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Children's Church Curriculum: 2023's Top 5

Wondering which children's church curriculum would best suit your Sunday school? This resource covers a carefully selected list of the top 5 children’s curriculums. Updated for 2023. ✓ Read now!

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Church Marketing Strategies to Help Grow Your Church

Are your pews beginning to look a little empty on a Sunday morning? You might need to rethink your marketing strategy. The world has shifted to the online realm, and churches across the country are upping their game to stay relevant and attract growth.

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How to Use Digital Signage for Churches to Create Your Brand

Are you hoping to attract more attendees to your church? This is a common goal, but boosting the participation of your current congregation might be a more pressing issue. Your church may have a sizable membership list, but what does that matter if those members are barely present in your weekly events? Getting your churchgoers involved and active in the church community can be difficult. Our guide to church ideas for branding and engagement can help. 

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The Ultimate Guide to Live Stream Setup for Large and Small Churches

Live streaming has become an essential tool for churches to connect with their congregation, regardless of their location. It allows members to participate in services and events from the comfort of their own homes, and it also allows churches to reach new members who may not be able to attend in person. In this blog post, we will explore the different live stream setup options for large and small churches, including equipment, software, and best practices.

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How Chase Oaks Church uses Playlister

Chase Oaks, located in Plano, Texas, with thousands of people attending on a Sunday, uses Playlister on their campuses to help with services in several ways.

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8 Best Children’s Ministry Conferences This Year

As we wave goodbye to 2022 and start planning goals for the coming year, self-improvement is on the minds of many. Are you ready to take your faith to the next level and fine-tune your skills as a kids minister? Attending a church conference is a must! Add it to your list of New Year’s goals and elevate your ministering skills for you and your community. Keep reading for a complete list of the eight best Christian conferences to participate in this year.

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The Best Church Tech Conferences 2023

As 2023 rapidly approaches, it’s time to set some resolutions and goals. Want to improve your church tech department? Find out more about modern digital innovations and state-of-the-art technologies at a church technology conference and improve the Sunday mass experience at your place of worship. Gain fantastic insights to ensure your church is up to date with the best church software, audiovisual systems, practical technologies, and beneficial networking with these tech conferences in 2023.

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Creating Christmas Traditions in Your Small Groups

Christmas at church is a busy, bustling, joyful time where you can enjoy the special services, holy celebrations, and festive parties together. Make the most of this sacred time by planning church small group activities alongside the overarching events, saving space to connect more thoughtfully.

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How to Reach Families in the Neighborhoods Around Your Church

Are you ready to expand your reach and attract new families to join your kids' ministry? We have compiled a list of the best church community outreach ideas to encourage newcomers to visit to your church and stick around. You may love your tight-knit community, but imagine everything your church could achieve by reaching more people in nearby neighborhoods!

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Making the Most of That Week Between Christmas and New Year

As much as we love it, Christmas is an exhausting time of year. It can feel like there is no time to breathe, with ample activities to plan, presents to buy, and people to see. With so much going on, it is difficult to think of what to do in that limbo week between Christmas and New Year. But without the proper planning, this week might just disappear.

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9 Ways to Teach the Nativity for Kids

Getting little ones involved in the Christmas cheer is easy. There is endless excitement, from decorating the tree to seeing the beautiful streetlights, and kids are more than enthralled with the idea of Santa and his elves. But teaching the true meaning of Christmas and the birth of Christ isn’t always so simple.

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How to Create Engaging Church Slides

Every church needs slides for kids' ministry, Bible study groups, and Sunday services. And every minister has probably experienced the stress of putting their church PowerPoint slides together, despite having no design experience. Ever watched as eyes glaze over and your audience begins to fidget uncomfortably? This is the article for you.

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8 Incredible Christmas Games for Children's Church

Let the kids of your ministry have a blast while celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ by including fun and games in your classes. Christmas games for children’s churches offer a unique opportunity for kids to let their hair down and have a laugh. Breaking up the lessons of big thinking will help the message of Christmas sink in.

