Healthy student ministries help their students to connect with God’s heart for the nations. From the beginning of scripture to the end it is clear that God is building a people from every tribe and tongue. I think you would agree with me that student ministry in general needs to do a better job at ...
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The New Kid – Part 1: Creating a Welcoming Environment
Being the new kid is tough. Visiting a church for the first time can be intimidating. The problem is that we as leaders seldom feel this experience and so it is difficult to create a truly welcoming environment. When the new kid comes to your student ministry for the first time you want him to walk ...
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Punching Burnout in the Face
Burnout is a real thing. Its job is to knock you out, and it happens all the time. Burnout frequently causes student ministry leaders to prematurely change churches or quit ministry altogether. It doesn’t have to happen to you, and the first key to punching burnout in the face is knowing where it ...
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Blueprint: Growing Your Student Ministry – Part 2
I spent the first three years of college in the business school at the University of Arkansas where the focus of my degree was transportation and logistics. Many of our discussions focused on Wal-Mart, which isn’t surprising considering Wal-Mart headquarters is nearby and the business school is ...
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The Gospel Project – Gospel Impact
We hear the term "Gospel Centered" a lot. For some it's a battle-cry, for others it's a tagline, and for some it is just confusing. In this video I want to help you connect the dots between the gospel and student ministry. Originally broadcast as part of the Gospel, Life, Ministry event on May 11th ...
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Leadership Lessons – Part 2
One thing that separates great leaders from the rest of the pack is their use of time. Time is an interesting thing. Everyone has the same amount yet some people seem to be able to accomplish a lot more with the time than others. If you are in leadership, or aspire to leadership, your use of time ...
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Leadership Lessons – Part 1
“For this is what it means to be a king: to be first in every desperate attack and last in every desperate retreat, and when there’s hunger in the land (as must be now and then in bad years) to wear finer clothes and laugh louder over a scantier meal than any man in your land.” - C.S. Lewis
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Hot Summer – Part 3: Power of Prayer
I don’t pray enough. I believe prayer matters. I believe it’s powerful and essential. Yet, there are times in my life when I find myself severely lacking in this area. This is especially true when you consider the way that scripture speaks about prayer: pray continually (1 Thess. 5:17), pray about ...
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1 Month Down, 2 To Go!
You are one month into your summer. If you are anything like I was then right now you feel like you’re running on a mixture of energy drinks and excitement for what God is doing in the lives of your students. There’s no doubt that summer is tough, but it can also be the most fruitful season of your ...
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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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