by Nick Blevins | Mar 23, 2026 | General
The Training Problem Nobody Talks About When I first started leading children’s ministry, I thought training meant handing someone a curriculum and saying “you’ll do great.” I’d point them to a room full of second graders, give them a...
by Nick Blevins | Jul 5, 2018 | Freebie, Family Ministry
One of the best things we can give to our volunteers is clear expectations. When people know exactly what they’re signing up for, they serve with more confidence, stay longer, and experience less burnout. A clear, concise, well-written volunteer job description...
by Nick Blevins | Aug 14, 2017 | Freebie
Did you know that most churches only keep about 10-20% of their first-time families? I don’t know about you, but I definitely want to see our church do better. Recently, I’ve been researching what churches do to help encourage guests to come back. I have...
by Nick Blevins | Feb 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
Do you have a difficult time when you go to recruit volunteers for summer in children’s ministry? Do you want to give your regular volunteers a break so they’re refreshed and ready for a new school year? Could you use a yearly on-ramp for potential...
by Nick Blevins | Jan 13, 2016 | Family Ministry, Strategy
Most churches can’t answer a simple question: “Is our family ministry healthy?” Not because they don’t care. But because they don’t measure anything—or they measure the wrong things. They track attendance, celebrate big events, and call...
by Nick Blevins | Nov 11, 2015 | Uncategorized
In a previous post I wrote about 5 Reasons I Love Our Children’s Ministry Network. I know many people assume it takes a lot of work for me to organize our local network. I think it’s a lot easier than you might believe, and many people have asked about...
by Nick Blevins | Nov 9, 2015 | Family Ministry
In children’s ministry, you often hear about ratios of volunteers to kids, specifically in each room. That is important, but it’s not what I’m writing about in this post. If you are interested in that, most churches use something like: Volunteer:Kids...
by Nick Blevins | Aug 24, 2015 | Strategy
Our church moved into a new building a while back, and one of the things I had to plan for was the children’s ministry space and how much we would need. In this post, I’ll share how I approached it in terms of planning for space, planning the budget, and...
