Articles for Children's Ministry Leaders

Fall Festivals Are a Great Way to Reach Families

Many churches use October 31 as an outreach event. If you're one of them, you're probably asking yourself..."How can we get unchurched families to attend?" "How can we reach families with this event?"

Raising Sons in a ‘Boys Will Be Boys’ World

There is a push on both sides to reduce manhood to either a machismo in the name of Christ or a machismo in the name of self. Boys need to know what it means to be a good man.

How to Get Your Fifth-Grade Boys to Worship

There are many different styles and ideas about worship, but the bottom line is a good worship service is when everybody is participating.

11 Ways to Retain Volunteers in Your Ministry

One of your best ways to build your volunteer team is to keep the ones you’ve already got! Retaining volunteers is critical to continued health and growth in your ministry.

Inclusion Is Not a Place

When we think of “inclusion” as a physical place within a building, we’re missing out on what it truly means. Inclusion has to be more than just geography…it has to be cardiology: studied and felt in the heart

Too Busy to Play? What Families Are Missing Out On

Between very crowded calendars and today's pace of life, families have very little margin to just hang out and play with their children. Bottom line: Playtime for kids and their parents is getting squeezed out.

Let’s Do Lunch

Ministry was the life of Jesus and his followers. They sold all their possessions to follow Him, they were about sharing the gospel in every motion they made. I am sure there was never a harvest carnival, or a family Olympics, but does that mean they aren't necessary?

When a Church Lets Kids Lead…Amazing Things Happen

"The next generation is hungry for God and is ready to serve Him."