Leadership Zone
Ministry rises or falls on leadership. You may have entered into kids ministry because you were good at, well, ministry to kids. But now that you are in charge, you need to grow as a leader. Kidology is here to help!
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One Way Sunday School Teachers Can Encourage Active Participation in Class
Keep your class actively participating with these simple tips. |
Participation | ||
Pastor as Leader
Pastor, Your Leadership Matters More Than You Think. |
Pastoral Leadership | ||
Play The Ball Where The Monkey Drops It
Some things are beyond our control. You have to start with what you have. You never get to start with what you wish you had. |
Ministry Upsets | ||
Pressing In
Stop trying to do life without Jesus. |
Jesus is all we need | ||
Questions Kids Ask About God
Kids have questions, naturally. One of the best ways to interact and lead them closer to God is by engaging with their questions. |
Worship Stations, Questions | ||
Quick Lessons Learned Not So Quickly
Here's a quick lesson in how to learn lessons quickly. |
Leadership | ||
Responding to Negative Feedback
A negative comment about you have said or done is not the end of the world, but it often feels like it. Craig Jutila encourages you to move on and make something constructive out of the situation. |
Leadership, Criticism | ||
Scheduling Your Day When There's Not Enough Time
Get tips on how to better manage your time. |
Schedules, Time Management | ||
Shorter Attention Span: Kids or Goldfish?
If you work with kids, you know how challenging it can be to keep their attention. |
Attention Span | ||
Social Distancing & The Church - WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
How do I teach “Go To Church” when the church doors are closed? |
Being the Church | ||
The 2 Asks It Takes to Build a Great Volunteer Team
Use the power of 2 to build a great volunteer team. |
Volunteers, Team Building | ||
The 4 Dragons of Ministry
When did ministry become a job? Find out how to kill the dragons before they kill you spiritually. |
Ministry | ||
The Beauty of Approachability
If you're only focused on ministry and not people, then you're missing one of your greatest callings. |
Welcoming, Attitude | ||
The Benefits of Rebooting Your Children's Ministry
Can your kidmin use a reboot? |
Ministry Reboot | ||
The FAST Acronym
How does your ministry or you as a ministry leader handle the occasional unhappy or frustrated church attendee? |
Relationships, Parents | ||
The ONE Rule that Saved My Ministry... and the Night that Almost Ended It
This valuable story could prevent you from great heartache and a ruined ministry career! A MUST-READ! |
Safety, Leadership, Integrity | ||
The Partnership of Security Teams & Children's Ministry for Safety Part 1
Church security teams are the fastest growing ministry of 2016. In this post, we’re going to share information on how to get momentum to start a church security team, if your church lacks one. The main point is for children's ministry to connect with the church security team and utilize them as a resource for children's ministry. |
Child Safety | ||
The Partnership of Security Teams & Children's Ministry for Safety Part 2
In our first post, The Partnership of Security Teams & Children’s Ministry for Safety we shared information on how to get the momentum moving to start a church security team, if your church lacks one. For this post, we’d like to share actionable steps that you can take for engaging and utilizing an existing security team. |
Child Safety | ||
The Single Greatest Recruitment Tool for Kidmin
After years and years of ministry, I have discovered that there is no greater tool for recruiting volunteers for children's ministry. |
Leadership, Prayer, Recruitment | ||
Things I No Longer Say: Healthy Things Grow
Is your ministry a success? How do you measure success? By the size of your church? Sam Luce explains why growth is not always beneficial. |
Ministry Goals | ||
Three Questions for a Healthier Children's Ministry
Here's a few questions to help you gauge the health of your Children's Ministry. |
leadership | ||
Tips for Student Participation in Large Group
Give yourself a break and use these tips for active participation during large group time. |
Management, Large Group | ||
Top Traits of High-Functioning Teams
What do you do to plan as a team? |
Teamwork | ||
Toxic Church? Take These Steps!
If you're in a toxic church environment, here are some steps you can take to improve or remove yourself from it. |
Toxicity in a Church | ||
We're Not All That Different
Here are some common “themes” of ministry that are literally worldwide. |
Leadership | ||
What 2020 Reminded Me About Kidmin Leaders
"When Covid hit, I was reminded of a few things that are true about kidmin leaders." |
Leadership | ||
What Kind of Leader are You? Perfect? Excellent? Or Good Enough?
