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So, you're in charge of the Children's Ministry?! HELP IS HERE!

Whether you are a Children's Pastor, Director, Coordinator, or Hold-it-all-together-er, the fact is you need ideas, and you need them fast!! If you're looking for a sample policy manual, or permission slip, or other administrative help, this is the place!

If you have a question or issue you would like to see addressed here, please contact us. We have a team of veteran children's ministry administrators ready to help.

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Plus Your KidMin is NOT New Family Friendly

How kid-friendly is your church? 

Kid Friendly Church
Plus Your Life Verse

A Life Verse can be your favorite verse from the Bible—you know, a verse that you really like or want to model. How does your Life Verse relate to your Children’s Ministry?

Life Verse
Plus Your Personal Year in Review

What goals are you setting for the new year?  

New Year, Year in Review
Plus Your Step-by-Step Guide to Writing Job Descriptions for New Children's Ministry Programs

Use these guidelines, along with the downloadable template, to create your next job descriptions. 

Job Descriptions
Plus Converting the Child-Care Model

When you allow your children’s ministry to be designated as a “child-care” program, you succumb to secularizing your ministry, which makes it more conducive to a “baby-sitting” service, than a legitimate ministry function that is complimentary to a church.

Child Care
Plus Feedback is Your Friend

Many a leader sabotaged his or her ministry simply because they were not teachable. How and why you should SEEK out feedback.

Leadership Development
Plus Ideas for Group Names

Ideas for group names

Group Names
Plus 3 Steps to Successful Recruiting

I have 3 steps to help recruit in children's ministry. Know where you are going, know who you are recruiting, and know what's next.  

Recruiting
Plus Becoming a Leader with Passion

I shared this with my workers at are monthly get together. The information is pulled from different sources noted in the notes. Enjoy

Passion in Children's Ministry
Plus Getting Past the Resume: Getting Noticed with Cover Letters

If you want your application to stand out from the rest of the pack, the key may be found in writing a great cover letter. This article examines what people are looking for and how to best write a letter that reflects the real you.

Jobs and Employment
Plus Ministry OUTSIDE the Walls of the Church

Karl's Workshop Notes and Audio for "Ministry Outside the Walls of the Church"

Evangelism
Plus Sources of Craft Supplies for Children's Ministry

Here is where to go for craft supplies.

Crafts
Plus Sources of Prizes for Children's Ministry

Here is where to go for prizes for your ministry.

Prizes
Plus Sources of Stories for Children's Ministry

Here are some places I have found that have great stories for children's ministry.

Stories
Plus Sources of Videos for Children's Ministry

Here are some great ideas and sources for videos to use in your ministry.

Videos
Plus 25 Ways to Build Up a Child

25 ways to build up a child verbally. Don't always say it the same way. Be creative and vary the ways you build kids up!

Encouragement
Plus Camp Program Promotion

Ideas for promoting camp in your children's ministry.

Camp
Plus Common Qualities of Leadership

Honest evaluation, although at times painful, maintains the cutting edge on your ministry and your leadership.

Leadership
Plus Did Jesus Use a Modem?

Jesus and Technology

Leadership
Plus Easy Name Tag Idea

A great system for kids picking up name tags.

Name Tags
Plus Give Your Teachers Orange Cones

A great way for teachers to let you know when they need help in the classroom without having to leave the room.

Volunteers
Plus GOAL Program

We approached an age old problem, "too few workers so let's draft the parents" with a fresh perspective and got "more than we could ask for" results.

Involving Parents
Plus How Thick is Your Skin?

Mark it well, if you are trying to accomplish anything great for God, you will be criticized by those that are doing nothing. Your motives will be questioned; your character may be assaulted. But as leaders, we need to develop the self-confidence and thick skin so to manage criticism constructively.

Criticism
Plus Incident / Accident Report Sample

This is a sample Incident / Accident Report from the Village Church of Barrington

Admin Forms
Plus Internship 101

We have a responsibility to invest in those who desire to go into children's ministry. A well thought out internship is a great place to start. Here are some pointers to help you have a wonderful experience.

