Author: Kathie Phillips

[caption id="attachment_1972" align="aligncenter" width="225"] Photo Credit: cafepress.com[/caption] Call me weird, but I love a good meeting, especially when the meeting is about something that I'm passionate about.  As a kidmin professional, I spend a lot of time in meetings and leading meetings. Over the years, I have learned a few things about meetings: People lead…

I love to research ideas to make familiar Bible stories come to life in new, fresh ways, especially around holidays.  Today I'll share a resource that might be a great activity to have children in your elementary ministry do this Easter. Overview Kidology's Resurrection Clue Hunt is an adaptation of the…

[caption id="attachment_1927" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Photo Credit: secretan.com[/caption] Last week, I shared that I was coaching one of our elementary small group leaders in effectively leading her group.  (If you missed that post, you can read all about that here.) This past Sunday, I sat in on the group again and…

Today is a very special day - it's my 40th birthday!  Recently I read an article that shared 10 skills all homeowner's need to have and that got me thinking...What skills should kidmin leaders possess?  Since '40' is the number of the day, I made a list of 40 skills,…