by Chris Young | May 6, 2013 | Free Resources
If you are looking for children’s ministry resources, one of the first places you should look in www.ministry-to-children.com. Tony Kummer started this website six years ago as a means to share his experience and resources with other children’s ministry leaders. This ministry website has become the largest children’s ministry resource website on the web of free kidmin resources.
Surprisingly, Tony is not the children’s minister of a megachurch. Nope. Tony is the faithful children’s minister at a small Southern Baptist church in Madison, Indiana.
Each week you can expect to find around 10 new articles or free resources pop up on the website. Free. Tony has a big heart for this ministry. This website was one of the first I found when I started in children’s ministry and it heloped me tremendously then. I am still gleaning from the resources provided.
What will you find here? Free Sunday School coloring pages, kid’s ministry game ideas, tips for working with volunteers, and lots more.
Certainly worth the time to peruse the website regularly. Remember you don’t always have to recreate the wheel. God has placed people like Tony and others into our lives that love to share what God has taught them in order to reach children and families for Jesus.
by Chris Young | Apr 26, 2013 | Free Resources, Uncategorized
There are only a few days left to get these great FREE childrens ministry resources. As many of you know, the entire month of April is dedicated to Autism Awareness. Several companies have made their iphone and ipad apps free for the remainder of the month.
You can scoop up twenty very useful apps for students with special needs or preschool/elementary age children. YEven if you aren’t ready to start any particular ministry of this sort you should get these.
Here is what to do:
1. Get an itunes account. (Which is free.)
2. Download all the free apps.
3. Use them right away, or sit tight and use them when you need them. Just get the apps now. May 1st they will no longer be free.
Either do a search for ABA Autism in the app store, or visit this SITE to see more listings for free autism apps that can be used for children’s ministry.
by Chris Young | Apr 20, 2013 | Tips Trends and Thoughts
Trends, Tips, and Thoughts is a weekly roundup of good articles to read for personal and professional development in children’s ministry and leadership.
Childrensministry.com– “What New Parents Need from Your Nursery”
This is a great article to review to help you get a fresh perspective on what parents and visitors see and need every time they walk through the doors of your nursery. Take a look.
Dale Hudson– 6 Benefits of Serving in Children’s Ministry
Dale shares part of his children’s ministry volunteer orientation with us. Great ideas to implement as we train our children’s ministry leaders within our church.
Jenny Funderburke on Ministry-to-Children.com – Preparing for Weekends with Lots of Visitors
Mother’s Day will be here in just a matter of weeks. Mother’s Day is the third highest visitor-attracting weekend for most church (and in some cases second highest!) These tips from Jenny will help you get everything in shape as you prepare for lots of people!
by Chris Young | Apr 20, 2013 | Free Resources
We are on the hunt for children’s ministry resources that YOU can contribute to help other churches around the state be more effective and more efficient in reaching children and families for Jesus.
While there are great children’s ministry resource sites already out there, this children’s ministry resource needs to be something you created and are willing to share with others. It can be as simple as an excel file that helps you to organize your nursery volunteers, a great game or event idea and detailed schedule, or a unique way that you encourage your children’s ministry volunteers. Whatever it is, we would love to share it with the hundreds of churches that would sincerely be appreciative of you sharing it.
Contact me with your children’s ministry resources!
by Chris Young | Apr 20, 2013 | Just for Fun, Video
Spotted by “Church Mag,” check out this high speed chase using remote control race cars and helicopters.
Your students will love it!
