Think Tank

Surviving Ministry in a Shrinking Church

July 9th by Tony Kummer

It’s been a few months since our last Think Tank discussion. These are occasional forum-type posts where I ask several Children’s Ministry leaders to respond to a difficult question. The responses are always helpful and bring insight from several different directions. For this session of the Think Tank, I posed a question that affects my [...]

Children's Ministry Encouragement & Vision

Does God Call People to Children’s Ministry?

February 22nd by Tony Kummer

Do you ever have questions when someone talks about “the call” to children’s ministry? Maybe God is dealing with you about your ministry position. If so, then keep reading. This month’s Children’s Ministry Think Tank is all about God’s to minister to children. Here is the question as I posed it to our think tank [...]

Think Tank

Santa Claus and Children’s Ministry: How Do You Respond?

December 14th by Tony Kummer

It happens almost every year. One kid comes to children’s church with a personal mission to prove Santa is not real. Besides the disruption, it creates a situation where one child is calling someone’s mom a liar. That’s why I’m calling to order a special Christmas edition of our Think Tank. How do you handle [...]

Christmas Ideas

The Age of Accountability: Rethinking Children and Salvation

November 6th by Tony Kummer

Welcome to another session of the Children’s Ministry Think Tank. This is a monthly feature where we discuss controversial or difficult topics related to children’s ministry. Our responses are just a starting point, we encourage you to share your views in the comment section below. What About the Age of Accountability? What do you teach [...]

Children & Salvation

How Do You Teach Children To Pray?

October 4th by Tony Kummer

Welcome to session #6 of the Children’s Ministry Think Tank. This time I’ve asked our contributors to share their experience of teaching kids to pray. If you would like to participate, just read over the responses and leave your thoughts in the comment section. Here is the question: How Should We Teach Kids To Pray? [...]

Think Tank

Teaching Children About Sin Versus Protecting Their Self Esteem

September 18th by Tony Kummer

Thanks for joining us for another session of the Children’s Ministry Think Tank. The purpose of these posts is to address some of the sticky issues that come up in real world kids ministry. Please join the conversation by leaving a comment at the end of the post. Question: Thinking about Sin and Self Esteem [...]

Children & Salvation

Evangelizing Children Without Manipulation

August 11th by Tony Kummer

Welcome to another session of the Children’s Ministry Think Tank. The aim is to get different perspectives and help everyone to learn (including me). Please read through the responses and share your own ideas below. Evangelizing Children Without Manipulation How should children’s ministry offer an urgent Gospel invitation without emotionally manipulating children? When does child [...]

Children & Salvation

Baby Dedication: What Does Your Church Do?

June 6th by Tony Kummer

Welcome to the latest session of the Children’s Ministry Think Tank. Grab some coffee, print off this post and put your thinking cap on. The aim is to get different perspectives and help everyone to learn (including me). Please read through the responses and share your own ideas in the comments. Think Tank #3 Questions [...]

Christian Parenting

What Is Your Church’s Policy About Baptizing Children?

May 12th by Tony Kummer

This post continues a new feature called Children’s Ministry Think Tank. The aim is to get different perspectives and help everyone to learn (including me). Please read through the responses and share your own ideas below. Think Tank #2 Questions About Baptism & Kids What is your church’s policy about baptizing kids? Is there any [...]

Children & Salvation

How Do You Teach Kids To Be Saved?

April 24th by Tony Kummer

This post launches a new feature called Children’s Ministry Think Tank. I have asked several friends in children’s ministry to join the project. About twice each month, I will email them tough questions and post their answers here on the website. My aim is to get different perspectives and help everyone to learn (including me). [...]

Children & Salvation