KidMin Backstage

Today I'm joined by Bro. Aaron and we're talking about moving forward!

We don't have an outline today, but the premise of what we're talking about is that we must ignore the naysayers and keep moving forward! You won't be criticized by someone doing more than you. Don't give up! A winner is just a loser who tried one more time.

Today I'm joined by Bro. Kyle and we're talking about what it takes to have an old-fashioned move of God.

There’s a dichotomy many of us feel; we long for a powerful move of God in our kids ministry, like the Azusa Street Revival, but our daily lives don’t always reflect the kind of hunger that produced it. As Horst Schulze (The Ritz-Carlton) said, “We’ve given away who we are, but now we want to be who we were.” The real question is: do we want revival… or just the idea of it? 

Some of what we try to cover:

• We Romanticize What We're Not Willing to Reproduce
• What Kids Experience Publicly Flows from What Leaders Practice Privately
• We Have to Decide What We Actually Want

Today I'm joined by Bro. Myles and we're talking about teaching methods for kids.

When we think about teaching kids the Bible, it’s easy to imagine sitting them down and explaining theology. But kids don’t learn that way. They learn through stories, play, curiosity, and relationships. If we want kids to grasp biblical concepts and doctrines, we have to translate truth into experiences they can connect with. 

Some of the things we try to cover

• Start with story, not explanation
• Turn big truths into simple pictures
• Make learning active and fun

Today I'm joined by Bro. Brent and we're talking about making the message stick!

Think about the stories you still remember from childhood: the playground showdown, the coach’s halftime speech, the moment someone stood up and changed the tone of the room. Those moments stick because they carried tension, meaning, and direction. Most messages don’t fail because they’re wrong; they fade because they’re forgettable. The issue isn’t always attention spans; it’s how the messages are delivered. 

Some of what we try to cover:

• Attention is earned before it's taught
• Stories carry what statements cannot
• The goal isn't applause, it's alignment

Today I'm joined by Bro. Aaron and we're talking about expanding ourselves.

The waterfall was always there.

The opportunity, the knowledge, the growth; it didn’t suddenly appear.

What changed was our capacity to capture the water.

Trying to catch a waterfall with a teacup doesn’t mean the waterfall failed, it means we weren’t ready yet.

We need to expand our cup, not blame the source. 

Some of the things we try to cover:

• Opportunity Doesn't Arrive When We Want, It Exists When We're Ready
• Small Containers Limit Big Moments
• Capacity Is Built Quietly, Before the Moment Comes