How you decide which age groups attend children’s church depends greatly on your individual church dynamic. Here are a few items: At what age/grade does your children’s ministry end – i.e. 4th, 5th or 6th grade How your children’s ministry is divided in other ministries – for consistency Whether or not you have Sunday School … [Read more…]
Whether or not to have children in the worship service with their parents and other adults is a “hot” topic of discussion today. The question being addressed today is: Whether or not to change our current format of keeping the kids in the main service during worship, then dismissing to classes, OR have them go … [Read more…]
In the Small Church Kidmin Facebook Group I posed the question, “What is the one big question, or challenge, that you are currently facing in your ministry?” This is the first in a series of posts to address some of those questions. Teaching a group of people, whether children, youth, or adults, can always be … [Read more…]
Serving in a small church can present some unique struggles. As this website grows, we will be covering many of those scenarios. There are many “keys” to doing well as you serve in a children’s ministry in a small church. We have compiled three keys to help you maintain a proper focus as you serve. … [Read more…]
At the CMConference, I sat in on a breakout led by Joe Bridger, a former children’s pastor who has become a lead pastor of a church. The breakout focused on the seasons of ministry and covered a few key points. First the realization that there are seasons of ministry within a calendar year and you … [Read more…]
New Small Church – Blog by Karl Vaters