Cross Formed Kidmin
By Ryan Coatney, Sam Luce, Hunter Williams
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Episodes: 130
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Welcome to the Cross Formed Kidmin podcast. A weekly children's ministry podcast made for kidmin pastors, leaders, and volunteers.
Every Tuesday your hosts Ryan, Hunter, and Sam, realease a brand new episode discussing key topics, answering questions, and sharing insights from our combined 60 years of experience with kid and family ministry.
We know that leading a kids ministry in todays ever changing world can feel overwhelming , if not impossible! Busy schedules, disengaged families, and scattered priorities all seem to work together to block your ministry's success.
Join us each week as we help you make the most of your ministry and join God in raising up the next generation of life long Christ followers.
After all, building a fruitful kids ministry is always a miracle, but it's never an accident.
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127 | Incentives: Helpful or Harmful?
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May 27, 2026 |
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126 | Rethinking Milestones
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May 19, 2026 |
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125 | Systems Matter: How Your Ministry Actually Works
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May 13, 2026 |
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124 | Who Leads What? Fixing Your Ministry Structure
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May 05, 2026 |
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123 | Theology + Strategy + Practice
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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122 | Can A.I. Be Christian... and Should We Use It in Ministry? [with Brandon Maddick]
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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121 | Ministry Formats & Outcomes (Part 2)
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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120 | Ministry Formats & Outcomes (Part 1)
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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119 | Teaching Your Kids to Share Their Faith
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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118 | Improving Your Leadership (Part 2: Delegation, Rest & Planning)
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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117 | Improving Your Leadership (Part 1: Prayer & Conflict Management)
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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116 | How to Care for Volunteers
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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115 | Recruiting and Training Volunteers (Part 2)
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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114 | Recruiting and Training Volunteers (Part 1)
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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113 | The Three C's of Family Ministry
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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112 | Intentionally Structuring Your Kids Ministry Hour
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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111 | What is Intergenerational Ministry? (Part 2)
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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110 | What is Intergenerational Ministry? (Part 1)
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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109 | Say Hello to Our New Co-Host!
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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108 | 3 Spheres of Child Discipleship [with Tim Beilharz]
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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New Episodes Coming Soon!
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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107 | Building a Children's Ministry from Scratch
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May 30, 2025 |
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106 | "When Should I Switch Curriculum?"
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May 06, 2025 |
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105 | Leaders Are Readers: Books to Help You Grow
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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104 | How to Be a Better Communicator
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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103 | How to Create a Kids' Sermon Illustration
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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102 | How to Start a Local Kidmin Meet Up
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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101 | The Two Sides of Planning
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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100 | Flipping the Switch
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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099 | How to Teach Kids Theology
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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098 | Christ, Narnia, and Santa Slapping Heretics [REPLAY]
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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097 | "Wait... How Simple?"
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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096 | How to Simplify Everything
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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095 | All Things Advent
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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094 | Case Study: Activating Families [with Jean Paul Molyneux]
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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093 | The Bible Tells Me So: How Scripture Shapes Your Ministry [Replay]
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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092 | How to Implement Catechisms into Every Sphere of Ministry
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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091 | Rethinking How You Teach the Bible
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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090 | How to LAND Volunteers
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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089 | 4 Stages of Next Gen Discipleship [with Nick Judd]
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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088 | How to Establish Strong Leadership
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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087 | The State of Kidmin
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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086 | Levels of Leadership: Opportunities and Challenges at each Ministry Size
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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085 | You're Doing It Wrong
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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084 | Kidmin Wisdom (Part 2) [with Jim Wideman]
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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083 | Kidmin Wisdom (Part 1) [with Jim Wideman]
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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082 | Why Not Both? Making Family Worship and Children's Church Work Together
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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081 | Policies & Procedures
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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080 | Our DREAM Conference
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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079 | What Bible Should I Get for My Kids?
