By Carl Barnhill, Church Visuals In today’s digital age, the way we communicate the gospel has evolved. If we look at Scripture, there are clear examples of how the Bible visually communicates the Gospel. As ministry leaders, whether you’re a senior pastor, communications director, or a creative volunteer, it’s helpful to leverage visual media to [...]

The Bible isn’t a collection of disjointed stories. It’s one big story containing true events and accounts. The Bible tells of God’s redemptive love for His creation, with everything pointing to or flowing out of Jesus. When we just teach Bible stories to kids, they don’t get an accurate view of the inerrancy of [...]

Children need salvation in Christ, and God designed the home as the context to transfer faith from one generation to the next. The home is God’s discipleship center to expose sin and help one another grow in godliness. Marriage, parenting, and grandparenting are sanctifying relationships that help us to die to self and become [...]

Summer camp is amazing. It’s one of my favorite weeks of the year, in fact. There’s just something about camp. Over and over again, I’ve witnessed the power camp has and the opportunities it provides to both change a child’s eternity and grow a child’s faith. Maybe it’s the extra time building relationships with [...]

By Ruth Carter Whaaat? They’re going to college this year? Seems like just yesterday she was trying out for the middle school volleyball team and just yesterday, when the friends came over, they were building forts in the woods and snacking on fish crackers. Just yesterday he was asking for a LEGO Star Wars Ultimate [...]

Have you ever stepped back and thought about why you do children’s ministry? Why is it programmed the way that it’s programmed? Why are you using the curriculum that you’re using? Why is your ministry focus where it is focused? Really, what is your purpose for children’s ministry – the driving force behind what you [...]

The Bible teaches us that the birth of Jesus was important and miraculous. I have five children and I’ve never had an angel tell me what to name a child, I’ve never had a chorus of angels break out in song upon the birth of a child, and I’ve never had distinguished people show up [...]

What am I most thankful for in kidmin?

Volunteers are necessary for ministry, and a successful ministry has a successful volunteer plan in place. Part of that plan includes appreciating your volunteers.

Are you teaching children that the Bible is true? Unfortunately, the way we teach in ministry can sometimes say the opposite about God’s Word—that it’s not true and not to be trusted. The way we teach can make the Bible seem like made-up stories and fables instead of the one true, God-breathed account of our world.