Do you ever wonder how effective your communication is with parents? Parents, like all of us, live in a data heavy world. We constantly have messages coming our way. It is easy for our communication with parents to get lost in the avalanche. But effectively communicating with parents is crucial if you want to help them disciple their children. Let's look at some methods and strategies to communicate with parents effectively. Text messages Text messages do get noticed - 95% of text...

One of my wife's favorite shows is 48 hours. Have you watched it? Police and crime scene investigators have 48 hours to identify the suspect. After 48 hours, their chance of catching the criminal goes down dramatically. 48 hours is an important time frame in the children's ministry world as well. Guests who receive a follow-up within 24 hours are 85% likely to return. Following up with first-time guest families within 48 hours of their first visit dramatically increases the chance of a...

Do you need more volunteers? Of course you do. Every church in the world needs more volunteers. But how do you get them? What can you do to enlist more people to serve in your ministry? I've got some answers for you. The good news is these are steps you can take to enlist more volunteers starting today. This past week, the ministry I lead enlisted 7 new volunteers. How did we do it? Here's what happened. I went to a hot spot. What is a hot spot? A hot spot is a program, event, class...