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

In this episode, Janine McNally speaks about the newest emerging group of kids and youth, Generation Alpha, and some of the unique data being compiled to assist in reaching them inside and outside of our ministry settings. Janine also shares about her book titled When You See Fireflies which dives into some of these same principles geared toward reaching Gen Alpha.

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HIGHLIGHTS

Why focus on Generation Alpha?

• Prepping for teaching courses and came across research on Gen Alpha
• Mark McCrindle's book – Generation Alpha
• Decided to focus on the children of the most recent generation
• 2010-2024 on track to be the largest generation in history (almost 2 billion)

Behind “When You See Fireflies”

• Her daughter came up with the title
• For a brief time, fireflies come out and you can direct kids to “come inside” where it's safe
• The world is getting darker and darker and we need to call them in to where it's safe

Generation Alpha stats

• The first generation to be born into a world full of technology
• The “glass” generation
• Balance between “addicts” vs. “experts” of technology

How should the church respond?

• Competing with the world to WOW kids probably won't happen; so teach them how to use technology the right way
• Kids are engaged on social media more than ever before and are lonely, so when using technology we must think about the relationships being built
• Where can churches do better with relationships?
  • Teaching on a screen is OK; this can be helpful, but not the only engagement
  • Engagement with the material is necessary though so they can express their thoughts and questions
  • Families are busy, so build relationships through the activities they are already doing rather than create MORE things for them to do at the church
  • Get personal by going where families are (leaders taking gifts to homes)
• The complex world has led to non-nuclear families, absent parents, and redefined norms such as marriage, gender, and moral absolutes; the church can respond by:
  • Address those issues through Scripture and stories by asking and answering hard questions
  • Become relevant by focusing on the hard questions (aggressively)
  • Start tackling topics when questions start
  • Proactively address appropriate issues

In this episode, we explore our eighth and final important strategy from The Volunteer Playbook, with a principle that creates faith that lasts when you have STUDENTS SERVING in your ministry.

My first book is out! Purchase the book by visiting volunteerplaybook.com or by visiting Amazon. 

1. Partner with Student Ministry
2. Create a student-only gathering of those volunteers
3. Encourage students who serve to recruit

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This episode is sponsored by Clearstream. Clearstream.io works with thousands of churches worldwide and integrates with tools your church already uses such as MailChimp, Church Community Builder, Rock RMS, Planning Center, and more. You can get started on a free trial, and if you're with a new church plant under 1 year old can use Clearstream free for 12 months.

In this episode, we continue exploring one of the eight most important strategies from The Volunteer Playbook, and the impact moving volunteers to a WEEKLY schedule can make on your ministry.

My first book is out! Purchase the book by visiting volunteerplaybook.com or by visiting Amazon. 

1. Get the book or the Frequency Course
2. Customize your timeline
3. Gather key leaders to dicsuss the plan

To learn more about how to build a healthy volunteer culture, check out Ministry Boost Membership.

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This episode is sponsored by Clearstream. Clearstream.io works with thousands of churches worldwide and integrates with tools your church already uses such as MailChimp, Church Community Builder, Rock RMS, Planning Center, and more. You can get started on a free trial, and if you're with a new church plant under 1 year old can use Clearstream free for 12 months.

In this episode, we continue exploring one of the eight most important strategies from The Volunteer Playbook, and discuss the importance of developing and maintaining an ASSIMILATION PATH for volunteers.

My first book is out! Purchase the book by visiting volunteerplaybook.com or by visiting Amazon. 

1. Create a path
2. Make sure a volunteer push is part of it
3. Measure it for 6 months

To learn more about how to build a healthy volunteer culture, check out Ministry Boost Membership.

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This episode is sponsored by Clearstream. Clearstream.io works with thousands of churches worldwide and integrates with tools your church already uses such as MailChimp, Church Community Builder, Rock RMS, Planning Center, and more. You can get started on a free trial, and if you're with a new church plant under 1 year old can use Clearstream free for 12 months.

In this episode, we continue exploring one of the eight most important strategies from The Volunteer Playbook, and consider the things within church culture and volunteer structure that may be causing unnecessary COMPETITION.

My first book is out! Purchase the book by visiting volunteerplaybook.com or by visiting Amazon. 

1. Find out how many roles there are in your church
2. Compare that to the average attendance
3. Remove some barriers if there's too much competition

To learn more about how to build a healthy volunteer culture, check out Ministry Boost Membership.

