Nick Blevins
Nick leads the Family Ministry team at Community Christian Church in Baltimore, MD. He is married to a beautiful and talented woman named Jennifer and they have two kids, Isaac & Mackenzie. You can reach Nick on his blog, or via Twitter.
Why Deuteronomy 6 Matters
Tuesday December 20, 2016 | Nick BlevinsHear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at […] Read more
9 Tips For Email Communication With Parents
Wednesday August 31, 2016 | Nick BlevinsEvery leader I talk with who leads in children’s or student ministry wants to improve their partnership with parents. We all recognize the power that comes from our church and our parents being on the same page. A core part of our church’s strategy for partnering with parents is communication. The premise is simple. The […] Read more
From Silos To One Family Ministry
Monday March 28, 2016 | Nick Blevinsby Nick Belvins When I attended church as a kid and as a teen, “family ministry” was a phrase you never heard. Ministry for children was mostly about Sunday School while Youth Ministry was popular, thriving, and typically ran like a completely separate entity. My experience attending the same church as a kid, as a […] Read more
Transitioning To Small Groups
Monday February 22, 2016 | Nick Blevinsby Nick Blevins When I find myself in a conversation talking about what Orange is, I always emphasize that it is a strategy. Yes, Orange creates and provides excellent curriculum, but what churches need most is a comprehensive strategy for reaching and leading families. One of the six distinctives of the Orange Strategy is that […] Read more
Volunteer Structures: The Tension Between Quantity And Quality
Monday August 10, 2015 | Nick BlevinsIt was summer and volunteer recruitment for fall was in full swing. Our elementary director was looking for some five-star recruits like it was National Signing Day. She was talking with a mom who we thought would make a great small group leader. In the conversation, she made it clear that small group leaders serve […] Read more
Five Steps To Connecting And Training New Volunteers
Friday April 24, 2015 | Nick BlevinsI remember what it was like the year our first child was born. I remember the joy and the stress that came from preparing to embark on this new journey that would change our lives forever. I remember all the fears we had. The fear of us not being ready. The fear of him not […] Read more
5 Steps to Implementing Small Groups in Your Elementary Environment: Steps 4 & 5
Friday April 4, 2014 | Nick Blevinsby Nick Blevins This is the last post in a series of posts outlining five steps to implementing small groups in your elementary ministry. Read Intro & Step 1 here. Read Steps 2 & 3 here. Step 4 – Determine Groups Start with the service choices you got from the parents. Divide kids up by […] Read more
5 Steps to Implementing Small Groups In Your Elementary Environment: Steps 2 and 3
Friday March 28, 2014 | Nick Blevinsby Nick Blevins This is the second post in a series of posts outlining five steps to implementing small groups in your elementary ministry. Read Intro & Step 1 here Step 2 – Analyze Attendance You’ll want to analyze attendance to get an idea of how you’ll group kids, how many leaders you need and […] Read more
5 Steps to Implementing Small Groups in Your Elementary Environment: Intro & Step 1
Thursday March 20, 2014 | Nick Blevinsby Nick Blevins Years ago we implemented small groups in our elementary environment at our church. Having kids in classes is easy. Having them in small groups with a consistent leader and group of peers is HARD. But, it’s totally worth it! We have tons of great stories that show the benefits of the small group model. […] Read more
Family Ministry Transition and Milestone Events at Community Christian Church
Thursday January 23, 2014 | Nick Blevinsby Nick Blevins I love family ministry events designed to celebrate milestones and help with transitions. Here are the milestone and transition events we currently do at Community Christian Church. Milestone Events Parent and Child Dedication – An event for parents to dedicate their babies during our services. We hold an orientation prior to the event […] Read more
