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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Choosing the Right Curriculum
Choosing the right curriculum can be a daunting task. It’s one of the topics I’m frequently asked to talk about and my approach to choosing the right curriculum is a surprise to people at times. Most assume that I am going to immediately begin selling LifeWay curriculum and talk about the features ...
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Heart Transformation vs. Behavior Modification
Watching students make unwise or ungodly decisions is difficult. But if we just expect their behavior to change apart from actually being transformed by God’s Word, the change will not be long-term. Or—on the flip side—do you have students who just appear to be doing the right thing out of ...
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Not Feeling Grateful?
Disappointment, difficulty, and suffering happen to all of us. In these hard seasons, focusing on gratitude is a challenge and we are more vulnerable to attacks of the enemy. In this video, Ben offers biblical encouragement for difficult seasons and practical ways to refocus as God works to restore ...
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Episode 207: How to find Soul Care and Coaching as a Student Pastor
In this episode, Ben talks with Zac Workun about how to find soul care and coaching as a student pastor. Here are the resources mentioned in the podcast.
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Student Ministry that Matters with Ben Trueblood
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Tips for Investing in School Administration
The following post was written by Ben Trueblood, Director of LifeWay Students. Ben is passionate about investing in student ministry leaders like you. You can find more encouragement from Ben on his YouTube Channel, Student Ministry That Matters.
Have you noticed a theme to our posts lately? ...
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Your Role in the Community
This one is twofold—as a believer, your calling is to be an influence for Christ wherever you are—shining light into dark places. And as a student pastor, you also have a responsibility to be present and visible within your community. In this video, Ben will cover three practical ways you can get ...
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Discipleship is not a Conveyer Belt
For many years, one method of student ministry has been to compile a list of outcomes that should be present in a teenager’s life when they graduate high school and then work backwards organizing the student ministry to achieve those outcomes. Organizing this way gives you, other leaders, and your ...
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Putting Away The Junior Holy Spirit Badge
We are in the middle of a two part series on counseling on the LifeWay Student Ministry Podcast. (You can find episodes posted here and on iTunes weekly.) Jason Gibson is the Director of the Babb Center for Counseling here in the Nashville area and has been our guest for this series. He was such a ...
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A Call to Ministry is Not a Call to Loneliness
I’ve experienced loneliness as a leader. People told me this would happen when I first started in student ministry twenty years ago, and I’ve heard it said more than once since. I’ve even told others to expect it, as the reality of “the lonely leader” became true in my own life. Based on ...
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