September 6, 2022

The Importance of the Annual Family Survey

Recently we shared a post on five items for success in children’s ministry and highlighted the benefits of using an annual survey to engage and connect with families. However, that’s just one of the many benefits of using an annual survey. More organizations should take advantage ...

KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In Shares Five Essential Items for Children's Ministry Leader Success

August 30, 2022

Five Items for Children’s Ministry Leader Success

Children’s ministry is essential to the church and significantly impacts other areas. Highly effective children’s pastors are exceptional, creative, resourceful, and intuitive leaders. They understand they have a big responsibility and work tirelessly for the families they serve. So, what do these talented, highly skilled miracle ...

August 16, 2022

15 Back to School Safety Tips for Families

For many families, back-to-school is not only a time of new beginnings but also a time of stress and anxiety over their children’s well-being and safety. You may receive family questions on how they can safeguard their children during the back-to-school craziness. Families are always ...

July 26, 2022

Succession Planning – Preparing for Change

It doesn’t matter how stable your organization is; change is inevitable. Staff and leadership transitions can happen frequently. Consider how your organization would respond if you lost any of your most important volunteers, staff, and leadership positions today? Would there be people ready to assume ...

July 20, 2022

12 Questions to Ask When Creating a Safety Plan

As a leader in a child-centered organization, one of your most significant responsibilities is providing a safe environment for kids, youth, and staff. Regardless of your children’s area size, it’s best to have a safety plan in place. A safety plan is a preparatory approach ...

KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In Shares An Updated Best Practice 5 Benefits of a Children’s Check-In System

July 11, 2022

New Best Practice – 5 Benefits of a Children’s Check-In System

This week we are sharing an updated KidCheck best practice, 5 Benefits of a Children’s Check-In System. The best practice shares how secure children’s check-in is about much more than just attendance tracking. We cover five advantages of using a full-featured, scalable check-in solution that ...

June 8, 2022

5 Tips for a Safe & Successful Camp

Summer camp has many benefits for kids and youth. Personal growth, increased learning, development, and making memories that last a lifetime. As camp counselors, directors, and administrators begin to welcome kids back this summer; safety is always on the radar. Those working at a camp understand ...

May 24, 2022

Resources for Vacation Bible School

You may be experiencing a mixed bag of emotions with Vacation Bible School (VBS) is right around the corner! Vacation Bible School is unique in that it brings together new and visiting families who may not attend weekly. We want to highlight KidCheck resources and child ...

May 17, 2022

Handling Toxic Team Members

As a leader in your organization, unfortunately at some point, you will likely come across a staff member or volunteer who lacks a desire to complete their assigned tasks and exhibits a negative or even toxic attitude. Organizations utilizing volunteers know attracting good quality people for ...

May 10, 2022

Building Your Organization’s Culture

According to greatplacetowork.com, a culture is defined as how the organization gets things done and includes informal and formal systems, behaviors, and values. As a result, culture impacts everything from strategic decisions to frontline procedures. Quantum Workplace states that 66% of leaders believe culture is more ...