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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...

Teaching
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...

6 Things To Do When Your Children’s Ministry Attendance Declines

6 Things To Do When Your Children’s Ministry Attendance Declines

Okay, children's ministry friends. Picture this. It’s 15 minutes before your weekly program begins and you’ve got everything planned. The lesson is going to be so good. Your room is packed with amazing props and visuals. You just stocked up on a fresh batch of...

Volunteers

Discipleship

6 Things To Do When Your Children’s Ministry Attendance Declines

6 Things To Do When Your Children’s Ministry Attendance Declines

Okay, children's ministry friends. Picture this. It’s 15 minutes before your weekly program begins and you’ve got everything planned. The lesson is going to be so good. Your room is packed with amazing props and visuals. You just stocked up on a fresh batch of...

Leadership
A Free Weekly Planner for Church Leaders!

A Free Weekly Planner for Church Leaders!

In ministry, it can sometimes feel like the only "routine" we have each week is planning to be surprised. We sit down to plan our teaching calendar when — surprise! A volunteer stops by the office for a chat. Or maybe you're getting ready to send your monthly parent...

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...

6 Things To Do When Your Children’s Ministry Attendance Declines

6 Things To Do When Your Children’s Ministry Attendance Declines

Okay, children's ministry friends. Picture this. It’s 15 minutes before your weekly program begins and you’ve got everything planned. The lesson is going to be so good. Your room is packed with amazing props and visuals. You just stocked up on a fresh batch of...

Families

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...

6 Things To Do When Your Children’s Ministry Attendance Declines

6 Things To Do When Your Children’s Ministry Attendance Declines

Okay, children's ministry friends. Picture this. It’s 15 minutes before your weekly program begins and you’ve got everything planned. The lesson is going to be so good. Your room is packed with amazing props and visuals. You just stocked up on a fresh batch of...

Events

5 Questions to Ask After Every Ministry Event

5 Questions to Ask After Every Ministry Event

Congratulations! You've just pulled off another successful event! You've taken out the trash, locked up the building, and now you're starting to wonder...what would I do next time? Taking the time to debrief your events is a key part of ministry. Without proper...

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...

Church Event Ideas

Church Event Ideas

Church is not only a great avenue to connect more with God, but it is also a place where individuals and families are looking for social gathering and community events. Coming up with new church event ideas can become difficult every year! Whether you are looking for...

Environments

15 No-Prep Indoor Games for Your Church’s Children’s Ministry

15 No-Prep Indoor Games for Your Church’s Children’s Ministry

If you’re like most kids ministry people, you probably have a love/hate relationship with games. They’re a necessary ingredient to an engaging kids service, but between the supplies, the prep, and the instructions, they can take so much effort. We get it. So here are...

An Annual Strategy for Your Children’s Ministry Events

An Annual Strategy for Your Children’s Ministry Events

Events are a pretty big deal for most children's ministries. They’re a way to have fun, connect with kids and families, get new people in the door, and create some excitement. Events matter, but we’ve got to keep things in perspective. That’s why we’re fans of keeping...

An Annual Strategy for Creating Engaging Children’s Ministry Environments

An Annual Strategy for Creating Engaging Children’s Ministry Environments

We all want to teach kids about Jesus more effectively, but let’s be honest — it’s not always easy. It’s challenging enough to teach adults, but to teach kids whose brains are in different stages of development than our own is a challenge most of us were never really...

Popular Posts

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...

15 No-Prep Indoor Games for Your Church’s Children’s Ministry

15 No-Prep Indoor Games for Your Church’s Children’s Ministry

If you’re like most kids ministry people, you probably have a love/hate relationship with games. They’re a necessary ingredient to an engaging kids service, but between the supplies, the prep, and the instructions, they can take so much effort. We get it. So here are...

15 No-Prep Indoor Games for Your Church’s Youth Ministry

15 No-Prep Indoor Games for Your Church’s Youth Ministry

If you’re like most youth ministry people, you probably have a love/hate relationship with games. They’re a necessary ingredient to an engaging youth service, but between the supplies, the prep, and the instructions, they can take so much effort. So, you end up...

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,...

3 Formats for Taking Your Youth Ministry Online

3 Formats for Taking Your Youth 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,...

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,...