Latest Nextgenministry Podcast Episodes

Innovative Kids Ministry with Westside Church in Kearney

NextGen Conversations - April 27, 2021 10:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
At Westside Church, a two-year-old satellite campus of First UMC (Kearney), a little grant money and creativity took the kid's ministry to the next level. Through digital mediums and activity box deliveries, the church kept connecting with families despite the strange circumstances of 2020. List...

Meet the Staff with Maggie Lohmeyer

NextGen Conversations - October 27, 2020 10:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
In our final episode of Season 1, we’re in conversation with Maggie Lohmeyer, NextGen youth specialist at the Missouri Conference. Maggie shares a little about her background in ministry and how through her work with NextGen she aims to connect youth leaders and youth. This episode highlights so...

Discipling Children with Rev. Tadd Kruithoff

NextGen Conversations - October 20, 2020 10:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
This week we’re in conversation with Rev. Tadd Kruithoff to discuss how Trinity UMC in Piedmont, Missouri, does discipleship. Instead of focusing on facts alone, Kruithoff and his team lean into the relational aspect of discipleship through Holy Listening. This method allows kids to lead the con...

The Awakened Life with Rev. Angie Olsen

NextGen Conversations - October 13, 2020 10:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Social life, schoolwork, family drama and social media: Even without a pandemic, students and leaders have a lot on their plates. The Awakened Life, written by Rev. Angie Olsen and Sarah Bollinger, offers an invitation to peace and silence amid the chaos of life. This week we’re in conversation ...

Youth Mentoring with Becca Boren

NextGen Conversations - October 06, 2020 10:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
What would it look like to have a youth program that was easy to maintain and had a primary focus on daily discipleship? That’s exactly how Becca Boren, director of youth and young adult ministries at Good Shepherd in Kansas City, has her program aligned. Becca shows us how to turn the standard ...

Teaching During COVID-19

NextGen Conversations - September 29, 2020 10:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
This week we’re in conversation with a panel of elementary teachers from all over Missouri to discuss what it’s like to teach during COVID-19. Pandemic life is hard enough for everyone but being a teacher may be one of the most difficult professions right now. In our conversation we discuss thei...

Family Life During COVID-19

NextGen Conversations - September 22, 2020 10:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Life during COVID is challenging right now, but especially so as a parent of young children. This week we sit down with a panel of four families with elementary-aged children to discuss what life has been like navigating quarantine, mask culture and school as it continues evolve. This honest and...

Family Outreach with Mona Candea

NextGen Conversations - September 15, 2020 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
This week we’re in conversation with Mona Candea, Children’s Ministry Coordinator at Grace UMC in Olathe, Kansas. Mona walks us through the challenging world of COVID-era family ministry. She and her team have evolved the way that they do ministry over the last year, and Mona has a lot of great ...

Family Ministry with Sarah DeClue

NextGen Conversations - September 03, 2020 19:25 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
This week we’re in conversation with Sarah DeClue, Children’s Ministry Director at La Croix Church in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and newly appointed Next Generation Ministry Team Chair for the Missouri Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. With the world the way that it is right now, ...