127 | Incentives: Helpful or Harmful?

How do you build a children's ministry from scratch — or step into one and make it better? In this special collaboration between the KidzMatter Podcast and the Cross Formed KidMin Podcast, hosts Hannah Augustine, Hunter Williams, and Tim Beilhartz give you a practical, theology-grounded roadmap for starting strong. Connect With Us! If you have any questions or suggestions for the show, please email [email protected] This podcast is brought to you by Cross Formed Kids! 

Summer's are busy, and things can get pushed to the side. In the final episode of the season, the guys discuss how to help families keep discipleship at the forefront during this season.  Connect With Us! If you have any questions or suggestions for the show, please email [email protected] This podcast is brought to you by Cross Formed Kids! 

Should children's ministries use incentives, rewards, and prizes in ministry, or do they create the wrong motivation for spiritual growth? In this episode, the guys unpack the pros and cons and how church leaders can think wisely about motivating kids without losing sight of the gospel. Connect With Us! If you have any questions or suggestions for the show, please email [email protected] This podcast is brought to you by Cross Formed Kids! 

In this episode, Tim and Hunter discuss ministry milestones and encourage listeners to rethink their purpose. During the conversation, they share how milestones function in their own churches and changes they are considering for the future. Connect With Us! If you have any questions or suggestions for the show, please email [email protected] This podcast is brought to you by Cross Formed Kids! 

You can have great people and a solid structure, but without clear systems, everything can feel harder than it should. In this episode, the guys explore the simple, repeatable processes that make ministry sustainable and help things actually work. Connect With Us! If you have any questions or suggestions for the show, please email [email protected] This podcast is brought to you by Cross Formed Kids! 

When ministry feels confusing or overly dependent on one person, the issue may not be people... it may be structure. In this episode, the guys unpack how your leadership setup shapes everything, and why clarity in roles and responsibilities brings health and longevity. The first half of the episode covers the what and the why, and the second half focuses on the how.

Description: In this episode, Ryan and Tim dicuss how your theology should dictate your strategy, and how both should ultimately decide your practice. It's a rich episode that's sure to sharpen your vision and next steps in ministry.   Connect With Us! If you have any questions or suggestions for the show, please email [email protected] This podcast is brought to you by Cross Formed Kids! 

Description: In this episode, Ryan and Hunter talk with Brandon Maddick (co-founder of Dominion.Chat) to discuss A.I. in ministry. Can A.I. be Christian? Should it be used in ministry? We tackle all these questions and more!    Connect With Us! If you have any questions or suggestions for the show, please email [email protected] This podcast is brought to you by Cross Formed Kids! 

Description: In part two on ministry formats and outcomes, Ryan and Tim discuss the the formats of church integrated worship, stations and rotations, and whatever Tim's model is called. They discuss the pros and cons of each format and what outcome these formats are most likely to produce.    Connect With Us! If you have any questions or suggestions for the show, please email [email protected] This podcast is brought to you by Cross Formed Kids! 

Description: In part one of two on ministry formats and outcomes, Ryan and Tim discuss the the formats of large group/small group, Sunday School, and children's church. The discuss the pros and cons of each format and what outcome these formats are most likely to produce.    Connect With Us! If you have any questions or suggestions for the show, please email [email protected] This podcast is brought to you by Cross Formed Kids!