Welcome back to the Kids Ministry Circle Podcast and hello 2026!

We are kicking off another year of podcasting with 6 predictions for 2026. These are 6 things I am seeing in the Kids Ministry world that I think (& hope) we will see more of in 2026.

I'd love to know what you think!

Don't miss all that we have planned at Kids Ministry Circle for the new year!

Kids Ministry Circle Cohort

Kids Ministry Circle Summit

I am so excited to welcome Alisha & Nicole from The Grove Church in Liberty Hill, TX. We are pulling back the curtain on how they plan their annual year and how they make sure everything we do aligns with their greater mission & vision. Plus, you are all going to love their Backyard Bible Club Summer event.

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Spring Cohort 2025

1-on-1 Coaching

The end of the year always gives us an opportunity for self-reflection. In this episode, I share 3 mistakes or missed opportunities from this season of planting a church.

Don't look back to be filled with shame, look back so you can grow and learn!

I hope this encourages you to also take time this season to look back and plan to grow in 2026!

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Spring Cohort 2026

Kids Ministry Circle Coaching

As a kids ministry leader, one of the areas I would love to improve is equipping the kids in my ministry to have more gospel conversations with their friends, their neighbors and their family. If you are in the same boat, this conversation is the perfect place to start.

My guest today is my friend Jason Lamb. Jason is the President of Dare 2 Share ministries and you will hear all throughout the episode, one of kids ministries greatest cheerleaders. 

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Dare2Share

Connect with Jason Lamb @d2sjason

Spring Cohort Registration

1-on-1 Coaching

Moments of feeling overwhelmed aren't avoidable but we can have tools in our tool belts to help us navigate them. In today's episode, I walk through the PAUSE method for what to do when we feel overwhelmed in our job, in life, or in both!

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Map Your Ministry Masterclass

Episode 141: How to Finish 2025

In ministry, there are often seasons for creating, building, and launching, but what about season of sustaining? My friend Aaron Collier is back on the podcast today to talk about his time as an interim kids ministry leader and how he led a team during a leadership transition and through a season of sustaining. 

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Winshape Camps

Map Your Ministry Masterclass

Seasons Planning Guide

In this episode, my friend Amanda from Kids Ministry Solutions joins me to talk all about being a mom in ministry. We answered the questions that you submitted during & after our latest masterclass.

We hope this encourages you and empowers you to live in your gifting and live confidently right where God has you.

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Christmas in Kids Ministry

Kids Ministry Circle Merch

Creating Margin in Ministry Masterclass

2026 is right around the corner and we are heading into one of the busiest seasons of the year. How can we head into the season and end 2025 well? In this episode, I share 5 things to remember and maybe implement to end 2025 well.

Let's find joy in the remainder of the year!

Do you ever wish you had a local community of kids ministry leaders to chat with? The podcast guest today, Andrae Jones, wanted that, too. So he created it. Andrae believes in the importance of community so he built a community for kids ministry leaders in the DFW area that choose collaboration instead of competition.

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Christmas Resources

Connect with Adrae:

@draejones

Joining us on the podcast today is Areo Donahue, the creator behind God's Greenhouse from Minno.

Areo has a passion to reach preschoolers with the big Gospel story as a former kids ministry leader and now a tv show creator!

In this episode, we talk about how to plant seeds of the Gospel through play, songs, and bite-sized truths.

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Kids Ministry Masterclass

Minno

God's Greenhouse