Steve Brines

Experience

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  Eastside Christian Church - Anaheim, CA

  Oct 2004 - Dec 2012

  Kids Pastor

  Promoted from Ministry Assistant (1 year), to Programming Director (4 years), to Creative Director (3 years).• Partnered to oversee 200+ volunteers (Large group teaching, small group leaders, creative arts, admin).• Managed 2 different weekend service events, for 3 different age-levels over 5 weekend services.• Developed & maintained a volunteer assimilation process.• Create monthly parent newsletter using Constant Contact web resources.• Participated in the design, branding & launch new kid spaces in newly facility.• VBS Events: Annual week long outreach program for 250-350 Kids.• Annual Summer Camp & Mexico Community Service project from kids 1st - 8th grade.• Increased attendance on Saturday nights by 50-60% over the span of 3 years. Show less

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  Lincoln Heights Christian Church

  Jan 2013 - Mar 2014

  Children's Pastor

  • Recruit, screen, equip, oversee, & encourage teams of volunteers.• Oversee the follow-up strategy for new & visiting families.• Planned & lead away camp for (20) 4th-6th Graders & 5 adult supervising counselors.• Lead annual community fundraising event to fund Kids’ Ministry budget.• Full rebrand the Kid’s Ministry and across campus branding/signage.• Served on rotation with the Benevolence Team.

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  Central Christian Church of Arizona

  Mar 2014 - May 2017

  Associate Campus Pastor/ Junior High & High School Student Pastor; Ahwatukee Campus

  • Actively partner with the Campus Pastor in community relations, organizational oversight, & leading on the stage during weekend services (welcome, greeting, announcements, etc).• Lead key teams including: First Impression teams (Welcome Team, Café Team, & Operations Team) & various Student Ministry Volunteer teams.• Grew student youth group from 15 to 100 students over the course of 3 years through relational ministry.• Recruit, equip, & lead a team of volunteers; grew from 5 to 20 volunteers over 3 years.• Lead CLI Residents (interns) on the campus level & help equip them to become effective ministry leaders.• Manage annual budget of 25k for Junior High & High School ministry at the Ahwatukee campus.• Prepared & taught monthly messages & teach 600 students on all five Central campuses via video.• Plan & execute 3-4 annual outreach events for both junior & high school (50-450 student each event).• Blog: Quarterly contribute to church-wide blog to 10,000 members.• Annual Global Leadership Summit- welcoming & hosting the community in 3-day world-wide summits. Show less

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  Rock Point Church

  Jun 2017 - Sept 2021

  • Directly led, professionally developed, & personally empowered full-time staff & interns in a staff environment that empowers leaders to lead, grow & be fulfilled by their work.• Responsible for recruitment & hiring of kids staff & involvement in organization-wide hiring process.• Oversee the overall Kids Ministry budget of $100k annually.• Cast vision & led my team in strategically planning quarterly & annual goals & objectives.• Departmental oversight of 350-500 volunteers, scheduling approximately 250 volunteers weekly.• Implemented new safety & security protocols, volunteer recruitment, assimilation systems.• Led monthly team/1-1 meetings for coaching, encouragement & leadership development.• Regular performance reviews & evaluations on professional, personal & holistic health.• Organized team planning retreats & semi-annual team workshops to develop annual goals &objectives for each department, set events calendar, & unify the departments within the Kids Ministry.• Created compelling vision, team camaraderie, training & appreciation for volunteers & staff.• Volunteer Recruitment- saw a 40% growth in volunteers over 3 years. • Kids Guest Services Team: created an atmosphere of awareness, care & guest services for visitors.• Volunteer Appreciation Events: Created & ran events centered around vision casting,practical training & appreciation (roughly 300 volunteers in attendance each time).• Special Ops Team: Led a team of 10 staff members to provide leadership opportunities &development for younger staff.• Special Needs Team: Oversaw the ministry to kids & families with Special Needs, creating an environment of inclusion & integration for all people to feel known, valued & connected.• Parent-Child Dedication event: Semi-annual member event to engage & support new parents & kids.• Classes: Taught Baptism/New Jesus Follower Class for kids & parents, monthly New Volunteer Orientation, Large Group Communicator Workshops for volunteers. Show less • Recruit, equip, empower & support 80-100 volunteers to serve within the Preteen ministry.• Oversee & maintain the annual ministry budget of $20k for the Preteen ministry.• Program & execute weekend Preteen services (four times per weekend).• Organize ministry specific events throughout the year, both for community engagement & service.o Midnight Madness: a Spring Break event which saw 150 4th-5th Graders attend annually & introduced 15-20 new families to Rock Point annuallyo SuperStart: relational local overnight event for 50-75 Preteens & 10-12 volunteers o Annual Summer Camp in Prescott: 85-100 Preteens & 10-15 volunteers Show less

  • Kids Pastor

    May 2018 - Sept 2021

  • Preteen Pastor

    Jun 2017 - May 2018
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  KiDs Beach Club®

  Jan 2022 - now

  -Project manager- utilizes monday.com project management & database systems. -Trains staff members on utilizing the system to its full extent. -Manages reports and timelines for major staff projects.-Utilizes Constant Contact to communicate to volunteers.-Manages in-house vendors for office administration.-Works with & serves kid actors & parents for Kids Beach Club TV & assists in the logistics of filming.-Offers next-level customer service for families and church partners Show less -Oversee communication and engagement with cast, including child actors and their families.-Give feedback to cast and crew during filming as it pertains to the script, props and the filming of scenes.-Oversee and manage catering and hospitality for cast and crew.-Ensure the required forms and paperwork are completed by the cast and submitted to the appropriate departments and agencies in a timely manner.-Assist in the completion and transfer of the necessary deliverables to the distributor (dialogue lists, screeners, trailers, audio files, stills, etc-Manage props and visuals for filming/shooting in studio and on location. Show less

  • Volunteer Director & Operations Coordinator

    Jan 2022 - now

  • Associate Producer of KBC-TV

    Jan 2022 - now
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  The KidMin Coach

  Mar 2023 - now

  Kids Ministry Coach

  Support for KidMin leaders to grow in their roles & create environments of lasting spiritual growth.

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  KidParty Games

  Mar 2025 - now

  Founder

  Founder of KidParty Games, where I work to transform party visions into unforgettable realities. My major duties include: developing and implementing strategic business plans, overseeing all operational aspects from game selection to logistics, managing client relationships, and ensuring exceptional customer satisfaction. I'm passionate about creating joyful experiences, ensuring every child is fully involved and parents can relax and enjoy the moment.