Visuals are one of the keys to reaching this generation. I’m excited to have Carl Barnhill, the founder of 12:30 Media on the podcast today giving us some great and helpful tips. Today on the Kidmin Tribe podcast we have Carl Barnhill from 12:30 Media. Carl will be sharing with us tips to enhance our church visuals. Carl Barnhill has served on staff at some of the largest churches and organizations in the country. He served as Media Director at Precept Ministries International, directing the television and radio program Precepts for Life with Kay Arthur, broadcasted to over 98 million homes around the world. He served as Video Production Director at Pinelake Church in Brandon, MS. He then served as Video Coordinator for Newspring Church in South Carolina. He currently serves as Creative Director and Owner of [twelve:thirty]media which is becoming Church Visuals. This company is serving churches and ministries all over the world through motion graphics content and church media coaching. SHOW NOTES

Today we are talking about Early Childhood, toddlers and babies, and how to build a successful ministry in this age range. We are interviewing, Jean Thomason, who you may also as Miss Patty Cake!One of the foremost entertainers of Early Childhood. She has more than 30 years of experience as a musical performer, worship leader, songwriter, author, and conference speaker to parents, grandparents, teachers and children’s ministers. She is the living embodiment of the joyful children’s musical character “Miss PattiCake.” Through this brightly costumed character, Jean plants biblical truths served in fun toddler sized pieces while helping equip parents to lay a spiritual foundation for their children. Her live Mrs Patty Cake Family Events are preformed throughout God's great big world and you can book her for your church.  We're excited for you to hear and see the passion she has for little ones through this interview.  SHOW NOTES

Today on the podcast we're welcoming Brian Dollar, who is a great friend of our host. Brian is a best-selling author and speaker.  He currently serves as Associate Pastor at First NLR in North Little Rock, Arkansas where he leads over 500 volunteers in nearly a dozen ministries. Brian has also authored “Talk Now and Later: How To Lead Kids Through Life’s Tough Topics” which reached #1 in the Christian Family category.  His most recent release, “I Blew It!” is a powerful book that provides practical steps for ministry leaders to move beyond their failures and rediscover God’s grace. In 1998, Brian founded High Voltage Kid's Ministry Resources, which creates cutting-edge, multi-media Elementary and Preschool Kids Church Curriculum.  These resources have been used in more than 15,000 churches around the world.  Brian and his wife, Cherith, have two amazing children – Ashton (son-in-law, Nick) and Jordan.  They currently reside in Sherwood, Arkansas. SHOW NOTES

Today we welcome Sean Silverii on the podcast. Sean has served as a youth pastor as well as other pastoral roles in the church. Sean now serves the Oregon Ministry Network as the Gen Now leader focused on children and youth ministry. Sean will share some great insight on how to transition our kids and build a birth to adulthood game plan. Sean has 3 kids and lives in Albany, OR.   The truth is we have to get transitions right when it comes to our children and youth ministries. There is a movement towards looking at birth to student ministries as one whole, instead of having silos in our kids and youth ministries. This movement has been coined “Gen Now Ministries." One of the most important aspects of next gen ministries is smooth and intentional transitions. These transitions happen at key points in a child’s life and it’s important that we strategically walk alongside our kids as they transition. These transitions include: when a child moves from children’s ministry to youth ministry, and when a student moves from youth ministry into adulthood.  Join the conversation in this episode. SHOW NOTES

Today on the show we are going to be talking about how we can extend Bible engagement with kids beyond Sunday. In Kids ministry how do we make the Bible something that kids are engaging with Monday-Saturday?  We'll be talking with Matt Gorman who is a Relationship Manager for OneHope, an organization that has partnered with YouVersion and churches worldwide to create the Kids Bible Experience. The Kids Bible Experience is an in-app feature found on the home feed of the YouVersion Bible App and is designed to help children ages 7 - 11 develop a daily habit of engaging with God’s Word. To date, OneHope has reached more than 1.9 billion children around the world with the life-changing message of the gospel hope of Jesus.  Prior to joining OneHope, Matt spent 12 years as a Children’s Pastor at Fellowship Church in Grapevine, Texas. He was also part of the ongoing development of the Elevate Children’s Curriculum that served churches around the world. Matt has a deep passion for connecting with children’s ministry leaders around the globe and inviting them to collaborate and innovate effective ways to help children and youth fall in love with God’s Word. Bible Engagement is one thing that we have to get right when it comes to a child’s spiritual formation. SHOW NOTES

