Nick Blevins Family Ministry Podcast: Children | Youth | Students | NextGen

In this episode, I talk with Christine Kreisher, Discipleship Pastor at GT Church in Reading, PA. We talk about the book she co-authored, entitled The Volunteer Project: Stop Recruiting, Start Retaining. Christine would suggest we prioritize retainment over church volunteer recruitment, and by doing that we can help do both well.

Connect with Christine on Twitter | Facebook

GT Church

StopRecruiting.com – Download resources from Christine

7 Practices of Effective Ministry (book)

Making Your Children's Ministry the Best Hour of Every Kid's Week (book)

A sample Serve Spotlight Video (played in serve to highlight serving)

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In the next episode, we talk with Jim Wideman, a friend, mentor, and Children's Ministry pioneer who has more wisdom and experience than you can imagine. We talk with Jim about an issue that affects everyone who serves on staff in a local church, so be sure to subscribe so you don't miss it!

In this episode, I talk with Frank Bealer about how to help volunteers lead like staff. At Elevation Church, volunteers are empowered to lead in big ways in every ministry. We talk about what those roles look like, how to recruit volunteers, what Elevation does to help volunteers get their culture and how they ensure volunteers are cared for and heard from.

You'll want to follow Frank on social media as well as check out his blog, and all of that is in the links below.

Connect with Frank on Twitter | Facebook | Instagram

FamilyMinistry.Church

Elevation Church

eKidz Worship Album – One in a Million

eKidz Worship Album – Undefeated

Elevation Code (Values)

4 eKidz Values in addition to The Code

Free Resources from Elevation

eKidz Faith Starter Kit (for parents talking with their kids about salvation)

Wufoo Forms

Volunteer Recommitment Process (how it's managed)

Volunteer Recommitment Survey (volunteers complete, changes slightly each time)

Volunteer Renewal Tracking Report

Hits & Misses / Weekend Exchange

Fuel Your Recruiting
This is an upcoming e-Single by Frank on 5 Ways to Recruit Small Group Leaders All Year Long. Think of it as a short e-book. I've read it. It's great and it will be available soon on Amazon. When it is available, I'll update this link and mention it in the intro of the current podcast so you're aware, because you don't want to miss it!

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In this episode, we talk with Elle Campbell about how to transition to small groups in your ministry and how to partner with parents. While student ministry is the context, everything discussed applies to children's ministry as well. Elle, along with her husband Kenny, work for Orange and help churches lead great student ministries. Prior to that, they led a great middle school ministry in Buffalo, NY.

Kenny & Elle have created a ton of helpful student ministry resources for church leaders and we talk about most of those in this episode. You can also find links to those in the show notes.

Connect with Elle on Twitter | Facebook | Instagram

ElleCampbell.org

Orange

The Chapel

Stuff You Can Use

Youth Ministry Labs

Sustainable Youth Ministry

Youth Ministry Answers Podcast

Lead Small Book

Lead Small Culture Book

Middle School Ministry: A Comprehensive Guide to Working with Early Adolescents

The Orange Conference

To make sure you never miss a post, hit the subscribe button in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, or Tune In radio. Keep your friends and co-workers up-to-date as well by sharing it with them via email or social media.

Leave a rating and a comment in iTunes to let me know how this podcast is helping you and your ministry. Also, let me know how we can make it better!

In the next episode, we talk with Frank Bealer, Family Pastor at Elevation Church, about how to help volunteers lead like staff. Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss it!