So many amazing voices have spoken into this community. Below are the staff and guest authors that help make childrensministryonline.com an incredible resource for those who lead in kidmin. If you’re interested in becoming a guest author for this community, reach out to us through our contact page.
Chris Parker
Chris Parker, is a 10+ year veteran of youth ministry at churches in Austin, TX, and Chicago, IL. If you can't find Chris at church he is probably adventuring in the Texas Hill Country, a lover of the outdoors.
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Corey Jones
Corey is the XP of NextGen at Southern Hills Christian Church in Carrollton, GA and oversees the birth through college ministries. He strives to be an opportunist, learner, and helper. Corey writes to help leaders take their next step in personal development.
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Erin English
Erin English has served in kids and family ministries for 17 years, most recently as Kids Ministry Director at Westside Family Church in Lenexa, Kansas. She is passionate about the potential of the family and helping to engage, equip and encourage believers to use their gifts and talents to influence the next generation.
18 Posts
Gina McClain
Gina McClain is the global Children's pastor at Faith Promise Church in Knoxville, Tennessee. She's an author, speaker, and a logo maniac. Her eBook <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Guts-Glory-Small-Groups-Inconsistent-ebook/dp/B0178YBDJ2/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1503237962&sr=1-2&keywords=gina+mcclain">Guts & Glory of Small Groups</a> shares her journey towards establishing a small group culture in her church. Her latest book, Don't Quit, is due to release September 2017.
6 Posts
Jenn Day
Jenn leads CT Kids Ministry for <a href="http://crosstimberschurch.org/">Cross Timbers Community Church</a> in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. She has also worked for the ReThink Group as an Orange Specialist and a Contributing Writer. She and her husband Jeff have been married for almost 22 years and have 3 kids Monte, Gretchen, and Brooks.
14 Posts
Joey Waters
Joey Waters is the Children’s Ministry Production Director at <a href="http://www.austinridge.org/">Austin Ridge Bible Church</a> in Austin, TX. He has worked in family ministry for over ten years specializing in large group production. Joey lives in Austin, Texas where he enjoys eating queso and listening to as much live music as humanly possible.
1 Post
Kenny Conley
Kenny Conley, the founder of <a href="https://childrensministryonline.com/">childrensministryonline.com</a>. He has been a Kids and Family Ministry Pastor for nearly 25 years (which is why he has so many things to say on the matter). Kenny is a published author, speaker, ministry consultant and craft cheeseburger aficionado.
2029 Posts
Kevin Monahan
Dr. Kevin Monahan is the Pastor of Next Generation Ministries at <a href="https://12stone.com/">12Stone Church</a> in Metro Atlanta, Georgia, USA. With close to 20 years of ministry experience, he oversees ministry from newborns to college students. He has been married to his wife Meghan for thirteen years and has three children: Jacob (12), Aidan (11) and Olivia (9). Kevin has a Master of Divinity in Counseling as well as a Doctorate in Adolescent Development. He enjoys playing guitar, remodeling homes, playing soccer and equipping this generation to impact the world for Christ.
1 Post
Laurie Curtis
Laurie lives in Athens Georgia with her husband Matt and four kids. She oversees the preschool and elementary environments at Athens Church where she serves as the the Children’s Ministry Director.
3 Posts
Mitch Royer
Mitch Royer is the Children’s Pastor at <a href="http://www.lifeaustin.com/">Life Austin</a>. With over a decade of working in Kids ministry, his experience consists of a variety of mega churches including Willow Creek in Chicago, IL and Sun Valley Community Church in Phoenix, AZ. He is married to Stacy, and has 2 kids, a daughter, Fiona and a Son, McNeely James.
15 Posts
Nathan Sullivan
Originally from Rochester, New Hampshire, Nate moved to Chicago, Illinois to attend Moody Bible Institute where he received his BA in Pastoral Studies. At Moody he met and married his partner in life, April. They moved to Austin, Texas and in 2015 Nate accepted the position of Middle School Director at Gateway Church. Since then he has worked passionately to engage with students to meet them where they’re at. He is passionate about discipleship and seeing life change take place during some of the most important times in a students life. A few hobbies include golfing, BBQ, reading, movies, and anything C.S. Lewis.
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Nick Blevins
Nick serves on the leadership team at <a href="http://communitycc.net/">Community Christian Church</a> (Baltimore, MD) and oversees children and student ministries. He and his wife Jennifer have been married for over 10 years and they have 2 amazing kids, Isaac & Mackenzie.
1 Post
Sam Luce
Sam Luce, a pastor at <a href="http://www.redeemer.tv/">Redeemer Church</a> in Utica, NY for 17 years, is an accomplished author, communicator and an encourager of those serving in Kidmin. After serving 14 years as a children’s pastor, Sam now leads family Ministry at Redeemer Church. In addition, Sam blogs on leadership, children’s ministry and creativity at <a href="http://samluce.com/">samluce.com</a>
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