Are you having a hard time getting older kids to engage with your lessons? Are older kids saying your lessons are "boring?" Let me help you fix that. Take a look at this quote from the master of helping kids engage with you. None other than the man himself...Walt Disney. Here is what he said about this. It was the first entertainment that Walt Disney had ever designed expressly for children. ‘But we’re not going to talk down to the kids…let’s aim for the twelve-year-old. The younger ones...

This past weekend, I had a meeting with all of the kids who are going to our summer camp and their parents. When we mentioned that there will be no game systems or cell phones allowed, a collective "uhhhh" sound was heard. The thought of not having their cell phone or gaming device for a week made them very uncomfortable. Today's kids...especially pre-teens...feel lost without their screens. But there are great benefits that come from having kids go "no screen" for a period of time. ...

Everything rises and falls on leadership...and that includes children's ministry. Here are 10 leadership tips for leading in children's ministry. Cast vision...continuously. Have a clear vision for the ministry and point people toward it. This brings unity to the team and helps align the ministry to a common, God-sized vision. Don't forget that vision leaks. As I said, cast it all the time. Use the majority of your time pouring into others. Remember this...it's not about what you can...