by Nick Blevins | Mar 10, 2014 | Communication
There are many things I wish I had known about communicating when I first started my ministry job. Learning to communicate effectively can have a major impact on your ministry and the relationships you build. Whether it's with kids, parents, or volunteers these 6...
by Nick Blevins | Jan 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
252 Kids (formerly 252 Basics) is a curriculum churches use for elementary kids in their children’s ministry. The name comes from a verse in the Bible that describes what Jesus was like as a child: “And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.”...
by Nick Blevins | Oct 2, 2013 | Family Ministry
Family Ministry Models – The BEST Approach and 6 Benefits If you're not sure what the family ministry model is (often referred to as NextGen), you can read my thoughts about it here. In short, it's encompassing everything a church does for children and...
by Nick Blevins | Aug 14, 2013 | Family Ministry
Designing a complete strategy for family ministry in a church (birth through college) should include more than focused initiatives at each grade level. We need to help families move between those age-specific environments and celebrate big moments in their child's...
by Nick Blevins | Aug 5, 2013 | Lead Small
We implemented children's ministry small groups when our church started as a new plant in 2006. It's absolutely one of the best decisions we ever made and we have seen so much fruit from it. This is over-simplifying it, but most children's ministry fall into one of 3...
by Nick Blevins | Mar 11, 2013 | Leadership
Creating a healthy church culture is probably one of the hardest things to do as a leader. It's hard for pastors leading their staff and it may be even more difficult for those who lead volunteers. Whether we're intentional about it or not, we are creating a culture...
by Nick Blevins | Jul 23, 2012 | Leadership, Popular, Strategy
What is Family Ministry? Family Ministry is a newer phrase used in the 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...
by Nick Blevins | Jun 11, 2012 | Faith
Andy Stanley is a pastor and author and is someone who has been hugely influential to my growth as a follower of Jesus. He has also helped me grow as a leader. The primary way in which he has helped me grow is through his teaching. His teachings are a big reason why I...
by Nick Blevins | Apr 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
At Community Christian Church we use curriculum from Orange for our Preschool, Elementary and Student ministry environments. Below is an overview of each and why we use Orange. Orange did not pay me to write this, which is a moot point since I would only promote...
