Top 100 Children's Ministry Blogs of 2015

Even in the age of Facebook and Pinterest, there are still many blogs about kids ministry that deserve your attention. That’s why we’re updating our list of the top 100 children’s ministry blogs for 2015. Browse the list below and you’ll discover new inspiration and help. If you have a blog, you can add this badge.
This ranking is just for fun and a way to give encouragement. I know most everyone will see it that way and celebrate so many excellent people sharing their ministry ideas!

• Leave a comment and tell me your favorite blog from the listing. You can also suggest someone for the list next time!

Fun Challenge: I would also be super impressed if anyone clicks out to visit all 100 blogs on the list. I’d be even more impressed if you leave comments telling those people that you appreciate their dedication to children’s ministry…. There’s no prize for that, but it would be a good way to encourage everyone.
Bonus: I built a custom search engine for all the blogs I’ve listed on this page. You can use it as a tool next time you’re researching a ministry topic or Bible lesson.

Blog URL

Score

1

http://whatsinthebible.com/blog/

1,189

2

http://www.mattmckee.me/

823

3

http://www.christianitycove.com/

776

4

http://drgrcevich.wordpress.com/

765

5

http://www.churchleaders.com/children/

717

6

http://www.growingkidsministry.com/

713

7

http://orangeblogs.org/orangeleaders/

596

8

http://samluce.com/

584

9

http://catholicblogger1.blogspot.com/

569

10

http://kidzmatter.com/

557

11

http://www.childrens-ministry-deals.com/

549

12

http://childrensministry.com/blogs

519

13

http://worshipingwithchildren.blogspot.com/

519

14

http://www.briandollar.com/

516

15

http://scottsbricks.blogspot.com/

513

16

http://biblebasedhomeschooling.com/

511

17

http://mrmarksclassroom.com/

494

18

http://kidologist.com/

493

19

http://philvischer.com/

492

20

http://www.relevantchildrensministry.com/

491

21

http://blog.dc4k.org/

483

22

http://freebiefriday.guildcraftinc.com/

479

22.5

http://orangeblogs.org/252basics/

473

23

http://childrensministryonline.com/

471

23

http://www.jonathancliff.com/

471

24

http://insidenorthpoint.org/kids/

463

24.5

http://orangeblogs.org/firstlook/

463

25

http://blog.lifeway.com/kidsministry101/

461

25.5

https://papergiftsforestefany.wordpress.com/

449

26

http://www.ginamcclain.com/

447

27

http://www.lemonlimekids.com/

440

28

http://waynestocks.com/

438

29

http://sojournkids.com/

436

30

http://exploreandexpress-sheila.blogspot.com/

430

31

http://dopcandy.portsmouth.anglican.org/category/cw/

430

32

http://kidsinministry.org/

428

33

http://www.davidwakerley.com/

427

34

http://www.futureflyingsaucers.com/

425

35

http://differentway4kids.blogspot.com/

419

36

http://flamecreativekids.blogspot.co.uk/

409

37

http://jimwideman.blogspot.com/

409

38

http://www.toddmckeever.com/

408

39

http://childrenshourbooks.blogspot.com/

401

40

http://preteenministry.net/

399

41

http://leadsmall.org/

398

42

http://rogerfields.com/

398

43

http://blog.awana.org/

396

44

http://crossroadskidsclub.net/blog/

394

45

http://jcisonline.com/

390

46

http://www.superchurch.com/category/blog

389

47

http://craftingthewordofgod.com/

385

48

http://www.childrensministryblog.com/

383

49

http://blog.memorycross.com/

382

50

http://scripturelady.com/

381

51

http://kidminspiration.com/

381

52

http://share.ctainc.com/

377

53

http://revivalfire4kids.com/

373

54

http://divorceministry4kids.com/

373

55

http://bibledrivethru.blogspot.com/

365

56

http://www.justynsmith.com/

364

57

http://itspastormatt.com/

362

58

http://www.discipleblog.com/

361

59

http://www.brennaphillips.com/

360

60

http://lifewayvbs.wordpress.com/

356

61

http://www.jamiedoyle.com/

355

62

http://wordforlifesays.com/

354

63

http://blog.childrendesiringgod.org/

353

64

http://jeremymavis.com/

353

65

http://effectivechildrensministry.org/

351

66

http://www.kidhelper.com/

347

67

http://www.childrensministryleader.com/

346

68

http://www.trainupthechild.org/

344

69

http://www.heidimhensley.com/

341

70

http://annaangela.com/

340

71

http://jeffmcclung.com/

339

72

http://handsonbibleteacher.blogspot.com/

337

73

http://www.aboutthechildrensdepartment.com/

337

74

http://faithfilledfreebies.blogspot.com/

