Increase Your Receptivity to “Remember When” Discipleship Moments As followers of Jesus live out their day-by-day, moment-by-moment relationship with God, life-changing experiences happen unpredictably, but more often than expected. In the realm of children’s ministry, this has the potential to happen frequently as we minister with kids and families. It is encouraging to look back […]
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by Amanda Brady Children’s Pastor, Amanda Brady is a guest writer for INCM. It’s already October! Where has the year gone? Kids have gone back to school. We have made it past promotion weekend and getting all of the kids into their new rooms. We have chosen our curriculum for the year and we have our volunteers
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Children’s Pastor, Amanda Brady is a guest writer for INCM. Special events are definitely not a one size fits all kind of thing. There are lots of factors that can affect the success of your event. One thing that children’s ministers need to be aware of is the culture and the people that they are
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This post was written by ministry leader, Brian Dollar, a guest writer for INCM. As I travel around the country, speaking to kids’ pastors and volunteers, I hear some of them say, “My senior pastor doesn’t get me,” “I’d love to do some big things for our kids’ ministry, but my pastor doesn’t share my
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by Kirk Weaver NOW HIRING! Children’s Ministry Director. Responsible for developing a state-of-the-art children’s ministry facility. Abundant resources for purchasing curriculum and training Sunday School teachers. Too good to be true? Yes…but perhaps not for the reasons you think. There is an alignment problem within children’s ministry. We spend more money today than ever before
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by Kim Vaught Here they come, but the problem is that we are often not ready for them. They’re either too old for Children’s Ministry or too young for Student Ministry. Ask a preteen and they will tell you that they are not children. Ask the Student Ministry leader and he/she will likely tell you
This guest post was written by Dale Hudson. Whether you transition kids into new classrooms at the beginning or end of the summer, it’s important to have a strategic plan in place. A good transition plan can turn a time of uncertainty and apprehension for kids and parents into a great, anticipated experience. The important
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— everything you wish your Senior Pastor knew about children’s ministry by Damon DeLillo Back in the day, there was a famous preacher story that circulated amongst what were then known as “Christian Education Directors”–our modern-day family pastors. It was said that D.L. Moody had come back from a tent revival meeting where he reported
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by Dale Hudson We are finishing up the remodeling of our church nursery. It has been such a fun project for me. I love the nursery. There is nothing more precious to me than walking through our nursery on the weekends. What are some of the keys to an excellent nursery? Here are my top
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by Roger Fields Since 1996, Kidz Blitz has conducted hundreds of family events in every denomination acrossAmerica. Here are the secrets we have learned. WHY DO IT? Like anything else you do, you need a reason why you would want to conduct a family event. The last thing you need is more responsibility for no
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