Articles for Children's Ministry Leaders

Kids are the church of today, and if we give them a chance to actively participate in prayer we may just be blown away. This is a post from my archives about kids and prayer.

As leaders of children, families and volunteers it is crucial that we continue to grow personally. We should never stop learning, growing and becoming better leaders.

It’s the time of year for every children’s ministry worker…you know, right? It’s Volunteer Recruitment Time!

Mondays. The day of the week many people dread for various reasons. However, for many others, Mondays offer a start to accomplish new goals and give a fresh perspective to tackle the week ahead. You either love ’em or you hate ’em.

Like a blood-thirsty tick, discouragement buries its fangs in your soul, and it doesn’t let go until you’re dry and empty.

Many times, we are so busy preparing, getting kids into classes, talking to parents and volunteers, and more that we can forget that we should give the kids a voice, too.

So I’m certainly no expert in dealing with betrayal; I don’t have the life/ministry experience behind me to speak from great depth.

The debate over family ministry has been alive and well over the past 10 years and for that I am grateful. One of the things I was not aware of is how Dad’s were removed from being the primary spiritual leaders of their homes through the industrial revolution.