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Top 12 Christmas Stories for Kids

With Christmas just around the corner, it’s time to get excited. Celebrating the birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ is important for everyone, kids and adults alike. This monumental day in history offers a chance for gratitude, reflection, and joy — there’s a reason it’s everyone’s favorite holiday!

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How to Make the Most of Christmastime at Your Church

With this wonderful time of year come endless excuses to celebrate and rejoice. It is a time best spent with family, friends, and of course — the church. Make your community excited to get involved with all you have in store by planning an action-packed program that offers something for everyone.

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How to Build a Youth Group

The importance of building a youth ministry at your church cannot be understated. It is the young people at your church who will make up the next generation of leaders – from pastors to politicians – engaging them in their church and community is a must.

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Orange Curriculum vs. Gospel Project: Which is Better?

There comes a time when churches must look critically at how they run their ministries. Pruning projects that no longer serve your people is a must, or you risk wasting valuable resources and limiting your church’s growth. The same goes for your curriculum — does it still educate your youth while supporting their relationship with God?

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A Comparison of Grow Curriculum and Gospel Project Curriculum

Choosing a curriculum that's a good fit for your ministry takes a lot of consideration. With more and more options available every day, this decision can be difficult for ministry leaders. There are countless prime-quality kids' ministry curricula out there, meaning there is no obvious choice. If you’ve been doing your research, you have certainly heard of Grow and The Gospel Project, but which one is better?

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8 Ways for Christians to Celebrate Thanksgiving

Everyone is included in Thanksgiving, and that is part of the reason why we love it so much. It offers a chance for friends and family to break bread together and join hands over all the beauty that life offers them. Christians know we have God to thank for our blessings, and we must keep Him at the forefront of our celebrations.

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11 Christian Playlists to Enhance Your Holiday

Looking to complete all the finishing touches to your holiday event? Quality music resources are a must. Set the scene and help your guests ease into a holiday mood by choosing event background music to help your event flow. Here are 10 of our favorite selections of Christian playlists for holiday events.

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How Do Churches Help the Community at Christmas time?

Most people look forward to Christmas as a time for family, love, celebrations, and Jesus. But for some people, Christmas is a time of loneliness, despair, and stress. Churches are here to do God’s work on Earth; how is your church helping the community?

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Making Time for God During the Holidays

When the busy holiday season is here, it feels like time disappears. With one event or another around every corner, making time for God can be impossible, but remembering what the holiday is really about is essential. Stay close to God through regular prayer and carving out moments of calm in the hustle and bustle of Christmas.

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7 Fun and Engaging Thanksgiving Bible Lessons

The holiday season is almost upon us which only means one thing—Thanksgiving! While we love the endless fun this celebration brings, it is essential that we remember the reasons behind it. Share your gratitude for God with the youngsters at your ministry with these seven Thanksgiving Bible lessons.

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The Meaning of Thanksgiving Day for Christians

For many, Thanksgiving is a time to spend with family, good friends, and even better food. But, on this special day that is all about gratitude and thanks, it’s time to take it back to the basics and remember who we have to thank most of all—Jesus.

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The Complete Guide to Church Security

Security at church isn’t always a priority. Good people assume the best in others, which can put preparing for risks on the peripheries. But protecting your congregation when they come to worship is essential, so follow these church security tips to put your people first.

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10 Ways to Use Signage in Schools

Figuring out an annual school budget is no easy feat, so it’s hardly surprising that perceived luxuries like flashy digital school signs take a back seat. Essentials like learning materials and resources take priority, but you can't ignore the benefits of digital signage in schools.

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Kids Ministry: Why Curriculum Isn’t Everything

It shouldn't surprise you that an expensive curriculum isn’t everything. A fancy set of church lessons engages kids in the moment, but a well-rounded children’s church makes an impact that lasts for life. If your Sunday school content isn’t part of a bigger story, then your children’s church might not be up to scratch.

