Kids Ministry 101

Klista Storts, Melita Thomas & Landry Holmes join the podcast to discuss resources and different environments to consider when doing VBS this summer. The post 6 Considerations: Learning Environments & Resources appeared first on Kids Ministry.

Delanee Willams, Jeremy Carroll & Rhonda VanCleave join the podcast to discuss different strategies to do VBS and how to consider different policies as well. The post 6 Considerations: Strategy & Policies appeared first on Kids Ministry.

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.

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 appeared first on Kids Ministry.

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.

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.

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.

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 Kids Ministry.

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.

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 first on Kids Ministry.

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 Kids Ministry.

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.

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 Ministry.

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.

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 Doing Church At Home – Changing Your Ministry Mindset appeared first on Kids Ministry.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.