by Nick Blevins | Apr 18, 2017 | Podcast, Middle School, Youthmin
In this episode, I talk with Katie Edwards. Katie is the Junior High Pastor at Saddleback Church in California. She shares some great insight on how to understand middle school students, and then how we can help them understand just how much Jesus loves them. Katie...
by Nick Blevins | Apr 11, 2017 | Podcast, Lead Small
In this episode, I talk with one of the small group leaders from our church, Shannon Pijanowski. Shannon is a phenomenal small group leader who leads a group of 2nd graders every Sunday morning, and a group of 11th graders every Sunday night. We walk through what she...
by Nick Blevins | Apr 4, 2017 | Podcast, High School, Middle School, Youthmin
In this episode, I talk with Student Pastor Justin Knowles. Justin and I have a great conversation about creative ideas for youth ministry events and programming. We also dive into what makes a great volunteer culture and he shares his 3 year plan for revamping the...
by Nick Blevins | Mar 28, 2017 | Podcast, NextGen
In this episode, I interview Next Gen Pastor Aaron Jack Bauer of Journey Church. We talk about leading yourself and the specifics of how Aaron takes responsibility for his own growth. Aaron also walks through what it has looked like for the Children's and Student...
by Nick Blevins | Mar 21, 2017 | Podcast, Elementary, Kidmin
In this episode, I interview Children’s Pastor Corinne Noble. Corinne and I have a great conversation about creating remarkable kids' worship experiences. She talks about what this looks like practically from building teams, training leaders, setting up the...
by Nick Blevins | Mar 14, 2017 | Podcast, Family Ministry, Leadership, NextGen
In this episode, I interview John Huber. We talk about the values that he and his family ministry leaders utilize, and how these values help them create a great culture. John Huber Connect with John on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram...
by Nick Blevins | Mar 7, 2017 | Podcast, Leadership
In this episode, I interview NextGen Pastor, Lenny Moore. Lenny and I have a great conversation about being intentional when it comes to raising up new leaders. We talk about how to empower leaders in our ministry to lead according to their gifts, not ours, and Lenny...
by Nick Blevins | Feb 28, 2017 | Podcast, Leadership
In this episode, I interview Todd Adkins of LifeWay Leadership. LifeWay Leadership hosts an annual conference and has put out a free ebook on leadership pipelines for churches to help them be intentional about great leadership. Todd and I talk specifically about what...
by Nick Blevins | Feb 21, 2017 | Podcast, Leadership
In this episode, I interview NextGen Pastor, Allyson Evans, of Life.Church. Allyson and I dive into the specifics of leadership development and what it looks like to apprentice, train, and invest in the next generation of leaders. Allyson Evans Connect with Ally on...