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Ministry to Parents Podcast
The Ministry to Parents Podcast exists to help children's ministry and youth ministry leaders take the confusion out of ministering to parents. But the M2P podcast isn't just for ministry leaders; we aim to be the go-to podcast for parents, grandparents, guardians, volunteer leaders who serve alongside kids or teenagers, and anyone else who shares our passion for seeing families thrive! In each episode, the M2P team and our special guests will share tips, hacks, and some fresh ideas on topics…
Episodes
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#051: How To Heal From Church Hurt: Interview With Amy Diller
Amy Diller brings her experience as a children's director in the 3rd episode of How To Heal From Church Hurt sharing how sometimes children's ministries can be…
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#050: How To Heal From Church Hurt: Interview With Elisabeth Lee
In the second episode of the series How To Heal From Church Hurt, Elisabeth takes the interviewee's seat as Jeremy invites her to share her experiences…
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#049: How To Heal From Church Hurt: Interview With Jeremy Lee
Ministry to Parents features their brand-new podcast series How To Heal From Hurt with a special episode where Jeremy takes the interviewee's seat. As a…
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#048: Talking All Things Family Ministry With Dr. Brandon James
In this final episode of Talking All Things Family Ministry, Dr. Brandon James joins the M2P Podcast to discuss the ins and outs of connecting with parents. He…
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#047: Talking All Things Family Ministry with Greg Clydesdale
In today's episode of Talking All Things Family Ministry, Elisabeth and Jeremy Lee interview Greg Clydesdale, a Next-Generation pastor from Naples, Florida…
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#046: Talking All Things Family Ministry with Nick Mobley
In this second episode of our series All Things Family Ministry, Nick Mobley joins Elisabeth and Jeremy Lee on the M2P Podcast bringing his practical ideas and…
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#045: Talking All Things Family Ministry with Michelle Craddock
Ministry to Parents kicks off Season Two with a new series on Family Ministry! So many ministry leaders talk about how their schedules are busy, filled with…
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#044: Using Tech to Connect With Students: Summer Edition (With Tony Bianco)
For some ministries, summer months bring disconnections between church leaders and their students because of the trips, camps, and family vacations. In today’s…
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#043: Where Bored Students Will Spend Their Time on the Internet
During the summer, students find themselves out of their normal technology patterns. As a result, they grow bored and head to places they shouldn't. In today’s…
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#042: Making the Most of Technology in Your Ministry
In today’s world, ministry has expanded to more than meeting inside a classroom or building. The digital age is here, and technology is a key factor to helping…
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#041: 3 Ways to Balance Screen Time This Summer (With Tony Bianco)
Kicking off a special 4-part podcast series, Tony Bianco, from Family Technology Plan, hosts the M2P Podcast on the topic of technology. He shares 3 ways…
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#040: How To Re-enter A Busy Season Of Ministry
Coming full circle on the Time To Rest Series, Elisabeth and Jeremy prepare church leaders to re-enter another busy season of ministry by offering preventive…
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#039: How To Regulate In A Busy Season Of Ministry
How To Regulate After A Busy Season Of Ministry Sometimes after a busy season, we can have a hard time turning off "survival mode." We try to quiet our minds…
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#038: How To Reflect On A Busy Season Of Ministry
In the 2nd part of the series Time To Rest, Elisabeth and Jeremy have a conversation about an essential factor in the recovery process: reflection. Why do we…
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#037: How To Recover From A Busy Season Of Ministry
In the ministry world, busy seasons come and go like rain showers in springtime. They are a way of life from which we can recover and move on. But now and…
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#036: Mistakes to Avoid While Helping Parents Lead Spiritually
Closing out the 9-part podcast series How to Help Parents Prepare for Spiritual Leadership, Elisabeth and Jeremy dive into the mistakes church leaders can make…
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#035: How Churches Can Help Parents Who Struggle Spiritually
In a church gathering, families come together to worship and enjoy relationships with God and each other. When parents are privately struggling with their…
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#034: 4 Ways Churches Can Help Parents When Kids Doubt Their Faith
As Elisabeth and Jeremy continue the series How to Help Prepare Parents for Spiritual Leadership, they cover a topic that is sometimes considered taboo or…
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#33: How Churches Can Help Parents Find Healthy Mentors
Parenting is an arduous yet rewarding journey because it's new terrain with a unique one-of-a-kind kid. It's like they're flying blind all the time. So when…
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#32: How to Grow Spiritually: Discipleship Resources for Parents
In today's episode, Elisabeth and Jeremy Lee dive into the practical side of discipleship. In particular, they share their personal favorites for parents on…
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#31: How to Pray: Give Parents 3 Ways To Talk with God (Dr. Ed Laymance)
Many parents feel guilt or confusion around the subject of praying for their kids. In today's episode of How to Prepare Parents for Spiritual Leadership…
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#30: How Church Leaders Can Instill Confidence in Parents
In today's episode, church leaders learn how to instill confidence in parents who often fear the idea of being a spiritual leader. There are many reasons…
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#029: Why Parents Matter
Before church leaders can help parents spiritually lead their kids, they have to understand the "why" behind it all. In this episode, Elisabeth and Jeremy Lee…
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#028: How To Prepare Parents For Spiritual Leadership
Church leaders continue to identify one major pain point -> -> -> they desire for parents to own spiritual leadership, but, for a variety of reasons, parents…
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#027: Parents, COVID, and Finances
Elisabeth and Jeremy close out the podcast series, Ministry Interrupted, on a topic that has affected many families through COVID: Finances. Some families…
