Overcoming the five biggest challenges Challenge #5: Discerning God’s Will. As you have probably seen the last five weeks, there are some challenges to starting a Crossroads Kids Club®; however often the biggest challenge is making the time to discern whether this ministry is something God wants you to do. If God is calling you to…Continue reading Getting Started (for churches): Challenge #5 …Continue reading Getting Started (for churches): Challenge #5
Getting Started (for churches): Challenge #4
Overcoming the five biggest challenges Challenge #4: Finding the time. For most of us, time is our most limited resource. Even though you want to engage kids and families in your community, you probably struggle to find the time for an extra commitment. The great thing about partnering with Crossroads is that we create an opportunity…Continue reading Getting Started (for churches): Challenge #4 …Continue reading Getting Started (for churches): Challenge #4
Getting Started (for churches): Challenge #3
Overcoming the five biggest challenges Challenge #3: Finding the money. Crossroads partners with churches of all sizes and budgets. One of the ways we do that is by providing grants to churches to cover the essential costs of running a Crossroads Kids Club®. These grant covers curriculum supplies, sports equipment, snacks and more for…Continue reading Getting Started (for churches): Challenge #3 …Continue reading Getting Started (for churches): Challenge #3
Getting Started (for churches): Challenge #2
Overcoming the five biggest challenges Challenge #2: Finding the right school partnership. Service is one of our core values at Crossroads. We aim to add value to churches, kids, families and school communities. Our approach toward securing space in a school is to make friends and partner with school administrators and faculty, seeking to humbly…Continue reading Getting Started (for churches): Challenge #2 …Continue reading Getting Started (for churches): Challenge #2
Getting Started (for churches): Challenge #1
Overcoming the five biggest challenges Challenge #1: Finding People Churches of all sizes can struggle to find volunteers. An important step to getting started is finding a team leader or co-leaders for your Kids Club ministry. Some church leaders hesitate to commit until they have found a team leader. However, a church’s commitment to…Continue reading Getting Started (for churches): Challenge #1 …Continue reading Getting Started (for churches): Challenge #1
Sharing the Gospel With Kids
Sharing the Gospel with Kids by Jinette Williams, Team Leader in Aurora, IL It’s no doubt that a main desire you have as a Crossroads leader is to hear children say, “Yes!” to Jesus as Lord. If you are anything like me, you might be a little scared or confused as to how to…Continue reading Sharing the Gospel With Kids …Continue reading Sharing the Gospel With Kids
Kids Certificate of Participation
Many leaders give out certificates of participation at the end of the year to recognize kids for being part of the club. Here is a template with the Crossroads Kids Club® logo that can be printed on card stock. Click the link to access the PDF. Kids Certificate PDF …Continue reading Kids Certificate of Participation
5 Ways to Stay Connected Over the Summer
As Kids Club leaders, you’ve invested a lot throughout the school year to build relationships with kids in your small groups, and you’ve probably also made efforts to get to know their parents. How can you stay connected and deepen relationships with these kids and their families over the summer? Here are five ideas: 1.Send…Continue reading 5 Ways to Stay Connected Over the Summer …Continue reading 5 Ways to Stay Connected Over the Summer
A Guide to Reaching Gen Z
Thanks to Relevant Children’s Ministry for this article on reaching Gen Z, the generation most of us our serving in our Crossroads Kids Clubs. Hope you find some of the insights in this article series helpful! Today is the third installment of “A Guide to Reaching Gen Z.” We are looking at the unique characteristics…Continue reading A Guide to Reaching Gen Z …Continue reading A Guide to Reaching Gen Z