Here’s the deal. Kids want church to be engaging. You want it to be transformational.So often it feels like we have to choose one or the other – but we don’t. Church can and should be both. Here are five tips to make your services engaging and transformational. 1. Internalize... read more
While behavior modification is NOT the goal of children’s ministry, behavior management is still a very real challenge we face as kidmin leaders. So to help you wrangle in the madness and create an environment your kids and volunteers will love, use these 5 tips for behavior management at church. 1.... read more
You’ve probably heard the mantra, “Location, location, location” when it comes to buying or selling real estate. When it comes to children’s ministry, your mantra should be, “Safety, safety, safety. When a parent drops off their child, they are placing in us enormous trust. Yes, they want us to teach... read more
We love creating themed Media Packs for Kids Ministries. We would love to hear from you on packs you would like us to create! Feel free to Contact Us and share your ideas with us. One theme that we’ve gotten from Kids Leaders that we’ve created media for is... read more
We love creating themed Media Packs for Kids Ministries. We would love to hear from you on packs you would like us to create! Feel free to Contact Us and share your ideas with us. One theme that we’ve gotten from Kids Leaders that we’ve created media for is... read more
For the last few years, our 12:30 Media Team has had the honor of producing Custom Media content for our great partners at Answers in Genesis. This year we’ve partnered with them to produce media content for their 2023 VBS Curriculum “Keepers of the Kingdom”. I’ll highlight just a few... read more
WATCH THE EPISODE: LISTEN TO THE EPISODE: SHOW NOTES: This week on the show we are excited to welcome an incredible guy who has a great perspective on what it takes to disciple children in the world we are living in today. Join us as we welcome Matt Markins to... read more
WATCH THE EPISODE: LISTEN TO THE EPISODE: SHOW NOTES: This week on the show we are excited to welcome an incredible guy who has walked through a lot and is still worshiping God and trusting God for more. He’s also a great friend of our host Jason and someone you... read more
WATCH THE EPISODE: LISTEN TO THE EPISODE: SHOW NOTES: This week on the show we’re excited to welcome the one and only Jim Wideman. You are not going to want to miss this incredible interview. Jim is one of the veterans of kids ministry and has encouraged and trained kids... read more
It’s summer in Houston. We hunker down in our homes, air conditioners wheezing out tepid air under the weight of the 115-degree heat index. We venture outside at our own peril. So what better time to talk about Christmas? But in a sense, this is the perfect moment to have... read more
WATCH THE EPISODE: LISTEN TO THE EPISODE: SHOW NOTES: This week on the show we welcome SQuire Rushnell and Louise DuArt from Godwinks. We will be talking about the importance of keeping things simple. SQuire is a popular speaker and the New York Times Bestselling author who introduced the word... read more
Our heart at Twelve:Thirty is to help churches and ministries create Worship Experiences where lives are changed. We have created a full Ready-Made library of Kids Media designed to help you reach kids with the gospel of Jesus Christ. While you’ll always be able to purchase Kids Media a la... read more
