Brent and Stephen discuss hiring people. Do you feel prepared to hire someone, after your training or interning leading up to ministry? What are your qualifications for hiring? They discuss the value of analyzing the person's potential for the future and overall culture of the church or company. Give us your thoughts!

Brent and Stephen discuss how to say "no." It is vital in your ministry to learn how to prioritize and turn down opportunities, when needed. What's your experience with this? Give us your feedback!

Brent and Stephen ask the question, "Where do good ideas come from?" How do you come up with themes for events? What technologies do you use creatively in your children's ministry? Can you take ideas from current culture and use them in your ministry?

Brent and Stephen discuss the learning styles of children. What are the basic learning styles? How do you understand the learning styles of others, without being biased towards your own learning style? Let us know what methods you use!

On this bonus episode, Stephen and Ashlee (Brent's assistant) discuss whether or not kids should eat in Children's Ministry. Give us your feedback!

Brent and Stephen discuss how to define your target audience in children's ministry. Who are you reaching? Who are you building your ministry for? Give us your thoughts and feedback!

How do you create a brand around your ministry? Brent and Stephen discuss the importance of branding in children's ministry. How do you make your "brand" compatible with the mission and brand of the church, without making the children's ministry a separate entity?

Brent and Stephen discuss how to reach kids, whose parents don't go to church. How do you strategically reach out to "non-church" kids? Do you change your check-in/check-out system? How do you compel kids to want to come to church, even if their parents aren't there? Give us your thoughts and feedback!

Brent and Stephen discuss how to fire volunteers. How do you determine whether a volunteer is healthy for your ministry or not? Do you meet with volunteers personally or do you delegate hiring volunteers out to other people? They discuss the benefits of being up front with volunteers from the beginning and talking about what happens if it doesn't work out. Watch, subscribe, and give us your feedback!

Brent and Stephen further discuss how to preach to kids. Do you use a curriculum or write your own material? What types of sermon series do you use? Do you use story-telling with drama/skits?