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45. Why Preteen Ministry Matters: Strategies for Ministry, Transitions, and Identity with Keiron Miles and Melissa Whitworth

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If there’s one age group that keeps leaders on their toes, it’s preteens.

In this honest and insightful episode, Melissa and Kieron dive into the messy, complicated, and often intimidating world of preteen ministry, a season filled with different learning styles, big questions, and big emotions. They unpack why this age group matters so deeply and why the conversations we have with them can feel so tough…and so important.

From shifting cultural pressures to identity struggles, from friendship drama to the awkward-but-essential bridge between kids ministry and middle school, they explore what it takes to create a supportive, safe, and spiritually formative space for preteens to grow.

You’ll hear practical strategies for engaging this in-between age, learn why VBS can be a powerful transition moment, and be encouraged by both Melissa and Kieron’s personal calling stories, reminders that God meets us in the hard moments and uses them to shape the next generation.

Preteen ministry isn’t easy…but it is worth it. And this conversation will help you lead with clarity, courage, and compassion.

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Levels of Biblical Learning

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Leave us a voice message here with any questions or feedback!

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332 episodes

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If there’s one age group that keeps leaders on their toes, it’s preteens.

In this honest and insightful episode, Melissa and Kieron dive into the messy, complicated, and often intimidating world of preteen ministry, a season filled with different learning styles, big questions, and big emotions. They unpack why this age group matters so deeply and why the conversations we have with them can feel so tough…and so important.

From shifting cultural pressures to identity struggles, from friendship drama to the awkward-but-essential bridge between kids ministry and middle school, they explore what it takes to create a supportive, safe, and spiritually formative space for preteens to grow.

You’ll hear practical strategies for engaging this in-between age, learn why VBS can be a powerful transition moment, and be encouraged by both Melissa and Kieron’s personal calling stories, reminders that God meets us in the hard moments and uses them to shape the next generation.

Preteen ministry isn’t easy…but it is worth it. And this conversation will help you lead with clarity, courage, and compassion.

SHOW LINKS:

Levels of Biblical Learning

Connect with Lifeway Kids
Leave us a voice message here with any questions or feedback!

  continue reading

332 episodes

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