David Reneau 5/17/24 David Reneau 5/17/24

5 Discipleship Principles I Learned in the Classroom

I’ve been in-between churches since July. In January, I took an executive pastor role at a small church plant, Christ Chapel East. But that was only part time. Since my degree is in high school education, I decided to put it to use and began to substitute teach. One fateful January morning, I took a math job at a high school I didn’t normally sub. By the end of the day, I had a long-term sub job and by the next week I was responsible for the math education of 150 seniors and sophomores.

David Reneau 3/1/24 David Reneau 3/1/24

Beyond Bible Bucks: How to Have a Kidmin Store

Reading your Bible, praying, inviting a friend, memorizing the Bible verse. These are all things we ask our kids to do in kidmin, but few will naturally do it without an some kind of incentive. There are a lot of ways to motivate kids to engage in these activities, and one of the more effective ways to do it is with a store.

David Reneau 1/19/24 David Reneau 1/19/24

4 Steps to Rediscover Hope and Rebuild Faith After Ministry

Last year, I lost my ministry job. I was at a church hoping to become the next senior pastor, and I didn’t get enough votes. The following day, I resigned. The subsequent 6 months have been some of the hardest months of my life. But now looking back I see it was also a gift. Let me show you what I mean.

David Reneau 1/12/24 David Reneau 1/12/24

5 Keys to Teens Serving Successfully in Your Kidmin

One thing that is an absolute certainty in kidmin is a general lack of volunteers. No matter how big your church is, there is always a shortage. However, there is a treasure trove of possible volunteers that we may overlook. Teenagers.

David Reneau 12/29/23 David Reneau 12/29/23

How to Set Ministry Goals that Lead to Growth

At the end of the year, one of my favorite things to do is to look back at the year that was and the year to come. What were my wins and losses? What worked? What didn’t? What curveballs did I knocked out of the park and what ones slipped by? It usually takes a few hours for me to go through it all, but my overall effectiveness as a leader and minister has increased every year since I started this practice over 10 years ago.

David Reneau 9/30/22 David Reneau 9/30/22

How to Have a Kids Lead Team

Maybe you’ve seen this. You have a fifth or sixth grader completely checked out. They may have been engaged a few years before, but it’s getting close to their time to move on, and they have senioritis all of sudden.

You thought it was only for 12th graders, but now you see it in 12-year-olds.

But what do you do?

David Reneau 9/2/22 David Reneau 9/2/22

4 Questions to Find Your Perfect Curriculum

One of the biggest questions I see in the Kidmin world is what curriculum do we use? Which one is better? 252Kids? High Voltage? Bible Engagement? Open Church? Write your own?

The curriculum options out there are endless, and you can spend a lot of time, energy, and money trying to find the right one for your ministry.

David Reneau 9/25/17 David Reneau 9/25/17

Mentoring Kids to Serve in Ministry

You have kids in your ministry right now who God is calling into full-time ministry. You have other kids who will be lifelong servants. Either way, we want all our kids to have an authentic lifelong faith in Jesus Christ. Mentoring them to serve in ministry is one of the most surefire ways to do that. But how?

David Reneau 5/9/17 David Reneau 5/9/17

Must Have Leadership Building Blocks: A Framework Leadership Book Review

When I first started working in children’s ministry as a part-time bi-vocational pastor, I was so excited to finally work with kids every week. I looked forward to the fun we would have and the lessons we would learn as we explored the Bible together. Alas, I learned quickly that this is not always the case.