Is 'Good Enough' good enough? |
Leadership | ||
What Type of Kids Pastor Are You?
Do you know your strengths and weaknesses in ministry? Are you surrounded by people who can fill in where you lack? This is how you build a strong kids ministry. |
Leadership, | ||
When Kidmin Breaks Your Heart
God reached down and touched our hearts thru Jesus. He wants us to do the same for the hurting families and children in our midst. |
Leadership, Caring | ||
When You Say 'Easy', They Hear 'Unimportant'
Are you making it too 'easy' for volunteers? Maybe it's time to challenge them. |
Recruiting, Training Volunteers | ||
Why I Never Liked January
Since when are goals only for January? You can set goals any time of year... like now! |
Goal Setting, Leadership | ||
Why People Aren't Excited about Your Children's Ministry
Do you feel tired and frustrated by the lack of support and excitement for your ministry? Here are strategic questions to ask to help you examine why. |
Vision, Volunteers, Parents | ||
Your Worst Teacher is Better than the Best Video
Videos are fun, but live teachers are better... even the bad ones! |
Teaching | ||
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 | ||
The Strategy of Jesus
Lessons that I learned from the strategic ways of Jesus. These may be quick to read but,like all of the things of Jesus, pack a great punch. |
Leadership | ||
Need Gospel Tools? We've Got Em!
I recently re-invented the classic Wordless Book for a new generation with The Gospel Colors to bring a fresh fun spin to this technique. |
Good News Gospel Tools | ||
Explore Easter in a Whole New Way!
The Great Escape is super fun, super interactive, super relational, but also super intentional in sharing the Good News of Jesus! |
Escape Room Kidmin Event | ||
Finally, an Easy Way to Train Volunteers!
When it comes to training your Volunteers, we’ve got you covered! |
Volunteer Training | ||
There is no I in TEAM - Practical Points for Powerful Teams!
Team Building is important to the success of the ministry God has given you! |
Team Camaraderie | ||
A Human Board Game That Teaches About Prayer?
Imagine your kids on a giant game board, moving forward or backwards – landing on Prayer “Boosts” or “Sliders” learning what can boost our prayer life, or cause us to slide backwards. |
Prayer | ||
What to Do with Those 5th Sundays?
It happens four times a year… those 5thSundays. You can just incorporate them into your normal curriculum, OR… you can make them extra special. |
5th Sunday | ||
Cookin' Up Yummy Lessons!
Could you apply the principles of successful restaurants to your children’s ministry by cookin' up memorable lessons? |
Countdowns | ||
No More BORING Countdowns
Countdowns can be boring. You need Crazy Countdowns! |
Countdowns | ||
Leadership vs. Management
How would like a TWO-WEEK PAID VACATION in addition to the time your church already offers you? (And your boss won’t even know you took it!) Sound good? Keep reading! |
Ministry Management | ||
A Valentine's Lesson Game Your Kids Will LOVE!
Guard Your Heart is a super-fun interactive object lesson game that can be used for Valentine's Day or any teaching situation that features Proverbs 4:23 - "Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.” |
Object Lessons | ||
Today's Kids Need to be Discipled More Than Ever!
Disciple your kids with My Awesome Adventure! |
Discipleship | ||
The Classic Handbook That Can Still Train Your Volunteers TODAY!
Being a “Kidologist” was a mindset of approaching children’s ministry as an “always learner”, being a student of kids, their world, and the best way to minister within the culture of kids. |
Relational Ministry | ||
An Amazing Magical Object Lesson for Kids!
Sometimes God’s Plans are bigger and better than our own plans! |
My Plan vs. God's Plan - With Kids In Mind | ||
Preparing for a NEW YEAR!
Plan Now for 2024! Kidology Leadership Labs can help! |
Planning Ahead - With Kids In Mind | ||
Equip Your Families to Connect Around Meals
Make Meals Matter! |
Family Devotions - With Kids In Mind |