Episode 270: Crushing Digital Kid’s Ministry with Brent Moxey

<div class="smart-track-player-container stp-color-ed702b-ed702b spp-stp-desktop" data-uid="2dfb68f1"></div><div class="spp-shsp-form spp-shsp-form-2dfb68f1"></div> <p>In this episode, Brent Moxey gives a behind the scenes look into how they have grown their digital Kid's ministry which far exceeds the size of their church. Brent also shares how this digital strategy integrates with their weekly engagement with kids and families.</p> <h2>Brent Moxey</h2> <p>Connect with Brent on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/westridgekids/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@West_Ridge_Kids" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Youtube</a> | <a href="mailto:[email protected]">Email</a></p> <h2>Clearstream</h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Clearstream works with thousands of churches worldwide and integrates with tools your church already uses such as MailChimp, Church Community Builder, Rock RMS, Planning Center, and more. Find out more at <a href="https://clearstream.io/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Clearstream.io</a>.</span></p> <h2>Episode Notes</h2> <p><strong>HIGHLIGHTS</strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Staff Structure</strong></span></p> <ul> <li>Kids Pastor &#8211; K-5th</li> <li>Preschool Director &#8211; Birth-PreK</li> <li>Kids Admin &#8211; part-time</li> <li>Groups Coordinator &#8211; part-time</li> <li>Kids Large Group/Production and Events &#8211; part-time</li> <li>**Volunteer teams</li> </ul> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Digital Kid's Ministry</strong></span></p> <ul> <li>Started pre-COVID&#8230; numbers were not huge <ul> <li>Commit to doing something for at least 6-12 months</li> </ul> </li> <li>Content and strategy changed over time, but purpose stayed the same</li> <li>Including biblical message, but always wrapped with a lot of fun</li> <li>Epiphany &#8211; these videos were not only for kids, but parents and even teenagers were watching as well <ul> <li>Created content that was engaging for multiple age groups</li> </ul> </li> <li>Discussion questions for kids and families always geared toward the Bible content</li> <li>Working about two weeks out and constantly have more ideas being added to their content cue</li> <li>Not as focused on &#8220;subscribers&#8221; or comments <ul> <li>Many kids are watching on parents devices (not logged in)</li> <li>Watching on TVs where they aren't signed in to Youtube</li> <li>Kids watching but they aren't old enough to have an account, etc.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul> <li style="list-style-type: none;"></li> </ul> <h2>Action Items</h2> <ol> <li><span data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Re-evaluate your online approach - ROI&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}">Re-evaluate your online approach &#8211; ROI</span></li> <li><span data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Decide on a new approach for 6 months&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}">Decide on a new approach for 6 months</span></li> <li><span data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Recruit a team to do this all if possible?&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}">Recruit a team to do this if possible</span></li> </ol> <h2>Ministry Boost Coaching is back!</h2> <p><a href="https://ministryboost.org/coaching/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click here to check out the amazing benefits of coaching groups with Ministry Boost.</a></p> <h2>Get An Email When Each New Episode Comes Out</h2> <p>Use the form below to subscribe to my email list where you’ll get an email each Tuesday when a new podcast comes out.<br /> <script async data-uid="894c7a7be4" src="https://ministry-boost.ck.page/894c7a7be4/index.js"></script></p> <h2>Subscribe | Share | Rate | Comment</h2> <p>To make sure you never miss a post, hit the subscribe button in <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nick-blevins-family-ministry/id1114357026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/music/m/I5jepv5xvtrr4g5ehddm4usvy2y?t=Nick_Blevins_Family_Ministry_Podcast_Children__Youth__Students__NextGen" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Google Play</a>, <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=90266&refid=stpr" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stitcher</a>, or <a href="http://tunein.com/radio/Nick-Blevins-Family-Ministry-Podcast-p877774/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tune In</a> radio. Keep your friends and co-workers up-to-date as well by sharing it with them via email or social media.</p> <h2>Special Sponsor: Clearstream</h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode is sponsored by Clearstream. <a href="https://clearstream.io/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Clearstream.io</a> works with thousands of churches worldwide and integrates with tools your church already uses such as MailChimp, Church Community Builder, Rock RMS, Planning Center, and more. 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