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Children's MinistryChurch Operations
Small children's ministry classes need games that work with 3-15 kids, limited space, and one or two volunteers. Here are 100 of them, organized so you can find what you need fast.
Church LeadershipYouth Ministry
A year's worth of youth group devotion ideas, one for every week. Each includes a Scripture, a big idea, a discussion question, and a practical application for the week.
Church LeadershipYouth Ministry
A lock-in is one of the most powerful youth ministry tools you have. It is also one of the easiest to waste. Here is how to run one that students will actually remember.
Community EngagementYouth Ministry
Service projects in a small town are different from service projects in a city. Here are 30 ideas that actually work in rural and small-town contexts, organized by budget and season.
Church LeadershipYouth Ministry
The right question opens a conversation that a lesson cannot. Here are 50 discussion questions organized by topic that actually work in small youth groups.
Church LeadershipPastor Search & Transition
Rebuilding Trust After a Painful Pastoral Departure A painful pastoral departure leaves a congregation wounded and skeptical. Here is how […]
Church LeadershipChurch Operations
The Shared Staff Model How two small churches can afford one great ministry leader, and how to structure the arrangement […]
Church LeadershipYouth Ministry
What to Pay Your Part-Time Youth Director A practical compensation guide for small churches. How to set fair pay, realistic […]
Bi-Vocational MinistryChurch Leadership
How to Write a Church Job Description That Attracts the Right Bi-Vocational Candidate Most church job descriptions are written for […]
Church LeadershipPastor Search & Transition
The Long-Tenured Pastor’s Guide to Succession A pastor who has served a congregation for 10, 15, or 20 years has […]