Category: Ministry Programming
Covers topics such as discipleship, ministry basics, nursery ministry, preschool ministry, elementary ministry, preteen ministry, special needs/trauma-informed ministry, organization, curriculum
Get Creative with 8 KidMin Learning/Activity Stations
A few months ago, I wanted to create a different kind of Sunday morning learning experience for our elementary students. This was because our weekly curriculum's lesson for a that particular week missed the mark in several areas, prompting this change: 1. All of the activities relied primarily on question…
Our Everest VBS Experience
It's hard to believe that our church's VBS wrapped up a little more than 2 weeks ago. After months and months of planning and a week of top-notch implementation, it's a wrap. After much-need rest and reflection, I am so thankful that we continue to run our VBS each…
13 Sanity Savers for VBS Directors
We are busy preparing for our church's VBS (we call it Summer Bible Camp) next week. Details - big and small - must be planned out, tweaked, and re-tweaked to welcome a few hundred campers and volunteers to our program each day. If you are overseeing VBS, you know exactly…
Ministry Basics: Creating Irresistible Environments Kids Will Love!
Today, I'm excited to share excerpts from a conversation I had recently with Ken Neff, Children's Pastor at Christ Central in Lake City, Florida. I 'met' Ken through a Facebook group for kidmin leaders. He posted this picture of a set he designed for his kidmin and I wanted to talk…