The ABCs of Salvation is not the Gospel
Kids Ministry 101 welcomes guest blogger Aaron Wilson. This article was originally published in Facts & Trends. School may be out for the summer, …
ETCH 2018: Unbroken
Lifeway’s ETCH Family Ministry Conference is all about helping you link together with other ministry leaders in your church to better serve the …
Ministering in Times of Transition
Transitions are inevitable. We all experience some type of transition at different points in our life. We go through them as church leaders. Families …
10 Ways to Leverage Kids’ Technological Distractions
On my way to church on a recent Wednesday evening, I found out that I needed to help in preschool choir. The lead teacher’s family had the flu, so her …
3 Whys for Practicing Generational Discipleship
You may have heard a sermon or read an article based on Deuteronomy 6:4-9. This familiar “go to” passage for family ministry is an important one for …
Kids and Emotional Milestones
According to statistics, we are the most addicted, in-debt, depressed, obese population in U.S. history. We go to great lengths to avoid, deny, …
Can Preschoolers be Discipled?
No, your eyes are not playing tricks on you and the title doesn’t contain a typo. This post is about preschool discipleship, not preschool discipline. …
How to Foster Community with your Volunteers (so they stick around)
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 …
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 …
Top Tips for Enlistment & Recruitment
Bill Emeott, lead ministry specialist for Lifeway Kids, joins our podcast to discuss some of the top tips he has discovered for enlisting and …
Follow Me: Training Up the Next Generation of KidMin Leaders
The bible records many examples of mature leaders mentoring proteges for ministry. Need a few reminders? Here is a sampling. Moses mentored Joshua. …
Tips for New Teachers
It’s that time of year where we’re all searching for and enlisting new teachers for our ongoing Bible study classes. Below are some “basics” that …