Internships
Plus K.C. Krew Application

This is the kids, church crew application and references form for the Kidologist's K.C. Krew. Often requested after the CPC workshop entitled: The K.C. Krew, developing a Team of 5-6th graders to Lead in Children's Church.

Kids Church
Plus Kidology 101 Workshop Notes

These are the handout notes from the Kidologist's workshop "Kidology 101"

Relational Ministry
Plus Ministry Leader Job Description

Need a starting point for a ministry leader job description.

job descriptions
Plus Permission Slip

What about permission slips? A little advice and a sample.

Forms
Plus Put the Bulletin to Work for You!

Use the church bulletin to keep the church informed on what the kids are learning.

Communicaation
Plus Quick Reference List... for why new ideas around the church WON'T WORK.

Somebody's always suggesting new ideas around the church, like adding on to the building, or switching Sunday school to after worship, or changing the times of services. No sooner than such ideas surface, objections swarm up like spring mosquitoes.

Leadership
Plus Sample Baptism Class

Understanding what it is to be in God's family and why Baptism is important.

Baptism Class
Plus Thoughts on dealing with our critics

It is a lot easier to criticize than to be criticized. Most of us think it is bad for people under us to criticize, but we think the people over us deserve a bit of it.

Leadership
Plus Volunteer Application

This is the application I use with all my volunteers in my Children's ministry.

Screening Volunteers
Plus VOTE YES!

To show our appreciation for our teachers and volunteers in ministry we used the theme VOTE YES! (since it is election year). Use red, white and blue for all decorations.

Volunteer Appreciation
Plus Workers screening

Worker screening resources

Importance of Screening workers
Plus A thank you idea for volunteers

Struggling for an idea to thank your volunteers? Read on....

Thank You idea
Plus Bible Reading Plan for Kids

This is a daily Bible Reading Plan with several options for kids to follow.

Bible Reading Plan
Free Connecting with Kids

If we're really going to make a lasting impact on children, we need to do more than just create programs for them. We need to make a connection with them that transcends the things that we teach them.

Forming relationships with kids
Plus Losing Your Marbles Is Good for You

The older I get, the more I enjoy Saturday mornings. Perhaps it’s the quiet solitude that comes with being the first to rise or maybe it’s the unbounded joy of not having to be at work. Either way, the first few hours of a Saturday morning are most enjoyable..... (prepare your heart for a powerful lesson)  

Time Management
Plus Parent and Worker Survey Forms

Here are some example parent and worker survey forms

Survey Form
Plus National Crisis Links

The links here are related to the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001. We hope this is helpful during this national time of tragedy.

Crisis
Plus Take-Home Envelope

Here's an idea to help kids keep all their "stuff" together after Sunday School.

Administrative
Free OrangeWatch 2008

An archive of the OrangeWatch beta, which featured a live feed of Kidology member-participating blogs and Twitter updates from the Orange Conference in Atlanta, GA (April 28-30, 2008).

Conferences
Plus 10 Common Mistakes That Stifle Children's Pastors

Ten things to avoid in your children's ministry.

Key Concepts for Ministry
Plus A Fresh Look at Your Ministry

View your ministry with a fresh perspective!

Vision - Evaluation
Plus A Matter of Life and Death

Children’s ministry is more than presenting values that cut between right and wrong. It is about offering, explaining, and illustrating the life that comes from faith in what Jesus did for them through the cross and resurrection.  

Key Concepts for Ministry
Plus Appreciation Luncheon

A way to serve your volunteers...

Volunteer Appreciation
Plus Baptism Class for Children

Need a pre-baptism class? Have we got a material for you! This course will take a child through the basic Christian beliefs that our church felt were important for children to know before the were baptized.

Basic Christian Beliefs
Plus Baptism Class for Parents and Kids

A Baptism curricula for kids interested in being baptised

Baptism
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Kidology Curriculum

Kids Church Lessons
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