Blog Post

Summer camp is amazing. It’s one of my favorite weeks of the year, in fact. There’s just something about camp. Over and over again, I’ve witnessed the power camp has and the opportunities it provides to both change a child’s eternity and grow a child’s faith. Maybe it’s the extra time building relationships with leaders [...]

By Ruth Carter Whaaat? They’re going to college this year? Seems like just yesterday she was trying out for the middle school volleyball team and just yesterday, when the friends came over, they were building forts in the woods and snacking on fish crackers. Just yesterday he was asking for a LEGO Star Wars Ultimate [...]

Have you ever stepped back and thought about why you do children’s ministry? Why is it programmed the way that it’s programmed? Why are you using the curriculum that you’re using? Why is your ministry focus where it is focused? Really, what is your purpose for children’s ministry – the driving force behind what you [...]

The Bible teaches us that the birth of Jesus was important and miraculous. I have five children and I’ve never had an angel tell me what to name a child, I’ve never had a chorus of angels break out in song upon the birth of a child, and I’ve never had distinguished people show up [...]

What am I most thankful for in kidmin?

Volunteers are necessary for ministry, and a successful ministry has a successful volunteer plan in place. Part of that plan includes appreciating your volunteers.

Are you teaching children that the Bible is true? Unfortunately, the way we teach in ministry can sometimes say the opposite about God’s Word—that it’s not true and not to be trusted. The way we teach can make the Bible seem like made-up stories and fables instead of the one true, God-breathed account of our world.

Fun is important in kidmin, but is the fun (the method) happening at the expense of the messaging?