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Ministry Leaders: How to Empower Your Team

A thriving ministry team has room for progression, space for independence, and the support required for growth. Empower leaders to harness their potential in your church by taking their skills to the next level, and help new volunteers fine-tune their skills and become dedicated members of their ministry. But how do you empower team members? By following these eight tips.

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How to Keep an Eye on Mental Health in Students

Do you look out for the mental well-being of your students? Most would answer “yes” to that question, but unless you actively watch out for the signs, some mental health warning signs will slip through the cracks.

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A Guide to Crisis Intervention Training

Times of crisis mean all hands on deck and all helpers assembled. Through crisis intervention training, your church could be ready to help, transforming your team of volunteers into an unstoppable force for good. Use this complete guide to ensure you offer church volunteer training that sets your workers up for a lifetime of making a difference.

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5 Tell Tale Signs of Bullying You Need to Look Out For

Noticing the signs of bullying can be difficult, as children will often appear one way to adults and another way to their peers. This can lead well-meaning adults to dismiss warning signs of bullying as a game or joke between friends. People accept an element of playful roughhousing between kids, but when is it too much?

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How to Make Your Church a Safe Environment

Every church contains a community of people, and each person has their own passions, desires, emotions, and problems. Every church leader dreams of overseeing a ministry where everything runs smoothly, and everyone gets along. But is your church equipped to protect its people when disaster strikes?

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The Conference Room Digital Signage Guide

Nothing brings people from all walks of life together like a conference. It offers a unique chance for people to network and mingle, sharing their stories and experiences while building connections. Make the most of your next tech conference or church conference by enhancing your visitors’ experiences with quality conference room digital signage.

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7 Benefits of Cloud-Server Digital Signage

Have you ever experienced a digital signage server crashing right when you need it most? It’s embarrassing when a spectacularly creative digital signage solution fails last minute (to say the least).

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A Raspberry Pi Comparison: Apple TV vs. Roku vs. Fire Stick

POV: you are ready to start streaming, but the options are more than just a little overwhelming. Is Apple TV the smart choice, or would a Fire Stick tick all the right boxes?

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How to Use Chromecast on TV for Beginners

New to the TV streaming game? Google Chromecast is an affordable option that facilitates streaming to multiple rooms simultaneously. This makes it an ideal church media software option for churches with several screens, making content-sharing a breeze.

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Top Ranked Church Worship Software in 2022

If your church isn’t making the most of the state-of-the-art church worship software options out there, you are missing a trick. Save yourself valuable time (and endless frustrations) by leaving the hard work to the software options that are designed especially for you. Most church worship software is created by church leaders and other like-minded people, with the goal of helping your ministry run smoothly and effectively.

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4 Reasons Your Church Should Highlight People’s Stories

Giving people at church a special shoutout is a great way to show your appreciation for all of your congregants. Everybody likes to feel important. And that’s because everybody is important, especially in the eyes of God. If you aren’t sharing member stories at your church, it’s time to start doing it.

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9 Reasons Your Church Needs a Digital Signage Solution

Transform the way you interact with your congregation with digital signage for churches. You can utilize your digital signage solution to reach further than ever, supplying relevant information on-demand. Digital signs are a must-have. They provide your church with interesting community information boards that you can add social media broadcasts to too.

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Why You Need Mac Mini Digital Signage

If you are looking for a new signage solution in 2022, Mac mini might be what you need. It combines the power of a desktop computer with the size of a mobile phone, making smart TVs portable and accessible. Mac mini digital signage is one solution for multiple screens, streamlining your technology while simplifying the process.

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How Cloud Based Digital Signage Works

It sometimes feels like everything exists on the cloud, from our personal photos to the content we consume. Nowadays, there is no need for physical DVDs, and physical photo albums have almost become a retro kind of sentimentality. So, why should our signage solutions be any different?

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The Ultimate Amazon Fire Stick Setup Guide

Streaming sticks are the future, giving us access to more shows and movies than ever before. But as there are countless options out there, how do you know which one to choose?

