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A Free Winter Calendar for Youth Ministry

A Free Winter Calendar for Youth Ministry

In youth ministry, there's a lot to communicate. The events, programs, and lessons that happen during the winter season mean you'll need to keep parents, volunteers, and your students in the loop. But with all these moving parts, making sure everyone knows what’s...

Teaching
10 Engaging Ways to Help Kids Memorize Scripture

10 Engaging Ways to Help Kids Memorize Scripture

What was the first Bible verse you memorized? If yours was John 11:35, you're not alone. And if it wasn't the first verse you memorized, this two-word verse—"Jesus wept"— is at least among your first bank of verses. Why is that? It's simple. That's it. There are so...

How to Use Grow Kids Curriculum in 2 Different Weekly Programs

How to Use Grow Kids Curriculum in 2 Different Weekly Programs

What's the first step to creating a service for your kids ministry? Most people might start by looking at teaching, activities, or crafts. Some might even sort through their volunteers and see who's available to help. But if your kids ministry holds...

2 Formats for Taking Your Children’s Ministry Online

2 Formats for Taking Your Children’s Ministry Online

When you think of online church, you might think of the events during 2020. During the pandemic, churches around the world needed a way to reach their congregations when they couldn't be with them in person. Churches found ways to connect with their people creatively,...

Volunteers

Discipleship

5 Ways to Help Kids Grow in Their Faith

5 Ways to Help Kids Grow in Their Faith

How much time do you spend thinking about how to help kids grow closer to Jesus? If you're a kids ministry leader, it's probably very often. Part of your role is discipleship, or helping kids develop their relationship with God. And as much as we might want it to,...

The Four Spiritual Habits for Kids

The Four Spiritual Habits for Kids

If you're an adult (or even a "professional" Christian), then the idea of spiritual habits is probably pretty familiar to you. Spiritual disciplines, quiet time, devotions... whatever you call it, you've probably established a few rhythms in your...

5 Apps for Children’s Ministry

5 Apps for Children’s Ministry

Hey, we get it. This title probably came as a bit of a surprise to you. Apps and children's ministry? That doesn't make sense. And ... you'd be right. We're not here to advocate for kids having access to phones at a certain age. That's a choice for...

Leadership
6 Fundraisers for Your Ministry

6 Fundraisers for Your Ministry

Talking about money isn't easy. Asking for money is even harder. But you need funds for all the incredible events, mission experiences, and activities you have planned this year. Sure, it's a little bit scary, but it doesn't have to be! With a...

A Free Fall Calendar for Youth Ministry

A Free Fall Calendar for Youth Ministry

Fall is packed with so many chances to connect with your students and grow your youth ministry, but keeping everyone in the loop can be tough. With school schedules, events, retreats, and everything in between, making sure your volunteers, parents, and students know...

A Free Fall Calendar for Kids Ministry

A Free Fall Calendar for Kids Ministry

In kids ministry, communication is everything. With so many events, programs, and lessons happening throughout the fall, it’s important to keep parents, volunteers, and your kids in the loop. But with all the moving parts, making sure everyone knows what’s happening...

Free Resource! Annual Planning Guide for Children’s Ministry

Free Resource! Annual Planning Guide for Children’s Ministry

In children's ministry, we love when things are planned out and organized. But let's be honest—organizing all our great ideas can be a bit of a challenge. What if we could plan a whole year of ministry in a single day? Well, with our free annual planning resources,...

Families

10 Engaging Ways to Help Kids Memorize Scripture

10 Engaging Ways to Help Kids Memorize Scripture

What was the first Bible verse you memorized? If yours was John 11:35, you're not alone. And if it wasn't the first verse you memorized, this two-word verse—"Jesus wept"— is at least among your first bank of verses. Why is that? It's simple. That's it. There are so...

How to Use Grow Kids Curriculum in 2 Different Weekly Programs

How to Use Grow Kids Curriculum in 2 Different Weekly Programs

What's the first step to creating a service for your kids ministry? Most people might start by looking at teaching, activities, or crafts. Some might even sort through their volunteers and see who's available to help. But if your kids ministry holds...

