Is it possible to be “burnout proof”? When so many around us are “burning out”, can we persevere? What are some early indicators of burnout? What are the main reasons of burnout? Find out the answer to these questions and more as we discuss how to Burnout Proof Yourself and Your Team!
8 Lifelines for KidMin Leaders
Sustainable Recommendations to LIVE by for those generationally minded folk…
“CHILDREN’S MINISTERS”!!!
- Who am I writing for? (Children’s Pastors!)
- Why should they care? (STAYING ALIVE IN KIDS MINISTRY!)
- What do I want them to do here? (Know they are NOT alone)
8 LifeLines in Children’s Ministry
we wish we had know 12 years ago!!!
#1 – Whose idea is it?
Don’t make the kids ministry what the parents say that they want or what other ministries make “look good”. Listen to the Holy Spirit and make it in what He says!
#2 – Ministry is NOT a Competition!
#3 – Procedures & Structure are
NOT bad words!!
#4 – Your Worth
#5 – More is not “Better” 
#6 See your kids ministry team as your small group / family
What we have in our kids ministry family they can’t have in adult church!
#7 – Build Yourself Up!
#8 – Love Where God has You
NOT a copy of yesterday’s (or even today’s) church!!!
God moves from glory to glory in each generation!!!!
See something else that should be on this list?
Comment below!!!
God’s Focus on Easter

A time focused on Salvation during the Easter service may not be exciting for some of the kids, but is the most exciting thing for Heaven!

Jesus did the same thing, before He went to heaven:
“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age” (Matthew 28:19-20, NIV).
Top Ten Reasons to have a Membership at Root Church!

Our Top Ten List of reasons to have a membership with Root Church:
- You get the ENTIRE service – countdowns to service, worship, scripture races and skits are prepared for you!
- Control and view your entire service slideshow from your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.
- Get High Quality Memory Verse Cards for each month’s themed series shipped to you at a big discount.
- Enjoy fully customizable animated slides for services with training videos and online training to empower you and your team to make it what your kids need.
- The service schedules are fully editable Word documents, including time break down, assignments, skits and the full layout of your service.
- Get major discounts on professional materials, t-shirts, flyers, website and more on the Root Church site, giving you identity with the kids and your community as a Root Church!
- The other members live and act as family – always sharing for you to learn from, get ideas from, share information with and share resources – all online with the website, YouTube, Facebook and message boards.
- Choose custom edited products like invites, business cards and stationary to maintain the same HIGH QUALITY materials with your church information on it!
- Be part of a growing, powerful and trusted Kids Church that parents and kids recognize and seek out.
- Have time to seek God and minister in new ways because ALLOT of the hard work of creating an interesting, relevant and graphically enticing service is done!!! All graphics, music, worship, videos and more THAT MAKE YOUR KIDS LOVE CHURCH IS INCLUDED!!!
If you need a little more information than a top ten list, check out our Who is Root Church page, contact us or watch this video below:
(Root Church was formally Kid Nation Ministries)
Top Ten Parenting Standards to Never Deviate From
My wife and I had dinner a couple of nights ago with a two couples that we really respect. One family has four kids, the other has five, so they definitely have had more practice in the parenting world than us. Both sets have been able to raise kids with drastically different personalities to have the same standard and be people of great character. That’s probably every parents dream for their kids, and why we asked them out to dinner. Here are some nuggets that we gleaned about teaching character and developing a household standard:
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10. Don’t count; get off the couch and discipline.
       - No matter what your rear end and weariness attempt to convince you.
9. Always apologize when you are wrong.
       - Even when it hurts or is embarrassing.
8. Give the expectation before arriving.
       - You want your kids to act a certain way at an event, restaurant, or a friends’ house? Then let them know how you want them to act before entering.
7. Praise the positive.
       - On your way out of an event, let them know when they met or exceeded your expectations; praise is one of the best ways of teaching.
6. There are no bad kids.
       - It’s usually behavior that is allowed at home, and the child just needs to be taught what’s expected at your house or church.
5. Filter the friends.
       - Your child doesn’t need to have 30 best friends, so don’t settle for friends who have different standards than you. You want iron to sharpen iron, not open the door to corrupting the morals of your kids.
4. Always be a blessing to others.
       - Take on the self-centeredness head on! Be looking for opportunities for each of your kids to be a blessing, even when it’s not convenient.
3. Don’t let a lack of time steal opportunities to teach life lessons.
       - We usually aren’t just sitting around waiting for life lessons to present themselves. We need to be looking for them when busy, and slow down enough to teach them.
2. Consistency is key.
       - There are no weekends or days off. If you are a parent, you need to be enforcing the standards all the time.
1. Don’t allow yourself to deviate from the standards.
       - Your kids secretly want to be like you, and usually learn what really is important or not by how you live.
Family of Faith (Just Launched!)
Pastor John Huizing
Children’s Pastor: Jaime Huizing
5833-53 Avenue
Red Deer, Alberta T4N 4L4
Canada
Sundays @ 9:30 AM & 7:00 PM ; Wednesday 7:00pm
Call for more information: 403.340.3880
FamilyofFaith.ca
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Zion Christian Fellowship
Pastor Jim Baker (Not that one… 🙂 )
10405 Sawmill Rd
Powell, OH 43065
Sundays @ 10:00 am
Call for more information: 614.793.8900
zionequip.com
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Faith Church just Launched Kid Nation
Pastor Jay Adkins
4070 South Danville Bypass
Danville, KY 40422
Sundays @ 10:30 am & 7:00 pm
Wednesdays @ 7:00 pm
Call for more information: 859.236.4995
faithchurchdanville.com/
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Living Faith Christian Church

