Articles for Children's Ministry Leaders

The challenge for most leaders in the church is that we lead from the middle. Leading from the middle means we are not completely the vision-creators, rather we are the vision-carriers.

Are you looking for a back-to-school lesson for your Children’s Ministry? One fun way to get kids back into the swing of things is by doing a “Blessing of the Backpacks.”

Here are seven tips to help your leaders be more effective at interacting with kids on Sundays.

Our spiritual life and our secular life aren’t separate but rather two parts of one whole simply called “life.” Which means whether we are at our job or at home or at the ball game or in the car, we are still very much spiritual and attuned to spiritual things.

The reality is nursery ministry is one of the most vital times in a person's life. Kids learn more in their early years in the church nursery than any other time.

Let me share with you what I have heard about great success stories of churches as a new school year approached. They are basic but profound.

It can be so frustrating when you have one kid or a couple of kids that disrupt the entire group. Everything you’ve learned about classroom management has been tried and the kid is still out of control.

One of the biggest shifts has been children born to unwed parents. The latest research shows that about 40 percent of children born in the U.S. are born outside of marriage. This is up from 28 percent in 1990.