Podcast appearances and mentions of karl bastian

In this thought-provoking episode of Family Vision, Dr. Rob & Amy Rienow explore the complex and often humorous world of artificial intelligence (AI) and its reflections on marriage. The episode begins with a light-hearted experiment where Karl Bastian uses ChatGPT to generate jokes about marriage, revealing the internet's skewed perspective! Rob and Amy dive deep into the contrast between these AI-generated views and the biblical understanding of marriage. They discuss the importance of leaving, cleaving, and becoming one, as outlined in Genesis 2:26, and how modern culture often inverts this divine order. The They share insights from their own journey and the challenges they faced in aligning their marriage with God's blueprint. Listeners will be encouraged to examine their own views on marriage, consider the impact of cultural influences, and rediscover the beauty and purpose of marriage as intended by God. Join the Rienows for a refreshing look at marriage, blending humor, personal experience, and biblical wisdom. Featured Resources: Discover God's Purpose for your marriage in Rob & Amy's book "Visionary Marriage": www.visionaryfam.com/marriage Watch or Listen & Subscribe on your favorite podcasting service: YouTube: http://youtube.visionaryfam.com Rumble: http://rumble.visionaryfam.com  Apple Podcasts: http://apple.visionaryfam.com Website: http://podcast.visionaryfam.com More Resources to Help Your Family: Website: http://visionaryfam.com Parenting: http://parenting.visionaryfam.com Marriage: http://marriage.visionaryfam.com Family: http://family.visionaryfam.com Family Ministry: http://churches.visionaryfam.com

American Underdog is the story of Hall-of-Famer Kurt Warner pursuing his dream of becoming an NFL quarterback. His son Zach is portrayed by Hayden Zaller, who stole the show! His own personal story is inspiring, and that's why, when Kidology was granted the opportunity to help promote the movie, I chose to interview Hayden!

Part 3 of a 3-Part Year-End Special where Pastor Karl breaks out the ol' cassette tape sermons from decades ago to see just how timeless the Word of God truly is. Today's message Karl almost doesn't want to share - it contains a long-forgotten secret of the ancient church fathers that has been hidden within a Latin code that Karl deciphered many years ago and prefers to keep to himself, and yet, the impact it has had on his spiritual life is so profound, he is compelled to share it. So you are welcome to listen but don't share it with too many people. Let's keep this spiritual Latin code to ourselves.

Part 2 of a 3-Part Year-End Special where Pastor Karl breaks out the ol' cassette tape sermons from over 25 years ago! Today's message from 1997 is as relevant today as the day he first delivered it on a Sunday night in the inner city of Chicago. So often in life or ministry, we see God blessing those around us and wonder if He has overlooked us and forgotten our needs and prayer requests. Does God ever get distracted and forget the promises He made to us? Or could He be up to something we just can't see? It's a message that will encourage and give you hope if you are secretly wondering if God hasn't gotten a little distracted.

Part 1 of a 3-Part Year-End Special where Pastor Karl breaks out the ol' cassette tape sermons from over 25 years ago! Today's message from 1995 is as timeless as the Scripture it is based upon and a perfect reminder as we focus on PEOPLE in our ministry. Enjoy a much younger Karl as he challenges you to keep your schedule tentative and to be ready for ministry opportunities that may surprise you at any moment.

What is the Kidmin Secret Sauce? (It might surprise you!) Plus, hear the story of when young Karl caught his bed on fire, Jesus falling off the cross, and MORE!

Pastor Karl Bastian is BACK! He's tweaking ministry to address common frustrations, shares about when a dad tried to beat him up, gives a powerful but unknown iPhone tip, and many more helpful tips!

Pastor Karl is back with some encouragement on how to embrace the NOW in your ministry, practical tips on calling references of potential volunteers, resource recommendations, and a great story about discipling a young boy who asked a question that stumped every pastor Karl asked!

Special Edition! Pastor Karl Bastian shares a webinar he gave to his Kidmin Academy Class, "Bringing the Bible to Life." In this presentation, he shares secrets to Making Your Class Rock! How to be a teacher that rocks, create a room that rocks, and ultimately, how to rock the world of your students.

On this episode of Kidmin Talk, Pastor Karl tackles questions from members. He covers topics like specialized ministry focus, dealing with the "child care" mentality, transitioning kids to youth, dealing with sagging worship, kids and Bibles, helping boring leaders, and more!

SECRETS REVEALED! What if you improve communication AND save time? In this podcast Pastor Karl Bastian, founder of Kidology.org, shares some tips for e-mail, social media, and video editing that will not only save you time but improve the quality of your communication.

In this special edition of Kidmin Talk, Pastor Karl shares a Zoom Call from his coaching group - where they discuss one of the most important skills you need in ministry: Getting Along with People.The primary reason for failure in ministry has nothing to do with skills or performance. Instead, it's a failure to get along with others.Learn the secrets of getting along with others, especially difficult people!

Ministry is a Minefield of Distractions! How do you FIND FOCUS to get done what YOU need to get done each week? Pastor Karl shares 5 Secrets to finding more focus as you do your ministry!

Pastor Karl Bastian, founder of Kidology.org talks about his three favorite ways to connect with kids in today's digital world. Paper take-home handouts are no longer the best tool. You'll love these modern options!

You don't get a second chance to make a great first impression! In this episode, Pastor Karl, founder of Kidology.org, gives PRACTICAL ideas on how to make sure every guest to your church leaves with a GREAT First Impression!

In this episode of Kidmin Talk, Pastor Karl Bastian shares his Top Three Kidology Resources for your Kidmin in the New Year: it's time to take a look at your philosophy of ministry; a quick, easy way to get to know your kids; and a tool that will take your ministry to the next level in this new year!

