If you joined us on the blog yesterday, you are in for a treat because our friend Brock Gill is back today with another Vlog (“Video Blog” - see what just happened there?!). Today’s blog is all about drawing out the potential in your students. As a primer to Brock’s message I’ll offer you one ...
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Brock Gill: Creativity in Evangelism
Anyone who knows me may think it's a strange thing for me to be writing a blog about creativity because I am one of the least creative people on planet Earth! In traveling the country and speaking with student pastors in different regions of the country, I have found, however, that I am not alone! ...
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Best Fall Ever – Part 2: Leader Empowerment
In gearing up for the fall, one of your highest priorities needs to be time spent focusing on your volunteer leaders. These leaders, if you’ve done a good job recruiting, are your greatest asset - if you know how to use them. Here are 14 tips for leader empowerment that will set you up for the best ...
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Best Fall Ever – Part 1: Leader Recruitment
When it comes to student ministry growth, the fall is a major launch season. School starts back, football kicks into high gear, and all of these things somehow lead to more students getting back into the swing of attending consistently. It also typically means new visitors and new opportunities to ...
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Rocket Science – Part 3: Personal Development
In a job where you are constantly developing other people, one of the most difficult things to remember is to develop yourself. The better you are, the more effective you will be for your people. One of the main reasons I left my position as a local church student pastor to come to Lifeway is ...
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Rocket Science – Part 2: Relationships
I would say there is a good chance that, as a student pastor, you aren’t spending your day staring at walls lined with endless mathematical equations, hunched over a series of beakers and tubes, or engineering a new landing gear deployment system. It's a good thing too because you aren’t called to ...
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Rocket Science – Part 1: Preaching and Teaching
When it comes to the basics of being a student ministry leader, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed. Additionally, you may find yourself wondering just how people can live out this call to ministry. It can be tough on your family and it can take a toll on you emotionally and spiritually. Not to ...
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Extracurricular – Part 3: At Home
Great student pastors across the world are fighting a weekly battle for the attention of their students. The problem is that the time that we have to influence our students is extremely minimal in comparison to the time students spend in other environments. As I travel the country and train student ...
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Extracurricular – Part 2: Vacation
At some point this summer you will have volunteers, students, and parents from your ministry take a vacation. More than likely these vacations will cause them to miss something that you feel is important. At that moment you will be confronted with a decision in how you will respond. Here are some ...
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Extracurricular – Part 1: Sports
I remember a mother once telling me that her son would not be able to attend camp. I was surprised because he was pretty involved in our group and I hated to know he would miss a great week of ministry. I offered to help if it was a financial issue but she told me that wasn’t the case and we moved ...
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