4 Things to Include in Your Ministry’s Parent Handbook

Imagine this … A new family comes to your ministry. They’re full of questions about how you teach and disciple students, what your program looks like, and the ways they...

How to Recruit, Train & Retain Volunteers

Have you ever struggled to find volunteers for your ministry? Without volunteers, there’s so much our ministries wouldn’t be able to do well, like… Games. Small groups. Building relationships. Setting...

5 Icebreakers for Connecting With Teenagers

If you’ve ever run a small group, you know how intimidating it can feel. You’ve got a group of teenagers who may or may not know each other. They have...

Copyright and Fair Use for Churches

Let’s say you’ve got a video you want to show during your teaching time. How do you go about doing it? If you didn’t know, there are many rules and...

An Annual Discipleship Strategy for Youth Ministry from Grow Curriculum

When planning your year, we always recommend you start with your discipleship strategy. That’s because spiritual growth should be the lens through which we see everything else we do in...

An Annual Strategy for Family Ministry from Grow Students Curriculum

When it comes to parents, let’s be honest — we could all do a better job of engaging them, caring for them, and including them in our ministries. For some...

5 Things to Include in Your Ministry’s Volunteer Handbook

Imagine this … You’ve got a brand new volunteer ready to step into your ministry. Congratulations! All your time recruiting and connecting with people has paid off. But now what?...

A Complete Planning Timeline for Any Ministry Event!

We all know a well-organized event can be a huge win for any ministry! And as a kids or youth pastor, you’ve got a lot of events to plan, right?...

How to Plan a Youth Ministry Event from Start to Finish

Planning events can be overwhelming — especially when you already do so much to keep your ministry running! But whether you’ve planned hundreds of events, or this is your...

Plan a Youth Ministry Breakfast to Connect Parents & Small Group Leaders

Every few years, we ask youth ministry leaders like you about their biggest struggles in ministry. Somewhere between telling us about their teens texting throughout their sermons and the neverending...