Pastor Matt Bennett
Children’s Pastor: Jessica Bennett
112 Hurontario St.
Collingwood ON L9Y 2L8
Canada
Sundays @ 10:30 am
Call for more information: 705.444.9110
livingfaithcc.org
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Living Word Church

Pastor Dan Olson
Children’s Pastors: Chris and Denise Patrick
50 Hope Way
Branson West MO 65737
USA
Sundays @ 10:30 am & Wednesdays @ 7:00 pm
Call for more information: 417.272.1959
lwcbranson.org
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Jeremy and Sarah Elliot
Jeremy and Sarah Elliot
5 Oak Grove
Uam Var Drive
Bishopstown
Cork, Ireland
www.elliottfamilyministries.com www.facebook.com/elliottfamilyministries
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The Believers Church of Madera

Pastor John Pursell
Children’s Pastor: Monica Pursell
117 North E Street
Madera CA 93638
Sundays @ 9:30 am
Call for more information: 559.661.1411
bcmpowerkids.org
believerschurchofmadera.com
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Salvation Booklet

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Reasons To Be a Kid Nation

Our Top Ten List of reasons to be come a Kid Nation:
1. You get the ENTIRE service from countdown & Worship, to scriptures and skits are prepared for you!
2. Control your entire service from your iPhone or iPad or iPod touch
3. Get High Quality Memory Verse Cards for each month’s Thematic Message shipped to you each month.
4. Enjoy fully customizable animated slides for services with training videos and Skype training to empower you and your team to make it what your kids need
5. Fully editable Word documents of orders of service including time break down, assignments, skits and the full layout of your service.
6. Get professional materials, t-shirts, flyers, website and more, all branded with the Kid Nation Logo giving you identity with the kids and your community as a Kid Nation!
7. Have a family of Kid Nation locations to learn from, get ideas from, share information with and share resources – all online with the website, youtube, facebook and message boards.
8. Choose custom edited Kid Nation products like invites, business cards and stationary to maintain the same HIGH QUALITY materials with your church information on it!
9. Be part of a growing, powerful and trusted Kids Church parents and kids recognize and seek out.
10. Have time to seek God and minister in new ways because ALLOT of the hard work of creating an interesting, relevant and graphically enticing service is done!!! All graphics, music, worship, videos and more THAT MAKE YOUR KIDS LOVE CHURCH IS INCLUDED!!!
11. Ok, so there is NO eleven, but #11 is – EVERYONE is doing it!!!
[mls_h2]If you need a little more information than a top ten list, or to sign up for a demo, go to kidnationministries.com or watch this video below![/mls_h2]
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Photo Fun

This is where the photos go.