by Nick Blevins | Feb 26, 2019 | Podcast, Preteen
In this episode, I talk with Preteen Pastor, Zach Matchett about creating environments for preteens. Zach talks about his vision for creating spaces for preteens to be in awe of who God is. He also talks about the importance of creating community for preteens,...
by Nick Blevins | Feb 19, 2019 | Podcast, Family Ministry
In this episode, I talk with Jason Tilley about creativity in ministry. Jason walks through seven steps he uses to solve problems, create things from scratch, or improve something that already exists. He then takes us through practical examples and gives tips for each...
by Nick Blevins | Feb 12, 2019 | Podcast, Volunteers
In this episode, I talk with Steven Knight about how to recruit volunteers. Steven talks about some boosts they do throughout the year and then gets really practical with the steps we need to be taking each week to build relationships and connect with potential...
by Nick Blevins | Jan 29, 2019 | Podcast, Family Ministry, NextGen, Partner with Parents
In this episode, I talk with Matt Morgan about milestones and transition events for families. Matt shares the 6 milestones that his church not only celebrates with parents, but equips them for. Essentially, at each milestone, they offer a seminar style class to equip...
by Nick Blevins | Jan 22, 2019 | Podcast, Family Ministry, Partner with Parents
In this episode, I break down the 5-part strategy my church uses to partner with parents. I walk through these five steps, talk about what they look like practically – week to week, and month to month – for us. I also draw a roadmap, detailing how churches can begin...
by Nick Blevins | Dec 18, 2018 | Podcast, Special Needs
In this episode, I talk with Christina Teevan about special needs. Christina leads a special needs ministry in Ashland, Ohio, that is all about serving special needs families in the community and helping other churches and organizations serve them well. Christina...
by Nick Blevins | Dec 11, 2018 | Podcast, Family Ministry
In this episode, I talk with Keith Ferrin about his new book, The Expert Interviews: All About Family Ministry. We touch on some of the interviews and conversations Keith includes in the book, and then he shares highlights and common themes that came out in those...
by Nick Blevins | Dec 4, 2018 | Podcast, Special Needs
In this episode, Student Minister, Jess Berryhill, shares about the special needs ministry she has built for the students at Mt. Pleasant Church. She walks through the story of how their special needs ministry started, the heart behind it, what helped it grow, and...
by Nick Blevins | Nov 27, 2018 | Podcast, Systems
In this episode, I talk with Craig Cable of Group Publishing. Craig oversees the publishing of different ministry resources, and also has experience in safety and security. He is now leading an initiative church security, and helps train ministry leaders on how to...
by Nick Blevins | Nov 20, 2018 | Family Ministry, Podcast
In this episode, I talk with author and pastor, Chap Clark. Chap has written many books and taught extensively on how to create church that will reach the next generation. He and I have a conversation about his new book, Adoptive Church. Chap shares a lot of wisdom...
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 | Nov 6, 2018 | Podcast, Elementary, High School, Kidmin, Middle School, NextGen, Preschool, Youthmin
In this episode, Kenny Conley and Kevin Monahan host a panel discussion of NextGen leaders centered around the question, “Should I stay or go?” In ministry, we are constantly evaluating where God has us, and where he is calling us. We want to be prayerful,...
by Nick Blevins | Oct 30, 2018 | Podcast, High School, Middle School, Youthmin
In this episode, I share a tribe conversation hosted by Ministry Boost for student ministry leaders. These leaders from all different churches talk about series planning, how they do small group leader training, and their best tips and practices for events/retreat...
by Nick Blevins | Oct 23, 2018 | Podcast, Elementary, Kidmin
In this episode, listen in as elementary ministry leaders share what they're doing in large group time, how they recruit large group volunteers, what teaching and storytelling looks like, and how their substitute system works across all their volunteer teams....
by Nick Blevins | Oct 16, 2018 | Podcast, Kidmin, Preschool
In this episode, I share a conversation between a tribe of preschool ministry leaders as they talk about curriculum prep, communication, and scheduling volunteers. Preschool Ministry Leaders Kenny Conley from MISSION Community Church Nick Blevins from Community...
