Episode 224: Family Ministry Model and Kidmin in Pandemic with Amber Baker

Nick Blevins Family Ministry Podcast: Children | Youth | Students | NextGen

In this episode, Amber Baker shares her experience leading through the various changes in kidmin after the pandemic and the leadership shifts in her ministry team. Shifting to a new leadership model within family ministry produces some challenges, and Amber gives some practical tips for navigating some of those transitions.

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Episode Notes

Getting back to the basics (Kidmin after pandemic):

• Outside in pavilion
• Bible story without a TV
• Hand-written tags
• Games in the field

Changes online since regathering:

• Focus on outside events at church over the digital
• Summer kick-off, Fall kick-off, on-campus events
• Getting more personal

Transition to new leadership model:

• Originally hired as a co-pastor over children’s
• During a pastor’s sabbatical, moved to overseeing youth
• Tension in beginning to oversee the youth leadership
• Some team members made transitions off staff
• Began to create new team culture and make hires to support the ministry

Action Items

1. Track trends for online engagement
2. Plan events, maybe small, to re-engage
3. Evaluate your model – job descriptions to support the team

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