The Kidmin Huddle

With Grandparent's Day this Sunday, how are you not just honoring and celebrating grandparents, but equipping them to fulfill their biblical role as disciple maker? Check out the Family Ministry Academy here: https://www.renewanation.org/family-ministry-academy

When kids are attending the full congregational church service, is your goal to entertain and keep them quiet? Or are you intentionally training kids on how to worship?

Teaching in a one-room classroom style ministry has is challenges, but it can be done. Here are three tips that will help you engage all ages when you have multiple levels of learning all in the same room. 

I sat down with Christie Thomas, author of the new book "Little Habits, Big Faith" and we talked all things family discipleship.  Follow Christie at: https://littleshootsdeeproots.com

What does a day trip to Disneyland teach us about doing children's ministry well? 

Join us as special guest, author Joshua Cooley talks about his new book  I Can't Believe My Eyes, and hear how kids can be taught deep theological truths through literature! Find out more about Josh here: https://joshuacooleyauthor.com

Carl Barnhill from Church Visuals joins us on The Kidmin Huddle to talk about the importance of using good visuals in kidmin and how visuals can help communicate the Gospel, even. 

Since we should be ministering out of relationship, connecting with kids is key to children's ministry. Listen for some practical, field tested ways to connect with kids and break down their walls. 

Summertime isn't a time for ministry leaders to check-out. Join us as Kidmin Corinne unpacks 3 summeritme must do's for kidmin leaders. 

Summer camp provides amazing opportunities for you to pour into your kids. It's a week of intentionally, but it should also be a week of realtionship building. 

For those not currently serving in children's ministry, it can be hard. Be encouraged. You are not alone; God has you right where He needs you.

Just because you're using a Christian resource in ministry, doesn't mean that it lines up with the Word. Make sure each and everything you use in ministry (and at home) is teaching theological truth. 

What does God command of Fathers? Check out this conversation with friend, pastor, and author, Adam Sculnick. And grab his new book "Intentional Fatherhood" from Amazon. https://a.co/d/1B4LlwA

How welcoming is your church? Do families feel welcomed? After visiting a few churches, hear some do's and don't when it comes to being visitor friendly. 

As we finish out 2023, Amber Pike brings you some encouragement and hope, no matter what season of life or ministry you find yourself in. 

Fun is important in kidmin, but is the fun (the method) happening at the expense of the messaging?

After a long hiatus and some crazy life change, The Kidmin Huddle is back with an episode of encouragement for kidmin leaders. No matter what season you find yourself in, trust the Father. Faithfully wait on Him.  

Do you ever find yourself doing the exact same thing in ministry, year after year? Take up the challenge and try something new. Get ideas on how to measure success. And plan with intentionality. 

After 16 or so years of taking kids to summer camp, I still believe in the importance of it. Make sure you are prepared for camp this summer, not just with supplies, but with a purpose in mind. 

Are you being authentically you in ministry? Are real relationships able to form because you are genuine? Be the you that God has called you to be; it matters. 

Summer in kidmin is BUSY! Before you know it, summer is over. Don't be left wondering where summer went and why you didn't get to enjoy it. Start now to intentionally make this summer a success both in your ministry and your personal life. 

An Easter celebration filled with excited teens, confetti cannons, and a balloon drop. Hear how every area of Easter Sunday was intentional and fun. Get some ideas for your own lesson time, and be encouraged when things don't quite work out like you'd like. 

Today's kids are struggling with who they are. Now, more than ever, it's important for you, kidmin leaders, to build relationships with kids, showing them who Jesus says they are!

Parents - are you passing on your faith? This podcast is a charge for parents to live out their faith, and for kidmin leaders to walk beside them. After a worship concert experience with my daughter, hear how faith can (and should be) passed on, how it needs to be lived out. 

Plan for greatness this next year. Things that used to be successful might not be as successful anymore. Reaching the maximum amount of families (wherever they are) might mean you need to pivot and do things differently.