Kids Ministry Circle Podcast

Sarah Nunnally shares her inspiring journey from living overseas with her family to creating children's books that teach kids about God's work around the world. Discover practical ways to incorporate missions into kids' ministry and family life, emphasizing God's presence everywhere.

Resources Mentioned:

Sarah's Books

Praying the World Activity Book

Follow Sarah: @sarahnunnallyart

In this episode, I share a conversation I had over on Instagram a couple weeks ago centered around scripture memory on Sunday mornings. I share lots of ideas and questions to ask as you rethink how you and your team encourage kids to memorize God's Word.

Reflection Questions

• Do rewards vary from volunteer to volunteer?
• Does everyone get a reward regardless of whether they memorized the verse?
• Are you providing ways for kids of all abilities to memorize the verse?
• Are kids simply repeating the verse back to you, or are they actually memorizing it?

Resources Mentioned

The Gospel Way Catechism book

Discovering the Bible

In this episode, I chat with Brian Mosley from Right Now Media. Right Now Media is jumping into the Kids Ministry Curriculum world with their newest curriculum, God's Kids. Hear from Brian what this new curriculum is and why it may transform your Kids Ministry.

Resources Mentioned

God's Kids Curriculum

Volunteer Webinar

In our final episode of the Volun-Summer series, I am joined by my friend Dan Pollak to talk all about training your volunteers. Dan shares how he is training his team weekly and throughout the year to better disciple the next generation.

Resources:

Huddle Guide

We are continuing our Volun-Summer series with Tim Foot, the CEO of Slingshot Group. In this episode, Tim shares insights from his new book 'Reaching for Remarkable' and discusses the seven key signatures behind every remarkable team. He emphasizes the importance of team awareness, culture, conviction, and effective communication in building healthy, mission-driven teams in ministry.

Resources Mentioned:

Buy Tim's Book

Connect with Slingshot

This episode is week 2 of our Volun-Summer series and my guest today is Catherine Meredith. Catherine is the Kids Ministry Director at Watermark Church in Dallas, TX.

She shares how she is constantly recruiting, training, and onboarding new volunteers to help her run a massive kids ministry. Even if you have a small church, the practices Catherine shares will be SO helpful.

Resources Mentioned:

Timeline Teaching

Welcome to the Volun-Summer series! In this episode, Jeremy shares practical insights on volunteer health, building community, and maintaining a thriving kids ministry team. Discover the 'Vibe Wheel' framework and actionable strategies to foster impact and belonging among volunteers.

Resources Mentioned

Register for the Curriculum Chat

Connect with Jeremy O'Neill

It is true that you can play and learn about the story of God at the same time! Today's episode is with my friend Vicky, the creator of the Upside Down Kingdom Game, a board game designed to help families learn more about God and His Kingdom together!

This is a perfect resource to give out families and play in your classrooms on a Sunday morning.

Mentioned Resources:

Upside Down Kingdom Game

Buying for your ministry? Use this link:

https://udkgame.com/products/upside-down-kingdom-church-ministry

In today's episode I chat with Dr. Shelly Melia to talk about her brand-new book on Generation Alpha — the kids currently filling your children's ministry rooms. From hyper-individualism to truth formation to parent discipleship, this conversation is packed with research-backed insight and practical encouragement for kids and family ministry leaders.

If you've ever felt behind or overwhelmed trying to keep up with a fast-changing culture, this episode is for you.

Resources Mentioned:

Reaching Gen Alpha by Shane Pruitt & Shelly Melia

Connect with Shelly

• Website: shellymelia.com
• Email: [email protected]

Chris Ammen is back on the podcast and this time he's talking about his new book, How to Build a Better Children's Ministry — a resource born out of 15+ years of kids ministry experience and a whole lot of trial, error, and hard-won wisdom.

Resources mentioned:

• Kids Ministry Circle Coaching Bundle
• How to Build a Better Children's Ministry by Chris Ammen
• Raising Disciples at Home by Chris Ammen
• Kaleidoscope Kids Bibles — readkaleidoscope.com
• Resilient Ministry by Donald Guthrie
• The Five Dysfunctions of a Team — Patrick Lencioni
• Working Genius assessment

Connect with Chris:

• readkaleidoscope.com
• chrisammen.com