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Big News (For Me Anyway)

I have been at Sheffield Family Life Center in Kansas City, Missouri for the past 10 years. Two of those were as an intern, but the past 8 years I have been involved in full time ministry for youth and children.
November 8th, 2009 will mark my last Sunday at Sheffield. I have taken a position [...]


When Is It Time To Leave Your Ministry Position?

They say the average youth or children’s minister stays in a position about three years. Leaving a ministry position is apparently a common part of our ministry lives. Though I never planned on joining the statistic… my family and I have accepted a position at a church in St. Petersburg, Florida and will be moving [...]


Children’s Ministry Rules I Wish I Could Use

Most of us write up and use pretty basic rules for Children’s Church: Don’t talk, keep your hands to your self, participate, limit bathroom use, blah, blah blah. I’m finding that those just aren’t cutting it these days. There are so many issues that the basic rules just don’t cover. I suggest we add the [...]


Don’t Make Permanent Changes For Temporary Situations

Children’s Church: Should it be Super Fun or Super Serious?

Feeling God’s Love Feels Good

Halloween Alternative Ideas

Children’s Ministry Names – Some Ideas


How do we deal, as children’s ministers, with a lack of pastoral support?


This month we’re talking about dealing with confronting children, parents and volunteers in potentially confrontational situations.


This month we focus on the reasons Children’s Ministers struggle in ministry and ways to avoid burnout. Plus, a very special interview with Fel Bagunu.
Broght to you by DrawYouAPicture.com and High Voltage Kids Resources.


Think of this show like “Policies and Procedures For Dummies”. We cover the reasons we need policy and the basics of beginning to develop your own.


In this, the last of the mini-series on proper discipline in children’s ministry, we look at different kinds of relationships we try to form with our kids.