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

This episode features Keith Ferrin as he shares some practical tips for staying spiritually healthy, specifically through changing how leaders approach reading God's Word. Keith originally shared some of this content within the Multiply Ministry online conference organized by Ministry Boost members.

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Episode Notes

Start reading your Bible differently… moving from SHOULD to WANT.

• Change your mindset to:
  • Relationally
  • Strategically
• Change your habits to:
  • Read more
  • Read a physical Bible
  • Read out loud
  • Read together with others

Action Items

1. Change your mindset to reading strategically
2. Read larger passages and out loud
3. Disciple Challenge – Read the Gospels and Acts together

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This episode features Greg Curtis who communicates about three keys the retaining new families within the church. Greg originally shared this content within the Multiply Ministry online conference organized by Ministry Boost members.

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Action Items

1. Create a guest engagement pathway (1 place, program, 2 processes, 2 placements)
2. Define the 1 role for each volunteer along the process
3. Integrate this into your church-wide strategy

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This episode features Lisa Molite who serves on staff at Community Christian Church leading a dynamic kidmin large group program, both in-person and online. Lisa also joined the Multiply Ministry online conference and this contains a section of a Zoom interview with other Ministry Boost members.

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Action Items

1. Gather large group volunteers once a month
2. Delegate to youth/teenagers
3. Talk about large group and online priorities with direct report

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This episode features Yancy Richmond, Dove Award-winning singer and songwriter as she shares what discipling kids in worship looks like. She has led and championed kid's worship for many years and shares a unique perspective about focusing on creating moments to teach about why worship is so important to our faith.  Yancy also joined the Multiply Ministry online conference and this contains a section of a Zoom interview with other Ministry Boost members.

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Episode Notes

Thoughts from the conversation:

• Question: How are you developing the “pallettes” of your teams to hunger and crave times of real and authentic worship?
• When leading worship, think about what you are asking them to do
  • Motions or No motions
  • Dancing or just singing
  • Singing out-of-date or new songs
• Freshen up your playlist and get feedback on your current set lists
• Take time in your services to explain the WHY and HOW we worship
• Think about who is leading worship and whether kids will follow them
• Question: Who are you catering to?
  • Younger or older?
  • Boys or girls or both?
  • Those who like specific kinds of music

Action Items

1. Freshen up your playlist and get feedback
2. Explain the WHY and HOW of worship regularly
3. Boys CAN and WILL participate – aim high when you program

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This episode features Andrae Jones, NextGen Pastor at One Community Church in Plano, TX, and he shares a unique perspective of doing ministry inside and outside of the church, focusing on how to connect with people/teams outside of the weekend. Andrae also joined the Multiply Ministry online conference and in this section of a Zoom interview, he gives some wonderful examples of how to maximize your time to connect with your teams.

Andrae Jones

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Episode Notes

Thoughts from Andrae:

• Question: When was the last time you saw your team outside of the weekend services?
• When people serve FOR you, you don't connect
• When people serve ALONGSIDE you, they get to know you and become owners
• Start with something –> Your thing –> Our thing –> My thing –> Find someone to do this with
• If you have your head down, you'll miss something
• Moments to connect outside the church
  • Crisis, Care, Community
• 5 things you get to know outside the church
  • Face, Facts, Feelings, Fears, Faith
• 4 buckets to put people in
  • One-on-ones
  • Discipleship
  • Leadership
  • Groups

Action Items

1. Start somewhere: one person
2. Maximize your time
3. Help someone take their next step

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This episode features Brittany Nelson, founder of Deeper Kidmin, as she shares about getting volunteers back into serving roles after the events following the pandemic. Brittany also joined the Multiply Ministry online conference and in this section of a Zoom interview, she shares some of her most recent learnings in regard to recruiting and retaining volunteers.

Brittany Nelson

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Episode Notes

Recruiting + Retaining: in both of these the foundation should be based on relationships and expectations

How do we get people back (into serving)?

• Relationships
• Pray for them
• Set time commitments
• Give ownership
• Connect volunteers with each other

Recruiting

• Relationships:
  • Know who your volunteers are, not just what role you need them to fill
  • Have entry-level positions
• Expectations:
  • clarify your time commitments
  • Adjust your own expectations

Retaining

• Relationships:
  • Help volunteers build relationships with each other
  • Say “Thanks” as often as you can
  • Invest in them personally.
• Expectations:
  • Share expectations thru training
  • Get feedback

Action Items

1. Stop saying “No” for people
2. Build relationships and set expectations
3. Give ownership to key leaders

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This episode is from a webinar hosted by Nick Blevins and Kenny Conley focused on five steps to recruit volunteers now. Both Kenny and Nick believe these five steps are the secret sauce to being able to onboard volunteers quickly within your ministry.

Kenny Conley and Nick Blevins

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Episode Notes

First Step:

• Create a “stop doing” list
• Create a “pause and delegate” list
• Protect your time and develop some accountability to these steps

Second Step:

• Create the list: Prospects
• Your list should be 10x the amount of volunteers you actually need

Get access FULL NOTES by checking out Ministryboost.org.

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Action Items

1. Download the workbook
2. Put this into practice
3. Consider membership or Volunteer Boost (5STEPS – 25%)

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In this episode, I have the privilege of interviewing Jim Wideman and we talk about leadership that lasts. Jim has led within church ministry for many years and his unique perspective on authentic leadership is something that will benefit anyone leading in kids and family ministry in this day and time.

Jim Wideman

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Episode Notes

New look for an old leadership book

• Original concepts were from a leader who ran ministry very hand-on
• Mindset has changed to empowering and serving other leaders to be hands-on
• Book is all about leadership, no matter what ministry you lead within

Action Items

1. Get the book and go through with a team
2. Change one thing in your leadership this week
3. Turn a policy into bullet points
   

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This episode features Tom Bump as he shares the helpful practices that have he developed and put into action to restore his soul during some hard seasons. Tom also joined the Multiply Ministry online conference and he gives a few practical ways to begin the process of changing your mindset on ministry.

Tom Bump

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Episode Notes

Restoring Leaders

• What is Restoring Leaders all about?
  • Restore the Leader = Restore the Team
  • Tom is a shepherd of shepherds; a lead guide toward restoration

Refocusing | Restarting | Renewing

• Change your mindset
  • It's not about what you lack, but how big God is
  • What's your why?
• What do you need to renew?
  • Have your to-don't list
  • Exhaustion should not be a badge of honor
  • The more restored you lead, the more you will attract

Action Items

1. Schedule a “Shut-up and Listen Day”
2. Find a guide
3. Check out restoringleaders.org

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This episode features Crystal Mazzuca as she shares about quantity and quality volunteer growth as part of a zoom call with Ministry Boost. Crystal also joined the Multiply Ministry online conference and she dives into what she learned from implementing strategies from that volunteer course.

Crystal Mazzuca

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Episode Notes

5 Keys to Quality and Quantity Volunteer Growth

• Clarify the WHY
• Get the team to buy-in
• Personal shepherding
• Host dynamic orientations
• Follow up and follow-through

Action Items

1. Rewrite a 60-second vision pitch
2. Rethink Volunteer Orientations
3. Recognize Gaps In Follow Through

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