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VIDEOS
Impossible with Simon Parry
Impossible with Simon Parry

Unfortunately, there will come a time when you will have to deal with children, families, and grief. Here is one God-inspired project that you can use when helping families deal with a loss.

Reporting Response with Melodie Bissell
Reporting Response with Melodie Bissell

Churches are not immune to abuse of children. Ministry leaders have a spiritual, moral, and legal responsibility to do whatever is necessary to prevent abuse of any kind. Here is the last video in the series of videos on the plan to protect.

Keeping It Fresh in Children's Ministry with Esther Moreno
Keeping It Fresh in Children's Ministry with Esther Moreno

Is your ministry one where the classrooms are plain and the kids are counting down the minutes until they can leave?  It does not have to be that way. Here are three reasons to keep your ministry fresh and exciting.

Sibling Conflict with Dr. Scott Turansky
Sibling Conflict with Dr. Scott Turansky

The things we teach kids now should be equipping them for the future. Here are some great suggestions on how to deal with sibling conflict.

Outreach After an Event with Amy Goble
Outreach After an Event with Amy Goble

Churches want their outreach events to be successful. If there is to be continued success relationship need to be made with any new faces. Here is one fun way to start building those relationships with kids.

Training & the Value of It with Kris Smoll
Training & the Value of It with Kris Smoll

Our goal as KidMin directors is to take the lead in our ministries. Here are some great reasons why volunteer training is so important.

Pumpkin Ring Toss with Brittany Nelson
Pumpkin Ring Toss with Brittany Nelson

Church fall festivals are very near. Here is a quick and easy game for your fall festival.

Questions About Preteen Ministry with Sean Sweet
Questions About Preteen Ministry with Sean Sweet

Preteens can be a frightening ministry. Here is one simple solution to questions about what to do with your preteen ministry.

Empowering the Next Generation with Dr. Clint May
Empowering the Next Generation with Dr. Clint May

Discipling the kids in your ministry is very important. Here is a personal example of discipling the next generation.

Prayer with Kris Smoll
Prayer with Kris Smoll

We are training kids to be an incredible difference in the world. Here are some reasons we need to teach kids how and why we pray.

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All Articles
Responding by Integrating Our Growing Knowledge of Trauma
Responding by Integrating Our Growing Knowledge of Trauma

It is vital that we in KidMin become trauma informed in our ministries. We need to recognize the importance of changing our perception of a challenging child from “what is wrong with you” to “what has happened to you”.

Teamwork Requires Intentionality
Teamwork Requires Intentionality

God has placed everyone on your team for a reason. Your greatest tool, your secret weapon, the thing that sets your team apart is a heavenly father who created you and believes in you.

10 Interactive Storytelling Ideas for Preschool Kids
10 Interactive Storytelling Ideas for Preschool Kids

It is no secret that preschoolers have very little attention spans and lots of energy. Here are 10 interactive storytelling ideas that preschoolers will love.

Helping Single Parents Disciple their Children by Replicating Jesus
Helping Single Parents Disciple their Children by Replicating Jesus

Jesus taught what people should do. Love the Lord your God. He also taught what people should not do. Everything you need to know about how to raise your kids in a single parent home is in God's word. Not only that, it is modeled for us by Christ as He led His disciples and others. 

Antidote for Anxiety
Antidote for Anxiety

Some challenges seem overwhelming and can lead to anxiety.  Anxiety is prevalent in our culture at large, and we in the church are not immune. The ultimate question, wrote Patrick Henry about the seventh word from the cross, “is not ‘What happens when I die?’ but ‘In whom can I trust to the end?’”


10 Interactive Storytelling Ideas for Elementary Kids
10 Interactive Storytelling Ideas for Elementary Kids

If you want to make your KidMin lessons more interactive (and you should), the best place to start is with the Biblical storytelling. I created the following interactive storytelling methods (and many more) for the GO! curriculum, but you can incorporate them into any curriculum.

When Mom and Dad Make Mistakes
When Mom and Dad Make Mistakes

As an adult, and probably more so as a parent, I realize more than ever that parents make mistakes. Small ones, big ones, crucial ones, and insignificant ones. Children are left not knowing how to deal with that. How do they process what just happened to them? How do they deal with the wealth of emotions that they might be feeling?

He, She, They, and Theybies
He, She, They, and Theybies

There has been a lot of discussion of late on the Internet, in blogs, in articles, TV shows, etc. about gender and children. “Gender-open” parenting is a way for parents to leave the door open for children to be accepted no matter what gender they are.  Is your children’s ministry prepared to handle the he, she, they, and theybies?

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