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When the church and the home are working together, we will have more success in making disciples of our kids.

In our pursuit of recruiting volunteers for our children’s ministries, many people would say that they are not getting volunteers. I think we need to look inward before we begin to talk about how people just don’t volunteer in our ministries.

How do we keep kids from walking away from their faith?

How many times will God forgive me? Seven times? Seventy-seven times? It's time for the Answer Guys to help us figure it out!

From my vantage point and experience of getting to know many children’s ministry leaders, I have concluded that there appears to be five typical ways or scenarios that people use to enter the profession of Children’s Ministry or Kidmin Jobs. Which one of these Entry Scenarios describes you?

What questions should you be asking yourself at the end of each day?  

Time waits for no man, and definitely not for the leaders who have set goals to reach. Here are three tips to hep you work toward your objectives.

The Answer Guys bring you another excellent children's puppet script to help children learn about prayer!

How can your church transition kids from the children's ministry to the student ministry?

Every church culture requires a leader who can understand How Things Work. Here are few things to watch for that might assess How Things Work in your Church.

Too often delegation is poorly executed, frustrating both the person delegating and the person being delegated to. There should be a benefit for both parties, but often one or both parties feel dissatisfied.

Find out how you can be fully present, in the moment, each day this Christmas Season.  

What do you do? Where do you start? What do we need? Practical tips to get some thoughts flowing with your team. Love and acceptance are key to the start of ministry with special needs kids.

What makes a ministry team incredible? These five principles will help you build an incredible team for your children's ministry.

Stop battling with other leaders and ministries, instead catch the vision of your leaders and fight on the front lines together.

Steps to learn what to delegate and which team members to delegate to.

Sometimes our team members make mistakes. When we address these times of failure, we can gain a benefit for the church, and most importantly, for the individual worker.

6 ways you can succeed in reaching your goals, any time of year!

Discover 3 ways to help your volunteers through burn-out. 

Parents need you to partner with them in discipling their kids. 

Learn how to decorate your Sunday School Classroom and leave a even bigger impact on your kids.

What can you do when your pastor asks too much of you? When you feel like you’re overwhelmed with ministry work? When you’re not able to focus enough attention on important stuff? The challenges we face blanch in comparison to the one situation that will absolutely derail your ministry: dysfunction between you and your pastor.

Use your current volunteers to develop volunteers.

Want to learn an excellent way to grab the attention of children? Try using a Chinese Yo-Yo!  Even though I only have intermediate skills with it, it still captures the attention of any crowd.  Why?  Because the object itself is so mesmerizing.  With a little practice and patience, you can have some basic tricks down on the Diabolo that will wow all your friends.

Do you feel broken, beaten, battered or busy this time of year? Take a look at how God has a plan of peace for you.

How children's ministry leaders can enjoy their summer and find rest in busyness.

What keeps your middle schoolers from worshiping? How can you turn it around?

6 great communication tatics that will help get your message to every parent

Review these tips for handling discipline problems in your classroom or kids church. Take control of your classroom and get back to the business of guiding your kids into a deeper understand of God and His Word.

Having a tough or difficult conversation with someone is hard. It’s not for the faint of heart. If I need to have a tough conversation with someone I go through what I call “mental gymnastics.” I usually have a conversation with myself that goes something like this.

Why does listening matter so much?

A great resource that guides you in the complicated process of hiring a Children's Pastor

Building relationship with your Lead Pastor and taking him from being an obstacle to your ministry to a partner in ministry.

It’s one of the toughest decisions you will ever have to make: leaving a church you have been serving as a staff member. It’s a decision that should NEVER be made cavalierly and never without much prayer and consideration.

Suggestions for how you can be prepared to partner with parents. 

Make your ministry a great success by partnering with the parents.

Christian beliefs and public school might seem contradictory on many fronts. But here's some timely advice for parents on how to raise our kids Christian even if they are attending a public school.

Help children connect with the Bible on a daily basis. 

How are you tackling your goals for the New Year?

All of us communicate all the time, regardless of who we are. Here are five tips that will help all of us increase the interest of our listeners when we communicate.

Learn the Basics of starting a puppet ministry

Do we unintentionally contradict ourselves, leaving our kids confused and spinning in circles?

How do you talk kids through the tragic times in their lives?

Mr. Rogers gives great advice on how to talk to kids about scary events in the news. 

Find out why kids want to be in a power struggle, what not to do, and when to walk away.

Learn to work with your Pastors and stop feeling like they don't get it.

Begin creating your Philosophy of Ministry, with a simple format to follow and attached examples.

OK, let’s be honest. Santa Claus has a little bit too much in common with a children’s pastor. Coincidence? I don’t think so. It seems clear he used to be a Children’s Pastor. Think about these similarities!

How do we keep the message fun and relevant, while making sure our message is clear?