About Greg J Baird

I’m Greg J Baird, founder and author of Children’s Ministry Leader.

My passion for nearly 30 years has been seeing the lives of children transformed. I believe the best way to do that is to equip leaders in the local church to serve children, volunteers and parents to invest in the lives of children at church and in the home. That’s what we do here at Children’s Ministry Leader – equip leaders to create healthy Children’s & Family Ministry.

The most important thing to know about me is that I am blessed beyond measure to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. I have two incredible sons named Taylor (1996) and Garret (1997), both of whom have a heart for serving in ministry. And I’m a Chargers & Padres fan (so you can feel sorry for me now!)

Most recently, I served as the Vice President of Global Resources at David C. Cook. Essentially, my role was to create partnerships globally for the Life on Life Project, where I led the implementation of a strategic plan to resource churches and leaders to serve 20 million children in 32 countries. I also served ministries around the world as Interim Executive Director of Outside the Bowl, a ministry dedicated to seeing a world where all children are physically and spiritually nourished.

Now I focus my energy on serving Children’s & Family Ministry Leaders and churches through this site, and consulting with churches and nonprofits (see EQWIPR.co. 

I love what I do as it is the outflow of 25+ years of ministry experience as Children’s, Family & Administrative Pastor, coach, consultant, trainer, speaker, short-term missions leader, and non-profit executive.

I would love to serve you and your ministry. Please contact me through the Contact page for inquiries.

Ministry Highlights...

Church/Ministry Experience

  • Served under the leadership of John Maxwell & David Jeremiah (the first Children’s Pastor at both churches);
  • Founder of both a ministry non-profit (Kids In Focus) & a ministry small business (KidMin360) – both are now consolidated into ChildrensMinistryLeader.com;
  • Served in children’s, family & administrative pastor positions in churches ranging from 250 to 9000 in attendance;
  • Provided services (consulting, executive job searches, training, coaching, etc.) for hundreds of churches across the United States and around the world.

Speaking/Training

  • Traveled extensively providing coaching, consulting, training & leadership development in over 30 countries on 6 continents.
  • Presented with CMConnect Children’s Ministry Leadership Award (2017)
  • Extensive speaking, including:
    • Children’s Ministry Servants Conference – keynote & workshop presenter (2017 & 2018)
    • CMConnect Conference – keynote & workshop presenter (2017)
    • Children’s Pastors Conference – workshop presenter (2001 ? 2010, 2014, 2017, 2018)
    • D6 Conference – workshop presenter (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015)
    • Lifeway Kids Ministry Conference – workshop presenter (2011, 2012)
    • Group Publishing KidMin Conference – 6-hour pre-con tracks (2012 – 2015); 8-hour leadership tracks (2012, 2013, 2015); keynote (2014)
    • Group Publishing One-Day Seminars – 30+ cities (2003 – 2008)
    • NorthWest Ministry Conference – workshop presenter (2009 – 2011)
    • Children’s Ministry Spring Training – organizer, workshop presenter, leadership track, keynote (2001 – 2009)
    • Worlds of WOW Leadership Training – keynote (2012)
    • Christian Ministry Training Association – workshop leader, keynote (2009-2012)
    • Multiple other smaller network meetings, seminars & conferences
    • Multiple international trainings in 30+ countries (2002 – present)

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