Children's Ministry Monthly

I used to do a lot of Bus Ministry. Things have changed in the last few years where running busses is not feasible right now… but I still have a little place in my heart ready to pounce when the time is right again. Bus Ministry is a great place to learn a lot… hard [...]

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 [...]

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

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I was recently interviewed by Josh from The Broken Mug podcast. They asked me a lot of questions about the day-to-day of children’s ministry and I feel it would be a benefit to our listeners. Check it out!

This month I interview my wife Jennifer about the transition into ministry, church expectiations and ways we pastors can protect our spouses as they support us. Resources mentioned in the show: Random Student Selector The Brick Testament Get more of James and Jenn on their weekly podcast, Geek Loves Nerd!

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James is joined by guest-host Austin who poses the question, “What’s the goal of Children’s Ministry?” Email cmmonthly@gmail.com for your chance to win 12 cd’s of animated clipart from AnimationFactory.com Vote for CMMontly at PodcastAwards.com every day! Resources mentioned on the show: http://www.kidzap.com http://www.whitsend.org/podcast http://www.clubhousemagazine.com http://cmconnect.org http://www.fiveamproductions.com

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This month I’m joined by Thomas, a ‘rookie’ Children’s Pastor from Texas and we’re talking about the dread you can sometimes feel when it’s time to ask your volunteers to take on some of what you’re doing.

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