by Nick Blevins | Nov 21, 2016 | Popular, Strategy
An important question that comes up often in children and youth ministry conversations is: Do we have enough staff to lead this ministry well? Another closely related question is: Do we have enough volunteers? Now, many of us would simply assume we don’t have...
by Nick Blevins | Feb 15, 2016 | Family Ministry, Popular
The role of Family Pastor / NextGen Pastor is somewhat new in the church. I’m referring to a staff person who is responsible for leading a staff team of people that oversee children and student ministries, from birth through high school (or college). Because the...
by Nick Blevins | Feb 1, 2016 | Children's Ministry, Family Ministry, Popular, Strategy, Student Ministry
Almost anyone who works in children’s ministry or student ministry understands what it is like to be underpaid and overworked. That comes with ministry in general, but for various reasons churches often pay children and student staff even less than other roles...
by Nick Blevins | Jul 9, 2014 | Communication, Popular
If you serve on staff in children’s ministry or student ministry, you probably put on some important events each year. Church event promo isn’t exactly something we’re trained in before serving in ministry but it’s something we have to learn...
by Nick Blevins | Jul 23, 2012 | Children's Ministry, Leadership, Popular, Strategy, Student Ministry
Family Ministry is a newer phrase used in church world to represent how a local church serves families. In the local church (in America at least), that has taken on a variety of looks over the years, but can mostly be broken up into 2 categories. The Model I Grew Up...
by Nick Blevins | Dec 14, 2011 | Leadership, Popular
Leadership development is extremely important in churches, but often times it doesn’t receive the time, attention, budget and focus that it warrants. There are numerous reasons for that, but I think one of the big reasons is we simply don’t know what to...
