Easter Devotional Guide for Families
Every year, Christian families look forward to celebrating the events of Easter week. Often referred to as Holy week, many churches make special plans …
Intentional Discipleship Plan for All Ages
By Kimba Campbell I do not have a green thumb. I have tried to keep plants alive at times, but I always seem to fail. One of my favorite plants was …
10 Scary Things that Today’s Kids Think: Valuable Insights for Ministering to the Next Generation
My team and I have done a deep dive into research on Gen Z and Generation Alpha to help Kids and Student Ministry leader better understand how we can …
Assumptions Can Be Barriers to True Belonging
True belonging, especially for a child, is felt when he or she feels emotionally safe, comfortable, and welcome in an environment. One of …
Fun Friday: Go Time Kit
Download your free Go Time Kit to help relaunch your ministry! The kit contains: Activity ideas Invitations Promotional materials
Do Parents Know Your Plan for Discipleship? {GIVEAWAY}
Chances are, you have an incredible plan to disciple the kids in your ministry. If not, let me encourage you to find one and implement it to ensure …
When a Kids Ministry Motto Reaches the Whole Church (Guest Blog)
Like many churches in our River Region, we hosted a Vacation Bible School this year at the beginning of June. For a week, the sound of happy children …
Crossing the Checkpoints of Life’s Race: Part 2
In July 2019, we posted an overview of Crossing Life’s CheckPoints. Partnering with families during the checkpoints of life provides natural …
3 Ways to Make Volunteers Run Away (and How to Keep Them)
Discipleship is a team sport, and that means every kids ministry needs a strong support system of volunteers. But volunteers need support too. Today’s …
5 Lessons I’m Learning as a Dad of Kids with Anxiety
Many kids struggle with anxiety today, not a mere nervousness, but rather what can be an overwhelming and paralyzing fear. In this blog post, I share …
Looking Forward
In October 2002 I was approached by Lifeway to consider an opportunity to join their team as the Lead Childhood Ministry Specialist. To be honest, it …
A Trained Volunteer is the BEST Volunteer!
Bill Emeott and Klista Storts chat about how to best train your kids ministry volunteers. This episode is hosted by Bill Emeott, produced by Micheal …
