From the category archives:

Children's Ministry Encouragement & Vision

Do You Get Discouraged In Children’s Ministry?

08 September | by Tony Kummer

I want to make a confession, sometimes I feel discouraged about our children’s ministry. From an outsiders perspective it is anything but glamorous and sometimes it just feels like a Christian job. There are constant discouragements and I’ve wondered how people serve in children’s ministry decades after decade.

Read the full article →

Poem: The Calling

02 September | by Tony Kummer

Note: Thanks for a very encouraging reader who emailed me this peom about children’s ministry. I wanted to pass it one for everyone to enjoy. It’s written by Roger Fields, see link to the whole peom below.
I am a missionary. I minister to the largest mission field in the world. I minister to children.
My calling is [...]

Read the full article →

6 Reasons Why You Should Serve In Children’s Ministry

31 July | by Tony Kummer

In most churches, finding volunteers for children’s ministry is a constant struggle. Most children’s ministers spend hours recruiting for Sunday school, church nursery, vacation Bible school, and other ministry programs.
This shouldn’t be the case. If people really understood the spiritual blessings of serving God’s kids, we would have to start a volunteer waiting list. Children’s [...]

Read the full article →

Advice For A New Children’s Minister

29 July | by Tony Kummer

This week, my friend Terry is starting his new ministry placement as a full time children’s pastor. I’m excited to see the work God will do, both in that church and in Terry’s life. Here are some practical tips I would offer to any new children’s minister.

Read the full article →

Summertime Attendance Lows: How to avoid discouragement

28 July | by Tony Kummer

If your church is like mine, the dog days of Summer can be the dog days of attendance too – especially for young families who use the Summer break to go on vacation.
5 Ways To Avoid Poor Attendance Blues
This is an aspect of ministry that I still struggle with. It almost always affects my mood [...]

Read the full article →

Why Does Children’s Ministry Matter?

13 May | by Tony Kummer

We all know that kids matter to God, but what else can we say about the importance of children’s ministry. Here is my attempt to spell it out in detail.
68 Reasons Why Children’s Ministry Matters:

14 Ways Children’s Ministry Helps Kids

8 Ways Children’s Ministry Helps Families

24 Ways Children’s Ministry Helps The Church

8 Ways Children’s Ministry Helps [...]

Read the full article →

Effective Sunday School Teaching Starts With Love

08 October | by Tony Kummer

Johnny walks into your Sunday school class 25 minutes late. He’s a challenging kid, but you pride yourself on keeping an ordered classroom. You’ve planned your lesson very carefully. You’ve even prayed for you class this week.
You smile at Johnny, but inside your saying, “Why didn’t they just wait until church.” It’s too late to [...]

Read the full article →

4 Ways I Keep Close To Christ When I’m Busy

24 September | by Tony Kummer

Crunch time – Fall is the most intensive stretch of ministry at my church. Upward Soccer is a big winner, almost too big. This keeps me busy two nights a week plus Saturdays. Last week we launched our Wednesday night program, KidZone Recess. This usually trends up the first several weeks as kids get back [...]

Read the full article →

God Is In The Church Nursery

03 June | by Tony Kummer

Use this article to encourage your church nursery workers. Try sending it along with their schedule and reminded everyone that babies matter to God. The church nursery can be so much more than childcare. But it begins with an awareness of the presence of God with the little children. {download here}
God Is In The Church [...]

Read the full article →

Next Entries →

The Baptist Top 1000