FREE Children's Ministry Lessons
The first round was fun and several brackets came down to the final hours of voting. This round will end on Sunday night 25 March 2012. >> The Final Round has begun, voting runs through Thursday 29 March. The top pick in each division will move on to the finals. As always, feel free to … Read more
Each March, our website hosts a tournament of children’s ministry bloggers. It starts with a field of 68 and then we let the readers decide who will advances to the next round. >> Round #2 has started. Click here to see who advanced and vote for your favorites now. Browse the field below, visit a … Read more
Our annual tournament of Kids Ministry bloggers started back in 2010. This page is a quick recap of the action mainly to help me keep the divisions balanced in the selection process. 2010 Sweet Sixteen Midwest Division: Lemon Lime Kids, Matt Mckee, Jonathan Cliff, Children’s Ministry Blog South Division: C.M.O. (Kenny Conley), Orange Leaders, apPARENTly blogging, Revival Fire East Division: sam luce, Justyn Smith, GinaMcClain.com, Dad … Read more
Children who grow up as the preacher’s kid face a unique set of challenges & opportunities. Amy Fenton Lee knows this first hand. She is the daughter of a respected Baptist minister. In this podcast, she talks candidly about that experience and how it has shaped her faith today. She also shares some tips for raising kids in … Read more
Divorce is a traumatic life event for an large number of children in our society. This presents both an opportunity and a challenge for the local church. In this podcast, I talk with Wayne Stocks about his new website focused on ministry to children of divorce. Directions: To listen to this audio recording, simply click … Read more
In this fast moving interview, I talk with Brain Haynes about his new Christian parenting book titled The Legacy Path. Among other topics, I asked how these principles can help the non-traditional and broken families our churches need to reach with the Gospel. Update ~ Brian also responded specifically to one of my questions on … Read more
I really hope that I’m not alone when I say that parenting is the hardest thing that I have ever done. I say that in honesty and humility. I am ashamed to say that I have misrepresented a loving God to my children with impatience, fatigue, fear, control, or manipulation at times. This is not … Read more
There are lists of Kidmin books that every personal in children’s ministry should have. They include titles from people like Jim Wideman, Sue Miller, Reggie Joiner, Dale Hudson, Ryan Frank and many more. Chances are that you have some or all of them on your shelves already. The purpose of this post is to give … Read more
There is a brand new resource that you need to order today, if you haven’t already. Children’s ministry pioneer, Jim Wideman, has released Kidmin Leadership. This book is unique because it is filled with leadership lessons for children’s ministers written by children’s ministers, based on what was learned in two years of mentoring with Jim. … Read more
There are many opinions out there when it comes to the issue of ministering to children with special needs. This is not my area of expertise. However, it is an important issue that our children’s ministries must address. Like most things, I agree with the perspectives of some of these blogs more than others, and … Read more