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Episode 171: Recruiting Volunteers Q&A with Nina Schmidgall

Episode 171: Recruiting Volunteers Q&A with Nina Schmidgall

by Podcast | Dec 3, 2019 | Podcast, Kidmin, Leadership, NextGen, Volunteers

In this episode, I talk about Nina Schmidgall about volunteer recruitment and she walks us through some best practices for beginning to shape volunteer culture before people even start serving. This is the first part of a six-session series from an online event called...
Episode 150: Volunteer Directors & Coaches with Jon Birkmire

Episode 150: Volunteer Directors & Coaches with Jon Birkmire

by Nick Blevins | Jun 11, 2019 | Podcast, Elementary, Family Ministry, High School, Kidmin, Middle School, NextGen, Preschool, Volunteers, Youthmin

In this episode, I talk with Jon Birkmire about volunteer directors and coaches. We talk about what it looks like to structure your volunteer team for growth, how you help volunteers lead like staff, and the specific roles each of these leaders can have in preschool,...
Episode 148: Kidmin – Trends, Maximizing Summer, and Productivity

Episode 148: Kidmin – Trends, Maximizing Summer, and Productivity

by Nick Blevins | May 28, 2019 | Podcast, Elementary, Kidmin, Preschool, Volunteers

We welcome Ryan Frank back to the podcast to share about trends he's seeing in kidmin world, how you can maximize summer in your ministry, and what he does to stay productive while spinning multiple plates. Ryan Frank Connect with Ryan...
Episode 135: How to Recruit & Retain Volunteers with Steven Knight

Episode 135: How to Recruit & Retain Volunteers with Steven Knight

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...
Episode 087: Erin English on Growing Your Volunteer Team and Setting Goals in the New Year

Episode 087: Erin English on Growing Your Volunteer Team and Setting Goals in the New Year

by Nick Blevins | Jan 16, 2018 | Podcast, Elementary, Kidmin, Preschool, Volunteers

In this episode, I talk with Erin English. Erin is the Early Childhood Pastor at Westside Family Church. Erin shares the principles and practical steps that helped grow her volunteer team from 250 to 400 in just two years. We then have a great conversation about goal...
Episode 084: Alston Causey on Creating a Remarkable Volunteer Culture

Episode 084: Alston Causey on Creating a Remarkable Volunteer Culture

by Nick Blevins | Dec 19, 2017 | Podcast, Volunteers

In this episode, I talk with Alston Causey, the UpStreet Director at Gwinnett Church, about what his church is doing to create a remarkable volunteer culture. Alston shares the huge role that vision plays in this, and why leading with the “why” is so...
Episode 079: Coaching and Leading Not Normal Volunteers With Adam Duckworth

Episode 079: Coaching and Leading Not Normal Volunteers With Adam Duckworth

by Nick Blevins | Nov 14, 2017 | Podcast, Volunteers

In this episode, I talk with Adam Duckworth about volunteers. Adam has co-authored two books with Sue Miller, Not Normal: Seven Quirks of Incredible Volunteers and Leading Not Normal Volunteers. He shares key principles and practices from these, and what it takes to...
Episode 075: What a 1:500 Staff-Kid Ratio Looks Like With Andrae Jones

Episode 075: What a 1:500 Staff-Kid Ratio Looks Like With Andrae Jones

by Nick Blevins | Oct 17, 2017 | Elementary, Kidmin, Leadership, Podcast, Preschool, Volunteers

In this episode, I talk with Children's Pastor Andrae Jones. Andrae works at a church that has a very low ratio of staff to volunteers and kids. We dive into his church and ministry, exploring their structure, how they value leadership development, and what they do to...
Episode 074: How to Onboard and Train Volunteers With Scott Magdalein

Episode 074: How to Onboard and Train Volunteers With Scott Magdalein

by Nick Blevins | Oct 10, 2017 | Podcast, Volunteers

In this episode, I talk with Scott Magdalein of TrainedUp.Church. Scott shares a full volunteer onboarding process, walks through some great free resources, and shares the best way to maximize the number of volunteers who experience training. We also talk specifically...
Episode 034: Andy Needham on Training and Equipping Volunteers

Episode 034: Andy Needham on Training and Equipping Volunteers

by Nick Blevins | Jan 3, 2017 | Podcast, Volunteers

In this episode, I talk with Andy Needham. Andy is part of an organization called Greenhouse that puts on one-day children's ministry volunteers training and a one-day youth ministry volunteers training.We walk through what he and his team have learned in doing these...
Episode 032: Jeff Cochran on Leadership Development

Episode 032: Jeff Cochran on Leadership Development

by Nick Blevins | Dec 20, 2016 | Podcast, High School, Leadership, Middle School, Multisite, Volunteers

In this episode, I talk with Jeff Cochran of YMLead. Jeff and I talk about leadership development and the system his team uses to develop ministry leaders. He sharethe different components of their plan and how they move people from one level to the next. These...
Episode 028: Staff, Volunteer & Budget Benchmarks for Children’s & Youth Ministry With Anthony Prince

Episode 028: Staff, Volunteer & Budget Benchmarks for Children’s & Youth Ministry With Anthony Prince

by Nick Blevins | Nov 22, 2016 | Podcast, Elementary, High School, Kidmin, Middle School, Preschool, Volunteers, Youthmin

In this episode, I talk with Anthony Prince of Ministry Architects. We talk about what healthy benchmarks are for staffing, volunteers, and budgets in children's and youth ministry. Anthony Prince Connect with Anthony on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Newhope Church...
Episode 027: Tom Shefchunas on Volunteer Coaches and Metrics in Ministry

Episode 027: Tom Shefchunas on Volunteer Coaches and Metrics in Ministry

by Nick Blevins | Nov 15, 2016 | Podcast, Lead Small, Leadership, Volunteers

In this episode, I interview Tom Shefchunas. Tom is the Multi Campus Middle School Director at North Point Ministries in Atlanta, GA. We talk about introducing the role of a volunteer coach and finding the right people to invite into that level of leadership. He also...
Episode 021: Ryan Frank on Recruiting Volunteers

Episode 021: Ryan Frank on Recruiting Volunteers

by Nick Blevins | Oct 4, 2016 | Podcast, Volunteers

In this episode, I talk with Ryan Frank about how to effectively recruit and equip volunteers. He points to multiple resources that will help you lead volunteers and yourself well. Ryan Frank Connect with Ryan on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram RyanFrank.com Links...
Episode 009: Kevin Monahan on Volunteer and Staff Development

Episode 009: Kevin Monahan on Volunteer and Staff Development

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...
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