Here’s a thought that popped into my head a few days ago that I thought I would share:

Variety makes a ministry good, selective variety makes a ministry great.

I’m sure you’re wondering: What is that supposed to mean? What it means is that you should always be trying something new with your kids and changing things up. Keeping it the same is boring. But at the same time you need to make sure that you aren’t simply using the first idea that pops into your head or shows up on Google and calling it “variety”. Make sure it’s a quality idea that kids will love.

This may take some crazy thinking. What about some of these ideas:

• Tech-free week- Support TV Turnoff Week, and have a totally technology free week (except for necessary things like a CD player and microphones). Leave the projector off, and do things the old school way. Once upon a time, not too long ago, people had never even heard of video projectors.
• Game-free week- Eliminate games for an entire Sunday. “But Evan, how could you possibly fill all of that time? I NEED GAMES!” Spend more time on your lesson and community-building. Some kids may just learn how cool that “nerdy” kid in the front row really is. (Just so you know, I was the nerdy kid in the front row
• Outside week- Take your kids (yes, all of them, even the misbehaving ones) outside. Have a Kids’ Church “Fun-out”. Maybe even have hot dogs and chips at the end.

What ideas can you come up with? I’m excited to see.