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Are you a ministry volunteer looking for direction? Do you lead volunteers, and want to do so to the best of your ability? Check out the volunteer zone for a plethora of tips, tricks, ideas, and encouragement.

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All Access How do you teach children Bible verses?

5 Easy Ways to Help Children Learn Bible Verses

Memorization
All Access Teachers' Kids

Some unique ideas to say "thanks" to the family members of your children's ministry volunteers.

Volunteer Appreciation
Starter Volunteer Application

Use this application when recruiting and screening your camp or VBS volunteers

Basic Camp or VBS Volunteer Application Form
All Access Volunteer Appreciation - Camp

A cute idea to show your children's ministry camp volunteers that you appreciate them, using s'mores!

Volunteer Appreciation
All Access Who Wants to Be a Volunteer

A fun skit to recruit volunteers

Volunteer recruitment
Starter This Isn't Just a Great Tool... It's the Whole Toolbox!

The Ultimate Toolbox for Children’s Ministry is packed with practical, organized, and ready-to-use tools. It is NOT just another book — it’s a lifesaver.

Ministry Building
Starter Start a New Tradition with a Christmas Countdown Chain!

Try this simple, interactive, and educational way to help kids stay focused on the Reason for the Season!

Christmas
Starter You Are Going to CRUSH Your Next BIG Event!

Explore the critical "Why, What, When, Where, Who, and How" of event planning.  

Events
Starter Jesus Was a Zombie!

How can we encourage our kids to ask questions and truly grasp what they’re reading in the Bible?

Understanding the Bible
Starter Got Training? How to Recruit and KEEP Volunteers!

Did you know that on-going training not only helps retain volunteers but also empowers them to serve more effectively?

Recruiting
Starter A Church on the Corner is NOT Enough!

We must get outside the walls of our church to reach those who won't enter the walls of our church!

Evangelism
Starter So Much To Do!

There's a way to get MORE done in LESS time!

Task Management
Starter Keep Parents in the Loop!

Learn helpful tips to better communicate with parents in your ministry!

Communication
Starter Tips for Working with Kids with Special Needs

All children have special needs. Some just need more than others. So how do we reach out to those children with special needs and behavioral challenges in our ministry?

Special Needs Ministry
Starter I asked AI to Wish Me a Happy Birthday!

"Happy Birthday, Pastor Karl, from your AI Friend!"

Life Lessons
Starter Are You Ready for the Next Crisis in Your Ministry?

In children’s ministry, crises are a guarantee. It's not if, but when.

Crisis Management
Starter Meet Noduh the Wise One!

Have you ever wished Yoda could lead your lessons? We have good news for you!

Biblical Wisdom
Starter Boost Your Volunteer Recruitment with the Back to School Checklist

The Back to School Checklist is a powerful recruiting tool for your ministry. 

Spiritual Growth
Starter Shape Your Kids' Spiritual Lives!

Object Lessons are one of THE most effective ways to teach kids.

Bible Basics
Starter Oh, You Sexy Document!

Object Lessons are one of THE most effective ways to teach kids.

Document Management
Starter BLOW UP Your Object Lessons!

Object Lessons are one of THE most effective ways to teach kids.

Impactful Object Lessons
Starter Tips and Tricks for Visitor Follow-Up

A Complete Strategy for Guest Family Follow-Up

Family Follow-Up
Starter Empower Your Ministry with Next Steps for Kids (and Students)!

This discipleship tool will prepare kids for their spiritual journey.

Discipleship
Starter Spurgeon Started It!

A Tiny Booklet with a BIG Message

Sharing the Gospel
Starter You Might Not Know It Yet, But You Need IT!

Kids Need it. God’s Word has it. Now You Can Teach it!

it Bible Curriculum
Starter Can You Hear Me Now?

This video will equip you with essential tools and strategies to ensure your messages are heard by everyone involved in your ministry. 

Communication
Starter Be One of the First to Get My New Book!

Apply these theorems to your kids ministry, experiment with them, tweak them in your own laboratory, and watch as success bubbles up like you’ve never seen before.

