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If your church is considering a change, here are three things I learned that might help.
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If your church is considering a change, here are three things I learned that might help.
Before you shift gears for the summer, I suggest you start on seven little chores that will help your church make next season a success.
The key to calling volunteers is to “find people who love God and love kids; then equip them with the skills they need to lead a group of children.”
Getting folks on board with your church’s children’s ministry program can be a struggle. I’ve got a few ideas you might want to try.
One of the nicest things you can do for your leaders is to set up a closet (or a room or some other space) with the essential supplies they’ll need to teach.
If you’re in that director’s chair this year, expect the unexpected! And read on to find some great tips to make this year’s program both a joy to watch and a joy to plan.
Nella Uitvlugt, executive director of Friendship Ministries, has just posted a recording of her popular Autism and Children's Ministry webinar on the Friendship website!
Read on for tips to help you get the most of a ministry team meeting.
Happy New Year! By now you are almost halfway through the educational year (stop reading and give yourself a hug!). But since there's still work to do, here's a list to help you get your New Year off to a smooth start.
Coordinating Sunday school for the first time? You’re not alone! This network is designed especially for you and your teaching team. It’s full of helpful tips, ideas, and resources so that you won’t have to reinvent the wheel.
Help your church get excited about your kid’s ministry by developing a vision that highlights some of the key things your ministry is about.
Busy schedules mean worn out families don’t always make it to church. Here are some ideas that your church could do to get families more engaged.
Here is a simple questionnaire you can use to give voice to your leader's joys and concerns! This feedback will help you shape the program for next year and it may also help your teachers consider their role in the future.
If you're the Sunday school coordinator, get a jump start on next season with this basic planning checklist...
Last week Mark DeVries, president of Youth Ministry Architects and author of Family Based Youth Ministry posted this video on recruiting volunteers. He is so confident it will work that he offers a $100 guarentee!
Looking for a way to ease the August stress of searching for volunteers? Check out this blog post from veteran children’s minister, Linda Freeman, who offers week by week ideas for planning a month long focus on volunteer recruitment.
This page is PACKED with resources that will help your kids join in the work of World Renew as they share the love and compassion of Christ with others.
If you've ever sent out an email proposing more than one date for a meeting then you know how confusing it can be to keep track of responses. This easy tool allows you to propose several dates and creates a graph that shows you who's available and when.
Use this form as a guide to help you develop descriptions for the various volunteer roles within your Sunday school or children's ministry program.
Use this Volunteer Profile to place leaders in the best roles for their gifts and skills.
Use this registration form, from the book Sunday School That Really Works by Jessie Schut, to keep track of important information for each child in your program.
This budgeting worksheet, from the book Sunday School that Really Works, will make your annual request whole lot easier to calculate!