Top Indicators of Spiritual Health in Kids (Part One)
The “Nothing Less” Research was conducted to answer the question: “What can parents do now to affect their children’s spiritual health when they …
CentriKid 2018 Sneak Peek
Summer 2018 will be here before you know it. We are working hard to prepare for CentriKid 2018, and today I’ve got a sneak peek at what your kids …
Teaming Up with Sports Families
Every fall kids head back to school, churches kick off their fall programming events, and fall sports teams start their seasons. Some church leaders …
How to Foster Community with your Volunteers
I always tell people my favorite part of my job is the chance to listen and talk with KidMin leaders across the country and world. Our team at Lifeway …
Is Trustworthy Content a Kidmin Deal Breaker?
If you are a kids ministry leader, then you are a content provider. “Whoa! Hold on now!” you may be thinking. “I’m not publisher, writer, song-writer, …
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 …
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 …
Fidget Spinners and Inadvertent Heresies
Anyone who works with kids (or has their own) is familiar with the fidget spinner. These flickable, rotating fidget toys are in the hands, pockets, …
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. …
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. …
Seven Signs You\’re a #kidmin Perfectionist
I’m a recovering perfectionist. Well, I think I am recovering. I need to ask my wife what she thinks. On second thought, maybe I’m really not to the …
Nothing Less than the Whole Bible
Biblical literacy in adults today is anemic at best. We know that on average, American adults own a total of seven Bibles, but rarely read them. …
