"You need true, meaningful friendships to make it through ministry." - Zac Workun "Busyness is the enemy of transparency, you need to take time for true friendships." - Zac Workun Zac Workun is a self-proclaimed and tested and proven by his peers— the 7-y-ist enneagram 7 you’ll ever ...
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The following is a guest post from Don't Believe Your Eyes Bible study author, illusionist, and stunt artist Brock Gill. Do you know which eye is dominant for you ? Here is a test. Take your index finger and point to a small spot on the wall such as a light switch.  You may see your ...
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"Everyone is asking the question, 'am I loved?' and that is what the point of this whole book is. " - Brock Gill "The greatest thing in the world is introducing people to the Gospel." - Brock Gill To find out more about the Bible Study Don't Believe Your Eyes click here. Brock Gill is ...
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All month long, we have been focusing on the function and significance of small groups for the development of your students and as a way to track their engagement within your ministry.  But it doesn’t stop there.  Small groups, life groups, or discipleship groups are not just good ...
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"Sitting down with parents at the end of the year and letting them know where they have grown and where they still have areas to grow in spiritually get parents bought into the small group ministry." - John Nugent "Celebrate the wins in student ministry with your small group leaders." - John ...
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Engagement. It’s everyone’s new metric word after 2020. Forget growth, numbers, and attendance. Your new measurement for how well things are going in your ministry is engagement. Healthy student ministry must become engaging. But what does that mean, and how do we measure it? Let’s take our ...
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The following post in an excerpt from "Your First 100 Days in Student Ministry and the 40 Years That Follow," a new book from author and pastor Jeff Borton. Jeff has been in student ministry for over 20 years. He has served in both small and large church contexts and desires to see them all thrive. ...
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"Start with prayer and fasting, and cast vision clearly and strategically. " - Justin Hall "Disciple parents so that they can disciple their students."- Justin Hall Justin Hall serves as the Student Pastor at First Baptist Church in Prattville, AL.  Justin loves walking ...
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It’s summertime and baseball state tournaments are wrapping up, so I thought we would keep fast and neat down the center this week with a trio of baseball analogies for parent ministry. Here are three things that parents in and near your student ministry need from you this summer.  1. A ...
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"With some intentionality, having parents around all the time doesn't just mean the church but around in the community and to invest in other parents." - Ben Trueblood About Ben Trueblood Ben serves as the Director of Student Ministry for Lifeway Christian Resources and has served the ...
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