Showing posts with label right questions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label right questions. Show all posts

10 Questions Children's Ministry Leaders Should Be Asking

7:53 AM  Dale Hudson  

As a children's ministry leader, the questions you ask are just as important as the answers you give.

Here are 10 questions you should be asking on a regular basis.

1.  What is working well in our ministry that we need to continue doing?

2.  What is not working well in our ministry that we need to change or stop doing?

3.  How are we helping kids and families take spiritual growth steps?

4.  How many volunteers do we need and how are we going to bring them on board?

5.  How are we equipping parents to disciple their kids?

6.  What are our lids right now and how are we going to remove them?

7.  How many first-time guests are returning and how can we get more to come back?

8.  How are we equipping our volunteers?

9.  What is our volunteer turn-over rate and how can we lessen it?

10.  How can we reach more kids and families?


What are some other questions we should be asking?  Share your thoughts with us in the comment section below.
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7 Guaranteed Steps to Improve Your Children's Ministry

9:18 AM  Dale Hudson  

Do you want to make some big improvements in your children's ministry?  Here's 7 steps that are guaranteed to bring improvement.

Identify a topic that is hindering your ministry.  Make sure it's something you don't currently have an answer for.  And make sure it's something that your team really cares about.

Get in a room....and start asking questions about the topic.  Only questions are allowed.  Set a time limit. (example: 30 minutes, 60 minutes, etc.)

Use a whiteboard and write down every question so everyone can see them.

Ask as many questions as you can in the time allotted.

Don't start trying to answer the questions yet. 

Decide which questions have the most potential to change what is hindering your ministry.  Narrow it down to 3-4 questions.

Go to work finding answers to the questions. 
  • Spend an allotted time right then working on answers.  
  • Then give everyone time to work on answers outside the initial meeting.  
    • They can work in smaller groups during this time.
    • I would suggest giving them 1-2 weeks.
  • After the 1-2 weeks are over, call another meeting with everyone.  
  • Bring together all the answers and work through them again.   
  • Finalize the best answers.  
  • Make plans and action steps based on the best answers.
You'll find that asking the right questions first and then finding the answers afterwards will be a catalyst for improving your children's ministry.
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