Remember when you first got in to children's ministry? Remember the calling God gave you? The burden you had for children? The awesome responsibility you accepted? The urgency you felt?Remember when the stories were about changed lives and your conversations were mostly about the kids rather than the problems? What changed?Do you feel like more of a Sheepherder than a Shepherd?Listen as Pastor Karl shares how to get back to where you began as you head into a new year!

Pastor Karl ushers in a New Year with a very unique and challenging message that help you anticipate an amazing Adventure as you enter into this new year.

In this episode, Ryan speaks with David Rausch and Karl Bastian on brining the Bible to life!

A Kidmin Christmas Carol - this is PART THREE of a three-part series. What if you were visited by three ghosts, the Ghost of Kidmin Past, Present and Future? What would they show you? What would you learn? How would you change? In this episode, you'll be visited by The Ghost of Kidmin Future. What does the future hold for you? How can you best plan for the future? How can you bring about the future you hope for?

A Kidmin Christmas Carol - this is PART TWO of a three-part series. What if you were visited by three ghosts, the Ghost of Kidmin Past, Present and Future? What would they show you? What would you learn? How would you change? In this episode you'll be visited by The Ghost of Kidmin Present. How can you embrace where God has you NOW so that you don't miss out on what He is doing? Brought to you by Pastor Karl Bastian, founder of Kidology.org and host of Kidmin Talk, Karl's podcast that aims to Equip and Encourage YOU in your ministry to children. 

What if you were visited by three ghosts, the Ghost of Christmas Past, Present and Future? What would they show you? What would you learn? How would you change? In this episode you'll be visited by The Ghost of Christmas Past. How do you keep your past, the Good, the Bad and the Ugly from hindering your ministry moving forward? Brought to you by Pastor Karl Bastian, founder of Kidology.org and host of Kidmin Talk, Karl's podcast that aims to Equip and Encourage YOU in your ministry to children.

In this third and final episode of a three-part series, Pastor Karl completes his list of 10 SECRETS of Great Kid Communicators. Talking at kids doesn't make you a teacher - you aren't teaching if they aren't learning. Learn the secrets of capturing kids attention, keeping it, and impacting their hearts and minds! Secrets #8-10 are revealed here!

In this second of a three-part series, Pastor Karl continues his list of 10 SECRETS of Great Kid Communicators. Talking at kids doesn't make you a teacher - you aren't teaching if they aren't learning. Learn the secrets of capturing kids attention, keeping it, and impacting their hearts and minds! Secrets #4-7 are revealed here!

In this first of a three-part series, Pastor Karl starts his list of 10 SECRETS of Great Kid Communicators. Talking at kids doesn't make you a teacher - you aren't teaching if they aren't learning. Learn the secrets of capturing kids attention, keeping it, and impacting their hearts and minds! Secrets #1-3 are revealed here.

Far too often, children's ministry leaders find the biggest obstacle to their success is the leadership above them. Common complaints are lack of support, lack of funding, lack of interest, and lack of understanding the value of kids ministry. WE know that kids ministry is critical to the growth of an entire church. But how do you get the senior leadership to see the value and support it in ways that make a difference? Come learn the secrets of leading up!

Pastor Karl shared 10 Life Lessons as he reflects on his birthday.

Pastor Karl got to go to "Big Church" and preach! It was a challenge on how to DETOX and tune out the chaos and noise of our culture and tune in to God. A timely message for a season when we need to hear God's voice more than ever!

Today on the podcast, Sean shares a portion of Karl Bastian’s breakout from the 2019 Preteen Conference. Karl Bastian is a children’s pastor in Aurora Colorado. His goal is to be relevant with todays kids and he tries to keep up on their current culture. You can learn more about Karl and Kidology by visiting his website. He emphasizes he is not an expert in this field but by the name it suggests he is always learning and staying current on all things kids. Kidology comes from the concept of having a ministry that is within the culture and world of kids. To be a great kids pastor Karl suggests that you have to stay current with what is popular in their culture. He suggests never losing that passion because it is such a powerful tool for ministry. Karl suggests questioning ever your newcomers interests and references a form which you can find here. We need to be knowledgeable about the culture, so that in the case of biblical issues we are able to correct them. If you like what you heard today and want to hear the rest of Karl’s breakout session along with 28 others you can purchase the set of recordings here. Have a question about preteen ministry or a unique preteen ministry idea that we can feature on our podcast? Send it to podcast@fourfivesix.org. Looking for a great community of preteen leaders that you can plug into? Join us at http://fourfivesix.org/.

Today on the podcast, Sean shares an excerpt from Karl Bastian’s session at the 2018 Preteen Leaders’ Online Conference. Karl explains how adults in churches are reluctant to serve, only about 20%. On the other hand, if you ask the preteens in your ministry to help, the numbers are much higher; Karl has even seen 100%. Preteens want to help. If we don’t train up kids and teens to serve, then why would we expect them to serve as adults. We train them to come to church and sit and watch versus training them know to serve, get it in their DNA when they are young, and we won’t be hunting down volunteers to help out. Karl recalls a mentor who challenged him whether he was a performer or a trainer. The goal is that we get the willingness to serve in their DNA because many will go into ministry when they get older because they got a taste when they were younger and enjoyed it. Church becomes a place where they ask to serve because it was a part of who they are. We are discipling them and part of being a disciple is doing God’s work. Kids can set an example for others in the church. The disciples were actually young but look at the differences they were able to make in our world. Have a question about preteen ministry or a unique preteen ministry idea that we can feature on our podcast? Send it to podcast@fourfivesix.org. Looking for a great community of preteen leaders that you can plug into? Join us at http://fourfivesix.org/.