Printable January Verse Cards

Today I’m excited to share something new on the blog that I’ll be doing each month…Printable Verse Cards! These cards will be free (of course), loosely themed on that month and encourage your children or kidmin kiddos to memorize scripture. (You […]

 

5 Ways To Love Your Leaders This Year

One of the most challenging aspects of children’s ministry is recruiting leadership, while the second most challenging aspect is retaining those leaders. You want your volunteer leadership to feel loved, appreciated and respected. In addition, most children’s pastors want their […]

 

Who is Jesus: Teacher

Happy New Year! No, you’re not having deja vu, I’ve shared this post before, but I had quite a bit of spam comments and decided to repost hoping I would not have the same issues! This lesson goes with the […]

 

Simple Cinnamon Ornaments

I mentioned in my last post that for our Christmas in Africa series we made cinnamon ornaments. We wanted a simple craft that could be a keepsake from this Christmas. Last year, if you remember, we made Advent Banners, that were […]

 

Printable Advent Calendars

Well, it’s that time again! I felt like we just went trick-or-treating and now all my Christmas decorations are up. And if you’re like me, that means you’re not just planning advent for your family, but for your kidmin as […]

 

Jesus Chose Special Helpers

Recently we’ve changed our Kid’s Church on Sunday mornings and separated kindergarten from the rest of the grades. We realized they were feeling “lost” during the large group lesson for a couple of reasons. First, they can’t read, which makes […]

 

A Broken World

I’m reminded today for what feels like the millionth time this year of the brokenness in our world. I don’t understand it, though I know we’ve been broken from the very beginning. My heart is so incredibly hurt by what […]

 

Back to School Gift & Verse Card

We’re officially back to school! Okay, so my kiddos aren’t, preschool doesn’t start for another week (keep the survival prayers coming), but the public schools in our area are all back in session. Do your happy dance parents! This past […]