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Kids ministry leaders are good at a lot of things. If you don’t know how to do something, you figure it out. Overtime, leaders like you become jacks and jills of all trades due to the ever-growing list of skills needed to run a ministry. But while those skills are real and helpful, they aren’t […]
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Written by Alex Nsengimana with Samaritan’s Purse. This is a paid partnership. As pastors and leaders in children’s ministry, I suspect you have heard of Operation Christmas Child. Maybe you know that children all over the world get to hear the Gospel message before receiving a shoebox gift, or you’ve even led kids in packing
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Written by our friends at Amazing Life. This is a paid partnership. Some statistics make church leaders want to panic. You’ve probably seen them. Stats about kids walking away from church. Stats about Gen Z and faith. Stats about families attending less often than they used to. And honestly? Some of those numbers are sobering.
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Written by our friends at Tyndale. This is a paid partnership. Let’s be honest, Scripture memorization can be difficult and boring for adults, let alone for kids. Even if they do memorize the words of Scripture, is it really hidden in their hearts? Do they know the meanings of the words they are saying or
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Written by Crystal Mazzuca with Lifeway Kids. This is a paid partnership. What led you to serving in kids ministry? Did you have a moment when you felt God pressing a passion and desire on your heart? Did you start serving faithfully and, over time, accept more responsibility and leadership? Whatever your story, you can
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This article was written by The Ministry Spark Team from David C Cook. This is a paid partnership. Choosing Your Best Curriculum Anyone who has served in children’s ministry knows how important it is to have the right curriculum. Ministry leaders need curriculum they trust, volunteers need curriculum they can easily follow, and kids need
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Written by Ali Thompson, Executive Editor at Group Publishing. This is a paid partnership. Churches come in all shapes and sizes. That’s an amazing thing about the diversity of the body of Christ! Some people want the high-tech productions that are easier to pull off in a large church. But others want the relational connection
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Written by Zac Vakadewatabua. This is a paid partnership with Operation Christmas Child. My name is Sakiusa Rokovasa Vakadewatabua, Jr. but I go by Zac. I grew up in a country that greets the first sunrise of every day. Fiji consists of over three hundred islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The International
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This article was written by Kori Pennypacker, CEO of Bible2School. This is a paid partnership. Wouldn’t it be great if, as a children’s ministry leader, you could reach kids in your community who don’t attend church with the message of the Bible during the week? What about DURING public school hours? Well, you can. And
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This article was written by Jenny Smith, lead curriculum developer for Brite at Awana. It is a paid partnership. Just like we wouldn’t give car keys to a kid and expect them to understand how to operate the vehicle or abide by the rules of the road without our instruction and guidance, we can’t expect
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