2 Formats for Taking Your Children’s Ministry Online

2 Formats for Taking Your Children’s Ministry Online

When you think of online church, you might think of the events during 2020. During the pandemic, churches around the world needed a way to reach their congregations when they couldn't be with them in person. Churches found ways to connect with their people creatively,...

Events

A Complete Planning Timeline for Any Ministry Event!

A Complete Planning Timeline for Any Ministry Event!

We all know a well-organized event can be a huge win for any ministry! And as a kids or youth pastor, you've got a lot of events to plan, right? Like ... Family fun nights! All-nighters! Fundraisers! Trunk-or-treat weekends! Game nights! And so much more! But let's...

How to Plan a Children’s Ministry Event from Start to Finish

How to Plan a Children’s Ministry Event from Start to Finish

Planning events can be overwhelming — especially when you already do so much to keep your children's ministry running! But whether you've planned hundreds of events, or this is your very first one, this how-to guide is designed to help your next...

How to Create Effective Church Event Registrations

How to Create Effective Church Event Registrations

So you've got a solid event idea and are ready to put it in the books. How do you start the planning process? How do you get as many people as possible to sign up and attend? We know church event registration and planning comes with a lot of moving...

Environments

5 Board Games for Children’s Ministry

5 Board Games for Children’s Ministry

If you're looking for a way to help your kids and volunteers grow together, a great board game might be what you need. Keeping a few board games around your meeting space is always a good idea. While a board game might not be our first thought when...

4 Game Structures Used in Kids Ministry

4 Game Structures Used in Kids Ministry

If you've spent any amount of time in kids ministry, you've probably played a few incredible games. Games are a central part of kids ministry. They give us a chance to make new connections with kids and help them relate to their peers. Games are more than just a way...

6 Ways to Make Kids Ministry Games More Fun

6 Ways to Make Kids Ministry Games More Fun

One of our favorite ways to describe kids ministry is fun. We love having fun. We love fun activities, fun teaching, and fun people. No matter how old you are, we all gravitate toward fun. Fun isn't only helpful for making friends and new memories,...

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Sneak Peek: The 13 New Series Themes in Grow Kids Volume 8

Sneak Peek: The 13 New Series Themes in Grow Kids Volume 8

Take a look around you. What do you see? What sounds do you hear? How does the space feel to you? Your environment helps inform and store all of the information you take in about a place. It's why a doctor's office feels differently than a concert venue—one feels...

4 Youth Ministry Discipleship Activities from Grow Students Volume 8

4 Youth Ministry Discipleship Activities from Grow Students Volume 8

When it comes to helping teenagers grow in their faith, we believe there are four spiritual habits to target. These habits are the decisions, behaviors, and rhythms that help us grow spiritually over time. If you're like most people, when you hear "spiritual habit,"...

4 Kids’ Discipleship Activities from Grow Kids Volume 8

4 Kids’ Discipleship Activities from Grow Kids Volume 8

When it comes to helping kids grow in their faith, we believe there are four spiritual habits to target. These habits are the decisions, behaviors, and rhythms that help us grow spiritually over time. If you're like most people, when you hear "spiritual habit," you...

20 Ideas for Discipling Teenagers

20 Ideas for Discipling Teenagers

No matter how long you've been serving in youth ministry, one of the first things you hear about is discipleship—what it is, how to make it easier, and how to get teenagers to invest in discipleship on their own. At its core, discipleship is helping people grow and...

5 Ways to Help Kids Grow in Their Faith

5 Ways to Help Kids Grow in Their Faith

How much time do you spend thinking about how to help kids grow closer to Jesus? If you're a kids ministry leader, it's probably very often. Part of your role is discipleship, or helping kids develop their relationship with God. And as much as we might want it to,...

Free Resource! A Complete Children’s Ministry Event

Free Resource! A Complete Children’s Ministry Event

Events are the backbone of ministry. Every year, children's ministries work hard to create great events that do a few things... Get kids and their parents to connect. Introduce new families to their ministry or church. Give kids and families a safe place to have fun....