Theorems, Ministry Tips and Techniques
Starter Get Kids Talking by Asking Questions!

Kid Conversation Cards get kids talking!

Conversation, Relationships, Discipleship
Starter Train Your Kids to Become Bible Ninja Warriors

It ought to be a sin to bore a kid with the Bible!

Bible Skills
Starter Oh, No! Not Another Meeting!

What is your gut response when you hear the word ‘Meeting’? Is it excitement or dread?

Ministry Management
Starter Romans Road Gospel Tool!

An updated Romans Road Gospel Tool for Kids!  

Salvation
Starter Yes! Preschoolers CAN Study the Bible!

Use this Bible Curriculum for non-readers to challenge the youngest children to learn – they will rise to the occasion! 

Preschool
Starter Why I Do What I Do...

And at the HEART of everything is the GOSPEL MESSAGE…which is why we are constantly looking for new and creative ways to communicate the timeless message of the Gospel! 

Kids Need Jesus, The Gospel
Starter The ABC's of Team Building

I know far too many former children’s ministry leaders who are “former” precisely because the “job” of being in children’s ministry seemed like a “bait and switch.”

Volunteers, Teams, Recruiting
Starter YOU Are a Bible Character

Bible Characters were just ordinary people acting on Faith. 

Bible
Starter A Pen-Pal in the Philippines!

It was a Sunday night in high school. And even though I was sitting in the back pew with my buddies, it was a day that would change my life forever.

Missions and Marriage
Starter Need Gospel Tools? We've Got Em!

I recently re-invented the classic Wordless Book for a new generation with The Gospel Colors to bring a fresh fun spin to this technique.

Good News Gospel Tools
Starter Explore Easter in a Whole New Way!

The Great Escape is super fun, super interactive, super relational, but also super intentional in sharing the Good News of Jesus! 

Escape Room Kidmin Event
Starter Finally, an Easy Way to Train Volunteers!

When it comes to training your Volunteers, we’ve got you covered!

Volunteer Training
Starter There is no I in TEAM - Practical Points for Powerful Teams!

Team Building is important to the success of the ministry God has given you!

Team Camaraderie
Starter A Human Board Game That Teaches About Prayer?

Imagine your kids on a giant game board, moving forward or backwards – landing on Prayer “Boosts” or “Sliders” learning what can boost our prayer life, or cause us to slide backwards. 

Prayer
Starter What to Do with Those 5th Sundays?

It happens four times a year… those 5thSundays. You can just incorporate them into your normal curriculum, OR… you can make them extra special.

5th Sunday
Starter Cookin' Up Yummy Lessons!

Could you apply the principles of successful restaurants to your children’s ministry by cookin' up memorable lessons?

Countdowns
Starter No More BORING Countdowns

Countdowns can be boring. You need Crazy Countdowns!

Countdowns
Starter Leadership vs. Management

How would like a TWO-WEEK PAID VACATION in addition to the time your church already offers you? (And your boss won’t even know you took it!) Sound good? Keep reading!

Ministry Management
Starter A Valentine's Lesson Game Your Kids Will LOVE!

Guard Your Heart is a super-fun interactive object lesson game that can be used for Valentine's Day or any teaching situation that features Proverbs 4:23 - "Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.”

Object Lessons
Starter Today's Kids Need to be Discipled More Than Ever!

Disciple your kids with My Awesome Adventure!

Discipleship
Starter The Classic Handbook That Can Still Train Your Volunteers TODAY!

Being a “Kidologist” was a mindset of approaching children’s ministry as an “always learner”, being a student of kids, their world, and the best way to minister within the culture of kids. 

Relational Ministry
Starter An Amazing Magical Object Lesson for Kids!

Sometimes God’s Plans are bigger and better than our own plans!

My Plan vs. God's Plan - With Kids In Mind
Starter Preparing for a NEW YEAR!

Plan Now for 2024! Kidology Leadership Labs can help!

Planning Ahead - With Kids In Mind
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