Children's Ministry Monthly

What issues and challenges to PK’s face in church? How does it influence their walk with God? What’s it like when the parent is their children’s pastor? All these questions and more answered as James interviews Christian and Lydia, his own pastor’s kids. This episode also features an amazing interview with The Lads, an amazing [...]

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1. I’m big on being prepared. Everything should be finished and ready to go before Sunday morning. 90% of frustration alleviation is preparation! 2. I’m big on timeliness. Each volunteer depends on the others to be at their post on time to serve their role. Parents and Sunday School Teachers depend on us to open [...]

Two different children acting out in two different ways sparked the idea for this post today. One was a 3rd grade boy on our Rangers class… the other was my 1.5 year old son. They both were acting out in ways that were unusual for them… and because it was unusual… grace was given. My [...]

This month we’re talking about dealing with confronting children, parents and volunteers in potentially confrontational situations.

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I interviewed a few kids from my children’s church last week. I asked them what they thought would be the greatest struggles a children’s minister would have. Without exception every single one thought that they, themselves were the greatest challenge. “Trying to get kids to sit still and listen.” “Kids talking too much.” “Making sure [...]

Before you dive into this post, you should first read Helping Kids Use Their Super Powers For Good, the post this post is a follow-up to. “Any practical suggestions for redirecting some of the “bad” powers toward Christ-centered purposes?  For example, my wife had a child who liked being the center of attention in music [...]

This week we focus on several key concepts regarding proper discipline in children’s ministry.

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