SHOW NOTES: EPISODE 1 (KENNY & ELLE CAMPBELL)

In this episode, we sat down with Kenny & Elle Campbell of Stuff You Can Use and Grow Curriculum. Kenny & Elle discussed their ministry transitions, creating youth ministry resources, how to maintain a creative edge, and soon-to-be released resources. Listeners will get a sneak peak into how SYCU got started and the struggles Kenny & Elle faced as they attempted to scale their growing business.

VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://www.htdt.org/podcast/kennyandelle

WHAT’S IN THIS EPISODE?

2:20 Personal background

5:10 Ministry transitions & creation of Stuff You Can Use

12:00 A look behind the curtain of the success of Stuff You Can Use

15:50 Launching Grow Curriculum

18:45 The difference between a start-up resource company and a full-fledged business

21:40 Working with your spouse

22:43 Learn Kenny & Elle’s Enneagram personality type

23:20 What to do when you’re stuck in a creative rut

26:11 Kenny learns to fly a plane

27:30 What a typical day looks like for Kenny & Elle (Kenny’s Man Cave is freezing cold)

32:25 Elle talks about being a woman in ministry

36:10 The top non-negotiable topics every youth worker should teach on each year

41:20 How to care for and recruit volunteers

46:00 Limited budget? Here’s what you should prioritize.

50:39 What’s next for Kenny & Elle?

54:00 Podcast sponsors

55:20 Lightning Round: Learn what Kenny & Elle drink at Starbucks, what they’re watching on Netflix, who influences them, and what advice they would give to their younger selves.

HOW TO CONTACT KENNY & ELLE / STUFF YOU CAN USE & GROW CURRICULUM:

· @stuffyoucanuse – Instagram and Facebook

RESOURCES MENTIONED

· www.stuffyoucanuse.org – resource website

· www.growcurriculum.org – curriculum website

· www.growcurriculum.org/meeting (annual strategy board)

· www.growcurriculum.org/kids-ministry-curriculum

· Grow Con: The Grow Your Ministry Online Conference – coming in January 2019

· Smart Passive Income by Pat Flynn (podcast)