Kids Ministry Leaders: Stop Chasing Happiness, Start Building Joy
What kids need most is joy. We must give them joy that only comes from treasuring Christ. Rather than giving […]
Practical Ways to Adapt Your Curriculum for Neurodivergent Kids
It started with a cotton ball. Decades ago, our church’s preschool team was trying to help kids experience Bible stories […]
Discipling Your Family Through the Chaos of Summer
A professor of mine once said, “What you study determines how you study it.” The statement makes good sense. After […]
Creating Parent Partnerships
Despite decades of effort since George Barna popularized the “parents as primary spiritual influence” framework in 2003, children’s ministry leaders […]
The Love of The Father
On this special Father’s Day episode, co-hosts Matt Markins and Mike Handler explore the complicated emotions the holiday can stir […]
Preparation for Fall Starts in the Summer
Is anyone else trying to finalize summer events and execute summer programming while also preparing for fall launch, back-to-school outreach […]
Moving Beyond “Bible Light” to Biblical Literacy
In this episode of the Child Discipleship Podcast, Matt Markins and Mike Handler explore the difference between teaching children “Bible […]
New Book Preview: From Children's Ministry to Child Discipleship
From Children’s Ministry to Child Discipleship is the first in a series of books designed to help kidmin leaders learn, […]
How to Shepherd Moms Through Joy and Grief on Mother’s Day
My inbox is flooded with emails giving me the option to “opt out” of the slew of Mother’s Day marketing […]
Helping Kids Belong: Practical Ways to Help Kids Connect at Church
A few years ago, my kids and I walked excitedly toward our new community pool. We had just moved from […]