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Family, Family Ministry, Parenting, Podcasts

Ministering to Families with Kids From Hard Places with Jamie Ivey

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Jamie Ivey shares practical ways that you can love families that are parenting kids from hard places. How does the church come alongside them and serve them well? 

Jamie Ivey is a podcaster, writer, and speaker from Austin, Texas. She is the proud mama to four kids and the wife to Aaron, worship pastor of The Austin Stone Community Church. Jamie loves to encourage women to passionately follow Jesus through any stage of life. She does this through writing and her weekly podcast, The Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey. Jamie‘s debut book “If You Only Knew: My Unlikely, Unavoidable Story of Becoming Free,” released in January.

Podcasts, Uncategorized, Volunteers

How to Stop Dreading Recruiting

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Jenny Funderburke Smith shares ways to adapt your attitude, philosophy and tactics for on-boarding awesome volunteers and to stop dreading recruiting.

Jenny is the wife of Dan and mama of three girls. She serves as Minister to Children at West Bradenton Baptist Church in Bradenton, Florida. She is passionate about equipping the church to disciple children to follow Jesus. Jenny also loves are ice cream, Tennessee football, and the beach.

CentriKid, Kids Ministry, Podcasts, StudentLife for Kids, Volunteers

Recruiting Adults for Camp

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Lydia McMillan and Logan Meek share about the benefits of bringing adults with you to camp. You’ll also get some tips to recruit adults to go with your group.

 

Lydia McMillan works on the CentriKid Camps team. She manages social media, produces videos, works with actors, and leads production elements. She is married to Joshua and they have two kiddos who keep them very busy.

Logan Meek leads the Student Life for Kids team. Logan joined the Student Life For Kids team in 2014 after spending two years as a Sixth Grade teacher with Teach For America. He believes in the importance of strong kids ministry to help kids build strong spiritual foundations.

 

Kids Ministry, Parenting, Podcasts

Bullying and Your Kids: What Would Jesus Do?

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Dr. Jennifer Garrison shares how families can navigate bullying with age-appropriate conflict resolution.

Dr. Garrison is a professor of marriage and family in the Campbellsville University School of Theology. She is a wife, mother of two sons, and advocate for healthy, God-honoring families.

Kids Ministry, Podcasts, Special Needs

Autism and the Church

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Diane Dokko Kim gives insight about common challenges, workarounds, teaching tools and strategies for the church to partner with families for inclusion.

Diane is a special needs ministry consultant, speaker, and author of Unbroken Faith: Spiritual Recovery for the Special-Needs Parent. Connect with her at www.dianedokkokim.com

 

Gospel-Centered, Kids Ministry, Podcasts

Maintaining a Gospel Focus in Your Kids Ministry

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Brian Dembowczyk discusses practical ways we can guard our motivation in ministry and keep it fixed firmly on the gospel.

Brian Dembowczyk is the managing editor for The Gospel Project and team leader for The Gospel Project for Kids. He served in local church ministry for over 16 years before coming to LifeWay. Brian earned an M.Div. from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and a D.Min. from the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and is pursuing a Ph.D. from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He and his family live in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Family Ministry, Leadership, Podcasts

Reaching the Public School for Christ

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Terry Ann Kelly shares tips for how to reach the public school with the message of the gospel.

Terry Ann Kelly speaks to audiences across the country on topics varying from home and family life to moral and social issues. Her expansive background in public speaking, radio and television spans more than 30 years. She has hosted local, regional and nationally syndicated radio programs and has appeared on national television programs. Terry Ann co-authored the book, The Power of a Positive Friend and writes Christian curriculum and articles for magazines. She has taught for Baylor, Dallas Baptist, and Belmont Universities and is the founder and CEO of Students Standing Strong.

Kids Ministry, Leadership, Podcasts

How to Lead When You’re Not the Leader

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Matt Morgan discusses practical ways you can use your position to support and to lead those above you. 

Matt Morgan is Kids Pastor for Fellowship Bible Church in Little Rock, AR. He has served over 15 years in children’s ministry, and he is passionate about seeing kids of all ages understand the richness of the Gospel. He shares from his personal and ministry experiences at www.mattmo.org.

Kids Ministry, Podcasts, Vacation Bible School

VBS: It’s Worth It

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Jana Magruder & Landry Holmes share research supporting why VBS is worth the time, energy, and expense to reach the families in your ministry.

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 Verse Creative Journal, which she co-authored with her teenage daughter. She and her husband, Michael, along with their three children reside in Nashville.

Landry Holmes is the Manager of LifeWay Kids Ministry Publishing. A graduate of Howard Payne University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Landry served on church staffs before joining LifeWay Kids. He is a church leader, writer, workshop facilitator, and publisher.  Landry also teaches children at his church in Middle Tennessee. He and his wife Janetta enjoy spending time with their 2 sons, daughters-in-law and grand babies.

Want to dive deeper into VBS? You’re invited to our VBS Preview Events this January! 

Register for one of the VBS Preview Events today by visiting online registration HERE! See the dates and locations below!

Ridgecrest, NC

January 11-12, 2019

Houston, TX

January 18-19, 2019

Fort Worth, TX

January 25-26, 2019

Hendersonville, TN

January 31-February 1, 2019

February 1-2, 2019

February 2, 2019 (One-Day Preview)

Kids Ministry, Leadership, Podcasts, Teaching Kids

4 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started in KidMin

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Rhonda Van Cleave shares 4 things she wishes she knew when she began serving in kids ministry. 

Rhonda Van Cleave is the Publishing Team Leader for LifeWay VBS. She was a writer for kids curriculum for LifeWay for 15 years prior to joining LifeWay full time. She has taught children over 40 years. Her husband is a pastor. They have two children and three grandchildren.

 

 

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