Kids Ministry Calling with Jana Magruder

Delanee Williams joins the podcast to discuss the an overview of considerations to look at when re-opening your kids ministry. The post 6 Considerations: Overview appeared first on Kids Ministry . Check out Lifeway Kids Curriculum Connect with Lifeway Kids Leave us a voice message here with any questions or feedback! Join us at ETCH 2026

Dr. Josh Straub joins the podcast to discuss how to talk to kids about Covid-19. Check out his book What Am I Feeling Joshua Straub, Ph. D. serves as Marriage and Family Strategist for Lifeway Christian Resources and leads Famous at Home, a company equipping leaders, organizations, military families, and churches in emotional intelligence and family … The post Talking to Kids About the Coronavirus...

Vicki Hulsey and Melita Thomas join the podcast to discuss ways to do VBS within your neighborhood. It’s not a matter of IF we do VBS, it’s a matter of HOW we do VBS. The post 4 Ways To Do VBS This Summer: In The Neighborhood appeared first on Kids Ministry . Check out Lifeway Kids Curriculum Connect with Lifeway Kids Leave us a voice message here with any questions or feedback! Join us at ETCH 20...

Bill Emeott and Melita Thomas join the podcast to discuss ways to do VBS this summer with alternative schedules. The post 4 VBS Strategies For This Summer: Alternative Schedules appeared first on Kids Ministry . Check out Lifeway Kids Curriculum Connect with Lifeway Kids Leave us a voice message here with any questions or feedback! Join us at ETCH 2026

Rhonda VanCleave & Melita Thomas join the podcast to discuss ways to do VBS at home this summer. The post 4 VBS Strategies For This Summer: At Home appeared first on Kids Ministry . Check out Lifeway Kids Curriculum Connect with Lifeway Kids Leave us a voice message here with any questions or feedback! Join us at ETCH 2026

Michael Kelley joins the podcast to discuss ways families can rediscover what home can be like during covid-19. http://michaelkelley.co Michael Kelley lives in Nashville, Tenn., with his wife, Jana, and three children: Joshua, Andi, and Christian. He serves as the Sr. Vice President of Church Ministries for Lifeway Christian Resources. The post Rediscovering Home During COVID-19 appeared first on...

Jeremy Carrol & Kayla Stevens join the podcast to discuss tips on how the Church can connect with families through different forms of technology. The post Connecting with Families Through Technology appeared first on Kids Ministry . Check out Lifeway Kids Curriculum Connect with Lifeway Kids Leave us a voice message here with any questions or feedback! Join us at ETCH 2026

Melita Thomas joins the podcast to discuss 4 ways to VBS this summer considering how things are. Visit lifeway.com/4ways Melita Thomas serves as Lifeway’s VBS and Kids Ministry Specialist. For the past 14 years she has also been an editor of Lifeway’s VBS resources. Melita holds a masters degree in Childhood Ministry from Dallas Baptist University. … The post 4 Ways to do VBS This Summer appeared...

Jana Magruder joins the podcast to discuss how family worship at home during these times of staying in are important. Jana Magruder serves as the Director of Lifeway Kids. She is a Baylor graduate and offers a wealth of experience and passion for kids ministry, education, and publishing. She is the author of Kids Ministry that Nourishes and Life … The post Family Worship at Home appeared first on...

Rachel Shaver joins the podcast to discuss books that are great to read with your family. The post Recommended Reading: Christian Kids Books For Families appeared first on Kids Ministry . Check out Lifeway Kids Curriculum Connect with Lifeway Kids Leave us a voice message here with any questions or feedback! Join us at ETCH 2026

Sissy Goff joins the podcast to discuss how to help kids and parents cope with stress with what is going on recently. Sissy Goff is the Director of Child and Adolescent Counseling at Daystar Counseling Ministries in Nashville, Tennessee, where she works alongside her counseling assistant/pet therapist, Lucy the Havanese. The post Helping Kids and Parents Cope with Stress appeared first on Kids Min...

Today we finish with part four of a 4-week series on healthy habits for kids ministry leaders, featuring Lifeway Kids director of operations, Chuck Peters. Throughout the series we will identify and unpack 8 tips to help set you up for success in your role. The post 8 Healthy Habits for Kids Ministry – Part 4 – Habits 7 and 8 appeared first on Kids Ministry . Check out Lifeway Kids Curriculum Conn...

