Children's Ministry Monthly

James interviews his wife Jennifer about her recent involvement in the office-side of the children’s ministry he directs at their new ministry position.

What do you do when someone you depended on quits Children’s Ministry? Maybe it’s a top level coordinator or just someone who said they would do music for VBS. The job they were going to do doesn’t matter… the fact that you’re not stuck with it, or unable to do the program because of it, [...]

You often see articles on how to avoid burnout in ministry… but what about when it sneaks up on you? How can you get out of the hole of despair your in? Below I’ve listed some things that help me when the well doing makes me weary.
5. Time Away – but not necessarily
Taking time off [...]

5. Remember their name.
For me, this is a huge problem. I’m terrible with names across the board. I carry my drivers license so I can prove who I am… to myself. Nametags are great… but learning the names of your kids (other than the ‘bad’ ones) is huge. Remembering them after their out of children’s [...]

When did children’s ministry become all about Leadership? Though I think that message appeals to the white-color, Starbucks-sipping, Mac toting children’s pastors (an observation, not a judgment)… I think the latest trend in children’s ministry is all but lost on a majority of the folks actually doing the ministry.
Most children’s ministers are unpaid untrained volunteers [...]

Yesterday’s post dealt with screwing up your legacy. I spoke of a message God had given on the way to the car. This post continues that event.
I sat in my car going through all of the things I needed to stop complaining about. There was a huge list. The truth is our church is a [...]

Over the years I have noticed something. It seems to me that children’s ministers can be some of the most heavily burdened people in ministry. Why is that I wonder? I have some theories.
It’s one of the most important ministries in the church.
Statistics show that if a child hasn’t made a decision for Christ by [...]