Today’s episode begins a 3 part series on the Kids Ministry 101 Podcast where we discuss three essential nutrients that are needed in order to have a healthy kids ministry. Do you know what your philosophy of ministry is? Can your key leaders and volunteers articulate the vision and philosophy of why you do what …

Rhonda VanCleave and Melita Thomas join the podcast this week to talk all things VBS! Rhonda serves as the team leader for the VBS publishing team and Melita serves as our VBS Ministry Specialist. It’s that time of year where churches are ramping things up, so we wanted to bring in our two resident experts to help us remember the vision …

Events can be the life blood of a ministry. When it comes to events in your ministry, how would you describe what success looks like? What are the steps you\’ve created to ensure your events are a win?  On today’s episode, we chat with Mitch Royer, Children’s Pastor at Life Austin. Mitch helps us think about …

Today’s episode gets really, really practical. Often we need a game to play that will better teach the material we are learning or stretch the teaching time when parents are running late. Today, we talk with Mark Jones about that little list of extra ideas to keep in your pocket that can make you look …

Today’s episode features Dr. Shane and Jennifer Garrison as they discuss the struggle Christian parents face with The Talk. Dr. Shane Garrison is now serving as VP for Enrollment & Associate Professor at Campbellsville University, and his wife Dr. Jennifer Garrison, is also an assistant professor of education ministry at Campbellsville University. On this episode, hear …

We want to teach the full counsel of Scripture to our children, but what do we do with the violence and mature content in the pages of our Bibles? On today’s episode, we are talking with John Murchison, Director of Children’s Ministry at The Austin Stone Community Church, about how to teach the tough stuff …

A recent study found that nearly 75 percent of Christian young people fall away from the faith and leave the church after high school. As children’s leaders, we have a unique opportunity to impact this generation of young believers on the front end and play a key part in reversing this disturbing trend. On today’s …

As of the release of this episode, there are only 82 days left until its officially Summer 2017! Of course we all know that summer really begins way before the real season actually changes. So if you haven\’t already begun thinking about and planning for your summer, now is the time! On today’s episode, Jeremy …

Serving in a mobile ministry means leaders face unique challenges but also are positioned for great opportunities. In this week’s episode, Jana Magruder, Director of Lifeway Kids, joins Chuck to discuss her experience in serving in a mobile kids ministry. Jana speaks on the challenge of being mobile, how to lead your team well, security issues to think …

Lifeway has recently released a newly revised Bible translation, titled the Christian Standard Bible. Formerly known as the HCSB (Holman Christian Standard Bible), this new revision focuses on the balance of both accuracy and readability of the text. What does this revision mean for us as kids ministry leaders? Landry Holmes, manager of Kids Ministry Publishing, …