Children’s Ministry Resources and Training

Articles about ministry situations or themes.

10 Teaching Tips for Preteen Leaders

How To Earn Trust with Parents

Harnessing the High Energy Level of Preteens

How to Make Sunday School More Fun

7 Ways Small Churches Can Reach Preteens

Preteen Ministry for Small Churches – Why Bother?

Learning Stations for Children’s Ministry

The Secret of Effective Preteen Ministry

How To Encourage Sunday School Attendance

10 Tips for Reaching the Hard to Reach Child

How To Win Your Pastor's Support for the Kids Ministry

Children's Pastor Job Description

How to Organize a Sunday School Closet

4 Ways to Reach Bullies in Your Church

Why Do Children Bully?

What Can Tree Roots Teach about Ministry?

Reverse Evangelism: Reaching Families by Serving First

Funny Kids Story "Which Service?"

How to Reach the Hyperactive Child

10 Classroom Management Tricks That Work

How to Decorate a Sunday School Classroom

How to Start Right as the New Children's Minister

How to Teach Sunday School

How will you make today matter? Looking Up for God’s Help Daily

How to Evaluate a Sunday School Curriculum

How to Comfort a Bereaved Child

How to Make Sure Parents Ignore Your Messages

How to Keep Children Coming to Kids Church

Five Finger Prayer for Children

How to Get Your Message to Parents Every Time

How To Win Over the Stubborn People at Your Church

What to Do about Disruptive Kids

10 Ways to Manage Behavior Problems in Sunday School

Do You Make These Mistakes With Your Volunteers?

Unchurched Kids: 4 Things You Should Teach First

Potlucks: The Meeting Idea Volunteers Will Love

Helping Ministry Volunteers Connect

Special Needs Ministry Checklist

10 Ways To Overcome Ministry Discouragement

How to Be an Awesome Sunday School Teacher

The Power of Prayer (Connecting With Kids)

Volunteer Recruitment: Why "Easy" Is the Wrong Motivation

How To Manage Behavior in Children's Church: Preventative Strategies

Divorce and Children: How Can Your Ministry Help?

6 Quick Classroom Tips for Engaging Preschoolers

Helping Volunteers Become True Ministry Partners

Hey kid! What's your name again?

20 Non-Negotiable Principles for Evangelizing Kids

Getting Focused & Fighting Stress When Your Ministry Feels Frantic

13 Minute Seminar on Special Needs Children's Ministry

You Can Help Preteens Fight the Bully Battle

How To Teach Multi-Age Sunday School

We Do Provide Childcare!

How to Read to Kids

Lessons on Leadership from an Upset Parent

Bullying (Part III): 10 Ways Your Ministry Can Help

5 Tips for Teaching Kids Using the Real Bible

Bullying (Part II): Practical Intervention

Bullying (Part I): Establishing Awareness

Thinking Big When Your Ministry Feels Small

When Should Kids Be Baptized?

Have Kids Send a Prayer Postcard to the President

Seven Habits of Highly Insecure Children’s Pastors

Sample Head Lice Policy for Church, Daycare, or School

The Story of the Scrappy Little Guy

Benefits of Hindsight in Children's Ministry Leadership

"My Children Walking in Truth" Song by Johnny Cash

Learn this One Skill and You'll Become a Better Ministry Leader

Visiting a Church with your Special Needs Child: Try this 4 Step Plan

7 Free Online Tools to Deepen Your Biblical Understanding

"The Calling" Print this Encouraging Poem about Kids Ministry

10 Can't Fail Predictions for the New Year

8 Ways to Rediscover Your Passion for Ministry

5 Relational Tools to Make You a Better Teacher

Podcast #11: Autism and Your Children's Ministry

5 Reasons Why Hiring a Kids Pastor is Harder than You Think

Prayer Coloring Pages for Kids

Are You a Missional Children's Minister?

Watch this Short Video, and You Can Become a Better Storyteller

Warning: Your Life Speaks Louder Your Words

Do You Celebrate the Holy Interruptions in Your Ministry?

Who Else Needs Encouragement after a Bad Day?

Ministry Frustrations: Is it worth leaving the church?

Discipline Tips for Your Kids Ministry

7 Questions to Ask Before Teaching the Bible to Kids

5 Reasons Ministry Volunteers Quit

Do Kids Ministry Pros Need Training Too?

How to Pick the Best Curriculum

What Volunteers Really Learn When You Don't Train Them

Does Scripture Memory Still Matter for Kids?

Children's Church: Do These 5 Things First

What Can the Church Do Better than Families?

What about Halloween?

3 Ways to Fill Volunteer Gaps in Kids Ministry

Preschool Ministry: More Than Babysitting

Podcast #1: Your Church & Children With Special Needs

Larry Shallenberger: The Kids Ministry Exit Interview

7 Funny Church Jokes: Christian Humor That's Safe For Church

16 Tactics for Getting More Kids in Sunday School