For many student ministries, camp is the main event of the year—the opportunity to take your students away from all the distractions of their regular day-to-day and saturate them in a retreat setting that is completely focused on God. Sowing all year usually brings reaping at camp. Is it that God is ...
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Goal Setting for Teams
We believe that every youth minister needs to have a clear picture of what the world looks like when your ministry is headed towards success. Week to-week-wins are good, but moving a youth ministry down the roadmap to success (and ultimately, succession) is the big picture.
To make your ...
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Knowing When to Fire a Leader
Ouch. Leaders are really important in student ministry—we have talked about this a lot. Leaders are critical for effective discipleship of teenagers. The reality, though, is that not every leader will meet expectations. . . and that's not always on THEM. In this video, Ben helps you consider these ...
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Setting Goals in Your Ministry
"New year, new me." We’ve all said it… January is unique in that it naturally brings a certain sense of goal-setting to your forethought. Whether those resolutions come to fruition or not can be determined by your mental fortitude as well as a structured plan-of-attack. Your ministry is no ...
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Episode 214: Creating a Family Mission Statement
In this episode, Ben, John Paul, and Julie Plunk talk about creating a family mission statement and how it can impact families.
Ben Trueblood Ben serves as the Director of Student Ministry for LifeWay Christian Resources and has served the local church as a student pastor for ...
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Episode 213: Equipping Parents: Engaging Spiritually
In this episode, Ben and John Paul alongside Andy McLean talk about how to equip parents to engage spiritually with their children.
Ben Trueblood Ben serves as the Director of Student Ministry for LifeWay Christian Resources and has served the local church as a student pastor ...
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Episode 212: The Vault: Most Listened to Podcast of 2019
In this episode of the winter edition of Like It or Spike It, Ben and John Paul decide what fun winter traditions they want to keep and which ones they could do without. Also, join Ben and John Paul for a winter trivia contest to find out who is the winner.
Ben Trueblood Ben ...
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Unleashing Students to Influence Culture
Every Christian is implored to have influence in their culture. This may seem like a daunting task for students - to do something “big” for God. In this episode of Student Ministry That Matters, Ben reinforces that helping students understand that influencing culture can simply be havings spiritual ...
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Episode 211: Like It or Spike It
In this episode of the winter edition of Like It or Spike It, Ben and John Paul decide what fun winter traditions they want to keep and which ones they could do without. Also, join Ben and John Paul for a winter trivia contest to find out who is the winner.
Ben Trueblood Ben ...
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4 Places Students Have Influence
If there is one word from the days of Gen X youth ministry that Gen Z students of today have taken and run with, it is “influence.”
The word influence is everywhere. Every brand, athlete, Instagram model, and Youtuber talks about what they got, how what they got, and why you need what they have. ...
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