Nwmn Fusion Cm Podcast - Audio

2012 Fusion Children's Leader Conference Workshop: "Doing Ministry On A Shoe String Budget" - Amy & Logan Howarth. Small budget or no budget, how to get creative with little to no money and still have a successful children's ministry.

2012 Fusion Children's Leader Conference Workshop: "Unleashing Creativity" - Brian Dollar. Many children's leaders have allowed themselves to believe the lie that only certain people can be creative. The truth is, we serve the God of creativity. In this workshop, Brian will share some principles about innovation and creativity in ministry.

2012 Fusion Children's Leader Conference Workshop: "Events: Outside the Box" - Craig Geis. In this workshop we'll have an open discussion about successful events, learning moments, and traditional events, learning moments, and traditional events that need revamping. Be prepared to share and learn.

2012 Fusion Children's Leader Conference Workshop: "Your Dream Children's Facility" - Dan Metteer. Do you have big dreams for your children's ministry facility, but no idea how to make it a reality? Let's talk about the who, the what, and the how to overcome the challenges and get the children's facility of your dreams.

2012 Fusion Children's Leader Conference Workshop: "Spiritual Formation - Who's Responsible" - Dorene Heeter. Wanting to draw parents into being involved in kids ministries? Desiring to help equip parents in such a way that they will engage in the spiritual formation of their kids?

2012 Fusion Children's Leader Conference Workshop: "Design on a dime" - Dustin Larson. Make church an unforgettable experience that keeps kids excited and engaged from week to week. In this workshop we'll discuss ways to improve the environment your kids come into every week.

2012 Fusion Children's Leader Conference Workshop: "Framing a Successful Parent Cooperative For Nursery" - Jason Noble. Properly staffing the nursery is one of the most difficult tasks in the church world. However, many daycare and preschool programs are ran by a parent cooperative. This workshop will introduce you to the idea of what a successful cooperative looks like.

2012 Fusion Children's Leader Conference Workshop: "8 Seconds of influence" - Mark Entzminger. Some people think their level of influence is tied to their position on an organization flow chart or the title on a business card. The reality is position and title have nothing to do with it. This look at scripture will open your eyes to a perspective of leadership you may not have considered before.

2012 Fusion Children's Leader Conference Workshop: "Making Real Connections With Kids" - Matt Welk. So much of your ability to communicate with kids comes from their willingness to listen to you. And their willingness to listen to you comes from their relationship with you. in this workshop, we'll talk about some ways to really connect with kids, so you can have a greater impact in their lives.

2012 Fusion Children's Leader Conference Workshop: "Creating the safest place in town" - Ronnie Vanvarden. Keeping children safe in an unsafe world can be one of the hardest things we do. This workshop will introduce you to some simple and easy ways to make sure your kids are safe, giving their parents peace of mind.

2012 Fusion Children's Leader Conference Workshop: "Do Parents Really Care?" - Ryan Malouff. We will be discussing creative ways to bring parents into your children's ministry. Listen as we discuss different ways to create a culture that builds and strengthens families in your church.

2012 Fusion Children's Leader Conference Workshop: "Leadership Kindergarten" - Scott Berkey. You have heard it said that everything you ever need to know you learned in kindergarten. In this workshop we'll talk about key leadership principles to help you become a better leader in ministry, and they all come from kindergarten.

2012 Fusion Children's Leader Conference Workshop: "Ministering To Boys" - Shawn Backus. Our boys need to be influenced by godly men. come and hear us discuss strategies in reaching the boys of your church. You may be surprised at how simple and fun it can be!

2012 Fusion Children's Leader Conference Workshop: "The Sinking Ship" - Shelly Sundberg. When the ship is rocking, the waves are crashing, who do you look to? The captain. Children's ministry has a lot of moving parts and a whole lot of moving people. This class focuses on running a healthy ministry from the inside out. It will give you helpful tools to organize the chaos so that you, as the leader, can give 100% to your ministry.

This month we discuss different strategies to welcome first time guests into your church. We also review several online resources for your church.

Dan and Brent share a little insight to Fusion Children's Leadership Conference & some great sneak peeks for you and your team.

Dan and Brent share some favorite pro-tips in children's ministry before discussing world missions in the local church.

CM Jumpstart, Episode 11: Did family ministry hijack children's ministry? Family ministry leaders seem to be displacing children's ministry leaders. What does this mean for you and your ministry? Listen in as Dan and Brent discuss one of the most popular trends in the church today.

CM Jumpstart, Episode 10: Camp Culture 101. In this episode Dan Metteer & Brent Colby talk with Shelly Sundberg about about how building camp culture begins right after camp.

CM Jumpstart, Episode 9: Knowing When To Leave & How To Leave. In this episode Dan Metteer & Kevin Geer talk about navigating transition & healthy steps to take during the process. This will be Kevin's final episode as a Jumpstart co-host.