Administration Zone

A brief essay about in the trenches leadership, where leaders labor alongside those they lead to execute ministry strategies.

An interview with Larry Fowler about developing a heart ministry and asking "How often do they come?"

A few suggestions to help you make the most of your interview process

The interview is often the key event that determines whether a candidate moves on in the ministry calling process. This article will present several suggestions that can improve how you present yourself in an interview.

Time. One of the most important resource you possess. How you invest it is critical, because unlike most other resources, you cannot recoup it once it’s gone. Is time investment a challenge for you?

Ebook resources for you to recruit and train volunteers

Why we need more good churches and fewer excellent ones.

Firing someone is not an easy job. But sometimes it IS necessary. 

Is your kids ministry failing? Ask yourself these questions, and then make the changes needed to get your ministry back on track. 

Networking works wonders in ministry when we involve God in the process.

Does race or skin color matter when it comes to Jesus?

Discouraged? Start Kicking It Into Gear with these simple things you can do.

Are you looking for creative ways to get kids involved in serving in your ministry?

Thanks for joining us for the third and final post in our “Reducing the Risk of Juvenile Offenses in Children’s Ministry” series. In Part 3, we’ll share some key elements of the youth safety plan, including details on how to properly screen volunteers, the steps to take when managing an incident, ways to include those in your ministry who have past offenses, and as a final point, we’ll sum up the top action steps you can take immediately to reduce offenses in children’s ministry.

Do you understand the value of Kidmin?

Here are six things that I have learned from Santa about leading in children's ministry!

A description of those in Kids Ministry and how they compare to the Navy Seals.

Take off your top hat and let someone else tame your ministry’s time-sucking “lions” so you can shepherd children. But how can we keep the main thing — shepherding young hearts —the main thing?

How do we move from reverence for the Bible to actually reading the Bible?

Does your leadership need a restart? Evaluate yourself in these ten areas.

I love the show "Restaurant: Impossible" for many reasons, but what I love most are all of the leadership lessons that the owners learn. I learn a lot too. Aside from serving really bad food, the reasons why most of the restaurants are failing can be narrowed down to four areas.

True confession…Leadership is hard work! Here are some actions that I use to stay in tune with my leadership priorities.

Understanding the leadership discipline of isolation.

Learn to take ownership of your ministry and create an environment that welcomes it.

Learn to adjust your game through trial and error

David wasn't always the top dog. Mark Harper shares five lessons from David's life on how to lead from the middle.

Are you an eagle or a hummingbird? Find out which category you, and your team members, fit into.

Are those you lead just mockingjays, mindlessly repeating what they hear you say? Or do they sufficiently understand and communicate your vision?

Many of you may have questions like: "What do I need to do to get more volunteers? What are some surefire, tried-and-true methods for keeping volunteers for the long term? How do I get volunteers to come to my training meetings?"

Here are some simple tips to help you learn and grow in your leaderships skills.

Begin putting fun learning stations, that reinfoce the lesson, in place in your kids ministry.

Training involves more than just gathering a crowd; there are simple step you can take to make your training even more effective.

For the Church to effectively utilize its resources and to fulfill its mandate to reach all nations, missions education must be integrated into the core of Christian education.

Here is a list of major children's ministry curricululm providers.  

Learn a principle for change from one of the most innovative companies: Apple. See what they do to make change through leadership transitions.

Writing volunteer responsibilities can be the hardest part about putting together a volunteer job description for Children’s Ministry. Just how much information is necessary? Should you err on the side of too much information or too little? How do you find the balance?

Writing volunteer responsibilities can be the hardest part about putting together a volunteer job description for Children’s Ministry. 

Looking for ideas about recruiting, training, and keeping volunteers? Here are ten great ways you can be an attractive children's ministry to potential volunteers!

Here are 7 ways that you can make the most of any Children's Ministry Conference!

Financially speaking, margin is having some money left over after meeting all your obligations. Today, we look at the benefits of margin in your spiritual life.

An logical and necessary discussion for allowing men to serve in children's ministry.

As leaders in children’s and family ministry, we all work with a wide variety of groups. The overall message we must communicate is our vision for guiding kids toward a heart for Christ. What is the one single message that each group that we serve needs to hear, and more importantly, really understand?

Here are 10 principles to help us engage our guests - Mickey's Guide to a Successful Children's Ministry.

How do you plan for staff meetings? Keep your meetings meaningful by following a meeting agenda similiar to this one!

What To Do When You Fail to Accomplish Your Children’s Ministry Goals

Learning to imitate the charecter of Christ and leading others to do the same.

Read these short reviews on some newer apps that can help you take control of your life.

We all make mistakes. But it's never too late to fix them. 

When the time comes for a program to end, you should end it. However, there may be a program that is faltering that still has life in it and could still be effective for the kingdom. Here are some things that can be done to breath new life into a program that might be struggling.

How do you help the kids feel welcome and connected when the new year starts?