May 31, 2026 · 38 min · 11 segments
On the KMC Collective Podcast, the team discusses why celebrating kids ministry milestones—especially promotion weekends like Move Up Sunday—matters for children and parents, and emphasizes being…
Vicky, kick it off for us.
All right.
So we need to talk about, you talked about it a little bit, about h- why celebration matters and the art of promotion.
But I think the first thing we need to talk about is, um, there's two schools of thought, right? About when we promote.
Some people promote the beginning of summer, some do the end of summer or beginning of fall.
Mm-hmm.
And there could be a stigma that you have in your head.
Am I doing it the r- at the right time?
[laughs] The right way, yeah.
Is this the right thing for my church?
Mm-hmm.
I see other churches doing it.
I know I've had that.
Ooh, churches are moving up at the beginning of summer.
We do the end of summer.
Is it, there's a right or wrong.
[laughs]
And so I would love us to talk about that, and first of all, just say there's no right or wrong.
It's what's best for your church.
I think we need to lean into, what are we celebrating?
Yeah.
Like, whenever you do it, how are you celebrating? What are the things that you're doing? And if you're moving up soon, like, it's not too late to celebrate.
Yeah.
So I'd love to hear your thoughts about when you guys have done it, and how have you made it celebratory?
Yeah.
Vicky, kick it off for us.
All right.
So we need to talk about, you talked about it a little bit, about h- why celebration matters and the art of promotion.
But I think the first thing we need to talk about is, um, there's two schools of thought, right? About when we promote.
Some people promote the beginning of summer, some do the end of summer or beginning of fall.
Mm-hmm.
And there could be a stigma that you have in your head.
Am I doing it the r- at the right time?
[laughs] The right way, yeah.
Is this the right thing for my church?
Mm-hmm.
I see other churches doing it.
I know I've had that.
Ooh, churches are moving up at the beginning of summer.
We do the end of summer.
Is it, there's a right or wrong.
[laughs]
And so I would love us to talk about that, and first of all, just say there's no right or wrong.
It's what's best for your church.
I think we need to lean into, what are we celebrating?
Yeah.
Like, whenever you do it, how are you celebrating? What are the things that you're doing? And if you're moving up soon, like, it's not too late to celebrate.
Yeah.
So I'd love to hear your thoughts about when you guys have done it, and how have you made it celebratory?
Yeah.
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