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Chris Holland

A Guide to Pastor Appreciation for Children’s Ministry

October is almost upon us, which means it is nearly time for Pastor Appreciation Month! This exciting time is dedicated to sharing our gratitude for clergy members and pastors, recognizing their relentless efforts for the church. Families and visitors of the church might get a gift for their church leader, but how will the kids of your ministry get involved?

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Everything You Need to Know About Pastor Appreciation Day

As pastors do the most for our churches and communities, having a day dedicated to their appreciation just makes sense. It’s always a good day to say “thank you” to your pastor or preacher, but this date offers a specific space dedicated to expressing our gratitude.

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How to Celebrate Your Pastor This October

Pastors are the backbone of our ministries. Their commitment to God and the Bible encourage and inspire so many others, connecting Him with people everywhere. One foolproof way of showing appreciation is with a heartfelt gift to put a smile on their face by letting them know you care. Just like volunteers need to feel appreciated, so do our leaders, and these gift ideas for pastors will help them feel valued.

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6 Fun Church Fall Festival Ideas

As the leaves begin to turn their stunning fiery shades, it only means one thing for churches – a fall festival! Choose exciting fall festival ideas for churches to ensure everyone feels joyous at your celebration. Open your church’s doors to families and friends from all corners of your community and enjoy the harvest season together.

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10 Back to School Tips for Parents and Kids

The new school year is here, which means new friends to make, opportunities to embrace, and lessons to learn. If you are wondering how to prepare for back to school, you are in the right place. Keep reading for our top ten tips on how to get ready for back-to-school, and give your children the best start possible.

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Back to School Essentials for 2022

Fall is almost here, which can only mean one thing. The new school year! Kids love the feeling of having a stylish pencil case packed with new pens and pencils, a new favorite outfit, and a lunchbox to show to all their friends. Get your kids ready to learn with these essential back-to-school supplies.

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Special Needs Ministry and Partnering With Parents

Children with special needs will require special care to feel safe and supported in your ministry environment, but it doesn’t have to be a daunting task. Follow these seven tips to get your special needs ministry up to scratch.

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How to Build an Effective Ministry Team

Build a healthy church culture at your ministry by putting the people first. Exciting opportunities and rewards are a bonus, but clear roles are a must. Follow these seven guidelines and build an effective and hardworking ministry team.

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Best Church Management Software in 2022

Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the workload at your church? The answer could be closer than you think.

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Best Church Presentation Software for Mac

Nowadays, Mac and iOS power many churches across the world. If you have ever made the switch from Android to Apple – you will know how drastic this technological shift can feel. A different style of operating system means different points to consider when selecting your church software.

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A Guide to the Best Church Worship Software

Back in the day, church ministry was simple. All it required was the word of God, and people would gather wherever they could. Although disorganization was probably rife, people were happy to share moments of prayer with God together with people in their communities.

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Why Small Group Leaders Must Nurture Parent Relationships

And 3 Ways To Speak Into the Lives of Your Small Group. Small groups in kids’ ministry offer a safe space for children to develop their faith. Providing a more personal environment allows young minds to explore their relationship with God by asking questions and building camaraderie with their peers.

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What Is Your Children’s Ministry’s First Impression?

First impressions are everything. New parents’ initial experiences of your kids’ ministry will make or break their trust in your church. If a family has an average first experience at your ministry, they may never return. But if they have an exceptional one, they may share their positive experiences far and wide with friends, family, or acquaintances.

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Building a Buzzing Online Community for Your Church

The way the members of your church interact on your church social media adds up to create your online community. Every church wants its online community to be a vibrant place of love and support, but this isn’t always how it pans out in practice.

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How to Create Trust Between the Church and Families

Kids’ ministry is far more complex than pointing youngsters in the direction of God, as it encompasses the entire family. Parents are a fundamental part of their children’s development, so you must include them in the very fabric of your ministry.

