Archive for • Children’s Ministry
• New Kiddo Puppets: Skittles!
Kid-Helper Resources just announced a new pair of Kiddo Puppets this week! They are called “Skittles.” The mouth design will fit both the hands of children and adult puppeteers. The arms work very well with rods. These cute puppets are perfect for clowning around, or for something serious! They are available for only $35 […]
• A Kidmin Bargainologist
A Kidmin Bargainologist If you never pay full price for any- thing, you eventually get the reputation of being a Bargain Shopper. However, if one is constantly occupied with the study of bargains in all their forms, they might just be a Bargainologist. It seems to me, if one spends years never having enough money […]
• A Helping Hand
There is something special about offering someone your hand. It is symbolic of presence, or not doing something alone. To extend a helpful hand is something every children’s leader can do. Find a child! Come along side them and offer them your hand of assistance. Every kid, no matter how good his parents are, needs […]
• A Light in the Fog
Light in a Fog Fog has a way of engulfing the visible rendering it invisible. Normally, a Lighthouse is useful at night when visibility is diminished. Then you add fog in the night and you have a hazardous condition for navigating any coastal waters. Lighthouses have been strategically constructed all along rugged coastlines to provide […]
• Lead Children to Jesus
Teachers: Lead Children to Jesus The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise. Prov. 11: 30 The greatest joy of teaching children is watching them put their faith in Christ. The hope of each generation remains in the children. The Scripture makes it really clear that […]
• Rule of Thumb
Words the Coach Uses: “Rule of Thumb” Originally, the thumb, from the end to the first joint, became a unit of measurement, equivalent to about an inch. However, the “rule of thumb” has come to mean an estimate based upon experience, a rough calculation, as opposed to careful calculation. For me, it is a quick […]
• Coach’s Conundrum #12
Coach’s Conundrum #12 Seven Times in Seven Places! This is not original with me. I first heard it from Karl Bastian, and I have been using it ever since. It just makes sense to me, knowing how much communication is needed in children’s ministry to just get the simplest message to stick. So here is […]
• The Kid-Helper Credo
The Real Kid-Helper Credo A Real Kid Helper is one that is not only focused on the physical needs of children, but their spiritual needs, as well. To those who seek to minister to children in churches, we need to declare our public policy and intentions about how we treat every child that comes under […]
• Learning Leadership On the Job
Learning Leadership On the Job Very few churches hire a Kidmin that is fully trained in Leadership. They expect you to grow in your leadership, while you are in the position. However, they expect you to have some training in place, so they do not have to fully training you in Leadership. So another way […]
• Let’s Talk Training
Let’s Talk Training What is Successful Training? Training is more involved that just gathering a crowd who listen to you talk. Successful training is “teaching” that can only be measured by those who can DO what you are training them to do. If those you “train” cannot DO something, then you might just be “orienting” […]
