When a large portion of your time is spent serving others, especially children, taking a break during the holidays can be life-changing and positively affect your overall well-being and productivity.
Here are five advantages of hitting the pause button during the holiday:
1. Stress Reduction
Stepping away from ...
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When people feel valued, they are motivated to give it their all and perform at their best. Every person is motivated differently. For some, it’s time, flexibility, or promotion; for others, it’s money, autonomy, or achievement. Motivation is the driving force that encourages people to ...
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Mandatory Reporting is critical in children’s ministry. Parents and guardians entrust you to provide a safe environment. Reporting laws serve as a safeguard, ensuring that concerns are quickly and effectively addressed.
Understanding Mandatory Reporting
Children’s ministry is often seen as a sanctuary of trust and compassion for ...
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A safeguarding committee is a powerful tool for keeping your children’s organization as safe as possible.
A safeguarding committee is a group of people with varying roles and experience who work together to focus on improving child safety.
Some benefits of establishing a safeguarding committee include:
It helps ...
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Be prepared to respond to hard questions.
Child safety can be a sensitive topic, and while you may not have all the answers as a leader, that shouldn’t stop you from preparing to respond to the hard questions. To effectively share what you are doing, you ...
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Top Abuse Prevention Methods and Protective Tactics.
Organizations must take a proactive stance to protect their most vulnerable. Every day, predators work to gain authority and trust and use their access and control to victimize. The most effective way to prevent predators from entering your organization ...
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We’re excited to share our latest improvement regarding volunteers. Now, right in their KidCheck account, with the click of a button, parents and guardians can proactively let you know they are interested in volunteering. This provides another great avenue for you to learn who wants ...
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October is National Bullying Prevention Month. This is an excellent time to consider how your organization can prevent bullying and help teens experiencing it overcome it. The CDC reports that almost all forms of bullying peak in middle school. Specifically, 6th-grade students reported the highest ...
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Fall represents a change in direction and is the perfect time to grow your program and recruit new volunteers. Many of these strategies can be used throughout the year and are designed to attract a wide range of potential volunteers. However, people are drawn more ...
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