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How To Start Preparing for Holiday Events Now

The holiday season is a time of love, laughter, and joy, but it can also be a time of disarray and chaos. As much as we enjoy them, the festivities can become shrouded in stress if we approach them unprepared. What better time to get prepared for the holiday season than months beforehand?

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Should My Church Do Weekly Service Evaluations?

Meeting the Monday after a Sunday sermon at church offers the chance for reflection on how things went, keeping you guided for the coming week. Conducting regular church evaluation is an essential practice for keeping a close eye on your church culture and maximizing the success of your ministry.

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How to Create a Church Programming Strategy

Every church has programs or environments for regular worship. Nowadays, many churches are defined by their programs rather than their vision or mission. It is easy to frame almost any church program to align with your ministry strategy, but keeping it on track and relevant can be difficult. Keeping relevancy at the forefront of your strategizing is essential if you want to maximize your church’s influence in the world.

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How To Connect Your Church With Leaders

Your church is a central pillar of the community, as it acts as a safe haven for those seeking refuge and a hub for worship and prayer. As everyone is accepted in the eyes of the Lord, everyone is welcomed through church doors. Partnering with other community leaders will strengthen your church’s role in the community and widen your reach of influence.

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How to Use Plex 101

Have you ever struggled for hours to find the movie you swore was on Netflix, only to spot it days later on Amazon Fire TV? You are not alone. Nowadays we have countless streaming services available, each with different shows and movies, and navigating through them is a chore.

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How to Get Your Church to Partner With the Community

Cultivating a thriving church community as it exists behind closed doors is one thing, but how do you extend those connections into the wider community? Ministry is all about helping the needy and spreading the Word of God, which requires partnership with local businesses, schools, NGOs, and more.

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How To Create a Church Engagement Strategy

Partnership with families has become a buzzword in ministry circles, but making it a reality is far from easy. Most ministries find that working ahead without the parent's involvement is a far more straightforward process, but valuable connections get lost along the way.

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How To Give Thanks to the People Your Ministry Depends On

Who shows up every week without fail? Church volunteers. Who is so generous with their time that they work tirelessly from the goodness of their hearts? Church volunteers. And who dedicates their lives to God in a way that makes a difference? Church volunteers!

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How To Communicate Effectively With Families Online

You may have started your church’s social media strategy, but have you dedicated a subsection to your children’s ministry? The kids at our church are the next generation of church leaders, and including parents in the learning process complements it effectively.

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What Parents Need To Know About Your Church Growth

Moments of ministry expansion are an exciting time where your church can extend its reach and influence. As you begin to plan your action plan and church growth strategies, you must not forget those who have been with you all along.

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How to Encourage Your Ministry to Be Grateful

At the center of every church, you find its culture. Church culture is how its members experience it and reproduce its values daily – it exists within every person in your community. It is the heart and soul of a church all rolled into one.

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How to Resolve Conflict at Work: 3 Tips

As much as we can try and keep a positive outlook in the workplace, some issues are unavoidable. Managers can be difficult to deal with, and sometimes a clash of personalities gets in the way. When handled with grace the solution can be easy to find, and something as simple as a switch in communication style could solve the conflict.

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How to Deal With Difficult People at Your Church

We encounter people who are difficult to manage in every walk of life. When personalities clash and disagreements arise, handle them tactfully to minimize the impact. Finding peace in the midst of conflict is a necessary skill for dealing with difficult people, especially at church.

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Hosting a Back to School Supplies Donation Event

For many kids, returning to school in the fall is an exciting time to reconnect with friends, share news of the summer, and get back to learning. Starting the new school year with a fresh book bag, pencil case, and set of colors is a great feeling, but what about the families who can't afford flashy new accessories for their kids?

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Top 27 Daily Devotionals for Kids

Teach your kids spiritual habits and encourage connection with God by incorporating daily devotionals into their routine. Here are our top 27 Christian books for kids.

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Multi-Site Ministry: Does Consistency Matter?

