Daniel Watts

Five Smooth Stones

Religion EN ↓ 105 episodes

The Five Smooth Stones weekly podcast features an innovative, biblical look at Transformational Children’s Ministry. Join Daniel Watts the founder of Every Generation Ministries and forty-year children’s ministry worker and learn about a new way of thinking about and doing children’s ministry that leads to life change for boys and girls.

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Author

Daniel Watts

Category

Religion

Podcast website

egminstitute.org

Latest episode

Sep 25, 2026

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Episodes

The Church and Children's Ministry (Part 1) 14.10.2022

A closer look at why your church is so crucial to your children’s ministry.

Great Commission – Make Disciples of Children (Conclusions) 16.08.2022

Great Commission – Make Disciples of Children (Conclusions)

Make Disciples of Children (Teaching) 16.08.2022

Teaching is more than sharing information and helping children “understand”! Listen in and hear about teaching that leads to changed lives!

Great Commission – Make Disciples of Children (Baptizing) 04.08.2022

Learn about the second element in Jesus’ teaching on making disciples in Matthew 28:16-20: baptizing.

Great Commission – Make Disciples of Children (Going) 01.08.2022

Great Commission – Make Disciples of Children (Going)

Great Commission – Make Disciples of Children 01.08.2022

Great Commission – Make Disciples of Children

Matthew 19 – The Large Crowd and Jesus 01.08.2022

Matthew 19 – The Large Crowd and Jesus

Matthew 19 – The Disciples 27.06.2022

Ministry to children is a priority. Learn how Jesus responded to his disciples when they rebuked those who brought children to Him.

Matthew 19 – People Bringing the Children 14.06.2022

In Matthew 19, there were individuals working to bring children to Jesus Christ. There are similar people working around the world today.

Matthew 19 – The Children 14.06.2022

Around this globe are 2.2 billion children, and the vast majority of them need to be brought to Christ for Him to bless and love.

Smooth Stone #4 – Principles for Leading a Small Group Discussion 03.06.2022

Learn some essential principles for leading a small group discussion that can help you build an open, honest group setting.

Smooth Stone #4 – Don’t Ask Questions (Discussion) 23.05.2022

Lead a discussion group without questions, but rather through invitations to share. Learn how the Holy Spirit can work in children this way!

Smooth Stone #4 – Closed to Open Discussion 16.05.2022

Creating this kind of environment for children allows the Holy Spirit to work in deep meaningful ways that lead to life transformation.

Smooth Stone #2 – Guidelines for Using Experiential Activities 05.05.2022

Experiential teaching is a powerful teaching tool. Learn about the 5 guidelines for using experiential activities!

Relational Children’s Ministry – Unconditional Love, Pastoring and Being Like a Child 25.04.2022

The lifeblood of fruitful and transformational ministry to children is relationship. Learn more about relational children’s ministry!

Relational Children’s Ministry – Modeling and Teamwork 18.04.2022

Learn about the two qualities of an effective relational children’s ministry: modeling and teamwork.

Children’s Ministry Models (Summary) 10.04.2022

Overview of the 5 common children’s ministry models: Information, Participation, Experiential, Media Engagement, and Contemplative Reflective.

Children’s Ministry Models (Contemplative Reflective Model) 04.04.2022

Learn about the Contemplative Reflective Model for children’s ministry, as well as some tips to enrich this ministry model.

Children’s Ministry Models (Media Engagement Model) 27.03.2022

Learn about the Media Engagement Model for children’s ministry, which helps communicate to children in a culturally relevant way!

Children’s Ministry Models (Experiential Model) 19.03.2022

Learn about the Experiential Model for children’s ministry, which has helped children experience God in fresh and beautiful ways.

Children’s Ministry Models (Participatory Fun Model) 14.03.2022

Learn about the four elements you can add to the Participatory Fun Model to enhance this children’s ministry approach.

Children’s Ministry Models (Information Model) 06.03.2022

Learn about the three elements you can add to the Informational Model to enrich this already fruitful children’s ministry approach.

Thoughts on Ukraine 03.03.2022

As I have prayed for the many Ukrainians that I have served with, God has impressed two things on my heart.

Five Smooth Stones For Transformational Children’s Ministry Overview 26.02.2022

An overview of the 5 smooth stones for transformational children’s ministry that’s evident in the ministries of Paul, Jesus, and God Himself.

Five Smooth Stones for Children’s Ministry: Response 20.02.2022

Boys and girls will benefit from a ministry approach that places more emphasis on helping children respond to God. Learn more!

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