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#026: How to Lead a Ministry "In-Person" and "Online"
Due to COVID, many church leaders found a new type of ministry online. This shift creates a unique opportunity for growth when looking towards the future…
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#025: How To Virtually Help Parents and Teens Connect at Home During COVID
A distinctive characteristic of youth ministry is relationship-building, from those late-night outings for a Route 44 Sonic to the wild outdoor water games…
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#024: How to Virtually Help Children and Parents Connect at Home During COVID
Children's leaders often go into ministry because of their passion for investing in a child's life. So when the global pandemic moved churches online, many…
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#023: How to Adapt Your Curriculum into a Virtual Ministry during COVID
Church leaders invest a large part of their budget in the curriculum, so when COVID took place, many were left with the question, "What do we do and how do…
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#022: How to Virtually Care for Volunteers during COVID
When churches moved online with the global pandemic, a small batch of volunteers helped make this possible (A BIG thanks to all the IT people!). But for many…
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#021: How to Lead A Virtual Parent Ministry During COVID
When COVID and the global pandemic moved churches online, leaders had to adjust their way of doing ministry. For the last eleven years, Ministry to Parents, a…
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#020: Obstacles To Building A Support Team
Elisabeth and Jeremy wrap up the podcast series by discussing those tough topics that keep church leaders from asking for help. In less than fifteen minutes…
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#019: How to Build a Support Team
In this series we're learning all about building a personal support team that will help us sustain a long ministry journey. It might seem awkward to invite…
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#018: Why Do I Need A Support Team?
In the second installment on our series on Building A Support Team for Church Leaders we talk about why it's so important to have a support team. Elisabeth and…
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#017: What is a Support Team for Church Leaders?
Jeremy and Elisabeth begin a new series on building a personal support team. Ministry is not easy, and it's even harder when you try to do it alone. That's why…
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#016: Dealing with Anxiety featuring Jason Gibson (Part 3)
In the final episode of this series we dive a little more into the spiritual side of coping with anxiety. Jason Gibson, parenting expert from ParentTV, also…
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#015: Dealing with Anxiety featuring Jason Gibson (Part 2)
How do you know when it's time to seek professional help for anxiety? We continue our series on anxiety with Jason Gibson, parenting expert and licensed…
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#014: Dealing with Anxiety featuring Jason Gibson (Part 1)
We start a brand new series on the topic of Anxiety with our guest Jason Gibson. He's a parenting expert in the US and Australia that offers very practical…
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#013: How To Help Families Going Through Cancer
The last installment of the podcast series on "How To Help Families In Crisis" deals with Cancer. Jeremy and Elisabeth share the story of their cancer journey…
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#012: How to Help Families Going Through Grief with Phillip Robinson
In this episode we continue our theme of helping families in crisis by talking about grief and death. Phillip Robinson shares his wisdom from helping thousands…
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#011: Helping Families Struggling Through Addiction with Dr. Chip Dodd
In this episode we discuss the struggle that families go through when they are dealing with addiction. COVID brought many struggles to families including a…
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#010: Helping Families Going Through Divorce with Tammy Daughtry
This month we're talking about helping families dealing with crisis. In this episode, Tammy Daughtry joins us to share wisdom on serving families that are…
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#009: The Healing Power of Laughter with Ted Cunningham
2020 has been no joke! This year has been full of stress, hurt, confusion, pain, and chaos. Now more than ever, we could use a bright spot in a dark time. In…
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#008: How to Communicate with Students with Tony Bianco
From Family Technology Plan, Tony Bianco is our guest this episode as we close out our month-long series on Communication. We talk about how to have…
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#007: How To Communicate With Volunteers with Dan Istvanik
Volunteers are the heartbeat of a healthy ministry, yet often they go overlooked in a leader's priorities. In today's episode, Elisabeth and Jeremy share their…
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#006: Communicating to Church Leadership with Jason Pyron
In this episode, Elisabeth and Jeremy talk with Jason Pyron about how to communicate to the person leading you. The discussion does involve bringing live…
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#005: The Power of Parent Communication with Michelle Craddock
In this episode, Elisabeth and Jeremy discuss the power of communication and its ability to build or break trust with parents (i.e., the police show up in the…
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#004: How to Honor the Sabbath When You Work on Sunday with Tim Drury
How do church leaders take a Sabbath rest when they work on Sunday? Tim Drury, the author of this week's blog post, joins the conversation as he shares his…
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#003: Spiritual Retreats with Michael Bayne
Michael Bayne helps us think through the importance of planning spiritual retreats as a church leader. Elisabeth and Jeremy also share about their recent…
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#002: What To Do When You're Spiritually Empty with Nick Mobley
Nick Mobley from the M2P writing team joins the show to tackle the subject of church leaders that deal with spiritual struggles. Elisabeth and Jeremy share…
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#001: Common Struggles Among Ministry Leaders with Dr. John Delony
What do multiple Ph.D.’s, 3-pound gummy bears, and a church leader from Australia have in common? The very first episode of the Ministry to Parents podcast! In…
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#000: Welcome to the Ministry to Parents Podcast!
In this episode, Elisabeth and Jeremy Lee give you a behind-the-scenes look into what to expect from the Ministry to Parents podcast. This short, six-minute…