Some churches focus on consistency so much that each campus feels like it has no personality and is simply a copy and paste of the ‘mothership.’ On the other hand, when so much distance develops, each site no longer feels like a part of the same church.

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4 Pains of Multi-Site Ministry

There is a lot of debate about the pros and cons of church growth, as multi-site churches don’t always go to plan. Splinters and fractures that appear between the different sites can develop into much more damaging rifts, but what if quality church management software was the missing piece to your church network puzzle?‍

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How Your Leader Energy Impacts Your Team

We all know someone whose smile can light up a room and leave everyone feeling happier, but we probably also know someone who seeps negative energy and pessimism whenever they are near. The bottom line is – energy is contagious.

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How to Plan Community Events for a Multi-Site Church

If your church loves an event (and we’re sure it does), planning them well is paramount. From who it’s meant to serve and who will make it happen to location, food, and funding, there are countless things to consider. If you run a multi-site church, think of this x10.

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Leading a Multi-Site Kids’ Ministry

Church growth shows your ministry thriving and offers an incredible opportunity to reach more people. Expanding your community means your kids’ ministry will have to rise to the occasion too, and you guessed it — leading a multi-site kidmin team comes with its own set of challenges.

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How to Assess How Your Small Groups

Small groups for adults at church offer a safe space for ideas to be shared, creating deep connections. They provide a unique environment for people to explore their curiosities, ask their questions, and find their way to God in a profound and meaningful way. Sunday services alone can't offer this. 

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5 Things Limiting Your Church Leadership Effectiveness

Knowing the difference between being busy and being effective is essential for church leadership. Running from task to task and having a jam-packed schedule doesn’t mean anything if you rush your work or complete it to a sub-par standard. Church leadership is often overwhelming, and being a pastor is no easy feat. But did you know that simply rearranging your tasks could free up a significant amount of time in your day? We all have the same 24 hours in a day – all that differs is how we use them.

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How to Help Kids Develop Empathy and Emotional Intelligence

Learning how to manage your emotions is a lifelong process that even most adults could work on. Emotional intelligence training begins early in life through mirroring others, so being a good role model is vital.

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How Stories and Reels Can Build Your Church Narrative

Our favorite part about church social media accounts is the freedom to post snappy and quirky posts. They share more about your church than a website ever could. Swapping out long descriptions and galleries of photos for short and sweet content boosts feelings of connectedness to your church. 

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Charting a New Course for Your Ministry

Flexibility and innovation are central pillars of the modern-day church. Sticking to traditions has some benefits, but is your history holding you back? Staying fresh and relevant to your community and congregants relies on a willingness to assess and adapt to new challenges and requirements.Regular pruning is a must-do process to ensure you aren’t wasting resources on that which no longer bears fruit. Often, churches feel held back from charting a course or starting a new project because attention is tied up elsewhere. Check out this blog for more tips on navigating the divine pruning process.

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How Well Do You Know the Kids of Your Youth Ministry?

Children’s ministry is a process. It prepares kids for a life of Godliness through a nurturing and loving community environment. Some youngsters even stay with their church for life, citing the extended family feel of a warm and supportive environment as the reason they stayed.But a study by Lifeway Research found that 66% of church-attending teenagers drop out for at least a year in their adult life. And of that 66%, a huge 7 in 10 of them never found their way back as regular church attenders. So what went wrong?

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Children’s Church and Children’s Ministry: 5 Differences

Kids’ Ministry and Kids’ Church Are the Same Things… Right? Wrong. The differences may be subtle, but they are certainly there.

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10 Things That Make a Healthy Church Volunteer Culture

Volunteering in the church is an opportunity for growth, giving, and Godliness.

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How to Create a Positive Online Presence for Your Ministry

Your church's online presence is more complex than you might think. Yes, it's a place for new visitors to scope you out and a community platform for your congregation. But it is also so much more than that.

