"Youth pastor theologians need to be able to take something that is complicated and show you how simple it is to help students understand it better." - Mike McGarry Mike McGarry is the Youth Pastor at South Shore Baptist Church in Hingham, MA and has served in full-time youth ...
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"Jesus spent time with people and we must not forget to minister that way." - Levi Lusko "The number one thing I have been praying for is for salvations." - Levi Lusko Levi Lusko is the founder and lead pastor of Fresh Life Church, located in Montana, Wyoming, Oregon, and Utah and everywhere ...
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"Create a community among volunteers where they can't imagine doing anything else." - Dr. Allen Jackson Dr Allen Jackson is the Senior Pastor at Dunwoody Baptist Church. He returned to a church he fell in love with as youth minister when both Allen and the church were in their thirties! In ...
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"Make sure that your leaders understand the mission, vision, and culture of your ministry and that everything funnels through that." - Jason Mick "You have to have everyone on the same page and you want to create an environment where there can be healthy discussions with your leaders." - Jason ...
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"In student ministry there will be moments when things do not go the way you expected. Being able to take your strategy and adjust so that you can still achieve the desired outcome is a huge part of strategic thinking." - Ben Trueblood About Ben Trueblood Ben serves as the ...
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"To truly develop leaders in your ministry, you have to give them opportunities where they might fail. Train them well, but you still have to give them enough freedom to experience failure as a part of leadership." - Ben Trueblood About Ben Trueblood Ben serves as the Director of ...
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"Work to connect with parents on an authentic level. Be honest and share who you are. Those relationships are fundamental to success in a rural ministry." - Nick Hartman Nick Hartman has been the Associate Pastor of Students and Discipleship at Mt Carmel Baptist Church in Cross ...
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"We want to ask questions that get to the heart of the minister. Not only do we want to ask how are you helping students worship, but to also ask, what is hindering you from worshiping." - Chad Higgins Chad Higgins serves as the Parent Ministry Specialist for Lifeway Students. Chad is ...
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"We are probably busier than God intended us to be. Family gets be left behind if we are not intentional with what we are doing." - Tommy Woodard WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA: Website: https://familycampmovie.com/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/familycampmovie Instagram: ...
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"Relational ministries and teaching ministries are not in opposition to each other but must live in the tension of both. We must work to build relationships that are based on Biblical truth, and then gets lived out in conversations and relationships." - Chad Poe Chad Poe has been ...
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