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“I Want to Be Known!” 6 Methods for Connecting With Kids

Tina Houser: "Your kids will draw conclusions about their relationship with God by the way they feel about their relationship with you."

Greg Baird: How to Connect With Kids

One of the most important skills for children’s ministry is knowing how to CONNECT with kids. After all, isn’t that the key to making an impact in their lives?

How to Talk to Kids When They Mess Up

Some tips on how to control a child's behavior with the way you speak.

Kids’ Safety Beyond Check-In: Tips From a SWAT Officer

An active duty law enforcement officer, SWAT operator and former pastor gives advice on how to best protect the kids in your ministry.

The Unchurched Family in Your Neighborhood: How Will You Reach Them?

Dale Hudson: Allow people to belong before they believe.

Kids and Difficult Emotions: The Superpower Game

A kid-friendly technique you can use to help children to identify, name and deal with their emotions.

7 First-Steps as a New Children’s Pastor

Whether you're starting in a new ministry or with a desire for a new beginning, the question is often asked, “What should I do first?”

5 Things Every Kidmin Leader Has to Get Right

One of the scariest things about ministry is we can so easily make the things of ministry the ultimate desire of our lives.

Launching Something New? 7 Key Decision Points

Should I stay or should I go? On two occasions I set out to start a new venture—once with a partner, once on my own....

Evaluating Your Children’s Ministry: What, When and How

You cannot improve on something unless you know its current condition. It’s that simple.

What About “That Kid”? Reaching the Ones That Drive Us Crazy

We all know “that kid” that we work with—the one that brings negative thoughts to our minds at the sound of their name.

How to Help Your Kids LOVE the Bible

Does your child enjoy reading the Bible? Are you sure you have the right one for your child? Sam Luce offers some great help.

7 Ways Kidmin Check-in Can Make Your Kids LESS SAFE

Make sure these security holes will not become a danger to your ministry's kids.

How to Lead Well During the Holidays: 5 Tips

The holidays can be a wonderful time of year ... or they can be a complete nightmare. How do we, as ministry leaders, maximize the season and lead well?

The Number-One Way to Grow Your Children’s Ministry

Direct-mail? TV ads? VBS? Fall festivals? What's really the best way to grow your kidmin?

How Today’s Kids Differ From Millennials … and How Kidmin Can Adjust

Some things to consider when ministering to the Homelander Generation (born 2003–2021).

5 Ways You MUST Lead Your Kidmin Volunteers

Are you leading your ministry without leading your volunteers? That's a good way to lose them.

7 Steps to Take When You BLOW IT With a Family

Don't worry ... you're not the only one who blows it with families. We all do at times. It's not a question of "if" but "when."

Children and Salvation: Signs of Accountability

What are the signs that a child is ready to accept Christ?

A Genius Way to Get Parents to Show Up to Your Next Event

A powerful yet simple idea that will capture the attention of the parents in your ministry ... without fail.

Church Leaders in Kenya Give Qualified Support for Plan to Close...

Amid a growing push to reunite orphans with extended family rather than keep children in residential homes, Kenyan authorities are set to adopt a new program that will phase out traditional orphanages over the next decade.

Steve Robinson: How To Create a Culture of Service in Your...

Steve Robinson joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to talk about how church leaders can foster a culture of serving in their churches, raise up new leaders, and help people discover their giftings.

Children's Ministry How To's