3 Obstacles to Friendships Between Your Children
Do you know what your favorite sound in the world is? I know mine. It’s when I hear our children laughing and playing and talking together in another …
Fun Friday: Go Time Kit
Download your free Go Time Kit to help relaunch your ministry! The kit contains: Activity ideas Invitations Promotional materials
Ready, Reset, Go!
Summer is here, and kids ministry leaders everywhere find themselves re-entering into the joys and challenges of conducting busy summer ministries …
End of Summer Family Activities
By Alyssa Jones As summer winds to a close and your family prepares for a new school year, create opportunities to intentionally engage your kids. …
Reaching Non-Traditional Families in Your Ministry
By Kayla Stevens The families in our ministries are wonderfully diverse, unique, and different, and we celebrate those differences. Yet, as we serve …
ONE UNEXPECTED WAY TO MODEL GOD’S CHARACTER FOR YOUR FAMILY
We have a lot of roles as dads. Depending on your child, and depending on their age, you might find yourself as a coach, a tutor, or a counselor. You …
Lifeway Kids Bible Reading Plan: June 2021
By Alyssa Jones Make a plan to read God’s Word with your family in June. This month, read selections from the Gospels and Acts. Read in the morning …
Parents and Kids Ministry
What about parents? Should I try to minister directly to parents? Is there value in building relationships with the parents of the kids I serve? Is …
Loving Kids and Families When You Don’t Feel Like It
Life overall is messy, and church life is no exception. In addition, COVID-19 has made both even more messy. What causes the mess? People. One …
Designing a Family Focused Kids Ministry
Kids ministry can often be focused only on the kids. But it is important for us to engage families, as well! Parents need the support of the church as …
Reaching Families at Home
By Jana Magruder If you are in kids ministry, you know that one of the most critical pieces of your role is connecting the Church with the Home. Many …
Helping your kids make a smooth transition to student ministry
By Alli Brown Since they can remember, all kids know is the kids ministry at their church. They’ve grown up there, made friends there, and before they …
