What to do when your Small Group is a SMALL Group
I have had a great opportunity to work in a variety of churches. Some churches were small, some churches were large, but no matter the size of the …
World Bean Game
The World Bean Game is an activity designed to provide kids an experience that makes the challenges of global hunger and the need for missions more …
Tips for Teaching Gen Z
Recently I was asked to teach a breakout session titled “Understanding and Teaching Gen Z.” Gen Z represents college kids (born after 1995) to older …
What’s in Your Hand?
Quit worrying about whatever it is that you think you lack. There’s something about human nature that causes us to want things that we don’t have and …
Volunteer Appreciation Ideas
Use these fun ideas to show your volunteers you appreciate them! Click links below to download PDFs. You make our Kids Ministry sparkle! Download …
6 Things Kids Leaders Should Know about Curriculum: Part 4
When people ask me what I do for a living, I tell them that I help produce Bible study curriculum. But, of course, it is so much more than the way I …
4 Tips for Focusing on Both People and Results in KidMin
In a previous blog post, I posed the question, “Should KidMin leaders focus on people or results?” The conclusion was that Jesus’s love for us and …
How to Combine Scripture and Music for Kids
I am honored to host friend and colleague in ministry, Josh Waugh this week. Josh is a worship pastor who discovered the Nothing Less research that …
Teaching God’s Word to Impact Young Lives
Hebrews 4:12 says that God’s Word is living and effective. When you hear these two words, what comes to mind? Do they seem foreign as they apply to an …
Don’t Let Your Guard Down: Travel Tips for Your KidMin Journey
My 20 year old daughter, Tally, is about to take her first overseas mission trip. While I have traveled internationally on many occasions, she has …
Ways to Avoid Burnout in 2019
Burnout. Just hearing the word burnout can bring up feelings of exhaustion and hopelessness at work. Chances are good that if you’ve been involved in …
Camp Creates Courageous Parents
As a leader in kids ministry, you’ve seen kids “grow up” at camp, but did you know camp creates courageous parents too? Camp is an amazing environment …
