Children's Ministry Monthly

What’s the main difference between regular cereal and generic. The packaging. I know kids say they can tell the difference… just like we adults swear we can taste the difference between tap water and bottled water… but in reality it’s the way the cereal is packaged that makes it more exciting.
I believe packaging is important [...]

We recently had a week of prayer here at Suncoast and were encouraged to create an experience for each of the folks who would be praying. This is the display I came up with and I wanted to share it with you.
The idea was to create an interactive object lesson. I wanted the folks praying [...]

1. I’m big on being prepared.
Everything should be finished and ready to go before Sunday morning. 90% of frustration alleviation is preparation!
2. I’m big on timeliness.
Each volunteer depends on the others to be at their post on time to serve their role. Parents and Sunday School Teachers depend on us to open the doors promptly. [...]

I’m interested in what you do (or don’t do) for Halloween. So let’s flip the script here today and you tell me something.
What are you doing this year for your kids & community for Halloween?
Leave your responses in the comments.

What’s in a name? For some people, quite a bit, especially when it comes to their children’s ministry. Some consider the selection of the name to be on the same level as their mission statement. Some go for something that sounds super fun. Still others keep it simple and pattern their name after the Big [...]

If you were leaving your position in three months… and wanted to leave the ministry you’d been building in the best condition possible… what would you do in the next 30 days?
I have recently put this challenge to myself and realized I had a vision or two that I had been holding off on for [...]

Creativity is a funny thing. People think that it’s something you’re born with… and if you’re not… your out of luck. Though I agree some folks have creativity overload, I do not agree that if you’re not naturally creative that you cannot be a creative person with great original ideas. Here are some of my [...]