Kids Ministry Circle Podcast Kids Ministry Circle

Tap into your creative side today!



My guest is Madi Hackworth or you may know her as Madi Hax on Instagram. Madi has set out to use her gifting and bring creative resources to kids ministry leaders and ministries all over. She is such a gift to this community and I know you will love hearing her story and learning from all the wisdom she has to offer! 



Connect with Madi:

@madihaxcreative

https://www.madihax.com/

My guest is Jeff Dalrymple. Jeff is the Executive Director of ECAP, Evangelical Council for Abuse Prevention. ECAP was created in 2019 to provide awareness, accreditation and resources in order to help Christian organizations that serve kids protect the vulnerable in ministry.
Some of the stories that Jeff shares in this episode are heartbreaking and based on the stats that you will hear Jeff talk about, there is a good chance that a few of you listening have experience sexual abuse or have journeyed alongside someone who has experienced sexual abuse. If that’s you, feel free to pass this episode along to a friend or co-worker and ask them to give you the highlights. This is also an episode that I would not listen to with little kid ears listening.
We believe that safety is at the core of everything we do in the local church and without it we can’t do anything. ECAP is an incredible resources working to support and equip churches and schools to frankly do better. I am excited for you to listen and learn from today’s conversation. 

Resources Mentioned:
Child Discipleship Forum
ECAP website – learn more about membership: https://ecap.netSafeguards 4 Kids www.safeguards4kids.org (virtual events April 4 and Sept. 21)Free checklists from ECAP: https://ecap.net/assessments/ECAP initial assessment (we assess for you): https://ecap.net/accreditation/initial-assessment/Learn more about accreditation: https://ecap.net/accreditation/Julie Lowe: https://julielowe.orgWatch this video about Shannon’s story I mentioned: https://bit.ly/3SZV52y

In today's episode I invited Matt McDermott, the Director of Student Ministry Circle to talk all about promotion Sunday!
We share our own promotion Sunday experiences, talk through how to celebrate kids well from kindergarten to high school graduation, and how to include parents every step of the way.
We talk about promotion Sunday and all milestones through the lens of three different steps: teaching, equipping, and blessing. These steps will help you be intentional and create a very meaningful milestone moment.

Resources Mentioned:
Child Discipleship Forum
Student Ministry Circle
@studentministrycircle
Promotion Sunday Gift Guide: Students
Promotion Sunday Gift Guide: Kids

We all know that there is no jr. Holy Spirit but how does that truth play out in Sunday morning programming? I invited Mal Corwin to help us think about that questions. Mal is the lead kids pastor at the Belonging Co. in Nashville, TN and she shares so many stories of how her church is making space for kids to hear and talk to God.



In any podcast conversation, it is helpful to be reminded that you don’t need to implement everything you hear and this conversation with Mal is no excuse. But I do hope that by listening to this episode today, you feel encouraged and challenged create some space. Kids are navigating a hard world throughout the week and I am confident that if we can teach kids that they can and how to listen and talk to God, it will make a difference as they grow. 



Resources Mentioned:

Child Discipleship Forum

VBS Workshop



Connect with Mal & The Belonging Co:

@malcorwin

@thebelongingco

https://thebelonging.co/

What if we raised up a generation that changes the world instead of the world changing them? That is the question that my friend Mel MacDonald asked in her new book Discipling World Changers and it was such a gift to have her on the podcast to talk all things kids ministry. We seriously talk about a little of everything and I know you will leave being encouraged and equipped to keep going!



Resources Mentioned:

VBS Workshop



Connect with Mel:

@melissajmacdonald

Get Mel's book: Discipling World Changers

https://www.melissajmacdonald.com/

Get ready to laugh and get ready to up your plans for Summer 2025! I am excited to introduce you to my friend Aaron from WinShape Camps. We talk all about WinShape's Summer Day Camp program that comes right to your church. I learned so much throughout this interview and I am so excited to see how God works through WinShape this summer and maybe at your church in the coming years.



Learn more about Kids Ministry Circle Coaching:

Next Gen Ministry Coaching

Connect with Aaron Collier:

@collieraaron

acollier@winshape.org

Learn More About WinShape:

WinShape Day Camps

@winshapecamps