by Nick Blevins | Dec 27, 2016 | Podcast, Leadership, Systems
In this episode, I talk with Corey Ray Jones about productivity and effective planning. Corey is the Lead Children's Pastor at Southern Hills Christian Church in Carrollton, Georgia. We walk through what a typical week looks like for him and he shares specific things...
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...
by Nick Blevins | Dec 13, 2016 | Elementary, Family Ministry, Kidmin, Podcast, Preschool
In this episode, I talk with Orange 252 Basics Large Group Director, Daniel Scott. Dan and I talk about the power of story. We look at how it’s used in the Bible and how we can best leverage that when teaching the Bible story to the kids and students in our...
by Nick Blevins | Dec 6, 2016 | Podcast, Elementary, Kidmin, Preschool
In this episode, I talk with Dale Hudson. Dale is a well-known children’s ministry leader, author, and pioneer. We talk about Dale’s latest book that he co-authored with Bruce Barry & Justyn Smith entitled If Disney Ran Your Children’s Ministry. Whether you lead...
by Nick Blevins | Nov 29, 2016 | Podcast, Elementary, Kidmin, Preschool
In this episode, I talk with Jeff Reed of Lifeway Kids. We talk about the changing emphasis in children's ministry over the last couple decades and the growing interest in gospel-centered approaches. We also talk about Lifeway's most popular children's curriculum, The...
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...
by Nick Blevins | Nov 21, 2016 | Strategy, Popular
In 2016, I created a comprehensive survey about Children's & Youth Ministry Staff & Volunteer Ratios. It was taken by over 1,600 churches and provided a great benchmark for how many staff and how many volunteers different children's and youth ministries have....
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...
by Nick Blevins | Nov 8, 2016 | Podcast, Elementary, Kidmin, Leadership, Preschool
In this episode, I interview Heidi Hensley. Heidi is the Children’s Pastor at Bayside Church in California. We talk about tough topics leaders encounter and how to practically approach difficult conversations and situations all across family ministry. Heidi Hensley...
