Grow Podcast
CDM’s GROW Children’s Ministry with Purpose podcast connects you with people and resources to disciple the children in your church. Listen as we talk about music, connecting with leadership, how to cast vision, and many more important topics.
E8: Engaging Families with Disabilities with John Kwasny
How does your church overcome the obstacles many families face to be a part of community? Join John Kwasny, another member of CDM's Children's Ministry Team, as he shares about engaging families with disabilities, because the gospel really is good news for every child.
E9: VBS with Lisa Updike
VBS can be a great opportunity to reach out into your community, to develop your student leaders, and to connect the many generations of your church, but should everyone do VBS? Lisa Updike joins us to share a vision for VBS that follows the leadership of your church and can make VBS the best week of the year!
E4: Music Makes a Difference with Lisa Updike
Can music be more than fun? Does the music we sing really make a difference? Join Lisa Updike again, as she shares about the importance of music in teaching the little ones to focus on God.
E3: All Children are Welcome with Lisa Updike
Is your church an inviting place? How do you make every child feel welcome, accepted, and even wanted? Join Lisa Updike, a member of CDM's Children's Ministry Team, as she shares about outreach and how you can make all the children in your community and their families feel welcome at your church.
E2: Bringing Parents on Board with Sue Jakes
Leading, assisting and including parents in the discipleship of their children requires a plan and some consistent practices in your church’s children’s ministry. On this episode, Sue Jakes, CDM's Children's Ministry Coordinator, talks about the importance of partnering with parents--because discipling children isn't something you can do alone. fusion_global="85"]
E1: Casting Vision with Purpose with Sue Jakes
How do you cast a vision that communicates both the importance of your church’s ministry to children and the importance of the covenant in teaching the little ones? Join Sue Jakes, CDM’s Children’s Ministry Coordinator, as she shares some foundational things to consider. fusion_global="85"]
E10: Loving God – Worship with Becky Sinclair
How do you teach the children in your church to be a part of corporate worship? Join Becky Sinclair, another member of CDM's Children's Ministry Team, as she shares about training children to worship because a true disciple of Jesus loves God and longs to worship Him.