Administration Zone
Articles and Resources for Leaders and Administrators
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!
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But Will They Come Back??
How do you retain visitors to your church? |
Return Visitors | |
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Can Kids Help Grow Your Church?
The church growth people tell us that kids are one of the top three reasons why people choose a church. |
Church Growth | |
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Care, Beyond Compare!
The effort to create a caring paradigm in children’s ministry has to come from the Children’s Pastor in concert with their leadership team. When the leader creates that kind of caring atmosphere among the teachers, it gives permission for the quality of care to trickle down like rain on the children. |
Children's Ministry Team | |
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Check List for A Better VBS
A checklist that can help you improve your VBS every year! |
VBS, Evaluation, Leadership | |
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Child Protection Policy Defined
The best way to prevent abuse is to plan ahead. This is the first post in a three part series from KidCheck on the essential elements of designing and implementing an effective Child Protection Policy. |
Child Protection Policy | |
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Children's Ministry Manual for Volunteers
A 25-page Children's Ministry Manual for your volunteers! |
CM Manual, Volunteers | |
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Classroom Management Tips
Some advice on how to manage your classroom at all age levels. |
Classroom management | |
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Coaching Elementary Small Group Leaders
What a difference a week makes when you are coaching elementary small group leaders! Here's what I did to coach a small group leader. |
Coaching Small Group Leaders | |
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Co-Active Coaching Quotes
Quotes from “Co-Active Coaching,” a book written by the founders of The Coaches Training Institute |
Coaching, Leadership | |
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Communicating When No One Reads
Ideas for communication with leaders and volunteers |
Communication | |
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Comprehensive Candidate Screening Part 1 - The Written Application
A comprehensive screening process includes several steps, with the written application laying the foundation. Learn more on what it is and why it is important. |
Background Checks - Volunteer Screening | |
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Comprehensive Candidate Screening Part 2 - The Background Check
Learn why background checks are an important piece of the overall safety puzzle, how they work, what to look for in a service provider, and the information not included. |
Background Checks | |
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Comprehensive Candidate Screening Part 3 - The Social Media Check
Let’s explore the benefits and some of the ethical and legal considerations when using a social media background check as part of a comprehensive candidate screen. |
Background Checks - Social Media | |
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Comprehensive Candidate Screening Part 4 - Personal References
References often bubble up need-to-know information about the character, commitment, and a person’s history of working with children. |
Background Checks - References | |
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Comprehensive Candidate Screening Part 5 - The Interview
Having a face-to-face discussion yields valuable information and allows a candidate to be reviewed from different angles. |
Background Checks - The Interview | |
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Comprehensive Candidate Screening Part 6&7 - Motor Vehicle Report and Waiting Period
The final step in the candidate screening process: motor vehicle check and waiting period. |
Background Checks | |
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Connected to the Vine
Amid the hectic world of kidmin, how do you stay connected with God on a daily basis? |
Connecting with God | |
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Consider. Choose. Commit.
The case for choosing curriculum carefully and staying with it consistently |
Curriculum Selection | |
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Co-Parenting the Divorce Way
Co-parenting is becoming the norm for divorcing couples and couples who are involved in cohabitation situations. But what exactly is co-parenting? |
Co-Parenting | |
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Counseling Kids for Salvation
Learn to counsel kids effectively regarding the most important decision of their life. |
Salvation, Counseling | |
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Create Your Kidmin Brand
Here are seven ideas to help you identify your unique brand of ministry to children. |
Identifying Your Brand | |
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Creating Your Resource Place
Great tips on how creating a resource place and ideas on what store there. |
resources, storage, crafts | |
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Dear Student Leader
Here is a personal note that I wrote to encourage a student leader for their service. |
Encouraging Note | |
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Delegation is a MUST in Children's Ministry
Delegation is a must in Children's Ministry! Here are some great tips for how to delegate effectively in your ministry. |
Delegation, Children's Ministry | |
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Developing a 45-Minute Show
Here are ten things I’ve learned over the years about how to put together quality content for a 45-minute stage show. |
Stage Performance | |
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Developing a Ministry-Wide Strategy for Making Disciples
Everywhere around us, we are hearing a growing call: The spiritual formation of children must be done by parents, not for parents. The church’s role is shifting from one of serving and supporting parents to one of empowering, equipping, and encouraging parents. How can children's ministry leaders respond to this call? |
Church Wide Discipleship Focus | |
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Disciplers and Specialists
The Acts 6 Model makes it possible for a local Family of God to provide a ministry to children that meets each child’s individual needs. |
Discipleship, Church Leadership | |
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Do You Have Cliques in Your Children's Ministry?
