Pastors

This article focuses on a reliable tool to help children's ministries see their effectiveness.

The human hand performs many miraculous tasks.

Every child deserves to know that he or she matters—to God for sure, and to at least one other person.

This weekend, listen to your ministry.

A recent incident confirmed that a hectic ministry pace can serve as a big, constant distraction in life.

What are we doing? That's the question we challenged ourselves to answer.

Our children's ministry periodically offers a class for parents and kids to attend together called "The Big Step." This 90-minute event features a brief training session for parents, a salvation lesson, discussion time for kids and parents, and even a photo station to create a take-home piece to remember the evening.

I sent a simple survey to parents requesting that they let their sons and daughters complete the sentence "I thank God for …" Here's a sampling of what kids expressed thankfulness for, in their words.

We recently held auditions for vocalists—students who will sing beside our children's ministry worship leaders on weekends.

Many children's ministries answer that question with clear and relevant lessons, accompanied by creative Bible teaching.