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5 Things to Include in Your Ministry’s Volunteer Handbook

5 Things to Include in Your Ministry’s Volunteer Handbook

Imagine this ... You've got a brand new volunteer ready to step into your ministry. Congratulations! All the time you've spent networking and connecting with people has paid off. But now what? What do you tell them? Where do you start training them? What's the most...

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 multiple services...

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

4 Fresh New Kids’ Discipleship Activities from Grow Kids Volume 7

4 Fresh New Kids’ Discipleship Activities from Grow Kids Volume 7

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...

6 Things To Do When Your Youth Ministry Attendance Declines

6 Things To Do When Your Youth Ministry Attendance Declines

Okay, youth pastors. Picture this. It’s 15 minutes before your weekly program begins, and you’ve got everything planned. Your message is going to be awesome. You’ve got your best worship playlist cued up. You just stocked up on a fresh batch of Doritos. Plus, you’re...

Leadership
How to Do an Annual Planning Meeting for Your Kids Ministry

How to Do an Annual Planning Meeting for Your Kids Ministry

In kids ministry, we all know what it’s like to leave our planning to the last possible second. Maybe you started planning that big event of yours a few weeks too late and now you’re scrambling to get it all done. Or maybe you’re halfway through the school year when...

4 Things Every Ministry Leader Should Plan Each Week

4 Things Every Ministry Leader Should Plan Each Week

Every week in ministry, we face the same challenge — it's the challenge of simultaneously balancing ... The regular responsibilities of our jobs. The unexpected problems that always seem to pop up at the worst possible times. Our relationships of the people we lead,...

A Complete Children’s Ministry Strategy from Grow Curriculum

A Complete Children’s Ministry Strategy from Grow Curriculum

Have you ever been told you need a "strategy" for your children's ministry? You do need a strategy, but sometimes, when people talk about their ministry "strategy," they're not talking about strategy at all. Instead, they're talking about... A goal they want to reach....

Top 5 Children’s Ministry Conferences to Attend This Year

Top 5 Children’s Ministry Conferences to Attend This Year

Do you ever need a moment to recharge your passion for ministry? There are these moments in ministry when we feel like we could use some inspiration and connection with people who really get us. You can talk with your lead pastor about some things, and you can talk...

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 multiple services...

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 event go a lot more...

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 pieces, and we're...

Environments

Elevate Church Events: 5 Fun Outdoor Games for Children’s Ministry

Elevate Church Events: 5 Fun Outdoor Games for Children’s Ministry

If you're like most children's ministry leaders, you're always looking for new ways to keep your kids entertained. That's a pretty important part of your role. Not only are you responsible for helping kids grow their relationship with Jesus, but you have to do it in a...

Sneak Peek: The 13 New Series Themes in Grow Kids Volume 7

Sneak Peek: The 13 New Series Themes in Grow Kids Volume 7

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...

6 Ways to Make a Stage Backdrop

6 Ways to Make a Stage Backdrop

Whether your ministry meets in a single classroom, a large theater with a stage, or that DIY video studio you made to help you through the pandemic, we all want our spaces to look good, right? If your space looks thrown together or run down, it can distract the kids...

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6 Things To Do When Your Youth Ministry Attendance Declines

6 Things To Do When Your Youth Ministry Attendance Declines

Okay, youth pastors. Picture this. It’s 15 minutes before your weekly program begins, and you’ve got everything planned. Your message is going to be awesome. You’ve got your best worship playlist cued up. You just stocked up on a fresh batch of Doritos. Plus, you’re...

How to Nail Event Marketing: Your Comprehensive Guide to Success

How to Nail Event Marketing: Your Comprehensive Guide to Success

Marketing a church event and getting the word out is critical for getting a great turnout. We all know the basics of marketing an event—share the event's date, time, and location with families and volunteers. But is that all there is to marketing? You might notice...

How to Use Grow Students Curriculum in 2 Different Weekly Programs

How to Use Grow Students Curriculum in 2 Different Weekly Programs

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

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 multiple services...

How to Do an Annual Planning Meeting for Your Youth Ministry

How to Do an Annual Planning Meeting for Your Youth Ministry

In youth ministry, we all know what it’s like to leave our planning to the last possible second. Maybe you started planning that big event of yours a few weeks too late and now you’re scrambling to get it all done. Or maybe you’re halfway through the school year when...

How to Do an Annual Planning Meeting for Your Kids Ministry

How to Do an Annual Planning Meeting for Your Kids Ministry

In kids ministry, we all know what it’s like to leave our planning to the last possible second. Maybe you started planning that big event of yours a few weeks too late and now you’re scrambling to get it all done. Or maybe you’re halfway through the school year when...