by Nick Blevins | Nov 13, 2018 | Family Ministry, Podcast
In this episode, NextGen Pastor, Corey Ray Jones, talks about the new building and community center his church recently opened. Corey walks through how their church went about learning the needs of their community, the people they talked to, the conversations that...
by Nick Blevins | Oct 9, 2018 | Podcast, Family Ministry
In this episode, I talk with Family Pastor, Lisette Fraser, about what family ministry looks like in a multi-ethnic church. We talk about building a multi-ethnic family ministry, the questions and conversations surrounding that, and the kingdom perspective that drives...
by Nick Blevins | Sep 11, 2018 | Podcast, Family Ministry, NextGen, Small Church
In this episode, I talk with NextGen Pastor, Kelly Stockdale. Kelly and I talk about what #NextGen looks like, specifically in a small church context, but the principles of prioritizing small groups, partnering with parents, and valuing volunteers apply across the...
by Nick Blevins | Jul 31, 2018 | Podcast, Family Ministry, Partner with Parents
In this episode, I talk with Children's Pastor, Lindsey Whitney. Lindsey does a great job resourcing leaders and parents at her church, and she shares those resources on her blog GrowingKidsMinistry.com. Â In our conversation, she walks through a lot of those resources...
by Nick Blevins | May 29, 2018 | Podcast, Family Ministry, Preteen
In this episode, I talk with Dan Scott about his new book Caught in Between: Engaging Your Preteens Before They Check Out. This book leans into the undeniable fact that preteens start to check out of elementary ministry in the last couple years, but are also not ready...
by Nick Blevins | May 8, 2018 | Podcast, Family Ministry
In this episode, Tom Bump, David Maddron, Tom Pounder, Steve Cullum, and I recap OC18. We break down our key takeaways, favorite ideas, and practical steps we were encouraged to take back to our ministries as we continue the mission of helping the next generation know...
by Nick Blevins | Apr 17, 2018 | Podcast, Family Ministry
In this episode, I talk with Interim Executive Director of INCM, Michayla White, about some research they have done involving millennial parents. Michayla breaks down some of the stereotypes surrounding this generation of parents and shares the results of a survey...
by Nick Blevins | Feb 13, 2018 | Podcast, Family Ministry, Leadership
In this episode, I talk with Jana Magruder, author of Nothing Less. Nothing Less is a book based on research with 2000 Protestant parents, that asks the questions: What were the things that influenced your child’s faith the most? and What mattered most in helping them...
by Nick Blevins | Feb 6, 2018 | Podcast, Family Ministry, Partner with Parents
In this episode, I talk with the author of Spiritual Parenting, Dr. Michelle Anthony. We walk through some of the principles in her book, and then break down what family ministry looks like at her church. She shares the groups, events, resources, and other unique...
by Nick Blevins | Jan 23, 2018 | Podcast, Elementary, Family Ministry, Kidmin, Partner with Parents, Preschool
In this episode, I talk with Director of Kids' Club and Student Ministry, Kim Botto, about what her church has done to serve kids and families that are hurting, have experienced trauma, have difficult backgrounds, or are facing other challenges. She shares about the...
by Nick Blevins | Jan 9, 2018 | Family Ministry, Partner with Parents, Podcast
In this episode, I talk with Family Pastor Chris Sasser, of Port City Community Church. Chris shares how he and his team are partnering with parents in their church through The Parent Network. The Parent Network is a 4-part initiative they started two years ago. Chris...
by Nick Blevins | Nov 7, 2017 | Podcast, Elementary, Family Ministry, Partner with Parents
In this episode, I talk with my friend, Dave Truitt, about creating great family experiences for parents and kids, where they can learn and talk about faith together. He breaks down what goes into each experience, how they prepare for it, and why it is key to their...
by Nick Blevins | Oct 3, 2017 | Family Ministry, Podcast
In this episode, I interview Greg Curtis and Joe Schmaltz of Eastside Christian Church. Eastside does a great job helping first time visitors become attenders, plug into groups, and jump onto serving teams. Greg works on the Assimilation team, and Joe leads NextGen,...
by Nick Blevins | Sep 19, 2017 | Family Ministry, NextGen, Podcast
In this episode, I talk with JC Thompson. JC has transitioned into three different roles over the past ten years at the same church. He shares what it was like going from leading a specific ministry to leading all of NextGen, and what those different roles looked...
by Nick Blevins | Aug 29, 2017 | Podcast, Family Ministry, Leadership
In this episode, I talk with Rich Birch from the unSeminary Podcast. We unpack the differences that exist between Family Ministries in churches that are less than 1,000, and over 1,000. Rich also walks through the unique challenges facing those trying to break through...
