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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5 Influential Things Your Students Can Do Right Now
I recently had introductory interviews with some students that I have set up to be student leaders in an area of our ministry. The very last question after going through a plethora of theological, practical, and spiritual expectations was, “Why do you want to be a part of this team?” An eleventh ...
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Episode 210: Pray Like Jesus
In this episode, Ben and John Paul talk with Jeff Belcher about his Bible Study, Pray Like Jesus, and about what Jeff learned while writing the study.
Ben Trueblood Ben serves as the Director of Student Ministry for Lifeway Christian Resources and has served the local church ...
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Are Your Students Really Christians?
On youth group night, any type of student has the potential to walk through the doors - church kid, skater kid, home schooler, professing atheist, etc. Details of their “social label” can be easy to spot, but it’s not as easy to know the extent of their faith and/or lack thereof. Not many student ...
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4 Reasons Students Need God’s Word
Students will study many subjects throughout their lives, both inside and outside of school. While in school, students will study English, science, history, psychology, foreign languages and different levels of math among many other subjects. Students will also study for their extracurricular ...
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Episode 209: Black Friday Student Ministry
In this episode, Ben and John Paul talk about Black Friday and how it relates to student ministry. Black Friday is all about big items at huge discounts, but what happens when student ministry becomes all about the same thing?
Ben Trueblood Ben serves as the Director of ...
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Do your students really “get it”?
There’s one way to know if your students really understand what it means to share their faith—do you know what it is? One specific measurable can help you gauge whether or not you’re building a kingdom-expanding culture in your student ministry. In this video, Ben will give you three ways to check ...
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Episode 208: Leftover Thanksgiving Games
In this episode, Ben and John Paul talk about their favorite leftover Thanksgiving foods and what student ministry games could be played with all of the leftovers.
Ben Trueblood Ben serves as the Director of Student Ministry for Lifeway Christian Resources and has served the ...
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Gratitude is the Practice of Daily Attitude
Every day is a gift, although sometimes I wish more had more recipients.
As a youth pastor, you understand the importance of imparting lasting spiritual practices for student ministry. It’s the thing that we actually want most for our students, but one of the hardest works of youth ministry ...
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Finding Gratitude in a Fundraiser
The following post was written by Robb Hollifield. Robb serves as the senior high student pastor at Cross Creek Church in Fountain, CO. In addition to his role at Cross Creek, Robb serves weekly in a local skateboard ministry called P.R.O.C.E.S.S. in Colorado Springs.
Fundraising can be the ...
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