September 13, 2022

Strategies to Prevent Burnout

Doing more with less, heavy workloads, lack of volunteers, budget cuts, over-the-top performance expectations, absence of support, and exhaustion are all day-in-the-life concerns every leader must face. Who wouldn’t feel overwhelmed or stretched too thin with such a list? When pressures build and stress pushes ...

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 23, 2022

The Importance of Reviewing Your Child Protection Policy

You may think of a policy manual as a dusty 3-ringer binder that hasn’t been opened since the day it was put on the bookshelf or in the file cabinet. Perhaps your organization thinks of policies and procedures as permanent or unchanging. Once the information is ...

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 ...

August 9, 2022

10 Child Safety Mistakes Families Notice

Families are becoming more informed about child safety and know what to look for when identifying gaps in protection. They may choose not to return if they feel that safety is compromised. You must have safety and security measures to grow your organization and reach ...

August 3, 2022

The Dos & Don’ts of Incident Reporting

Incident reporting is an excellent way to improve child safety. It’s a proactive tool that helps prevent accidents, reduce injury, and resolve common hazards before a more serious or costly event occurs. In some states, insurance companies require that organizations keep a record of all ...

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 ...