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Leading a Child to Christ: Questions, Tips and Pointers to Do It Right

The greatest contribution you can make to a child’s well being is leading a child to Christ and instilling a fervent love for Jesus Christ. But how does this happen? What steps must a parent take for leading a child to Christ?

24 Ways To Expand Your Children’s Ministry Budget

Kathie Phillips gives some great ideas on how to make your kidmin budget go even further.

How To Get Kids To Pay Attention

Usually if the kids are bored it's because the teacher is boring. Engaged students pay attention.

5 Ways to Help Kids Pray

Tina Houser offers ways for kids to get beyond "Now I lay me down to sleep..."

20 Ways To Make Kids Laugh At Church

There's nothing more precious than the laughter of a child ... especially at church.

Connecting With Kids: 7 Simple Get-to-Know-You Strategies

Connecting with kids is essential for any children's ministry worker or helper. These 7 simple tips will help you get to know kids better.

10 Ways to Make Your Children’s Ministry More Inviting

Environments matter, but that doesn't mean improving them has to be difficult or expensive.

23 1/2 Themes for a Great Theme Night

You’ve done backwards night, crazy hat night, silly sock night and double point night … now what? Here are 23 and a half themes for theme night to get those creative brain cells going.

7 Important Tactics That Makes Kids Feel Valuable

Make sure your children know how much they matter to you and to your church.

3 Ways to Get Your Kids Excited For Church

Jason Raitz explains how he helps his kids understand the importance of church. How do you help them feel involved and included?

Leaving Your Ministry: 7 Tips for a Smooth Transition

How you leave a ministry is as critical as why.

100 Bible Games Kids Will Love in Sunday School

Check out these Bible games that kids will love in your Sunday school, midweek program, children's church, or even at home.

How to Completely DIS-Engage Parents From Your Children’s Ministry

If the church's role is to come alongside the family as the primary place of faith training, we want families engaged. Could your ministry be guilty of disengaging parents?

6 Secrets to Effective Easter Follow-Up

Dale Hudson offers six ways to get your Easter visitors to become consistent attendees.

These YouTube Channels are Maliciously Targeting Young Children with Terrifying Content

It’s unfortunate we live in a world where people maliciously put such videos on the internet—clearly targeting small children. Hopefully, with these safeguards in place, you can reduce the risk of your child seeing something disturbing on YouTube.

How to Be a Hero to Your Children’s Ministry Team

"Make your leadership about relationships, not requirements."

Leadership: 5 Ways to Care for Your Team

"Pay attention to the condition of the people under your care."

How to Talk to Kids About Terrorism

"Just be available for your kids. This is the best thing you can do for your children during this tumultuous age of terrorism."

Helping Children Benefit From the Sermon

Erik Raymond suggests some things he has done as a dad and a pastor to help kids hear and understand the message in "big church."

‘The Church Is Called To Salt, Not Sugar,’ Says Pastor John...

John Amanchukwu Sr. serves as the First Assistant to the Senior Pastor and the Youth Pastor at the Upper Room Church of God in Christ in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Andy Bannister: How Pastors and Churches Can Stop Living as ‘Undercover...

Dr. Andy Bannister joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to talk about how pastors and church members can share their faith boldly, strategically, and without fear.

Children's Ministry How To's