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 17, 2018 | Lead Small, Posts
The Lead Small Strategy is one of the many gifts that Orange has given to the Church. “Lead Small” is a term coined by Orange to focus on the importance of providing small groups for every kid and every student. It's the idea that life change happens best...
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,...
