From Solo To Squad, You Need Your Children’s Ministry Team
Hey there! So, I’m excited to share a series of posts with you about my reflections on my early days in Children’s Ministry. It feels like a lifetime ago, back when resources, conferences, and websites for this stuff were pretty scarce. But you know what? It was a time of great discovery and growth, and […]
Avoiding Pastoral Burnout: Three Reasons Every Ministry Leader Must Retreat
Three Reasons Every Ministry Leader Must Retreat For most pastors or ministry leaders, the idea of taking a retreat is a dream, not a reality. We often say, “I need a break, but I can’t take time away.” How many times have you said that? I know I’d be a very wealthy man if I […]
Kids Ministry Collective 251 Retreat To Advance?
Many leaders, only know one thing to do when things get challenging. “Keep Pushing Through!” Many leaders are leading at an unsustainable pace and vacations and conferences don’t help them reset it. So what do we do?? You must learn to RETREAT so you can ADVANCE! This week’s Episode is a special Restoring Leaders edition […]
Kids Ministry Collective 250 Evaluating For The Next Time
Ever wonder about the power of evaluations? When we are doing events, programming etc. we must learn to ask then right questions to help us grow for impact. Evaluation also helps us decide about the future of events or programming. Join Host Tom Bump as he shares some powerful, pre, during and post event questions […]
Kids Ministry Collective 249 Stay Or Go with David Reneau
One of the hard decisions is when is a season done for a leader? Sometimes the circumstances aren’t clear and one must come to a place to see things clearly. Join Host Tom Bump and his guest, David Reneau as they have a crucial conversation for all ministry leaders. Check out David’s Blog at https://davidreneau.blogspot.com/ […]
Kids Ministry Collective 248 Summer Prep For Fall Success
Are you thinking about your fall plans? It’s hard to do in the middle of the Summer and all its events, vacations, and more. BUT, every leader knows they must start doing some things to get ready so that fall doesn’t hit them when they are worn out from the summer. Save yourself some exhaustion […]
Kids Ministry Collective 247 5 Ways To Create Healthy Team Culture
Every team leader knows culture matters. What is your current team culture is it a healthy one? In this weeks episode, Host and Leadership Coach Tom Bump share 5 practical and important principles to help you build and maintain a healthy volunteer culture. If you are stuck and need some guidance, check out our new […]
Kids Ministry Collective 246 The BIG 5 For Survival of The Busy Season
Are you practicing the BIG 5? There are 5 keys to self/soul care that every leader needs in order to survive in the busy seasons. Neglecting these can push you to dark places. Join Host Tom Bump as he shares the 5 powerful things you should prioritize to thrive in hard times. If you […]
Kids Ministry Collective 245 Three Chords Of Leadership
Three is always better than two right? When it comes to leadership, developing others in the right way can strengthen our influence and our ministry impact. So what is really important when we do this? Join Host Tom Bump as we discuss how to strengthen those around us. If you need help strengthening your […]
Kids Ministry Collective 244. The Big E of Leadership!
Leadership is BIG! We ministry leaders spend a lot of time talk, learning and developing our leadership abilities. That’s great, but do you know there’s a “biggie” or BIG E of leadership development? Take a listen to this weeks episode with host Tom Bump as he shares 3 BIG E’s of leadership!