The Kids Ministry Circle Podcast Christmas mini-series continues!

Today is all about helping parents and families create rhythms & habits around discipleship at home. Advent & Christmas is my favorite season to champion parents and equip them to begin or continue the process of discipling their kids in small & big ways.

Clayton Greene is one of the creators behind the company @goodkind and our favorite Advent resource, Advent Blocks. He cares deeply about parents being equipped to disicple their kids at home and he shares so many practical and helpful ways for kids ministry leaders everywhere can partner with parents.Use the link in bio or listen on your favorite podcast player today!

Resources Mentioned:

2023 Volunteer Gift Guide

GoodKind

Local Church Program

Switch (book)

Social Media:

@goodkind.co

Who is ready for a Christmas mini-series??

Our favorite kids ministry worship leader, Yancy, joins us on the podcast today to talk all about Christmas performances. Regardless if you love them or just like them, everyone loves seeing kiddos up on stage signing & dancing their little hearts out. Yancy encourages us on how to start and plan for a Christmas performance and she gives us the inside scoop on her brand new Christmas musical, Best Christmas Song Ever!

This episode will definitely get you in the Christmas spirit!

Resources Mentioned:

Best Christmas Song Ever Musical

Sweet Sound Book

Listen to Yancy's music!

More about Yancy

To the ministry leaders who wear all the hats—this one is for you!

Amy Gannett is a wife, mom, church planter, business owner, and so passionate about people studying the Bible and growing in their knowledge of God.

In this episode we talk about everything from church planting to the importance of striving to know and love God deeper. You are going to love it!

Resources Mentioned:

Connect with Amy

@amycategannett

@tinytheologians

@biblestudyschoolhouse

Today's episode is with my friend James Lott. James is the Kids Ministry Director at Stonehill Church and we talk all about transitions in ministry. James recently left a job in kids ministry, moved his family across a few states, and started over in a new ministry role.

We talk about how he was able to leave well, what it looks like to move to a new state with a family in tow, and how he is spending his first 90 days in his new job.

Transitions are inevitable so I hope you all soak up the wisdom from James' story and be encouraged in whatever season you find yourself in.

In this week's episode, I got to virtually sit down with Dan Scott. Dan is the Executive Director of Lifestage Content Strategy at Orange and we get deep into the weeds of Generation Alpha and how to adapt to the changing world of kids ministry. Dan has been a longtime trusted voice and so it was a gift to be able to talk ministry with him on the podcast!

Resources Mentioned:

Orange Tour

use code: KidsMinistryCircleOT23 for 10% off your tour ticket!

Learn More from Dan:

Caught in Between by Dan Scott

In this episode, I talk with Rochell Goff, the Director of Families at Soujourn Midtown in Louisville, KY. We talk about two programs that she has spear-headed to help kids know and love God more. Through her apologetics class and SK Global she is able to equip kids and families to grow in their faith way past Sunday mornings. I hope this episode gives you the confidence and inspiration to create something new for your ministry!

Resources Mentioned:

Orange Tour

use code: KidsMinistryCircleOT23 for 10% off your tour ticket!

Kids Ministry Circle Cohort

Kids4Truth Curriculum

Connect with Rochell:

Soujourn Midtown Website

@soujourn_midtown

Can you really leverage technology to reach kids with the Gospel??

My friend @brittanynelson91 is here to help us answer that question! She joins me on the podcast and we talk about the hurdles you may face when introducing new technology, strategies on how to use technology well, and we share our favorite digital tools!

I can't wait to hear what you think and how you are implementing technology into your ministry!

Resources Mentioned:

Orange Tour

use code: KidsMinistryCircleOT23 for 10% off your tour ticket!

Kids Ministry Circle Cohort

Connect with Brittany Nelson

Buy her book: Time to Update

Deeper Kidmin

IG: @deeperkidmin

@brittanynelson91

I was able to sit down with the Kidmin Doctors and talk about mentoring in ministry. These two ladies were the perfect guests to talk about this with because their relationship with so sweet and it was such a gift to hear how they encourage one another in life, ministry, and now work!

Resources Mentioned:

Orange Tour

use code: KidsMinistryCircleOT23 for 10% off your tour ticket!

Kids Ministry Circle Cohort

Connect with Valeria & Virginia:

Youtube

Kid Min Podcast

Pinterest