May 6, 2025

Top Summer Camp Safety Trends

While many view camp as a nice yet unnecessary summer activity, the data reveals a different story, illustrating how camp provides lasting benefits such as greater independence, teamwork, character development, and improved well-being. According to Rustic Pathways, the recent shifts towards new skill development, mental ...

April 23, 2025

Video: National Volunteer Week and KidCheck Resources

Here is a video about National Volunteer Week and the KidCheck resources that can help you get the most out of your volunteer team. Since 1974, National Volunteer Week (NVW) has been an annual event that highlights the power of volunteering to tackle society’s greatest challenges, ...

April 15, 2025

Ten Ideas for Easter Follow-Up

For first-time visiting families, don’t let all the effort and energy you put into making Easter special go to waste. Keep the conversation going and encourage them to return by using a follow-up plan that makes them feel seen and valued. Your Easter follow-up plan should focus on ...

April 8, 2025

April Is National Child Abuse Prevention Month

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month (NCAPM), which highlights the importance of families and communities collaborating to prevent abuse and neglect. This year’s campaign is “Powered by Hope, Strengthened by Prevention.” The goal is to foster healthy, thriving families by working together, leveraging prevention ...

April 1, 2025

Easter Resources. We’re Here to Help!

Easter is coming in hot, and we are here to help your organization make the most of this special day. Here are twelve KidCheck resources to help make things manageable so the day runs smoothly, show your commitment to child safety, and free you up to ...

March 26, 2025

The Top 20 Easter Safety Tips

Easter is fast approaching, and it’s never too late to secure your ministry and fine-tune the processes and guidelines that help safeguard children. Child safety is a major factor when visiting families consider returning, and attending families choose to continue. Remember, “You never get a second ...

March 18, 2025

Why Listening Is Hard and How to Fix It

We recently posted Ten Strategies to Improve Active Listening. Listening to others is a fundamental component of success. It fosters trust, enhances communication, builds relationships, boosts team morale, encourages innovation, and increases productivity. However, listening can be challenging for various reasons, including a lack of ...

March 12, 2025

Ten Strategies to Improve Active Listening

Active listening is a key part of the foundation for success. Listening to others enables you to acquire information and a fresh perspective. It fosters trust, enhances communication, builds relationships, and helps to understand a person’s point of view. However, active listening is more than ...

March 4, 2025

Free eBook Download! Optimizing Child Safety in Your Organization

Optimizing Child Safety is an essential resource for leaders committed to protecting children within their organization. It offers valuable insights, practical strategies, actionable steps, checklists, and tips for addressing today’s protection challenges. This is essential reading for those who feel overwhelmed in their efforts to create ...

February 25, 2025

Five Steps To An Unforgettable Guest Experience

We are sharing a guest post from ministry builder Dale Hudson. With over 35 years of ministry experience, he is one of the most dynamic thought leaders in children’s ministries. He is the author of several books and has been featured in Time Magazine and ...