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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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.
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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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Why Leaders Must Embrace the Next Generation
School is right around the corner. For many students this truth is met with rolling eyes and audible sighs, but for the student pastor it is a welcome sight. School brings routine and consistency, but more than that, school brings ministry opportunities. For many students, the campus of their ...
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How To: Keeping Track of Students in the Summer
When I was a kid I was fascinated by ants. I always wanted to get an ant farm, and if I’m honest, I’m still tempted by them when I see them in a catalog or one of those science stores with my kids. There’s just something about watching them work to build the rooms and tunnels of their home that I ...
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Authentic Discipleship (Part 1)
How do you measure discipleship? My guess is that you've asked yourself this question before. It's a tough question, but one we should frequently wrestle with. Making disciples is what student ministry is about, yet the path to this goal seems so ambiguous. This leaves many student ministries ...
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