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8 Reasons You Can’t Live without Sabbath

This post was written by Christie Penner Worden, a member of the INCM Blog team. It was a beautiful afternoon, late in June–the kind of afternoon that is filled with the promise of summer and a heat only the July sun to come would offer….

Engaging Kids in Prayer on Sunday Mornings

This post was written by Cera Talamantes, a member of the INCM Blog team. The floor was laminate and super old, turning yellow where it once had been white. There were animated circus animals on the floor, too, some cute and some creepy. I stared…

4 Practices Every Children’s Ministry Leader Can’t Live Without

This post was written by Angie Hooie, a member of the INCM Blog team. I’m just coming back from vacation to a pile on my desk and way too many emails! Do you ever feel like you’re drowning, and can’t catch your breath? No? I didn’t think…

Embracing Multicultural Ministry

This guest post was written by Luz Gálvez de Figueroa. Falling in Love with a Different Culture The first time we stepped onto American soil was at the Miami airport in 1987. Sitting there for 6 hours after a long trip from Chile was overwhelming….

Key Factors for Planning Children’s Ministry Events

This guest post was written by Preston Plentl. From Easter events to VBS, Kids Camps to Fall Fests, as a Children’s Ministry Leader you do some or all of these. Large events are inevitable in a Children’s Ministry calendar year. They are a natural part…

3 Easy Ways to Invest in Volunteers

This post was written by Crystal Mazzuca, a member of the INCM Blog team. If someone were to ask you to describe your volunteers in one word, what would you say? Amazing? Dynamic? Incredible? Faithful? Christ-like? The truth of the matter is, there aren’t enough…

Effective Goal Setting with Strategy & Jesus in Mind

This post was written by Cera Talamantes, a member of the INCM Blog team. As sad as it is, summer will soon be ending. We plan and prepare for another fall season of ministry, all with the desire to tackle those big or small goals…

Fundraising for Your Ministry 101

This post was written by Crystal Mazzuca, a member of the INCM Blog team. In 2005 I was visiting every church, home, and business that I’d ever had any connection with in order to ask them to support my family in our dream of serving…

The Importance of Keeping Your Children’s Ministry Safe

This guest post was written by the Protect My Ministry Team. Ministries for children and youth give young people a hopeful, uplifting message of God’s love for each of us – but leaders of these ministries must never forget the threats and dangers that exist…