Hello! There are a lots of new friends in this space--welcome! We have been talking a ton about Promotion Sunday & grade transitions these past couple weeks and this week's podcast is with Sean Sweet talking all about Preteen Ministry & Promotion Sunday! Let's chat! What are you doing for Promotion Sunday? In our church, one thing we are doing is hosting a breakfast before service for all incoming student ministry families.

START HERE! 👋Hello! I am so glad you are here. This is a growing community filled with Kids Ministry leaders from around the world looking to build community with other leaders and continue to learn & grow and they love and serve their local church. We have TWO active groups inside this community: ➡️VBS Cohort 2026 ➡️Spring Cohort 2026 If you are an active participant in these groups, you should have access to the corresponding course in the course tab. If you have not been given access, reach out and I can help you! 📣What is the Community chat for? 1️⃣ Questions! Working on a project or stuck with a problem? Ask away! 2️⃣ Encouraging Stories! Is God moving in your ministry and through your volunteers, we want to hear it. 3️⃣ Prayer Requests! Big event coming up? Share it so we can all be praying for you & your ministry. 📣What is the community chat NOT for? 1️⃣ Venting. While we want this to be a place to be encouraged & equipped, this is not the space to vent about your senior pastor or a frustrated volunteer. 2️⃣ Promoting your resources and/or materials. I do my absolute best to share the best resources for all Kids Ministry leaders. You can comment on a post to share a resource, but please no promotion posts. Did you create a resource that you would like to share--send it to me! We are cheering you on!

Hey everyone! I've been thinking of reintroducing "new family" bags for those who come to Kids Ministry for the first time. In the past we gave out bags but since I've come on staff we haven't. What kinds of things do you guys include in a welcome bag? Is it a physical bag, box, envelope...? Would love some ideas!

Looking to connect with anyone using Amazing Life (orange) curriculum. I am looking to make a change from Grow to Amazing life and just looking to chat with anyone using or previously used.

Last week in the Spring Cohort, we talked about Volunteer Training events! I am curious, what are your rhythms for training your volunteers? Annual, Quarterly, Monthly, Weekly? Let's talk about it!