5 Ways to Beat the Wintertime Blues
It’s over. That holiday you’ve been pouring yourself into for months is gone. The Christmas party that you planned for your leadership is over. The …
Scripture Animal Cut-Outs
Click below to download these fun Scripture reminders for your desk! Scripture animal cut-outs
Volunteer Appreciation Resources
Looking for some fun gift ideas to show appreciation to your volunteers? We\’ve got your covered! Click below to download some fun ideas. …
5 Ways to Help Volunteers Grow as Leaders
Any Kids Ministry leader will testify nonstop that you can’t underestimate the importance of having a strong volunteer base. Strong volunteers don’t …
The No Phone Zone
I think a lot of ministry leaders today are phonies. This reality may be a problem in your ministry, and I think it must be acknowledged and dealt …
Leaving a Legacy: Lessons I learned from my Children’s Minister.
In kids ministry, many times much energy and time goes into planning and executing big events. While those events are important, recently I was …
Dealing with Difficult People
People are flawed. And because people are people, and because ministry is to, for, with, and by people, you’re probably dealing with some people …
When Church Work is Hard
It was one of those Sundays. Actually, it was one of a series of those Sundays. You know what I’m talking about. You arrived at church extra early, …
Unintentional Influence
Do you think of yourself as an influencer? Leadership expert John C. Maxwell explains, Leadership is not about titles, positions or flowcharts. It is …
5 Tips to Becoming Less Technologically Distracted
This morning I awoke early, spent time looking at my electronic tablet while getting ready, connected my smartphone to my vehicle’s audio system, …
The Bully Situation: Bully or Bullied
I’ve never been popular. In fact, I would probably say that I’m more liked now than I ever was as a child. I had a few friends, but I just wasn’t the …
4 Things Not to Say to Parents of Children with ADD/ADHD
We could not figure it out. Out of four of our sons, two definitely were struggling. A pleaser and very calm child, despite his best efforts, one of …
