5 Ways to Make Your Games Phenomenally Fun
At ETCH Family Ministry Conference, I’m leading a session with Micheal Walley from CentriKid Camps about how stage games we use at camp can be helpful …
Fall Family Fun
Family Scavenger Hunt: The smell of crayons and freshly sharpened pencils. Orange falling leaves and yellow mums. Stadium lights and hayrides. Fall is …
Your Fall Ministry Began Last Summer
Kids ministry leaders, I know what you did last summer. You hosted some variation of VBS, you took kids to camp, and hopefully you got some down time …
4 Signs You Might Teach A Reflective Learner
Scientist have defined around eight distinct approaches to learning. Many of us can identify the kids in our groups that fall into some of those …
Can\’t We All Just Get Along? Navigating Teacher-Child Conflicts
Teach preschoolers or elementary kids long enough, and you’ll discover that not all children think you hung the moon. In fact, you may have difficulty …
5 Leadership Lessons from the Bible: Peter
How do leaders handle adversity? Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice, and proclaimed to them: “Fellow Jews and all you residents of …
Partnering with Local Schools
Kids Ministry 101 welcomes guest blogger Eric Boswell. Eric serves as the Children’s Pastor at Tulip Grove Baptist Church in Old Hickory, TN. …
5 Tips I Learned at Camp this Summer
One of my favorite parts of summer is camp. I love CentriKid camps! I’ve been to CentriKid in Mississippi, Texas, Kentucky, and Tennessee. I love that …
3 Ways to Re-engage Families in the Back to School Season
Nobody loves summer like the Magruder clan! My kiddos cherish the freedom of unscheduled days, the silence of the alarm clock, and playing outside …
Ministering to Children When Meeting In Home Groups
Over the past few years more and more churches are encouraging small groups that meet somewhere other than the church facility. From the beginning …
Back to School Transitions for Families
Every year ParentLife magazine tries to help families make the transition back to school. We know the blessings of summertime—no school, relaxed …
Why Relationships are Important
I’ve been involved in some type of ministry to children for over 25 years. I’ve seen many kids grow from infants to now having children of their own. …
