FREE Downloadable 2019 VBS Prayer Cards
By Julia Johnson in VBS onIf you’ve had a chance to flip through your Ultimate Director Go-To Guide, you know the first thing listed on our Planning Calendar is to begin praying for your church’s VBS. Prayer brings peace to our hearts and minds and…
00One-Minute Prayer Plan for Recruiting Volunteers
How many volunteers have you asked God for today? We all know that prayer should be the foundation for our volunteer recruiting efforts. I mean, every leader knows that. But often in our busyness we forget this important step. Or…
Grandma Ruth’s (Sugar Cookie) Recipe for Safety
Had your fill of Christmas cookies yet? If not, here’s a great recipe for the best sugar cookie you’ll ever taste—mixed with the ingredients you’ll need for a safe holiday season at your church! Here’s what you’ll need… 1 ½…
Five Things You Can Say to Kids to Keep Christ in Christmas
By Kate Warnock in Sunday School onChildren make Christmas wondrous. Their simple, pure, wide-eyed amazement is what Jesus seeks from us every day! Christmas reminds us what it’s like to have child-like faith, and children at Christmastime remind us how to live with abundant joy. Whether you…
5 Things Your Volunteers Won’t Tell You
By Bob D'Ambrosio in Volunteers onAfter being the “volunteer-getter” on church staff for 25 years, I’m now sitting in the pew as a volunteer. The view from this side of the pew is often different from the view of the church staffer. I’ve found that…