Welcome to Episode 25 of the Grow Your Ministry Podcast with Danny Sugimoto.

In this episode, Danny talks about one of the biggest challenges every ministry leader faces — finding and keeping great volunteers. From leading games and small groups to setting up and tearing down every week, volunteers make ministry possible. But creating a team that’s motivated, equipped, and excited to serve takes more than a sign-up form. Danny walks through how to build a volunteer culture people love, empower your team to lead well, and develop a strategy that helps volunteers grow all year long.

What We Cover:

• Why it’s important to create a culture volunteers love
• How volunteers make your ministry better
• The steps that can help you recruit, train, and retain volunteers

For More:

Visit growcurriculum.org/blog for more ministry ideas, helpful tools, and the full show blog from this episode.

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Host: Danny Sugimoto

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Welcome to episode 24 of the Grow Your Ministry Podcast with Jason Sivewright.

If you’ve been following Jesus for a while, you probably have a few spiritual habits that help you grow — things like reading the Bible, praying, or going to church. But for kids and teenagers, those ideas don’t always come naturally. They’re still figuring out what faith looks like in their everyday lives. In this episode, Danny and Jason talk about what spiritual growth really looks like for the next generation and how you can help kids and teenagers develop lifelong spiritual habits that stick.

What We Cover:

• What spiritual growth actually looks like for kids and teenagers.
• The four spiritual habits that help kids and students build a faith that lasts.
• Why every kid and teenager’s spiritual journey looks different — and that’s okay.

For More:
Visit growcurriculum.org/blog for more ministry ideas, tools, and the full show blog from this episode.

Host: Jason Sivewright

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Welcome to episode 23 of the Grow Your Ministry Podcast with Danny Sugimoto.

In kids and youth ministry, procrastination can sneak up on us fast. Maybe you waited too long to plan a big event, realized mid-year you haven’t emailed parents in ages, or found yourself frantically Googling for a no-prep lesson on Saturday night. We’ve all been there — but it doesn’t have to be that way. In this episode, Danny walks through how one well-planned annual meeting can transform your year into something calmer, clearer, and more effective.

What We Cover:

• Why it's so important to do an annual planning meeting every year for your ministry!.
• How to plan an entire year of ministry in 6 key areas: discipleship, teaching, weekly environments, events, volunteers, and families.
• How to use the Annual Strategy from Grow Curriculum in your ministry, for free!

For More:

• Grab your Calendar Cards here.
• Visit growcurriculum.org/blog for more ministry ideas, tools, and the full show blog from this episode.

Host: Danny Sugimoto

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• (00:10) - Welcome