Practical and easy-to-use downloadable guides and tools.
Faith formation begins at home. This simple, five-question reflection guide is designed to help you create an environment that supports both the collective spiritual growth of the family and the individual faith journeys of each member.
As leaders, we desire to help children connect with God in uncommon ways. This Prayer Experience Guide contains six intentional experiences you can use as a special event or incorporate them individually into your regular programming.
How prepared are you to minister to children who have experienced trauma? We’ve developed a free assessment tool that will help you discern your level of competency for trauma informed care as a children’s ministry leader.
This directory provides a wide range of organizations that create useful resources for your ministry. You can browse our providers by filtering and searching by keywords. Each resource partner has been vetted by our team to ensure they align with our values.
Our partners have generously made these available for you to use in your ministries.
Use this game as a training opportunity for your team to work together in small groups. Players will discover ways they can help kids build relationships with friends, leaders, influencers, and pastors.
Try something new this weekend! Awana is offering a FREE month of Brite™ Gospel-centered curriculum for preschool to elementary.
In this guide, you’ll gain insights for how to strategize and reach your people where they are.
Approachable online education that expands academic knowledge for children’s ministry leadership.
Outreach ministry is one of the most powerful ministries in the church, but it needs to be re-evaluated regularly or it won’t continue to be effective. This course will teach you a better approach to outreach. Your three instructors will walk you through foundational principles to strengthen your outreach strategy.
No matter what your role is in Children’s Ministry, leading can be challenging, intense, and at times, overwhelming. It doesn’t have to be that way! This course will teach you how to lead sustainably. Your instructor, Vance Martin, will guide you through key principles and skills that will help you thrive in your leadership.
Dig into transformational information about how children grow and develop with Dawn Rundman, an author, teacher, and specialist in the area of child development and how that impacts the discipleship of children. Learn how this practically applies to your ministry, and better equip your volunteers to serve the children you minister to!
Affordable, multi-session online experiences for you and your whole team.
Leading others well starts with knowing how to steward yourself. We’ll help you take a look in the mirror and assess your self-leadership skills!
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Equip your volunteer team with everything they need to know to start this new year of ministry off strong with ready-made, pre-packaged training.
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It can be challenging to figure out how to do outreach effectively. We want to share practical ways you can improve your outreach.
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Advanced level children’s and family ministry certification- accredited by Bethel Seminary.
Develop your influence as a children’s ministry leader in your church and community.
Develop your impact on family education in the church and family nurture in the home.
Develop your capacity for effectively ministering to the wellbeing of children and families
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