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This episode is sponsored by Clearstream. Clearstream.io works with thousands of churches worldwide and integrates with tools your church already uses such as MailChimp, Church Community Builder, Rock RMS, Planning Center, and more. You can get started on a free trial, and if you're with a new church plant under 1 year old can use Clearstream free for 12 months.

In this episode, we continue exploring one of the eight most important strategies from The Volunteer Playbook, as we stretch our leadership capabilities by initiating a structure that values the role of COACHES on your teams.

My first book is out! Pre-order or buy the book by visiting volunteerplaybook.com or by visiting Amazon. 

1. Design a better structure
2. Create a Coach job description
3. Ask 5 people to become a Coach

To learn more about how to build a healthy volunteer culture, check out Ministry Boost Membership.

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This episode is sponsored by Clearstream. Clearstream.io works with thousands of churches worldwide and integrates with tools your church already uses such as MailChimp, Church Community Builder, Rock RMS, Planning Center, and more. You can get started on a free trial, and if you're with a new church plant under 1 year old can use Clearstream free for 12 months.

In this episode, we continue exploring one of the eight most important strategies from The Volunteer Playbook, as we define why the CULTURE and values established around your volunteer teams can be a true game changer.

My first book is on sale now! Buy the book or find more info by visiting volunteerplaybook.com or by visiting Amazon. 

1. Create a list of values
2. Create a plan to communicate with them
3. Get shirts, a volunteer room, or something

To learn more about how to build a healthy volunteer culture, check out Ministry Boost Membership.

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This episode is sponsored by Clearstream. Clearstream.io works with thousands of churches worldwide and integrates with tools your church already uses such as MailChimp, Church Community Builder, Rock RMS, Planning Center, and more. You can get started on a free trial, and if you're with a new church plant under 1 year old can use Clearstream free for 12 months.

In this episode, we continue exploring one of the eight most important game-changing strategies from The Volunteer Playbook, as we dive into how to use the VCR formula to create something every volunteer team needs… PROSPECTS.

My first book is on sale now! Buy the book or find more info by visiting volunteerplaybook.com or by visiting Amazon. 

1. Use the VCR formula
2. Where will you invite people from? Maybe choose a subset.
3. Start reaching out

To learn more about how to build a healthy volunteer culture, check out Ministry Boost Membership.

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This episode is sponsored by Clearstream. Clearstream.io works with thousands of churches worldwide and integrates with tools your church already uses such as MailChimp, Church Community Builder, Rock RMS, Planning Center, and more. You can get started on a free-trial, and if you're with a new church plant under 1 year old can use Clearstream free for 12 months.

In this episode, we talk about one of the eight most impactful recruiting strategies from The Volunteer Playbook, beginning with the first and most important game-changer… TIME.

My first book is on sale now! Buy the book or find more info by visiting volunteerplaybook.com or by visiting Amazon. 

1. Block out two-time blocks
2. Get accountability
3. Use the framework from the book

To learn more about how to build a healthy volunteer culture, check out Ministry Boost Membership.

Use the form below to subscribe to my email list where you’ll get an email each Tuesday when a new podcast comes out.

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This episode is sponsored by Clearstream. Clearstream.io works with thousands of churches worldwide and integrates with tools your church already uses such as MailChimp, Church Community Builder, Rock RMS, Planning Center, and more. You can get started on a free-trial, and if you're with a new church plant under 1 year old can use Clearstream free for 12 months.

In this episode, we replay an interview from a webinar with Kenny Conley and Nick featuring Reggie Joiner & Leslie Mack on The Future of Family Ministry. This episode contains insights into the ways the Orange Team is thinking through the future of partnering with ministry leaders and families to keep faith alive.

Connect with Reggie and Leslie

Clearstream works with thousands of churches worldwide and integrates with tools your church already uses such as MailChimp, Church Community Builder, Rock RMS, Planning Center, and more. Find out more at Clearstream.io.

My first book is on sale now! Buy the book or find more info by visiting volunteerplaybook.com or by visiting Amazon. 

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This episode is sponsored by Clearstream. Clearstream.io works with thousands of churches worldwide and integrates with tools your church already uses such as MailChimp, Church Community Builder, Rock RMS, Planning Center, and more. You can get started on a free-trial, and if you're with a new church plant under 1 year old can use Clearstream free for 12 months.