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24 Volunteer Rejects for Children’s Ministry… And 1 We Might Keep

Greg Baird - March 21, 2019

A funny reminder to keep God’s perspective in mind as we evaluate volunteers (or staff!).

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20 Important Questions to Ask Your Children’s Ministry Volunteers

Dale Hudson - March 20, 2019

One of the best ways to help your volunteers grow is by asking them questions. Open-ended questions that will give them the opportunity to share about what God is doing in their life and ministry as they serve.

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Easter Craft: Crafty Thursday-Triumphant Entry Donkey Balloon

Courtney Kirk - March 18, 2019

As many of us get ready for Easter and the events leading up to it, here’s a great craft for kids introducing them to Palm Sunday. Jesus enters Jerusalem on a borrowed donkey the week before his crucifixion.

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20 Ministry Lessons Learned in 20 Years

Danielle Bell - March 17, 2019

Some of the most effective ministry lessons are learned from mistakes and in-the-trenches ministry experiences. If you are new in ministry, here are some tips from someone with 20 full-time years of kids ministry experience to help you avoid pitfalls and burnout in ministry.

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Using Basecamp to Manage Events, Trips, and Projects in Family Ministry

Nick Blevins - March 14, 2019

There are many good project management solutions out there and I use a couple others for different reasons, but Basecamp has worked best for our family ministry staff.

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Ministering to Children Who Stomp Into the Room

Linda Jacobs - March 13, 2019

You might be surprised to know that in our class the stomping kid turned out to be an OK class with an OK kid. So how did we get this child to go from stomping and not participating to becoming involved with our group?

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What I learned About Kid’s Ministry on a VBS Mission Trip to Haiti

Brandon Horst - March 12, 2019

As Kids’ Pastors, we can do so much more with missions in Kids’ Church to cultivate the hearts of kids and let them feel how connected all God’s people are throughout the earth.

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How I Turned My Ministry Into a Family Ministry

Mark Harper - March 11, 2019

We hear a lot of talk today about family ministry, but what exactly is family ministry? My thoughts about family ministry have changed over 35 years of ministry. I have a different view of things than when I started.

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A Kids Worship Conversation With Yancy

Danielle Bell - March 10, 2019

If you are passionate about kids ministry, you are passionate about kids worship. Kids ministry leaders long to see kids and families worship in Spirit and in Truth.

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Who Is Responsible to Disciple My Kids?

Sam Luce - March 8, 2019

The answer to the discipleship of the next generation is not either or but both and. How can the church be intentional about discipling kids and how can parents make church an important aspect of their kids' lives because of that?

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Leading KidMin During Flu Season

Jenny Funderburke Smith - March 7, 2019

Every year flu season is terrible in its own way and this season is not any different. Sometimes families will avoid your nursery or children’s ministry to avoid germs.

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10 Ways To Make Your Children’s Ministry More Inviting

Greg Baird - March 7, 2019

Our children’s ministry environments matter...a LOT! There are easy ways to improve our ministry environments which will instantly make them more inviting to parents and kids. Find out more about how to make your children's ministry more inviting.

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Guaranteed Way to Get New Families to Visit Your Church

Dale Hudson - March 4, 2019

Families are looking for places for their children to play indoors during the summer and winter months. When you encourage the families in your church to invite people to come play with their kids at the playground, you will see great results.

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4 Keys to Unlocking Your Creativity

Jason TIlley - March 3, 2019

Creativity is especially valuable to ministry. A novel, gospel-centered solution to a problem points others to Jesus. Using our creativity to better love our fellow man glorifies God.

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Best Family Movies: The 6 Best Foreign Films for Family Movie Night

Max Power - March 1, 2019

Here are six films I recommend to Christian families wishing to broaden their children’s horizons.

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Senior Adults…The Next Generation Needs You

Dale Hudson - February 28, 2019

If you are reading this and you are a senior adult, turn and look behind you. The next generation needs you to speak into their lives and invest in them spiritually. They are counting on you to pass them the faith baton.

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A New Way to Train Volunteers

Matt Morgan - February 27, 2019

We still highly value the onsite training and will continue to host these events, but we will definitely continue to use video for training our volunteers throughout the year.

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Sending Video Prayers to Kids and Volunteers on Their Birthdays

Brandon Horst - February 26, 2019

One of the things we as pastors are uniquely positioned to do is pray for the kids and volunteers in our church.

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Ten Biblical Truths on Disciplining Children

John Piper - February 25, 2019

“No one loves his children more than God. And no one is more attentive to discipline for our good.”

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Raising Kids in the Truth When They’re Surrounded by Lies

Jonathan McKee - February 25, 2019

Where will your kids adopt their values from, our bonding time with them, or our boundaries we impose?

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