"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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Why Everyone Needs a Small Group (Even You…)
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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Episode 285: Fall Small Group Panel Discussion
"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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5 Elements of an Engaging Small Group
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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Hope is Not a Strategy
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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Episode 284: Raising Next-Generation Disciplers
"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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3 Things Parents Need from Youth Pastors
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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Episode 283: 3 Ways Parents are Your Greatest Asset
"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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Episode 282: Avoiding Volunteer Leader Burnout
"It's a powerful thing when you can empower someone and give them ownership because then they are involved and bought in because they have a stake in it." - Brain Preston
Brian Preston is the Lead Student Pastor at Battlecreek Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and says he is the type of leader who ...
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The Ministry of Fun
There is a serious deficit in many of our youth ministries. Yes, I’m serious. Yes, it’s significant. It And oh, it’s theological... but it is not whatever theological issue you just thought of...
Our youth ministries are seriously lacking in FUN!
Now, wait, I said fun and you immediately ...
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