333

75

http://kidzmatter.com/blogs/

332

76

http://www.spencerclick.com/

330

77

http://www.joemcalpine.com/

326

78

http://www.melissajmacdonald.com/

323

79

http://smalltownkidmin.com/

323

80

http://missionbibleclass.org/

321

81

http://www.thoughtsbytimotheous.blogspot.com/

319

82

http://kidsermons.com/

317

83

http://www.kidtrek-sundayplus.org/

316

84

http://tinapoint.blogspot.com/

316

85

http://lifes-commotion.armyfamilyok.com/

313

86

http://nickblevins.com/

311

87

http://incm.org/category/in_cm_mag/

310

88

http://www.glenysnellist.com/

309

89

http://dandibell.com/

309

90

http://mikejohnsonsblog.com/

308

91

http://chypsministry.wordpress.com/

306

92

http://www.ilovekidschurch.com/

306

93

http://hastenhome.com/blog/

304

94

http://kidmindays.com/

303

95

http://westcoastcm.com/

303

96

http://katiewetherbee.wordpress.com/

302

97

http://trevorlee.me/

301

98

http://littlepeoplebigword.com/

301

99

http://ptbump.com/

300

100

http://bibleclasscreations.blogspot.com/

299

Just For Fun – Here Was The Math

How did I make this list? It began with a spreadsheet listing all the active children’s ministry blogs I could locate. Then I used several public metrics to estimate the blogs popularity. These included Open Site Explorer and Buzzsumo. Each of these numbers were weighted according to my estimation of importance and reliability.
The idea was to look at three different types of signal: Link popularity of the home page, global link popularity of the whole site, and social media popularity in the last 6 months. None of these are perfect, but give a general sense of what blogs are building an audience compared to others.
Factors not directly included: Traffic estimates, RSS readership, years blogging, email subscribers, design, reader engagement through comments. Those type of numbers would give a much better picture of blog popularity. However they were beyond the scope of this list. I also couldn’t control for errors in the data tools.
For this listing, I only included blogs that were obviously focused on children’s ministry or written by a children’s minister. Non-blogging websites, general ministry blogs, most homeschooling blogs, and others were beyond the scope of this listing. It’s possible I missed some sites that should be included, please leave a comment below to make a suggestion.
Who’s Missing – Amy Fenton Lee (inactive – on a blog sabbatical) would have been top 10.
When a blog was hosted on a well known website, for example “What’s in the Bible.” I used metrics from the blog page rather than the homepage of the site. While this will suppress their ranking, it wouldn’t be fair to attribute all numbers to their blogging activity.
IF you really want to dig into the numbers, here’s my spreadsheet. You can also check out the old rankings from 2013!
Bonus Listing –  Some other blogs we considered, but make the top 100 ranking.

http://jennyfunderburke.com/blog/

296

https://www.toolsforkidschurch.com/

296

http://www.blogcommanderbill.net/

294

http://kidmintools.com/

293

http://pastorronbrooks.com/

287

http://freebiblelessons.net/

286

http://kidtrekasp.wordpress.com/

284

http://www.ryanfrank.com/

284

http://wesleyankids.org/

282

http://www.coffeewithdad.com/

280

http://morethanpuppets.com/

278

http://jasonbyerly.com/

277

http://lifeinakidzworld.com/

274

http://pastorjasonmartin.com/

273

http://girlsminister.com/

272

http://biblehelps.blogspot.com/

271

http://www.mattmo.org/

264

http://wellequippedvolunteer.com/

262

http://www.jesus-without-language.net/blog/

259

http://www.yancynotnancy.com/category/blog/

253

http://hookedonthebook.com/

252

http://centrikid.com/blog/

246

http://westsidekids.org/

246

http://www.simplekidmin.com/

245

http://michellepullins.com/

242

http://brettowen.org/

234

http://corycenter.org/

234

http://gloriaslee.com/

232

http://www.brandonmaddux.com/

231

http://transformingkidsministry.com/

227

http://tiffanycrawford.org/

226

http://www.simplykidsministry.com/

223

http://truministry.com/blog/

209

http://www.lynnehoward.com/

187

http://www.gregjbaird.com/

179

http://johnhailes.wordpress.com/

171

http://www.natefietzer.com/

121

http://childrensministerblog.com/

11

http://brookhickle.blogspot.com/

10

http://tinavbryson.blogspot.com/

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