There is always drama involved with student ministry. Sure, as student pastors we do our best to minimize that drama, but you will never be able to get rid of it altogether. One of the prime sources of drama is when you have students dating each other within the ministry. Now, this isn’t all bad. I ...
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How to Communicate with Parents
Brian Mills, Student Pastor at Long Hollow Baptist Church, offers youth leaders practical advice on how to partner with parents through various ways of communicating well with families.
http://youtu.be/avUSXxhypfo
This video is courtesy of Ministry Grid, a video based leadership development ...
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Recruiting and Training Volunteers: An Interview with Matt Lawson
Matt Lawson has served with numerous ministry volunteers since 2000. He's been in the trenches of student ministry believing students can love Jesus with all their heart and will change the world for him. Currently he's the Student Pastor at First Baptist Church of Woodstock, GA.
I asked Matt about ...
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Jason Gaston: Gospel-centered Student Ministry
Jason Gaston, Student Pastor at The Summit Church in Durham, gives practical advice though unpacking fifteen points he finds important for leading a Gospel-centered student ministry. Courtesy of Ministry Grid.
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Making Missions Gospel-Focused
Throughout the summer, student ministries will be giving their students opportunities to serve on mission in this country and to the ends of the earth. One measure of the disciple-making influence in our student ministries is if students are graduating with a heart for the mission of God: to reach ...
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3 Elements of a Healthy Student Ministry
How do I know if I have a healthy student ministry?
In my 13 years as a student pastor in local churches, I asked myself this question many times. I’ve discovered that other student pastors are asking this question as well. It’s a topic that comes up frequently in conferences and other meetings. ...
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At Home in God’s Word
Biblical illiteracy is an increasing trend. It should be alarming to you as a student pastor. As a student pastor it's alarming to me. Too many students are graduating from our ministries with the Bible still feeling awkward in their hands. In Colossians 3:16 Paul encourages the believers to “let ...
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3 Ways to Overcome Goal-phobia
Goals can scare people. Sometimes they even scare me. But a goal will simultaneously elevate your urgency, pressure, and accountability. A goal can also elevate your direction, vision, and purpose. To be an effective and impactful student pastor, you must be willing to face the fears brought on by ...
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Element #3 of a Healthy Student Ministry: Culture Shaping
Healthy student ministries are culture shaping. Meaning, they produce students who shape the culture. When you look throughout scripture and church history, you see the Lord using young people to shape the culture. We need to embrace the reality that God still desires to do that today: to use young ...
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Developing Students Who Take Ownership in Student Ministry
Is is possible to get students to "own" the ministry? Jeff Borton, student minister and co-author of Simple Student Ministry, shares about the importance of students developing ownership in the ministry. --- Ben Trueblood
Ben Trueblood: Why is it important that students feel ownership in the ...
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