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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078 | Forming Faith (Part 2) [with Matt Markins]
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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077 | Forming Faith (Part 1)
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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076 | Three Aspects of a Healthy Ministry
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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075 | Stations & Rotations: The Cheat Code for Kidmin
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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074 | Case Study: When to Quit
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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073 | When to Quit (And When to Stay)
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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072 | Children's Ministry on a Small Budget
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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071 | Flying in the SKY of Context
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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070 | Standing on the SHORE of Volunteer Retention
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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069 | Inconsistent Families
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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068 | Reaching New Families
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May 28, 2024 |
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067 | All Things Camp
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May 21, 2024 |
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066 | Developing a Children's Ministry Discipleship Strategy
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May 14, 2024 |
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065 | All Things VBS
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May 07, 2024 |
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064 | All Things Midweek
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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063 | All Things Preschool
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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062 | 10 Kidmin Leaders You Should Know [with Lori Buck]
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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061 | 10 Kidmin Leaders You Should Know [with Courtney Wilson]
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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060 | 10 Kidmin Leaders You Should Know [with Josh Zello]
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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059 | 10 Kidmin Leaders You Should Know [with Dale Hudson]
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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058 | 10 Kidmin Leaders You Should Know [with Hanna Costello & Angela Aliff]
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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057 | 10 Kidmin Leaders You Should Know [with Zack Rickards]
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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056 | 10 Kidmin Leaders You Should Know [with Joe Mally]
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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055 | 10 Kidmin Leaders You Should Know [with Rebekah Jones]
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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054 | 10 Kidmin Leaders You Should Know [with Nick Judd]
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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053 | 10 Kidmin Leaders You Should Know [with Chris Ammen]
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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052 | Kidmin Podcast Collaboration [with Tom Bump and Melanie Hester]
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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051 | Level Up: Elevate Biblical Literacy
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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050 | Level Up: Optimize Volunteers
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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049 | Level Up: Activate Families
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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048 | Level Up: Simplify Everything
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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047 | UNPOPULAR OPINIONS: The Only New Year's Resolution You'll Ever Need
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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046 | Christ, Narnia, and Santa Slapping Heretics
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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045 | The Bible Tells Me So: How Scripture Shapes Your Ministry
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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044 | "You're Not God" - How the Doctrine of God Changes Kidmin
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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043 | Wow vs. Wonder: Why Creation Theology is Essential
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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042 | How to Be a Mentor to Others [with Jim Wideman]
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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041 | Why You Need a Mentor [with Jim Wideman]
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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040 | What Does Classical Education Have To Do with Kidmin?
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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039 | Fruitful Kidmin: Planning Your Meetings
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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038 | Fruitful Kidmin: Planning Your First Year
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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037 | Fruitful Kidmin: Planning Your Week
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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036 | Curriculum: Understanding the Curriculum Landscape
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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035 | UNPOPULAR OPINIONS: The MUST HAVE Event for Your Kidmin... or Not.
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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034 | Firing Volunteers: 'Cause Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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033 | Curriculum: How to select your next Kidmin curriculum
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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032 | Contemporary Challenges in Children's Ministry (Part 2: Identity)
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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031 | Contemporary Challenges in Children's Ministry (Part 1: Technology)
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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030 | Classroom Management: How to Handle Disruptions in Your Ministry
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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029 | The BEST Way to Teach Kids Is...
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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028 | Children's Ministry Environments: What Are They Communicating?
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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027 | How NOT to Burn Bridges in Ministry
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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026 | Ministry Events: How to Evaluate and Follow-up
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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025 | Check-In Systems: The Why, What, and How
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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024 | How to Effectively Train Children's Ministry Volunteers
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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023 | How to Share the Gospel with Kids
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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022 | Catechisms: The Game Changer for Your Children's Ministry
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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021 | "I'm New to Children's Ministry... Now What?"
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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020 | Kidmin Seminary: History of Children's Ministry [with Jim Wideman]
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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019 | Kidmin Seminary: Leadership [with Lauren Jackson]
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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018 | Kidmin Seminary: Child Development [with Elizabeth Smith]
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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017 | Kidmin Seminary: Cultural Studies [with Janine McNally]
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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016 | Kidmin Seminary: Theology 101 [with Phylicia Masonheimer]
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May 30, 2023 |
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015 | Kidmin Seminary: What If?
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May 23, 2023 |
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014 | How to Write a Book [Special Guest: Champ Thornton]
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May 16, 2023 |
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013 | Comparing Children's Ministry Conferences
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May 09, 2023 |
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012 | Comparing Children's Ministry Models (Part 2)
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May 02, 2023 |
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011 | Comparing Children's Ministry Models (Part 1)
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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010 | The Kidmin Sandbox: Developing and Assessing Your Children's Ministry Philosophy
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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009 | Swimming in the WAATR of Delegation
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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008 | How to Talk to Kids about Sorrow and Death [Special Guest: Dr. Jonathan Gibson]
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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007 | How to LAND Volunteers
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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006 | How to Teach the Bible to Kids
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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005 | The Importance of Biblical Literacy in Children's Ministry
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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004 | Equipping Families to Faithfully Disciple Their Kids
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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003 | Leading Up: How to Lead Those Who Lead You
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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002 | Beyond Microwave Methods: How to Evaluate Your Ministry's Resources
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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001 | Why are They Leaving When They Grow Up?
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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000 | Who are These Guys??
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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COMING SOON | The Cross Formed Kidmin Podcast
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Feb 07, 2023 |