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7 Ways to Complete Tasks Efficiently

Creating task lists is rarely straightforward. More often than not, they look like chaotic scribbles of dreams, goals, and to-do’s that can feel overwhelming to even look at. But all this does is cause inaction.

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6 Ways to Invest in Your Volunteers

For churches, volunteers make the world go around. Their generous offerings of labor are a necessary part of ministry life, without which all churches would struggle.

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5 Tips for Planning Out Your Church’s Fall Calendar

The summer holidays offer a unique opportunity for rest and reflection. Kids get a break from school activities to spend more time with their families, while adults enjoy the warmer weather and take vacations with friends.

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How Self-Development Can Boost Leadership Skills

Regularly working on your leadership skills is essential to benefit your church team. Those who work under strong leaders tend to feel supported and more motivated to give back to their church community.

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How to Battle the Loneliness of Leading

Most people working in church leadership positions will feel lonely at one point or another. But why? Some claim that leadership is lonely no matter what industry you work in, while others claim loneliness as a church leader is something you cannot avoid.

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Chris Holland

Do You Encourage Curiosity on Your Team?

Christianity and worship revolve around asking questions. We ask ourselves questions every day, whether through wonderment about the power of God or base-level things like “why am I here?”. Learn more through this podcast by Vanderbloemen that dives into this concept.

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Kids Ministry Leadership
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Chris Holland

How to Use a Spiritual Sabbatical for Growth

In today’s world, the hustle is glamorized, and burnout is considered normal, but working ourselves to the bone only draws us further from God. Dedicating a period of time to nurturing your spiritual side can do incredible things for your growth.

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Church Software
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Chris Holland

Onboarding Tools for Church Volunteers

How you welcome your new volunteers suggests a lot about how long they will last at your ministry. Workers who join the team only to feel confused and out of their depth are far more likely to quit their roles, while on the other hand, those who are received with open arms and warmth tend to be the ones who stay.

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Kids Ministry Curriculum
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Chris Holland

8 Spiritual Disciplines for Kids & Teens

Spiritual disciplines for the Christian life aren't built overnight. They are the rigorously practiced daily habits that encourage people to live Godly lives. As adults, it is easy to take them for granted, but for kids, getting to grips with them can be difficult.

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Kids Ministry Leadership
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Chris Holland

How to Change the Way Your Church Sees Kids and Teenagers

Attempting to unwrite the age divide present in most churches is tough. The separation of children’s ministry from the rest of the church activities is deeply ingrained, and many people resist change. Most churches see them as two entirely separate entities. But this has to stop.

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Kids Ministry Leadership
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Grant Glas

8 Church Volunteer Recruitment Strategies for 2022

Is your church on the lookout for more volunteers? The answer is probably yes. Volunteer recruitment is an ongoing process, as there is no such thing as too many helping hands. "The more, the merrier" is a phrase to live by when it comes to recruiting volunteers.

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Kids Ministry Leadership
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Chris Holland

How to Get High School Students Involved in the Local Church

Kids in high school are on the cusp of adulthood. No longer children, yet not quite mature enough to make their own life choices, this period of development is marred by internal conflict and identity struggles.

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Kids Ministry Leadership
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Grant Glas

How to Keep a Healthy Ebb and Flow Between Our Work and Personal Lives

Balance is essential in every aspect of our lives, but finding the sweet spot isn’t always easy. Between family and friends, work and pleasure, discipline and fun, there is a lot to juggle. So more often than not, something falls to the wayside.

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Kids Ministry Leadership
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Chris Holland

Why Leading Your Church Through Change Is Hard

Leading through change is difficult in the best of times. When something challenges the status quo, it throws people out of their comfort zone, putting them on high alert. Attempts to guide the group to the light on the other side can face harsh criticism from the people.

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Kids Ministry Leadership
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Chris Holland

How to Delegate as a Leader

As a leader, you are responsible for organizing and arranging an overall project or task. You must delegate tasks effectively to keep yourself free for the planning and logistical problems that may arise.