There is a fine line between being a leader who delegates well and one who is lazy. The one who delegates well (entrusts a task or responsibility to another person, Oxford Dictionary), does it so that they open up more capacity while the lazy leader delegates so they can remove things from their ...
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Episode 214: Creating a Family Mission Statement
In this episode, Ben, John Paul, and Julie Plunk talk about creating a family mission statement and how it can impact families.
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 ...
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Avoiding Ineffectiveness and Burnout
Want to be an effective student pastor? Bring a team around you! In this week's episode of Student Ministry That Matters, Ben talks about the key element that contributes to burnout: doing all the ministry yourself. Leaders help multiply your ability to take advantage of "posture moments" by moving ...
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Episode 213: Equipping Parents: Engaging Spiritually
In this episode, Ben and John Paul alongside Andy McLean talk about how to equip parents to engage spiritually with their children.
Ben Trueblood Ben serves as the Director of Student Ministry for LifeWay Christian Resources and has served the local church as a student pastor ...
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Knowing When to Disciple a Teenager
Knowing when, what, and how to discuss things with teenagers is critical to actaully getting through to them. In this episode, Ben talks about evaluating students posture, speaking into their life circumstances, and finding the most opportune moments for critical ...
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Episode 212: The Vault: Most Listened to Podast of 2019
In this episode of the winter edition of Like It or Spike It, Ben and John Paul decide what fun winter traditions they want to keep and which ones they could do without. Also, join Ben and John Paul for a winter trivia contest to find out who is the winner.
Ben Trueblood Ben ...
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Unleashing Students to Influence Culture
Every Christian is implored to have influence in their culture. This may seem like a daunting task for students - to do something “big” for God. In this episode of Student Ministry That Matters, Ben reinforces that helping students understand that influencing culture can simply be havings spiritual ...
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Your Calling to Know the Culture
To be a student pastor is to be a student of teenagers and their culture. Understanding teenagers, knowing their world, and being able to critically interpret it for the purpose of effective discipleship is linked to the calling of student pastor. This goes beyond knowing the latest phrases, memes, ...
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Episode 211: Like It or Spike It
In this episode of the winter edition of Like It or Spike It, Ben and John Paul decide what fun winter traditions they want to keep and which ones they could do without. Also, join Ben and John Paul for a winter trivia contest to find out who is the winner.
Ben Trueblood Ben ...
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4 Places Students Have Influence
If there is one word from the days of Gen X youth ministry that Gen Z students of today have taken and run with, it is “influence.”
The word influence is everywhere. Every brand, athlete, Instagram model, and Youtuber talks about what they got, how what they got, and why you need what they have. ...
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