Category: Ministry

Last week I gave you the first five steps toward getting a Kids' Ministry job (you may want to read Part 1 for context to Part 2). Here are the last five: 6. Present yourself well You can’t be someone you’re not. You shouldn’t even try. People can smell a fake a mile away (especially … Continue reading How to Get a Kids Ministry Job, Pt. 2

Finding the right job can feel like chasing a rainbow: it’s out there, but you can’t ever seem to actually reach it. Getting my first Children’s Ministry job was easy. It was at my home church. Getting my second one was tougher because it was on the other side of the country. Getting my current … Continue reading How to Get a Kids Ministry Job, Pt. 1

Christians have a bad rap for making lousy videos. Desiring to shatter the stereotype I recently meet with our communications director. I wanted his insight so we didn’t make a cheesy video. After an hour we came up with five elements every video needs to be awesome. Here they are: 1. PURPOSE: What do I … Continue reading 5 Questions to Ask Before Your Next Kidmin Video

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

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”

If you've been in ministry longer than a month chances are good that you've either taken a meal to someone going through a significant life change or put together a plan for others to bring meals. TakeThemAMeal.com is a phenomenal, easy, and free service that we use at High Desert Church to plan for these … Continue reading TakeThemAMeal.com