Never assume anyone knows anything. When I first started out in Kids’ Ministry I was naive. I thought stating my expectations once or twice was enough. It wasn’t until two years later, when I had a leader tell an inappropriate story in front of a group elementary kids from his days in the Vietnam War, … Continue reading The Secret to Powerful Communication
What Kids REALLY Think About Christianity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0BaYBhjC00&feature=player_embedded What questions are the kids in your ministry asking these days? How are you helping them find answers?
11 Ways to Make Your Kids’ Ministry Baptisms Awesome
http://www.flickr.com/photos/maheash-nelanka/3647001883/ This weekend I got to baptize over a dozen kids and parents at my church. I love being a part of this spiritual milestone in a family's like. From time to time children's ministry workers from other churches will ask me how I make our kid's baptisms so cool. Here's what I usually tell them: … Continue reading 11 Ways to Make Your Kids’ Ministry Baptisms Awesome
Stuff Kids’ Pastors Like #5: “Playing 4 Corners to Stall When the Senior Pastor Goes Over”
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jlspence07/450811740/ Any Kids' Pastor worth their weight in goldfish crackers has been there. It's the end of service. Kids and volunteers are ready for pick-up. Everything's good to go until you look at the clock and realize the senior pastor is going to go over. Panic suddenly begins to set it. In my current role … Continue reading Stuff Kids’ Pastors Like #5: “Playing 4 Corners to Stall When the Senior Pastor Goes Over”
10 People You’ll Meet in Line at the Grocery Store (Pt 2)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/amoena/3948690433/ Picking up where we left off in Part 1, here are 5 more people you'll (unfortunately) meet in line at the grocery store: 6. The Price Checker No, the numbers on the price tag did not suddenly rearrange themselves when you picked it up like letters on your iPhone do when you shake it … Continue reading 10 People You’ll Meet in Line at the Grocery Store (Pt 2)
10 People You’ll Meet in Line at the Grocery Store (Pt 1)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/walmartcorporate/5684720360/ Standing in line at the grocery store is excruciating. It can feel like you're a Forty-niner panning Stutter's Mill for just one nugget of gold fortune (or in my case a line at WinCo that I can get out of before my milk gets chunky). Unless your last visit was at age five when … Continue reading 10 People You’ll Meet in Line at the Grocery Store (Pt 1)
Jeff McClung 