Student Ministry

Serving Student Ministers in their mission of making disciples

  • Home
  • Philosophy
  • Girls Ministry
  • Shop
  • Youth Ministry Booster
Podcasts
February 9, 2021

Episode 269: Leading an Intentionally Diverse Ministry with Chris Bacon

http://media.blubrry.com/lifewaystudents/ministrysites.s3.amazonaws.com/podcasts/studentministry/EP269_LIFEWAYSTUDENTS.mp3

Podcast: Download

Subscribe: RSS

Join Ben and the podcast crew as they talk with Chris Bacon, Lead Student Pastor at First Baptist Orlando, about how to intentionally lead a diverse student ministry.

Creating a diverse student ministry takes intentionality, constantly asking questions, and creating a diverse leadership team to lean and learn from.

“Continually asking the question, is what exists in my city, does that exist in my ministry as it exists in the Kingdom of heaven?” – Chris Bacon


Chris Bacon is the Lead Student Pastor at First Baptist Orlando in Orlando, Florida. An 18-year student ministry veteran, Chris has a passion for helping teenagers understand their identity in Christ and the fullness of God’s love for them. He loves investing in leaders, empowering them to unlock their potential and use their unique gifts to build a kingdom culture.

Chris enjoys cooking, playing basketball, and watching New Orleans Saints football. He is married to Morgan, and they live in Orlando with their cat, Tri.


This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is benFINAL-e1573498944131-1024x1019.jpg

About Ben Trueblood

Ben serves as the Director of Student Ministry for Lifeway Christian Resources and has served the local church as a student pastor for fourteen years. In addition to his role at Lifeway, Ben is involved in training, consulting, and speaking to student ministries throughout the U.S. He is driven by a desire for student ministries to expand God’s Kingdom, to see the lives of students transformed by the gospel, and to produce students who shape the culture in which they live. Ben and his wife Kristen have four young children. In his free time Ben enjoys family, fishing, hunting, and the St. Louis Cardinals. You can follow Ben on Instagram and Twitter at: @bentrueblood.


About Katie Wylie

Katie serves as Marketing Strategist for Lifeway Students and has been part of the Lifeway family for nearly 12 years, including two summers as a FUGE staffer. Katie is passionate about resourcing leaders because of the profound impact student ministry had on her faith journey. Katie is mama to identical twin boys and enjoys running, writing, and long walks around Target. Katie is also the human behind our brand social accounts! @lifewaystudents | @studentministry | facebook.com/LifewayStudents


About Nathan Howard

Nathan serves as Project Coordinator for Lifeway Students. and has served in student ministry for 15 years in a variety of roles from volunteer leader and student pastor in the local church to working with student pastors at the associational level. “Producer Nathan” helps facilitate student ministry training through the podcast, Youth Ministry Booster, and other outlets and also served on FUGE camp staff for six years before joining the team full time. Nathan enjoys baking, video games, and officiating.

You may also like -

  • Episode 222: Responding in a Time of CrisisEpisode 222: Responding in a Time of Crisis
  • The New Kid – Part 2: From Kids Ministry to Student MinistryThe New Kid – Part 2: From Kids Ministry to Student Ministry
  • Choosing the Right CurriculumChoosing the Right Curriculum

Filed Under: Podcasts February 9, 2021

Sign Up For Our Newsletter

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.


@StudentMinistry
FOLLOW

All Ministry Sites

Leadership
Kids Ministry
Student Ministry
Groups Ministry
Women’s Ministry
Worship Ministry

Digital Resources

Ministry Grid
Lifeway Worship
Digital Church
KidEvent Pro
MyCurriculum Manager
Simulcast Manager
Lifeway Reader eBooks
Generosity
WORDsearch
SmallGroup.com

Lifeway Network

Lifeway Research
B&H

Copyright © 2025 · Lifeway Christian Resources · All Rights Reserved

Cleantalk Pixel