by Tina Smith | Mar 12, 2020 | Children
Social media is a great way to promote your ministry. In fact, I would go as far to say it is a must if you want to connect with today’s kids, students, volunteers and parents.Here are some tips on using social media to promote your ministry.1. ...
by Tina Smith | Nov 5, 2018 | Children
My favorite holiday event, believe it or not, was the one we didn’t have. Along the way as a children’s pastor, I learned that a volunteer’s time should be protected. As paid staff, I always got a day off. The day off for my volunteers (from their workaday jobs) is...
by Tina Smith | Oct 1, 2018 | Children
When I consider the topic of mentoring, I think the operative question is not, “Who instructed you?” but rather, “Who is walking alongside you?” Mentoring is less about information and more about relationship. The Apostle Paul made the distinction in his letter...
by Tina Smith | Feb 27, 2018 | Children
Safety Tips for the Church Nursery If you are a parent, you can remember the first time you left your precious baby in a nursery with someone you didn’t know. I just recently did this with my daughter. She had aged out of her daycare room and was transitioning to a...
by Tina Smith | Jan 22, 2018 | Children
Smartphones, tablets, or the Internet can be addictive because their use can trigger the release of the brain chemical dopamine to alter mood — which is exactly what drugs and alcohol do. That’s a pretty sobering thought, isn’t it? (No pun intended.)...
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