Author: Jeff McClung

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sesameellis/3867295020/ Click on these links to read Part 1 and Part 2 21. Take a group of kids out for a fun activity like bowling, roller skating, Christmas caroling, etc. 22. Go to a child’s recital. 23. Ask them details about how their week was. 24. Say something nice to every child that you talk to … Continue reading 40 Ways to Show Kids That You Care, Pt. 3

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tathei/1534249682/ Click here to read Part 1. 11. Send encouraging cards. 12. Give them a hug, handshake, or high-five whenever you see them. 13. Sit with them at programs and events. 14. Call them on the first day of school and pray for them. 15. Send photos home of them taken at events. 16. Attend … Continue reading 40 Ways to Show Kids That You Care, Pt. 2

http://www.flickr.com/photos/epsos/3767729028/ 1. Smile a lot. 2. Remember their birthday. 3. Look in their eyes when you talk to them. 4. Be yourself. 5. Present options when they come to you for help. 6. Apologize when you've done something wrong. 7. Keep the promises you make. 8. Catch them doing something right. 9. Do what they … Continue reading 40 Ways to Show Kids That You Care, Pt. 1

http://www.flickr.com/photos/emeheartsphotos/4232982264/ + I learned that even animals can go to psychics. A lady called me and asked if the Bible was OK with her using a horse psychic and, if not, could I please pray over her prized horse named Cinnamon. Yes, you read that last sentence correctly and yes, I did pray for Cinnamon. … Continue reading Things I Learned and Loved About Children’s Ministry in 2010

http://www.flickr.com/photos/its_xtian/3327050635/ I love that we can pause live TV. Someday our kids will laugh that people ever watched TV without this feature. Of course they'll also laugh that we ever had cars that couldn't take us to the moon too, but that's another story (boy did my parent's generation really let us down on that … Continue reading Every Children’s Ministry Worker Needs to Hit The Pause Button Sometimes

http://www.flickr.com/photos/crustydolphin/4061361752/ No matter how good your intentions are there will always be parents who will misunderstand you and your children's ministry. You can try to avoid it but it is inevitable. What you intend as a conduit of God's love will occasionally be misinterpreted as hurtful, wasteful, and even worldly. Recently our church did a … Continue reading When Parents Just Don’t Get It