by Nick Blevins | Dec 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
This is a guest post from Andy Earle (see bio below) about 3 Social Media Risks for Youth. Social media can be a great commodity for teens, providing new ways to connect with friends and express themselves. However, there can be some downsides to this new technology....
by Nick Blevins | Sep 24, 2019 | Podcast, Large Church, Leadership, Small Church, Social Media
In this episode, Jeff Henderson shares his journey of answering these two pivotal questions for any organization: What do you want to be known for and What are you known for? I also ask Jeff some specific questions about how to practically implement a strategy for...
by Nick Blevins | Sep 17, 2019 | Podcast, Family Ministry, High School, Leadership, NextGen, Youthmin
In this episode, I talk with Will Hutcherson about his “Ministry Do Over.” Specifically, he shares about the unique transition of moving from a NextGen role in a large church to a volunteer director role in a church plant, and what he's learned along the...
by Nick Blevins | Sep 10, 2019 | Podcast, Partner with Parents, Youthmin
In this episode, I talk with Doug Franklin about Leader Treks. We talk about the value of student leadership and he shares about the work they do in resourcing churches with trips, training and curriculum. Doug Franklin Connect with Doug on Facebook | Twitter |...
by Nick Blevins | Aug 20, 2019 | Podcast, Family Ministry, NextGen
In this episode, I welcome Kristen Ivy back to the podcast to talk about her new book with Reggie Joiner and Virginia Ward, It's Personal. We talk all about the book, the five questions, how it applies practically in our ministries with our leaders, and what was...
by Nick Blevins | Aug 13, 2019 | Podcast, High School, Large Church, Youthmin
In this episode, I talk with Reed Moore. Reed just wrapped up several years at the Student Pastor at Gwinnett Church and is just beginning his time as Student Director at Passion City Church. We talk all about what it looked like to create a great ministry culture at...
by Nick Blevins | Aug 6, 2019 | Podcast, Elementary, Family Ministry, Preteen
In this episode, I welcome my friend and Elementary Director, Lisa Molite, back to the podcast. Lisa talks about the preteen ministry our church launched this past year. She walks through the planning process, thinking through environments, talking to other leaders,...
by Nick Blevins | Jul 30, 2019 | Podcast
In this episode, we welcome my friend and fellow NextGen Pastor, Ally Evans back to the podcast. Ally gives us an update on Life.Church and then dives right into what it looks like to develop leaders there, and hire staff internally and externally. She also shares...
by Nick Blevins | Jul 23, 2019 | Podcast
In this episode, I talk with Sydney Lester about student programming at Connexus Church. She shares how they reach unchurched students, what it looks like to teach them the Bible, and how small group leaders are the key to their ministry. Sydney Lester Email:...
by Nick Blevins | Jul 22, 2019 | Communication, Freebie
Church event planning is complex. Regardless of the event, if you simply made a checklist of everything we need to do in order to pull off a successful event, it would be a long list. There are multiple phases to it as well, such as planning, promoting, leading, and...
by Nick Blevins | Jul 16, 2019 | Podcast, High School, Middle School, Youthmin
In this episode I talk with Kyle Price about student programming at Mission Church. Kyle talks about his role as Creative Director there, the different teams he leads, and how they brainstorm programming and teaching. He shares about the creative team they have and...
by Nick Blevins | Jul 9, 2019 | Podcast, Elementary, Kidmin, Preschool
In this episode, I talk with Justin Edge of Life.Church about multi-site kids' ministry, how resourcing campuses works, and how each campus functions individually. He talks specifically about his role leading at the central level, and what they are looking for in...
by Nick Blevins | Jul 2, 2019 | Podcast, High School, Middle School, Youthmin
In this episode, Jordan Geist talks about how the student ministry at Northpoint Austin grew from 40 students to 300. He shares how a student leadership team and small groups have been critical to that growth, along with Camp 75 – an outreach they've leveraged...
by Nick Blevins | Jun 25, 2019 | Podcast, Kidmin, Preschool
In this episode, I talk with Brittany Compton about her role working for First Look at Orange. She shares why she believes preschool ministry is so important, walks through how they think through preschool ministry at First Look, and some key components of great...
by Nick Blevins | Jun 18, 2019 | Podcast, High School, Middle School, Youthmin
In this episode, Vince Parker talks about what youth ministry looks like at Life.Church, how his multi-site team is structured, and what it looks like to maintain a relationally-driven ministry. Vince Parker Connect with Vince on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram...