One of the greatest needs our communities have is ministries to families with children who have special needs. What should a church be doing to reach this great need?  Well today we are welcoming Marie Kuck from Nathaniel’s Hope to the podcast. You are going to love Marie and the great insight she brings to this important ministry need.  Marie Kuck is an ordained minister who previously served more than 10 years in youth ministry with churches in Chicago, Minneapolis and Orlando. As the Executive Director of Nathaniel’s Hope, she oversees the full-time ministry staff and hundreds of volunteers from throughout the country. Marie passionately advocates and trains churches how to practically welcome and include those with disabilities to their congregations. She is former co-host of the “Today’s Family” TV show and has taught in the Department of Communications at North Central University. She speaks to audiences throughout the country and is affectionately known as a “mom on a mission.”  SHOW NOTES

Keeping a child’s attention into today’s world is so challenging. Don’t miss this edition of the Kidmin tribe podcast where we give you some practical tips and ideas one how to keep the attention of the kids in your ministry.  We're excited to welcome David Laflin. David and Teesha Laflin are internationally recognized illusionists. They have entertained and inspired audiences all over the world through their unique blend of both classic and cutting edge illusions. Their programs have been featured at the NCAA Final Four, on TV, at Indofest in Indonesia, and at conferences and conventions all over the world. The Laflins have performed at a wide range of venues, from churches with a regular attendance of 25,000+ to churches of under 100. David has also shared his expertise in illusions on the TEDx stage.  David is a great friend and we've asked him to speak to us and give us some very practical ways that we can keep our kids attention during our Sunday morning services.  Who knows maybe he will make something disappear today?  SHOW NOTES

Today’s podcast will give you some great tips and insight on making sure we’re getting it right in our kids ministries.  What do we need to be focused on to elevate the experiences that our kids are having in our Kids Ministry? What do we need to be doing to “get things right?” We only have a finite amount of time with each child in our ministry and it’s so important that we make every moment we have a child count.  We’re excited to welcome our good friend Yancy on the podcast today to talk to us about what it looks like to get it right in Kids Ministry. Yancy will give us some great thoughts and ideas that we can use to evaluate how we are doing ministry and how we can do it better.  Yancy has been in Children’s ministries since she was born! She has been writing, producing, and leading kids in worship for many years. Before she started Kids music she wrote music for some of Christian Music’s most well loved artists. In 2021 she won a dove for “Ready, Set, Go” one of her newest Little Praise Party projects.  Her music is being used in churches in 167 countries. Yancy is also an author!  Don’t miss a single moment of today’s podcast and be sure to share it with all your KidMin friends.  SHOW NOTES

Today's podcast will give you some great tips and insight into reaching pre-teens effectively. Pre-teen ministry is one of the most important ministries to have in our churches. We're excited to welcome on the show a good friend and someone who is a passionate advocate for pre-teens: Sean Sweet. Sean is a 25-year passionate advocate for preteens who serves dual roles as Preteen Pastor at Destiny Church in Rocklin, CA, and Community Director at FourFiveSix.org which educates, trains and resources preteen ministry leaders around the world. We're introducing you to a friend who will challenge you to rethink how you are ministering to pre-teens in your church and community. SHOW NOTES

One of the biggest responsibilities and challenges that a kids ministry leader has is building a strong team. We're excited today to have the one and only Jim Wideman on the podcast again to give us 5 secrets to building an incredible team. You won’t want to miss today’s episode!  Jim is one of the veterans of kids ministry and has encouraged and trained kids ministries leaders for decades. Jim Wideman has the unique ability to help build the local church by strengthening the family, empowering leaders, and building great teams. He is a pastor, speaker, author, and ministry coach with more than 45 years of experience serving in all areas of the local church, including 17 years leading one of the largest children’s ministries in the United States. Jim has trained thousands of children’s ministry leaders in the US and around the world. He has worked with six different thriving churches in the span of almost five decades, and he has published over 15 books.  Jim currently serves as the Executive Operations Pastor at Conduit church in Franklin, Tennessee. Jim and his wife Julie have been married for 43 years and have two wonderful daughters and have three of the cutest grandsons ever! This episode will give you some great tips and tools to evaluate your curriculum and make wise decisions on the resources you are going to use in your ministry.  SHOW NOTES