Better Children's Ministry

There is often a temptation in ministry to judge our success by big numbers and big programming that creates a lot of “buzz” around activities. Daniel reminisces about the best KidMin buzz he ever generated and how to refocus our ministry on the real lives of boys and girls.

Highlights:

Highlights:

1:50 – What’s “the buzz?”

4:38 – The KidMin “machine”

8:10 – Going Mach-8 with your hair on fire

10:00 – Making taco salads in garbage cans

16:28 – Big outreach and relational discipleship isn’t an either/or situation

20:19 – Children are attracted to genuine relationships, transformational teaching and a sense of belonging.

27:04 – Encouragement for the discouraged

Is there a kid in your church who might be more difficult to love than others? When you see them coming, do you cringe inwardly? In this episode, David and Daniel discuss the importance of ministering to boys and girls with a Gospel mindset.

Highlights:

2:18 – The sister of Attila the Hun

7:44 – We can be hopeful that God will use and transform troubled children

10:02 - Misbehavior can be addressed differently in church than in school

12:35 – Practical tips for managing a misbehaving child

14:20 – When spiritual transformation is our goal, motive matters

18:06 – Approaching misbehaving children with a Gospel mindset

20:02 – Ministering to misbehavior requires more people

22:00 – Encouragement for the discouraged

There is often a temptation in ministry to judge our success by big numbers and big programming that creates a lot of “buzz” around activities. Daniel reminisces about the best KidMin buzz he ever generated and how to refocus our ministry on the real lives of boys and girls.

Highlights:

Highlights:

1:50 – What’s “the buzz?”

4:38 – The KidMin “machine”

8:10 – Going Mach-8 with your hair on fire

10:00 – Making taco salads in garbage cans

16:28 – Big outreach and relational discipleship isn’t an either/or situation

20:19 – Children are attracted to genuine relationships, transformational teaching and a sense of belonging.

27:04 – Encouragement for the discouraged

Yep, you know the one. Why is it so difficult to find people to serve in children's ministry? Daniel Watts, EGM's President, talks to David about casting vision for KidMin and helping others realize their calling to serve boys and girls.

Highlights:

1:54 – Daniel Watts introduces himself

4:00 – Children’s ministry in a bathroom, under some trees and peeking through windows

5:25 – The Caspers

6:54 – Why do KidMin volunteers back out of their commitment so often?

10:48 – Seeing KidMin as a calling

17:00 – Casting vision for children’s ministry

18:07 – Re-recruiting ourselves

20:50 – Helping our church members realize their calling

26:58 – Mr. Pebbles

28:14 – The spiritual significance of the 2-year-olds class

31:33 – Encouragement for the discouraged

Welcome to Better Children’s Ministry! Here's an overview of what this podcast is all about.

Highlights:

2:10 – What Jesus thinks about ministry to children

4:08 – What makes this KidMin podcast different?

6:16 – What does Jonah and the big whale have to do with the real life of a five-year-old?

6:48 – The format of each show

9:50 – Who got into children’s ministry because they love paperwork and budgets? Beuller?

11:15 – Decades of KidMin experience around the world

12:53 – How to stay connected to EGM

Yep, you know the one. Why is it so difficult to find people to serve in children's ministry? Daniel Watts, EGM's President, talks to David about casting vision for KidMin and helping others realize their calling to serve boys and girls.

Highlights:

1:54 – Daniel Watts introduces himself

4:00 – Children’s ministry in a bathroom, under some trees and peeking through windows

5:25 – The Caspers

6:54 – Why do KidMin volunteers back out of their commitment so often?

10:48 – Seeing KidMin as a calling

17:00 – Casting vision for children’s ministry

18:07 – Re-recruiting ourselves

20:50 – Helping our church members realize their calling

26:58 – Mr. Pebbles

28:14 – The spiritual significance of the 2-year-olds class

31:33 – Encouragement for the discouraged