2012 Fusion Children's Leader Conference Workshop: "Do Parents Really Care?" - Ryan Malouff. We will be discussing creative ways to bring parents into your children's ministry. Listen as we discuss different ways to create a culture that builds and strengthens families in your church.

2012 Fusion Children's Leader Conference Workshop: "Leadership Kindergarten" - Scott Berkey. You have heard it said that everything you ever need to know you learned in kindergarten. In this workshop we'll talk about key leadership principles to help you become a better leader in ministry, and they all come from kindergarten.

2012 Fusion Children's Leader Conference Workshop: "Ministering To Boys" - Shawn Backus. Our boys need to be influenced by godly men. come and hear us discuss strategies in reaching the boys of your church. You may be surprised at how simple and fun it can be!

2012 Fusion Children's Leader Conference Workshop: "The Sinking Ship" - Shelly Sundberg. When the ship is rocking, the waves are crashing, who do you look to? The captain. Children's ministry has a lot of moving parts and a whole lot of moving people. This class focuses on running a healthy ministry from the inside out. It will give you helpful tools to organize the chaos so that you, as the leader, can give 100% to your ministry.

This month we discuss different strategies to welcome first time guests into your church. We also review several online resources for your church.

Dan and Brent share a little insight to Fusion Children's Leadership Conference & some great sneak peeks for you and your team.

Dan and Brent share some favorite pro-tips in children's ministry before discussing world missions in the local church.

CM Jumpstart, Episode 11: Did family ministry hijack children's ministry? Family ministry leaders seem to be displacing children's ministry leaders. What does this mean for you and your ministry? Listen in as Dan and Brent discuss one of the most popular trends in the church today.

CM Jumpstart, Episode 10: Camp Culture 101. In this episode Dan Metteer & Brent Colby talk with Shelly Sundberg about about how building camp culture begins right after camp.

CM Jumpstart, Episode 9: Knowing When To Leave & How To Leave. In this episode Dan Metteer & Kevin Geer talk about navigating transition & healthy steps to take during the process. This will be Kevin's final episode as a Jumpstart co-host.