Ever had a Monday where you were ready to throw in the towel? Woke up feeling down but not out, yet?  This episode addresses what many in Children's Ministry Leadership encounter, the dreaded, "blue" Monday! Host and Ministry Coach Tom Bump will share some personal stories and wisdom about how to respond and not react to the Monday blues!!  If you need someone to talk to, please reach out! tom@restoringleaders.org KMCCoach.net is where you can learn how having a personal coach will help you build a solid plan against the blues!  ..read more

Every leader at this time of year should spend some quality time reflecting, evaluating and resetting for the coming year. Are you ready? Do you have a process to evaluate your children's ministry? Join Host and Leadership Coach, Tom Bump as he shares some powerful questions you should be asking. Principle 1: Self-Reflection Prompting question: "Have I authentically led by example this year and how has this impacted the ministry and my team?"  *How has my pace been? *What’s it like being on the other side of me? Principle 2: The Team  Prompting question: "How has my team grow ..read more

Children's ministry leaders experience many different seasons in ministry. When a waiting season appears, it can be discouraging or it can be a powerful time of growth. Join Tom Bump and guest Corinne Noble as they have a great discussion about the waiting seasons.  If you find yourself in a waiting season but feel stuck, RestoringLeaders.org is a place you can find help navigating that season or any other hard season. If you need help growing your leadership to the next level KMCCoach.net is the place to learn about how a coaching journey can be custom-built to help you grow children's m ..read more

Have you ever wondered about planning fall events, engaging with parents and how to prepare your systems for growth? Well in this episode host Tom Bump and David Reneau hit all these and more!! This is a little longer than normal episode but we decided it was worth sharing! Here are some resources mentioned on the podcast: Need some Coaching? Check out KMCCoach.net 5 Steps to Building Your Volunteer Structure for Growth https://www.davidreneau.org/blog/2022/09/5-steps-to-building-your-volunteer.html How to Create a Volunteer Job Description https://www.davidreneau.org/blog/2022/10/how-to-creat ..read more

Do you as a Children's Ministry Leader have an addition mindset or a multiply mindset? Do you know the difference? Join host Tom Bump and his guest, David Reneau as they have a conversation about what it looks like to have a multiply mindset and the impact it can have on your leadership influence and ministry.  Resources Mention: How to Create Volunteer Job Description https://www.davidreneau.org/blog/2022/10/how-to-create-volunteer-job-description.html 5 Steps to building your volunteer structure for growth https://www.davidreneau.org/blog/2022/09/5-steps-to-building-your-volunteer.html ..read more

Children's ministry leaders have so many things to consider while leading. Oftentimes times we get so focused on leading others that we don't lead ourselves well.  Join host Tom Bump and his guest David Reneau as they share some important tips to help any leader get a strategy for leading themselves in a healthy way.    Resources mentioned: Chaos to Calm Guide on Kidsministrycollective.com   https://davidreneau.org//blog/2023/08/5-sources-for-finding-ideas-for-your.html     ..read more

Children's Ministry can be challenging every single weekend. Join host Tom Bump and his guest David Reneau, as they dive into their Top 5 Things a Kidmin Leader should know and think through. David recommended these posts: Fifth: How do I choose a Curriculum and decide the end goals for discipleship? https://www.davidreneau.org/blog/2022/09/4-questions-to-find-your-perfect.html . https://www.davidreneau.org/blog/2021/01/the-3-groups-every-next-gen-leader-leads.html  If you'd like to check out KMC Coaching and see if it will help you grow yourself and your ministry you can schedule a free ..read more

Do you have a digital strategy for your children's ministry? Join host Tom Bump and his guest Brittany Nelson in discussing her new book: Time To Update, 7 Areas to Integrate Digital Discipleship into Your Children's Ministry.  Check out Brittany's website https://deeperkidmin.com/ If you need help with your children's ministry check out the Kids Ministry Collective Website ..read more

This is the continuing Conversation about Building Healthy Volunteer Cultures and Teams with host Tom Bump and his guest David Reneau. This conversation brings in some powerful principles that Childrens Ministry Leaders should pay attention to while building their volunteer organizations.  Here are those links to blog posts written by David that were mentioned as well as some others that would be helpful. https://www.davidreneau.org/blog/2022/09/5-steps-to-building-your-volunteer.html  https://www.davidreneau.org/blog/2022/02/4-pools-to-recruit-volunteers.html Other Helpful Posts htt ..read more

Ever wonder what it takes to build a solid and healthy volunteer team and culture? Join Host Tom Bump and his guest David Reneau as they discuss some important ideas every Childrens Ministry Leader should think through when building a healthy volunteer culture and team.  This is part 1 of a two-part podcast.  Here's some of the links mentioned in the episode and some other helpful links. https://www.davidreneau.org/blog/2022/09/5-steps-to-building-your-volunteer.html  https://www.davidreneau.org/blog/2022/02/4-pools-to-recruit-volunteers.html   Other Helpful Posts https://w ..read more