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Contours of Children's Ministry This is an article series on my current thinking on children's ministry, especially as it pertains to why we do church and children's ministry the way we are doing it. It is an attempt to discern better ways forward for me as a children's pastor, for my church and by inference, for communities of faith in general. I should warn you, it is not polished, nor terribly eloquent, but it does emerge from my heart as I struggle with the issues.

Curriculum Review All articles on curriculum review

	Video-Based Curriculum and Children Featured on Kidology.org
	Benefits of Good Curriculum
	Curriculum Selection: Key Elements to Consider
	Choosing a Curriculum for your Children's Church Worship Hour
	Consider. Choose. Commit: The case for choosing curriculum carefully and staying with it consistently
	Much Ado About Curriculum

Leading Volunteers All articles on leading volunteers

Leadership Means Series This is a series of short articles which all begin with the phrase, "Leadership means." In this series I attempt to articulate my own views of what it means to be a leader in the practice of children's ministry. Some articles featured on Kidology.org

	Why Network in Children's Ministry? Featured on Kidology.org
	Leadership Dynamics: The Balance of Delegation and Accessibility Featured on Kidology.org
	Disillusionment, Paradigm Shifts and Hope for Authentic Discipleship Featured on Kidology.org
	Eleven Recent Trends in Children's Ministry Featured on Kidology.org
	The Poetry of Children's Ministry
	Winsome Leadership Networking
	Children's Ministry: Planning for Summer Ministries
	Friday Night Muse: Developing in Your Church a High Expectation Ethos
	Final Football Game: A personal reflection of my leadership journey
	Ongoing Team Connections
	Warehouseman: Insights on Leadership from the Bottom Rung of the Ladder
	Submarines: Insights on Leadership and Communication
	Recruiting Volunteer Leaders: Finding ways to motivate prospects to consider volunteering.
	Recruiting Volunteer Leaders: Overcoming Objections by Prospective Volunteers
	Mentoring in Children's Ministry: Equipping Teachers With Skills, Knowledge and Attitudes for Effective Ministry to Children
	Leading Volunteers is a Labor of Love
	Leadership in the Context of Teamwork
	Prayerful Anticipation
	Supportive Leadership
	Leadership Task: Removing Obstacles
	Straightforward Leader Recruitment
	Open Letter to Discouraged Children's Workers
	Insights From Mary and Martha
	Leading in the Trenches of Ministry
	Less is More
	Motivation
	Leading in the Midst of Quantum Change
	Necessity of Pre-planning
	Thoughts on Preparation

Worship and Care

	Children and Television According to American Academy of Pediatrics
	Evangelism and Discipleship Initiatives
	Teaching Children to Pray
	Worship in Innocence
	Out From the Margins
	The Point of Jesus Blessing the Children
	Children in Congregational Worship: Performance VS Participation

Educational Ministry

	Took: Reflections on Getting the Point
	Children's Ministry Discipline: Functional Interactive Dynamics in Group Narrative
	Just-in-time Learning
	Bible Character Museum
	Issues in Classroom Control: Navigating Challenges to the Best Preparation
	Sunday School Teacher Training Outline: Lesson Paths, Learning Domains and Learning Aims, Oh My!
	Compassionate Discernment
	Expectations
	Quick Glossary of Terms
	Choices and Discipline
	Rescuing from Boredom
	Value of Creativity
	Eye Level Respect

Missional Outreach

	Children's Ministry in the Dump of Quezon City, Philippines Featured on Kidology.org
	Evangelism and Discipleship Initiatives
	Easter Outreach
	Integral Rythms of a Missional Life
	Evangelism in the Margins
	From Selfishness to Sacrifice
	Missio Praxis
	Thinking Missionally

Personal Growth

	Worldly Grief VS Godly Grief
	The Power of a Smile to Disarm Difficult People
	Weeping for Daddy
	Avoiding Burnout
	Living the Grand Narrative
	What Does Rest Look Like for You?
	Setting Goals of Significance
	Childlike Faith
	Do you hear what I hear?
	How do you really feel most of the time?
	Dealing with "feedback"
	Gut checks
	Ministry of Listening
	Finding Strength In the Process of Doing Ministry
	An Open Letter to Discouraged Children's Ministry Workers
	Spiritual Life of a Children's Minister
	What motivates us?
	Teachable Moments