Building a strong kids ministry team starts with inviting the right people, offering ongoing encouragement, and partnering closely with church leadership. This post shares practical, heart-centered ways to lead volunteers who create a safe and joyful space where kids can meet Jesus.

Discover 7 reasons Sunday School volunteers leave and practical ways to help them stay. Build a healthier, stronger children's ministry team.

These 5 easy crafts and activities teach kids about baptism in a new fresh way that has not been done a million times!

When we talk about walking by faith, we don't often stop to consider what we're walking past. I've recently been reflecting on the truth that the journey God has us on is not one of suppressing emotions. We get to bring it all to Him and process the negative feelings with God as well as the positive, the exciting, the joyful. May you find space here to pause, reflect, and abide. Vine Creative Studio holds a collection of what I like to call 'encounter tools', resources connec

"We must pay the most careful attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away." - Hebrews 2:1 There are probably countless reasons why it happens that we drift away from God - our priorities, community, and ultimately our loves come to mind. This article in the ABIDING series covers why believers slowly grow cold and get further and further away from Jesus Christ. It also offers tangible and practical advice for bridging that divide. This post is one of many fre

A Step-by-Step Journey of Learning to Follow Jesus in Everyday Life The path or journey of Christian growth will differ depending on who you ask. While the Bible is the best voice to follow and the leading of the Holy Spirit, there are some practical points every person will reach as they journey from A to Z (with the destination being To Know Him). Christian growth is not random—it follows a pattern: we begin with belief, move into identity, grow in relationship, develop awa

"You have not because you ask not" - James 4:2 This week I've been thinking about the actions that come before miracles - whether it's surrender, asking, prayer, sharing, gratitude... What are the things that a person needs to do to see the breakthrough they so desire? What precedes miracles? In this article, I'll reflect on Scripture and my own lived experience to offer a contemplative suggestion and some answers. I'll also draw on an article I wrote on this topic for a clie

These ten ideas will help you deepen your faith this year.

In this contemplative devotional style blog, I journey with the parable of the sower and my own life experience lately - finding God in it.

The Book of Nahum, a minor prophetic book in the Bible, is often overlooked or forgotten. This article takes you through the need-to-know factors of this book.

God is not dull—and our kids’ ministry shouldn’t be either. By using sensory learning tools like sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell, we can help children experience the wonder of God in tangible ways. In this post, I’ll show you how to bring the Days of Creation to life so kids can engage with a God who is real, present, and full of joy.

The following Sunday School Lesson on Thankfulness is a great resource to teach kids the value of a thankful heart. This lesson includes icebreakers, an object lesson, a Bible lesson, a game, bonus Bible verses on thankfulness, and a craft activity. Enjoy!

You can live out your faith at work, it's not only meant for pastors or those in full-time ministry. This post discovers how to do ministry beyond the pulpit.

This short devotional on Enoch in the Bible shows how you can break generational cycles in your own family through faith in and relationship with God

There are so many scriptures that speak about the idea of a crown. And even in the biggest act of love, the crucifixion, we see a crown...

The boat that you find yourself in will look different from the person next to you. Yet there are some similarities that are universal...

"Until God opens a door, praise Him in the hallway”. Even if the storms are all around; yet He is still Saviour.

Even in community, there is immeasurable worth in rest. Discover these 2 spiritual disciplines, how they overlap, and what sets them apart

In the ocean of what was, what could be, and how you should be, it is easy to accept that this is all there is. That's when we need Jesus!

When we allow ourselves to just BE who we are, to care about what we care about... something amazing happens: we are set free.