our two sons have grown up. Much of the reason for that is because of how they “recruit” kids to join in the fun. You see, we often see commercials…
Regardless of what field you are in, leadership is demanding. It’s often messy, especially in ministry. It can take it’s toll on you as an individual, on your family, and on your ministry team. Here are 5 things I try and do everyday to help combat the demands of leadership: Relate: We were created for…
A lack of workers is nothing new. It was a challenge even in Jesus’ day. It says this in Matthew 9:36: “When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.” Sound like your children’s ministry? The “crowds” for you might be the kids…
A guest post by Larry Hillman As a general rule, those of us who are leaders in children’s ministry started out as workers in the children’s ministry. As we got more proficient at our ministry we were promoted. Along the way there were many challenges and things we had to learn. Some things we learned…
I just returned from a short term mission trip to South Africa. On the way home, my wife & I were fortunate to spend a weekend in London celebrating our 20th anniversary (which actually was in January). We were blessed to visit many sites in London, including the Tower of London, the London Eye, Westminster…
The wonderful leaders over at D6 are offering more FREE Family Ministry Training online with D6 Days. It starts today! Click here at 2 p.m. CST, or check out anytime between today and May 1st. You can view full session videos, new content, and access past D6 Conference Lab MP3′s, as well. D6 Days not…
I’ll be heading home tomorrow from a nearly 2 week short term trip to South Africa. While I was there, I was reminded of some pretty important things as it relates to children’s ministry. Here are a few, in no particular order: 1. Kids are the same all over the world. They need to be…
We all want to do big things in our ministry. We want to cast a big vision and see a big God bring big results. That’s the way most of us think, and that’s good! But thinking big often results in missing what’s really important – the little things that are the real fruit of…
A Guest post by Larry Hillman Have you ever had a new volunteer that you were really excited about? Someone who showed up early and was excited about helping with the children? Did you then watch that worker’s excitement slowly drain away, until they began to miss scheduled ministry times, and when they did show…
A guest post by Joe Montoya “Working yourself out of a job” may not be the necessary outcome of raising up leaders. In fact when done right, increases your job security. The point is that you must invest into the people who serve with you in ministry. Yes, this is a threat to your ego,…
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