In this episode, Amber Baker shares her experience leading through the various changes in kidmin after the pandemic and the leadership shifts in her ministry team. Shifting to a new leadership model within family ministry produces some challenges, and Amber gives some practical tips for navigating some of those transitions.
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Episode Notes
Getting back to the basics (Kidmin after pandemic):
- Outside in pavilion
- Bible story without a TV
- Hand-written tags
- Games in the field
Changes online since regathering:
- Focus on outside events at church over the digital
- Summer kick-off, Fall kick-off, on-campus events
- Getting more personal
Transition to new leadership model:
- Originally hired as a co-pastor over children’s
- During a pastor’s sabbatical, moved to overseeing youth
- Tension in beginning to oversee the youth leadership
- Some team members made transitions off staff
- Began to create new team culture and make hires to support the ministry
Action Items
- Track trends for online engagement
- Plan events, maybe small, to re-engage
- Evaluate your model – job descriptions to support the team
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