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Anticipating Easter: Making it Easter-rific!

Consider taking more time this year to teach your kids about the amazing events of Easter.

Do You Love Your Smartphone More Than Your Kids?

Technology, like anything good, can turn sour when our hearts distort its role.

4 Ways Children's Ministries Fail

Kidmin veteran Kathie Phillips offers some great questions and insight on how to improve your children's ministry.

Is Your Children's Ministry Attendance Stuck? Here's How to Get It Growing Again

Dale Hudson has great advice for one of the biggest growth obstacles of children's ministry.

Does Your Church Have Prodigal Children?

Why do we wait until our children go prodigal before we put the effort in to lead them to Christ?

What Every Kids’ Pastor Wants Their Youth Pastor to Know

Sam Luce gives great advice on how to close the relational gap between children and youth pastors for the benefit of "family" ministry.

5 Secrets for Raising Money for Your Ministry

Ryan Frank: What if I could give you five guaranteed-to-work ways to raise money for your ministry?

20 Devastating Results of Ineffective Children's Ministry

Dale Hudson warns us of the vital nature of our ministry to kids.

What Children's Ministry Can Teach Grown-Up Church

The more I'm around children at church, the more I believe they have a lot to teach us grown-ups about worship. And learning. And believing.

Discipline: It's Not a Dirty Word!

Keith Tusing shares his ministry's philosophy on discipline in the kidmin classroom.

Youth Sports vs. Children's Ministry

Keith Tusing: "It always strikes me as humorous when those of us involved in ministry see other outside activities as competition for our events."

Ask Your KidMin Volunteers to Do More

The Orange Group urges children's ministers to ask for more commitment from volunteers.

What Worship Does for Kids

Parents typically spend hundreds of dollars on extra-curricular activities for their children. What do we spend on them spiritually?

That Awkward Moment in Kids Ministry

Faithful Sunday school teachers brave the awkwardness of tough Bible conversations.

Making Children Feel Welcome

How can we make our churches a warm, inviting place where children crave to be?

8 Reasons Pre-Teens Disengage from Children's Ministry (and How to Prevent It)

Why is it so difficult to get pre-teens to engage in your ministry? Dale Hudson has some ideas--and some great suggestions.

The More They Wiggle, the More They Learn

Dale Hudson explains why kids shouldn't sit still at church.

What Will Kidmin Look Like in 2020?

Children's ministry vet Ryan Frank makes 10 well-thought-out predictions for the next decade in children's ministry. What would you add?

The Importance of Age Diversity in Kidmin Leadership

Dale Hudson: A great team has the energy and new ideas of youth coupled with the wisdom of experience.

3 Tips to Help Kids Stand Firm on Belief

How can we help kids accomplish 1 Peter 3:15…always ready to explain their Christian hope?

NC Pastor, Paralyzed From Previous Attempted Carjacking, Has Car Stolen From...

A North Carolina pastor suffered the theft of his car from his church parking lot on Thursday, April 18. Pastor Barry Washington said that even though the experience left him feeling “violated,” he still forgave the thief.

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