“Two are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble.” – Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 NLT |
Families, Programming | |
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Do You Make These Mistakes With Your Volunteers?
Learn 4 mistakes many Children's Pastors make with their volunteers and how to avoid making them |
Volunteers, Encouragement, Gifts | |
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Do You Suffer From #Kidmin Tunnel Vision?
Do you have tunnel vision when it comes to your kidmin? Follow these tips on how to stay connected with the rest of the ministry teams! |
Focus, Staying Connected | |
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Do You Want a Better Children's Ministry? Capture Everything
Do you want a better children's ministry? Create a process for capturing everything. |
Organization | |
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Does Curriculum Lose its Value When It Becomes Dated?
When does curriculum for children's ministry become outdated? |
Curriculum | |
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Effectively Starting A New Ministry Position Will Keep You Out of Trouble
Advice on how to jump start your new ministry position. |
Success in a New Job | |
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Evaluate, Evaluate, Evaluate
When looking at your ministry make sure you evaluate everything. The 3 easy elements are friendliness, cleanliness, and follow-up. |
Evaluation of your ministry | |
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Expectations
Taking control of our expectations and responses, by not putting expectations on God. |
Expectations, Taking Control | |
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Family Ministry: Single Parents
There are many single parents in our world today. How do we, the church, help those parents to raise their kids? We can do these two things. |
Ministry to Children with Single Parents | |
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Five Back to School Safety Fundamentals
Read these tips on how to protect you and your kids as they go back to school. |
Back to School | |
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Five Habits of On Time Leaders
Time is precious. Sadly, too many leaders waste MUCH of the time they are given. When you waste time, it can have a negative impact on your leadership and your relationships. I challenge you to adopt the five habits of the On-Time Leader. |
Time Management | |
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Five Myths About Children's Ministry Coaching
In this article I have shared my opinion about five common myths concerning coaching. Don't be fooled by these commons mistakes! |
CM Coaching | |
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Five Questions Every Communicator Must Ask Before They Teach
Everytime someone teaches, there are questions they must answer as they prepare their lesson. To those who teach children, these questions are even more crucial, because children will readily believe what you teach them. |
Teaching | |
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Five Tips to Instantly Improve Creative Output
Creativity is an elusive thing. For most people, it doesn’t just happen. Although every one of us has enormous creative potential, there are definitely times when creativity just doesn’t seem to flow. Here are some helpful tips. |
Improving Creativity | |
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Five Ways To Create a Fun Kidmin Environment
Ideas on how to make your kidmin space fun for kids! |
Fun, Kid Environments | |
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Five Ways to Participate in National Child Abuse Prevention Month
What can you do to help with child abuse prevention? |
Child Safety and Security | |
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Five Ways to Save Money When Improving Child Safety
Five Ways to Save Money When Improving Child Safety |
Child Safety, Saving Money | |
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Four Basic Steps for an Effective Kids Service
Take these 4 steps to help run an effective kids ministry service. |
Kids Church | |
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Free and Inexpensive Ideas For Volunteer Appreciation Gifts
If you’re like me, you know how important volunteers are to Children’s Ministry. It is a true partnership: we cannot accomplish the work of our ministry without our dedicated volunteers; they cannot effectively accomplish the work of our ministry without a leader at the helm. How can we show them we truly appreciate them? |
Appreciation Gifts | |
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Gaming Addiction and Kids of Divorce
Excessive use of video games can become a trap (an addiction) kids get caught in as they try to escape their emotional turmoil. |
Divorce, Addiction | |
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Get to Know ME Middle School Version
An easy form for getting to know your Middle Schoolers. |
Getting to Know Preteen | |
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Give It Back To God
When you stress over your ministry, you have taken the ministry away from God and have made it your responsibility to solve its problems. |
Stress in Ministry | |
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Glad You Found Jesus - Goodbye and See You Around
Once children accept Christ, what does your ministry do in order to keep them growing in their newfound faith? |
Divorce, |