Accountability is a popular term in Christian circles that is often used and rarely executed well. As our flesh wars against what we know is right, we find ourselves in desperate need of outside forces to assist us in staying the course. The scripture says that no one is righteous and each passing ...
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Learning to Lead Your Team
Regardless of the size of your student ministry, you have a team to lead. If you are in a church with multiple student ministry staff members, your team will look much different than the part-time youth director that has three small group leaders and someone who does games on Wednesday nights. The ...
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Episode 22: Your Small Groups Deserve Your Best Energy
In this episode Ben and John Paul talk about the importance and necessity of small groups in your student ministry, and about how they are catalyst for truly effective discipleship. They offer several tips to make sure you are giving your best effort and energy to your small group ...
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Building a Winning Team
A student pastor is a leader of teams. This is true in every context and in every church size. Sure, there are some “Lone Ranger” type student pastors out there that want to do everything on their own but they usually don’t last long and they aren’t doing true biblical ministry. Just as the ...
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March Madness: Keeping Your Seniors
Keeping your seniors engaged all the way through graduation is one of the most difficult things in student ministry. They are quickly approaching the biggest transition of their lives. They have essentially been in the same school environment for the last 7 years, and they are ready for a change. To ...
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March Madness: Focus on Discipleship
Summer is coming! Are you ready? The summer season for me was one of the most loved and feared seasons of student ministry every year! In student ministry, summertime is where some of our greatest mountain top moments happen for our students.
(Allow me here to insert a rather lengthy side note. ...
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Episode 21: Preaching in Student Ministry
In this episode, Ben and John Paul discuss the blessing and responsibility of delivering God's Word to students. They share very practical ideas on preparation, developing your own style, execution of sermon introductions, conclusions, invitations, and the most obvious and important aspect of ...
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March Madness: Finishing Strong on Campus
March is insane. It has arrived faster than you ever thought it would and it feels like summer is going to be here tomorrow. Spring break vacations or mission trips are about to happen, schools are frantically wrapping up and your students are anticipating the end of another year. Along with that ...
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Episode 20: An Interview with Brian Mills, Author, Student Ministry Leader, and Consultant
In this episode, Ben and Brian discuss various topics in student ministry, and ministry in general, including evangelistic events and ministries, volunteers, leadership, and growth. Brian offers valuable insights from his leadership experiences as a student and church pastor, author, and ...
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What Every Bible Study Should Have in Common
Growing up, I remember my mother telling me not to stand in front of the microwave when I was heating up food. I’m sure she watched a well-intentioned episode of Nightline in the 80s that “proved” microwaves would fry your brain if you stood within 10 feet of them. I remember asking “why not?” and ...
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