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?

Brent and Stephen discuss their recommendations for pastor's and children's ministry. They highlight their top 5 recommendations, with one bonus favorite! What books are in your top resource list?

Book Recommendations:

1. "Think Orange" by Reggie Joyner

2. "Communicating For A Change" by Andy Stanley

3. "Christian Formation" by James Estep

4. "Creativity, Inc." by Ed Catmull

5. "Hacking Leadership" by Mike Myatt

Bonus: "Stuff Christians Like" by John Acuff

Brent and Stephen discuss the importance of setting goals and how to strategically look forward in ministry and set parameters for evaluating ministry, outreach, and success. Do you set several small goals or a few large goals? Do you use Ministry Action Plans (MAPS)? Or Wildly Important Goals (WIGS)? How do you measure goals? What kind of timeframe do you set on goals? Give us your feedback!

Brent and Stephen discuss how to know your role in your church, on staff and under your senior pastor. How do you create successful systems and strategies, without losing spiritual values and principles? How do you manage the business and spiritual sides of ministry? Give us your feedback and perspectives!

Brent and Stephen discuss getting stuff done and being productive in your ministry. How do you manage tasks? Do you use any productivity database? Give us your ideas and feedback!

Basecamp: https://basecamp.com/

Asana: https://app.asana.com/

Brent and Stephen discuss getting stuff done and being productive in your ministry. How do you manage tasks? Do you use any productivity database? Give us your ideas and feedback!

Basecamp: https://basecamp.com/

Asana: https://app.asana.com/