Stephanie Chase joins the podcast to discuss what your mindset for ministry is as we head into a time of not meeting in person? RESOURCES: https://digitalpass.lifeway.com/home/ https://www.facebook.com/ChampionForestKids/ Stephanie Chase has served in Education and Kids Ministry as a teacher, director, writer, and trainer for over 20 years and currently serves as the Kids Minister at … The post Do...

Today we continue with part three of a 4-week series on healthy habits for kids ministry leaders, featuring Lifeway Kids director of operations, Chuck Peters. Throughout the series we will identify and unpack 8 tips to help set you up for success in your role. The post 8 Healthy Habits for Kids Ministry – Part 3 – Habits 5 and 6 appeared first on Kids Ministry . Check out Lifeway Kids Curriculum C...

Today we continue with part two of a 4-week series on healthy habits for kids ministry leaders, featuring Lifeway Kids director of operations, Chuck Peters. Throughout the series we will identify and unpack 8 tips to help set you up for success in your role. The post 8 Healthy Habits for Kids Ministry – Part 2 – Habits 3 and 4 appeared first on Kids Ministry . Check out Lifeway Kids Curriculum Con...

Today we kick off part one of a 4-week series on healthy habits for kids ministry leaders, featuring Lifeway Kids director of operations, Chuck Peters. Throughout the series we will identify and unpack 8 tips to help set you up for success in your role. The post 8 Healthy Habits for Kids Ministry – Part 1 – Habits 1 and 2 appeared first on Kids Ministry . Check out Lifeway Kids Curriculum Connect...

Logan Meek joins the podcast to discuss 6 practical expectation we can ask of our volunteers. The post Setting Expectations for Your Volunteers appeared first on Kids Ministry . Check out Lifeway Kids Curriculum Connect with Lifeway Kids Leave us a voice message here with any questions or feedback! Join us at ETCH 2026

Sam Luce joins the podcast to discuss that we all agree Family Ministry is a good idea. The question therefore is not how and where family ministry happened. The question we need to now wrestle with is what do we do to make family ministry happen and why do we do it?  The post Family Ministry 2.0 appeared first on Kids Ministry . Check out Lifeway Kids Curriculum Connect with Lifeway Kids Leave us...

Dorena Williamson joins the podcast to discuss that today's church is awakening to the needs of our growing multicultural world. Leaders long to be more equipped to minister to diverse families. Explore biblical ways to be inclusive while fulfilling the great command to love our neighbor. The post A Beautiful NEW Day in the Neighborhood appeared first on Kids Ministry . Check out Lifeway Kids...

Jody Dean joins the podcast to discuss Online Obnoxiousness, Gender, Suicide, Bullying, Apps/Gaming, Mandatory reporting, abuse, security, and changing culture are some hot topics that pour through our news feeds and news cycles. We can learn online through YouTube how to cause pain to ourselves. We will take the next few minutes and walk through some hot topics with tips on how you can navigate t...

Dale Hudson joins the podcast to discuss tips in leading family ministry well. The post Lead Well in Family Ministry appeared first on Kids Ministry . Check out Lifeway Kids Curriculum Connect with Lifeway Kids Leave us a voice message here with any questions or feedback! Join us at ETCH 2026

Tony Bianco joins the podcast to discuss how 73% of teens have a smartphone and the average age a boy sees pornography is 4th grade. Technology is a tension to be managed in the home. Hear how you can equip your families to manage and balance screens in the home! The post Equipping Families to Deal With Technology appeared first on Kids Ministry . Check out Lifeway Kids Curriculum Connect with Lif...

Kevin Jones joins the podcast to discuss how each church needs family ministry and each church is called to strengthen families. Today we will take a theological and philosophical analysis of the history, methodology, and relative strengths and weaknesses of primary models of student and family ministry. The post Methods For Family Ministry appeared first on Kids Ministry . Check out Lifeway Kids...

Jonathan and Emily Martin join the Podcast to discuss why worship with kids is so important. The post The Importance of Worship With Kids appeared first on Kids Ministry . Check out Lifeway Kids Curriculum Connect with Lifeway Kids Leave us a voice message here with any questions or feedback! Join us at ETCH 2026

Dr. Shelly Melia joins the podcast to discuss gender identity issues that are happening in the church today. The post Gender Identity Issues in the Church appeared first on Kids Ministry . Check out Lifeway Kids Curriculum Connect with Lifeway Kids Leave us a voice message here with any questions or feedback! Join us at ETCH 2026