How To | Leadership | Volunteers
How to Appreciate KidMin Volunteers
If you’re a leader in ministry, you know how important volunteers are. They are the ones who help Sundays run smoothly, develop personal relationships with kids, and show up week… Read More
Elementary | How To | Orange Strategy | Parents | Preschool | Preteen
4 Ways to Help with Engaging Parents Everywhere
As kids ministry leaders, we’re here because we care about the faith and future of the next generation. To properly invest in our kids, we know we must engage all… Read More
How To | Leadership | Volunteers
Setting Up Kids Ministry Volunteers to Win
If your story is anything like mine, maybe you found your way into kids ministry because you enjoyed working with children. From a young age, I knew I wanted to be a teacher and ended up working in elementary classrooms for almost… Read More
How To | Orange Strategy | Special Needs
Curriculum Adaptations to Support Kids With Special Needs
For many families, church is a safe space of encouragement, support, and connection. Not only do adults get opportunities to learn about God and connect with others, but children do, too. Like you, we don’t take kids’ ministry lightly around here. We… Read More
How To | Leadership | Volunteers
How to Honor Your Volunteers
If you’re a leader in ministry, you know how important volunteers are. They are the ones who help Sundays run smoothly, develop personal relationships with kids, and show up week after week to influence the next generation. For a role as important… Read More
Rewrite Your Ministry Job Description as a Children’s Pastor
Help volunteers and leaders in your church understand what you do as a children's pastor by redefining your ministry job description. Read More
Elementary | How To | Strategy
Creating Excellent Experiences for Kids and Preteens
Anyone in kids’ ministry knows that there are dozens of needs and moving parts that make Sundays happen. With the roles of volunteers, needs of kids and parents, various personalities, fluctuating safety procedures, and more . . . it can be challenging… Read More
How and Why Orange Works in a Small Church
And I’ve noticed people in small churches can carry an inferiority complex about what they’re able to offer. They try (and fail) to emulate big churches without the big budget, big facility, big staff, professional musicians and actors, and hologram capabilities to… Read More
Changing from Sunday School to Church Small Group
In experiencing both models extensively, I definitely have strong opinions about which method I’d choose to utilize. I know this can be a divisive topic. I also recognize neither one is perfect and there are great benefits to both. From my experience,… Read More
Building A Social Media Strategy for Children’s Ministry
In this digital age, there’s no denying space must be made for learning to effectively engage those in your sphere of influence in new ways. Nearly every school, corporation, non-profit, and restaurant has determined their strategy for meeting people where they are… Read More
