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8 Simple VBS Games for Preschoolers
Last summer, my wife ran the games portion of our Vacation Bible School for preschoolers. Now, I do Awana games every Wednesday nights for Kindergarten through Sixth grade with a couple of hundred...
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Divorce and Children: How Can Your Ministry Help?
You can help! If you were a child of divorced parents, please click here to take a survey related to your experience. This will help us better understand the challenges divorce presents to ministry....
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Top 10 Church Leadership Blogs for Kidmin
Many of those who work in children’s ministry are leaders. Whether you are the Children’s Pastor or a weekly volunteer, there is a lot to be learned from reading about leadership. In no particular...
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Volunteer Recruitment: Why “Easy” Is the Wrong Motivation
Recently, I was talking with someone about volunteer recruitment in kids ministry. A well-meaning conversant suggested we should publicize the fact that volunteering in children’s ministry is “easy.”...
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Nine Special Needs Blogs for Kidmin
There are many opinions out there when it comes to the issue of ministering to children with special needs. This is not my area of expertise. However, it is an important issue that our children’s...
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The Power of Prayer (Connecting With Kids)
Welcome to the second installment in my ongoing series on connecting with the kids in your ministry. Last time we looked at the importance of learning names. In this post I will examine the power of...
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Top Nine Youth Ministry Blogs
In way too many churches around the world, youth ministry and children’s ministry are seen as separated ministries who work independently from one another and seldom if ever interact. It’s time that...
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10 Non-Kidmin Books that Every Kidmin Should Have
There are lists of Kidmin books that every personal in children’s ministry should have. They include titles from people like Jim Wideman, Sue Miller, Reggie Joiner, Dale Hudson, Ryan Frank and many...
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Do You Know? Game Idea for learning about God
Several weeks ago, I prepared a series based on Exodus 33:18: Then Moses said, “Now show me your glory!” I’ll cover more about teaching kids about the glory of God in future posts, but I wanted to...
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100 Questions for Kids – Easy Conversation Starters in English
Some people are just naturals when it comes to talking to children. They can sit down with virtually any child and engage them in conversation without even thinking about it. These people are born...
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"Worst Day Ever" Storytelling Game for Small Groups
This past weekend in small group we played a great creative story-telling game in our small groups. I can’t claims the idea as my own. Our children’s ministry director actually came up with the...
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Ten Board Games Every Children's Ministry Ought to Have
I was looking in our toy and game cabinet at church this weekend and that got me thinking about the games that every children’s ministry ought to have. It also got me thinking about the advantages of...
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