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 …
6 Things Kids Leaders Should Know about Curriculum: Part 2
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 …
Why Prepare? Is it really all that important?
In 1 Corinthians 14:40 we read, “Everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way.” I’m convinced that the time we have with kids at church …
See, Show, Share, and Compare Lifeway Kids Curriculum
Comparing Lifeway Kids curriculum resources is easier than ever thanks to a brand new collection of easy-access resource guides available online now …
The Value of Saying Thank You
When was the last time you received appreciation? Was it with a note, a gift, a word of encouragement, or a small gift to say “thank you”? Were you …
3 Things You Could Be Missing if you Skip Summer Camp
Loading up a bus full of sugar-and-soda-filled kids to go away from home to summer camp for a few nights is no small commitment. But if you’ve been to …
6 Things Kids Leaders Should Know about Curriculum
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 …
First Things First: Starting Your New KidMin Role on the Right Foot
Stepping into a new position of leadership in kids ministry can be overwhelming. It may seem like there are thousands of things to think about and …
How Do You Get Ideas Done?
Ministry to-do lists involve a lot! If your ministry to-do list is anything like mine, it involves things that happen every week, larger monthly …
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 …
