Explore timeless strategies for developing your influence as a children’s ministry leader.
In children’s ministry, your name tag is a big deal. You have to wear a name tag. It not only identifies you to visitors and your church family; it signifies you are safe. You belong here. If someone is hanging around the children’s ministry area without a name tag, you jump to action. I’m often […]
I was planting flowers this past weekend in our front yard. My son (who is almost two years old) woke up from his nap as I was wrapping up. I brought my groggy Little Man outside, and gave him some chalk to play with while I attempted to get the last of my flowers planted.
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It’s getting close, friend… summer time. You’re probably gearing up for VBS, summer camps, or maybe your ministry throttles down a little bit over the summer. Whatever the case may be, one thing is for sure: your soul could probably use some rest and attention. Can I just stop right here to say, “Way to
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Our central mission at Awana is a global prayer that all children and youth will come to know, love, and serve the Lord Jesus Christ. This inspiring vision motivates ministry to kids and families all around the world. Yet, to my recent surprise God has started shifting my perspective on how it’s applied. Awana leaders
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At INCM, we’re committed to investing in the leaders who minister to children and families. We want to see God inspire you to great leadership—personally, professionally, and pastorally. One of the foundational truths we’ve learned over the past 30 years of training children’s and family ministry leaders is also the most simple: Great Leaders Build Strong
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Sometimes we take the things we see regularly for granted, forgetting the history because it is so far from where we are today. Children’s ministry has a deep but recent history. Below are three interesting facts about how children’s ministry began.1 1. Children’s ministry started in mid-1700’s in England. The first Sunday schools were held
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by Amanda Brady Children’s Pastor, Amanda Brady is a guest writer for INCM.   Most people would consider me well educated. I have a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in Christian education. My education has proven very valuable in writing curriculum and planning activities in ministry. I know developmentally what a first
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by Michael Chanley Patterns and Wisdom Patterns simplify things. They show repetition which enables one to predict what comes next. The predictive nature of a pattern is something we teach children at the earliest ages. You see it in preschool handouts and in elementary-aged math. Recognizing patterns is important because they allow us to adapt
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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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— 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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