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There Is a Hurting Child in Your World

"Here are five seemingly insignificant things you can do that really do make a difference in the heart of a hurting child."

Getting Kids to Do Your Job in Children’s Ministry

"If you’re thinking about getting kids more involved, here are some tips and tricks we learned along the way."

How to Minister to a Family Who Has Lost a Child

"Continue to walk with them—it's a journey they will be on for the rest of their lives."

Make Safety a Top Priority

"No price can be put on the safety of the children in your care."

10 Volunteers You Need in Your Children’s Ministry

"Did you know that there are 10 special volunteers that you need on your team?"

Leveraging Influence Through Experience—Joe McAlpine

"Invite them not just to know about the church, invite them to be the church."

“The Bike”

Are you empowering your preteens to grow, develop, learn, question and discover who God has made them to be?

Welcoming Children With Special Needs on Any Sunday

"Because there is no fine print, every church should be prepared to serve anyone who might come through our doors."

Four Principles for Engaging Difficult Kids in Ministry

"If His love is to make sense to all kids on Sunday mornings, it’s not enough for them to hear the Gospel, they must experience it."

Let’s Teach Our Kids ‘Beautiful’

"My job as their parent is to point them to their Father and help them grasp their need for a Savior."

How to Reach Millennial Moms With Technology

"If you want to reach Millennial moms, then go where they are...technology and social media."

Seeing Kingdom Potential in Each Child

"Leading Children’s Ministry is remembering that each child has Kingdom potential."

Inside Look at Our 2016 Kid’s Ministry Staff Retreat Part 2

"Our theme for this year's retreat was "Thirsty," based on Isaiah 44:3."

Inside Look at Our 2016 Kid’s Ministry Staff Retreat Part 1

"We talked about staying thirsty for God to move in our personal lives and in our ministry."

Helping Parents Avoid 3 Understandable Parenting Mistakes

"Challenge your people to parent by faith: to reconsider current parenting habits from a gospel-centered perspective and to relinquish things they are trying so hard to control."

3 Keys to Reaching Parents Who Are Cohabiting

"We must make marriage so attractive that cohabitation will be seen as a cheap substitute for real love and commitment."

11 Great Team Meeting Questions

"Good leaders know to ask questions. Great leaders know how to ask the right questions."

Getting Unstuck From Depression

"Depression and extreme anxiety can be a crippling state to be in."

Rebecca McLaughlin on Whether Christians Can Agree To Disagree About Same-Sex...

Dr. Rebecca McLaughlin joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to talk about how church leaders can respond to common arguments that use the Bible to affirm same-sex relationships, the “why” behind God’s design for marriage, and the “beautiful and glorious vision” Christianity has for friendship.

Articles for Children's Ministry Leaders