Volunteers Zone

We are never more like Christ than when we choose to forgive. Now available: The Kidmin Covenant Reflective Guide!

Do everything as if for the Lord. Now available: The Kidmin Covenant Reflective Guide!

As ministry leaders, we need to treat praise like a relay baton, not a trophy. Now available: The Kidmin Covenant Reflective Guide!  

In a world that glorifies hustle, rest can feel like a luxury—or worse, laziness. Now available: The Kidmin Covenant Reflective Guide!  

God’s view of success is radically different than ours. Now available: The Kidmin Covenant Reflective Guide!  

Capturing attention today sets a foundation for faith tomorrow.

Surprise is a secret weapon in the communicator’s toolbox.

When it comes to teaching and reaching kids, the best path forward might not be found in what you did last year — but in what’s never been done before.

Learning sticks best when kids move, participate, and experience the truth for themselves.

Watch as Karl performs a Story Sticks demo of the Story of the Paralytic Man. 

What will you say when a little child says to you, “I can’t feel God today”?  

Welcome your Kindergartener's into kids church with a special event designed just for them (and their parents)!

 Use this lesson plan when teaching from Matthew 10:40-42 in your children’s Sunday School class. We’ve included complete teaching notes, game ideas, craft projects, and more. It’s everything you need to teach this Bible lesson to kids.

Find out how you can calm the 'whethers' in your kids' lives, even if you can't control the 'weather'.

Following Jesus isn’t always easy, but kids need to know it’s worth the cost. Use this children’s sermon and object lesson to teach Matthew 16:21-28 to children.

Ten easy steps to help you get started on your goal to partner with families in your church.

 Use these ideas when teaching about friendship. 

Use these awesome tips to make your teaching more interactive!

Here are 10 Bible passages for every kidmin to know. They will provide a Scriptural foundation for their ministry.

What do volunteers really need from their leaders to give them support and help them feel appreciated? Hear what these volunteers said. 

Fall is right around the corner, and we have to be ready! Prepare now by keeping the following tips in mind.

Do you have trouble engaging with kids? Try these 100 questions to get you started. 

Make your staff/volunteer meetings more productive and focused.

Need a good reason to love Children's Ministry? How about 110 reasons?

Let’s commit to intentionally praying for our kids this school year. 

One of the most important skills a leader needs to learn is to listen. Here are 21 crucial questions we need to learn to ask. 

Two people are better than one. They get more done by working together. Ecclesiastes 4:9

In charge of ministry? You don't have to do it all!

How do you get more volunteers into your children's ministry?

Paper Crafts for Teaching Thankfulness to Kids  

What small things can you do to make 2019 even better for your ministry?

How do you minister to the kids in your care? It shouldn't be just in the classroom. 

Find some great tips for how to make a Bible even more special to the child receiving it.

Kid’s can be the church of today, if we let them… and help them.

Be sure your kids experience these 4 basic truths evey Sunday. 

You can get inspiration from anywhere! I hear people say that they are not creative. And I just want to scream at them, “Yes, you are! You just don’t know it yet!”

Use these 5 fun sheep crafts for teaching multiple Bible stories!

Spiritual lessons from riding a bike? Of course!

There are a lot of things you will learn once you begin your job as a KidMin. Here are a few that were learned the hard way. If only someone had told me first...

Now, thanks to the power of dollar stores you can find glow sticks, bracelets, necklaces and the like really cheap. Use them in these 5 creative ways to add fun.. and GLOW to your Kids Ministry!

Service going over time? Short on content for your morning kids program. Do not stress, here are 5 ways you can use play dough to add fun and humor to your program.

Discover ways to stay sane during the holidays and throughout the year. 

Make Sunday mornings easier with these 5 tips.

5 things to teach your children that never grow old or stale. 

Make your volunteer meetings relevant and succinct. They will appreciate you for it.

Try these 5 tips to help you line up volunteers for your Sunday programming this summer.

Learn easy ways to help your younger students get the most out of your lessons. 

Kids are not the church of the future. They can be the church of today!

Use this list as a springboard for your own endeavors in recruiting volunteers.

Your volunteers work hard and deserve some appreciation! Here are 5 ways to show appreciation to your volunteers for a year of hard work.