Category: Ministry

A few weeks ago I saw this picture on Twitter: I think there's something awesome to this place, or of any place that's willing to have its employees go so far beyond the normal to do something remarkable. And seeing this reminded me of something those of us who work with volunteers forget: People don't … Continue reading How Spiderman can help your church get more volunteers

Caring for people is a HUGE part of our job. As much as we'd like to be Superman there's no single Kids' Pastor that can be there for every family all the time. If we're going to succeed we need help. Moses father-in-law Jethro (he was from the southern part of the desert, in case … Continue reading How to Build a Care Structure For Your Children’s Ministry

http://youtu.be/6qVKNvbw9L0 Kids want to feel like they belong, especially at church. But how does that happen on a child's very first weekend? In this podcast I did for our volunteers last week I talk about the biggest principle in helping kids feel welcome and 3 easy tips to live it out in your ministry. Click … Continue reading How to Help New Kids Feel Welcome at Church

All of us want to see our Children's Ministries grow. We want the number of kids we have to grow numerically each year. And we want the kids who are coming to grow spiritually. It seems like some churches do this really well and others...well, not so much. So what's the secret? What is it … Continue reading The #1 Habit of Growing Children’s Ministries

One of the best things we've done to help our volunteers is a monthly podcast. Our philosophy is to spend less time in meetings talking about ministry and more time actually doing ministry. So instead of having training meetings every month we put together a podcast which covers the content that volunteers can watch on … Continue reading How to Create a Podcast for Your Leaders

Staying on top of what kids are in to isn't easy. Things are changing quick for us adults. But in some ways they are changing even quicker for kids. If you have children who are around the same age as the kids you minister to, this isn't as hard. But if your kids are much … Continue reading How To Stay On Top of Kid Culture