Children's Ministry Talk

Episode 30 – Advice for New Children’s Pastors: Interview with Josh & Christina Torres and Jimmy & Lori Lewis

childrensministrytalk@gmail.com — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:11:08 +0000

Dick Gruber has an open discussion about children’s ministry with Josh & Christina Torres and Jimmy & Lori Lewis. They share advice for those getting started in children’s ministry.

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Episode 29 – Leading a Child to Christ

childrensministrytalk@gmail.com — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:54:17 +0000

Dick Gruber and Jason Rhode answer questions about video resumes and discuss tips for leading a child to Christ. Dick shared the following tips:

Start at a point of mutual understanding
Use kid language & concepts
Avoid abstract ideas and phrases, like "washed in the blood" and "invite Jesus into your heart"
Involve other kids whenever possible

They mentioned the following links during the show:

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Episode 28 – Getting Things Done

childrensministrytalk@gmail.com — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:43:38 +0000

Dick Gruber and Jason Rhode discuss tips for getting things done as well as answer a question about teaching kids about fasting. Jason shared the following 5 Tips for Mastering Workflow from David Allen’s book, "Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity"

Collect things that command our attention
Process what they mean & what to do about them
Organize the results
Review as options for what we choose to
Do

They mentioned the following links during the show:

Dick also is giving away 13 weeks of kids church lessons on the book of Hebrews! Head over to childrensministrytalk.com/christmas2009.html and download your free copy!

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Merry Christmas from Children’s Ministry Talk: 13 Weeks of FREE Children’s Church Lessons

childrensministrytalk@gmail.com — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:18:10 +0000

Greetings Friends!

Christmas is a busy time with church programs and family gatherings. Remember this year to take some time to relax with your loved ones. The elves here at our workshop have been busy this Christmas season creating more helps for you in your ministry to children. You will find at cmuo.com/resources a series of lessons we’ve prepared for use in children’s church. If you’ve not already done so, subscribe to our podcast in iTunes and have a great holiday. I found a fabulous item at onewaystreet.com called the Bible Story Bag. They have about a dozen to choose from including the Christmas Story and the Wordless Bag. I have used these both and always get good response form children and adult workers.

January is just around the bend. I hope that some of you will find me at CPC in Nashville. I’ll be the tall guy wearing red Chuck Taylors. (Those are shoes). I am also participating in the Assemblies of God Potomac and Penn-Del Districts children’s ministries retreats as well as the North American Children’s Ministries Conference. I look forward to meeting you in my travels.

God bless and quit putting off that continuing education. The cost has never been cheaper nor the information delivered more practical than what we offer at CMUO.com. Take a look and sign up for classes this new year.

Now to close in the words of Tiny Tim, “God bless us, everyone.”

His servant, your servant,

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Episode 27 – Special Event Childcare, Answering a Call to Children’s Ministry

childrensministrytalk@gmail.com — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:13:10 +0000

Dick Gruber and Jason Rhode continue a discussion of special event outreaches by discussing special event childcare. They also respond to a listener question regarding how to get started pursuing a call to children’s ministry.

Dick mentioned developing a philosophy of ministry to children as well as a resume. He’s posted samples of his here.

We’ll be taking the next couple of weeks off for the holidays, but will be back again in January!

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Episode 26 – Volunteer Appreciation Ideas

childrensministrytalk@gmail.com — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:38:00 +0000

Dick Gruber and Jason Rhode discuss volunteer appreciation ideas. They mention the following links during the show:

What ideas volunteer appreciation ideas do you have? Leave a comment here with your idea!

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Episode 25 – Kids Musicals

childrensministrytalk@gmail.com — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:08:51 +0000

Dick Gruber and Jason Rhode discuss kids musicals. Dick shares 3 BIG reasons to do a kids musical:

Body building
Incredible evangelism
Gift development

Here are a few more things to keep in mind about kids musicals:

Involve every kid that is willing
Keep it fun!
Involve parents as much as possible

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Episode 24 – Thanksliving, Bus Ministry, Discipline Help, Resource Catalog Preferences

childrensministrytalk@gmail.com — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:36:29 +0000

Dick Gruber and Jason Rhode answer questions and comments from Twitter and email, topics including: meeting with leaders, summer planning, ideas for sharing the gospel, and measuring a child’s spiritual growth. They mentioned the following links during the show:

Dick also is giving away a free Thanksgiving comic page! Visit the show notes for Episode 23 at childrensministrytalk.com to download your copy!

Dawn Fenn poses the following questions regarding children’s ministry resource catalog preferences. Leave a comment here with your responses or drop them to us in an email and we’ll pass them along to her…

Do you receive catalogs with resources to help teach/motivate children?
Do you purchase from them?
Do you call to ask for more information before making a purchase?
Are you authorized to make purchases? If not, who is?
What makes you interested in reading a resource catalog?
Do you look for specific sections or read cover-to-cover?
Would you appreciate/value a catalog created specifically for Children’s Ministry Leaders?

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Episode 23 – Leaders, Summer Planning, Gospel Illustrations, Measuring Spiritual Growth, Free Thanksgiving Comic Page

childrensministrytalk@gmail.com — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:44:47 +0000

They mentioned the following books:

Theology of Children’s Ministry – Lawrence Richards
Postmodern Children’s Ministry – Ivy Beckwith
Transforming Children into Spiritual Champions – George Barna
Focusing on Children – Dick Gruber
Focusing on Early Childhood – Sharon Ellard

Dick also is giving away a free Thanksgiving comic page! Click the preview below to download your copy!

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Episode 22 – Curriculum, Decorating Ideas, Tweens

childrensministrytalk@gmail.com — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:26:54 +0000

Dick Gruber and Jason Rhode answer questions and comments from Facebook, topics including: curriculum, room decorating ideas, and tweens. They mentioned the following links during the show:

CM Blog Directory – childrensministrytalk.com/blogs
Free CM Stuff – freecmstuff.com
Dick Gruber’s Free Resources – dickgruber.com
Trading Spaces: Boys vs. Girls
J12 – j12.com
One Way Street – onewaystreet.com

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