Articles for Children's Ministry Leaders

Our spiritual life and our secular life aren’t separate but rather two parts of one whole simply called “life.” Which means whether we are at our job or at home or at the ball game or in the car, we are still very much spiritual and attuned to spiritual things.

The reality is nursery ministry is one of the most vital times in a person's life. Kids learn more in their early years in the church nursery than any other time.

Let me share with you what I have heard about great success stories of churches as a new school year approached. They are basic but profound.

It can be so frustrating when you have one kid or a couple of kids that disrupt the entire group. Everything you’ve learned about classroom management has been tried and the kid is still out of control.

One of the biggest shifts has been children born to unwed parents. The latest research shows that about 40 percent of children born in the U.S. are born outside of marriage. This is up from 28 percent in 1990.

In many parts of the country, kids have started heading back to classrooms. After summers filled with camps and VBS and fun, they are headed back to their version of the “real world.”

These lunchbox notes can be your way of speaking Truth to your children even when you can’t be with them throughout the day.

If we can help our kids understand that worship is a life lived, words spoken and hearts focused on giving attention to God, suddenly worship becomes far more than a song or two on Sunday morning.