What a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Can Teach Us about Teaching
When it comes to teaching kids the Bible, we have a choice to make: do we focus on facts, concepts, or both? How we answer that question impacts much …
Small Seeds. Big Faith.
Tracie Collier joins the podcast to discuss how preschool ministry matters! It is the foundation upon which a child’s faith is built. today we …
Help Your Family Ministry THRIVE
Jana Magruder and Ben Trueblood chat with Chuck Peters about how to help your church’s family ministry thrive. etchconference.com
Preschool Devotions. What???
Got 5 Minutes? Then you’ve got time for devotions with your preschoolers! Wouldn’t you love for your preschoolers to love and remember Bible stories …
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 …
End the Recruiting Woes: Recruit Like Jesus!
The temptation in recruiting leaders is to reduce the ask—to lower the bar—so that we increase the chances of people saying yes. But this can result …
Whom Are You Discipling?
Ministry is time-consuming. There are so many details to handle, and daily interruptions often distract us. Yet, Jesus reminds us in Matthew 28:19-20 …
A wise plan of discipleship requires a PLAN! (GIVEAWAY)
Prioritizing ministry goals and decisions is of utmost importance – especially in Kids Ministry. There are hundreds of decisions to make almost …
When Leadership is Followership
Are you a leader or a follower? The correct answer is, “Yes.” Sometimes God calls us to lead, and at other times God calls us to follow. Knowing the …
Crossing the Checkpoints for Life’s Race
“Let us lay aside every hindrance and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us, keeping our eyes on …
Celebrate Children’s Ministry Day
Churches throughout the Southern Baptist Convention will celebrate children’s ministry (ages birth-preteen) on Sunday, July 21, 2019. The …
6 Things Kids Leaders Should Know about Curriculum: Part 6
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 …
