by Nick Blevins | Sep 6, 2016 | Podcast, Partner with Parents
In this episode, I talk with my friend Matt McKee about his new book Parent Chat. We talk about some of the content in his book and how parents can lead their children best when it comes to technology. Matt McKee Connect with Matt on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram...
by Nick Blevins | Aug 30, 2016 | Podcast, Partner with Parents
In this episode, I interview Jeremy Lee, founder of Parent Ministry. We talk about the incredibly important topic of partnering with parents and equipping them to lead their children well. Jeremy offers some extremely practical insights and ideas to help us partner...
by Nick Blevins | Aug 23, 2016 | Podcast, Lead Small
In this episode, I talk with Gina McClain, Pastor of Children's Ministries at Faith Promise Church. Previously, Gina led children's ministry at Life.Church. We talk about how to implement small groups for kids and what it takes to stick it out long-term in your...
by Nick Blevins | Aug 16, 2016 | Podcast, High School, Middle School, NextGen, Youthmin
In this episode, I talk with EJ Swanson. For many years, EJ primarily taught students and adults in various settings, speaking to over 150,000 each year. A couple years ago, he transitioned back into the local church leading youth ministry, and now all of NextGen at...
by Nick Blevins | Aug 9, 2016 | Podcast, High School, Middle School, Youthmin
In this episode, I interview Ben Kerns, Student Pastor and writer behind averageyouthministry.com. I talk with Ben about the challenges he's seeing in student ministry and how he's tackling them at his church. Ben Kerns Connect with Ben on Facebook | Twitter |...
by Nick Blevins | Aug 2, 2016 | Podcast, Leadership
In this episode, I interview Rob Cizek, the Executive Pastor of NorthShore Christian Church in Everett, WA. I talk with Rob about how to lead up and how to hire well in ministry. Rob shares practical tips we can use right away to improve in both areas. Rob Cizek...
by Nick Blevins | Jul 26, 2016 | Podcast, Leadership
In this episode, I talk with Matt Guevara, the Executive Director of the International Network of Children's Ministry (INCM). INCM exists to connect, train and resource children's ministry leaders and they are probably known most for the Children's Pastors Conference....
by Nick Blevins | Jul 19, 2016 | Podcast, Family Ministry, Partner with Parents
In this episode, I talk with Kristen Ivy, the Executive Director of Messaging at Orange and the Director of the Phase Project. The Phase Project was created to help equip leaders and parents to best understand and lead kids at each phase of their life. We talk about...
by Nick Blevins | Jul 12, 2016 | Podcast, Leadership, NextGen, Volunteers
In this episode, I talk with Kevin Monahan. Kevin is the NextGen Pastor at 12Stone Church in Atlanta, GA. 12Stone is a large, multisite church averaging 15,000+ in attendance across 9 campuses. In fact, they launched 5 campuses in one day just a couple years ago! We...
by Nick Blevins | Jul 5, 2016 | Elementary, Kidmin, Podcast, Preschool, Volunteers
In this episode, I talk with Amy Fenton. Amy works for Orange, holding 3 roles in 1. She's an Orange Specialist, serving church leaders who use their elementary curriculum. She leads their Orange VBS team and she leads Live to Serve, an event Orange puts on for...
by Nick Blevins | Jun 28, 2016 | High School, Middle School, Podcast, Youthmin
In this episode, I talk with Christopher Wesley, the Youth Pastor at Church of the Nativity, a Catholic Church right in the same county I'm in here in Maryland. Church of the Nativity does an amazing job holding to Catholic traditions and practices while pushing the...
by Nick Blevins | Jun 21, 2016 | Family Ministry, NextGen, Podcast
In this episode, I talk with Cindy Fiala, the Family Pastor at Preston Trail Community Church in Frisco, TX. We talk about the role of the Family Pastor and all that entails. Cindy shares some ways she leads her staff team with the goal of having a unified team that...
by Nick Blevins | Jun 14, 2016 | Podcast, Social Media
In this episode, I talk with Kenny Campbell about how to create a digital strategy for your ministry. Most of us are leveraging email and social media to communicate and build community, but sometimes we do it without a strategy in mind. Social media, text, email, can...
by Nick Blevins | Jun 7, 2016 | Leadership, Podcast
In this episode I talk with the great Jim Wideman about an important question everyone asks at one point or another, should I stay (in my current role) or should I go (to a new role)? Jim also talks about the new venture he's part of to help churches and family...
by Nick Blevins | May 31, 2016 | Podcast, Volunteers
In this episode, I talk with Christine Kreisher, Discipleship Pastor at GT Church in Reading, PA. We talk about the book she co-authored, entitled The Volunteer Project: Stop Recruiting, Start Retaining. Christine would suggest we prioritize retainment over church...
