"Contextualization is really about effective communication and making sure what we say is the same thing that is received. I am not changing the message, I am just making sure it gets delivered. " - Mike McGarry Mike McGarry is the Youth Pastor at South Shore Baptist Church (Hingham, ...
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"Kids and student ministry leaders need to work together to create a discipleship plan that goes from preschool through high school." - Crystal Mazzuca "Creating a strategic next gen ministry requires a clear vision and strategy from both the student and kids ministers." - Crystal Mazzuca ...
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"Help your leaders manage their time by not putting too many events on their calendar during busy seasons." - Ben Trueblood  "We need to make sure that we get rest that is restful and not just sleep. Find something that you enjoy that brings rest to your mind." - Zac Workun About ...
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"We need to think about the people we are leading and think about their calendar as well. We may be unintentionally filling the ministry calendar, making it difficult for our leaders to navigate." - Ben Trueblood  About Ben Trueblood Ben serves as the Director of Student ...
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"Your mission is unchangeable, but the strategy and how you accomplish the mission can be different. Surround yourself with people who think about things in a different way. There might be a way that is simpler, more effective, and better than the way you always do things." - Ben ...
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"Video games become accessible playgrounds in a world where many physical playgrounds are no longer safe. There are dangers in this digital playground and we need to educate ourselves about those dangers." - Drew Dixon "Many teenagers best friends are the people they game with." - Drew ...
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"We need to peel back the layers of how technology is shaping our world view." - Jason Thacker "The end of the story is written. Technology might change our world and how we interact with each other but it does not change who God is." - Ben Trueblood Jason Thacker serves as chair of ...
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"Communicating with your boss and leaders in their preferred style goes a long way in earning trust and relational credibility with them." - Ben Trueblood "If we get organized and realize that if we do bite sized things in a longer period of time then we will feel more productive and our work ...
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"Ask parents this question, how can we partner in how God is working in your teenager?" - Dr. Kara Powell "Parents have more time to influence their kids than youth pastors and small group leaders." - Dr. Kara Powell Dr. Kara E. Powell is the Executive Director of the Fuller Youth ...
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"We are all theologians because anyone who has thoughts about God is a theologian." - Ronni Kurtz "A deep contemplation of God and all things in relation to God can lead to the fruits of the spirit." - Ronni Kurtz Ronni Kurtz (PhD, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) is ...
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