In this episode Ben and Mary Margaret talk about the upcoming Christmas season, how to get rest, and enjoying time with your family.
About Ben Trueblood
Ben serves as the Director of Student Ministry for LifeWay Christian Resources and has served the local church as a student ...
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Episode 151: A Different College Experience
In this episode Ben talks with Brian Mills about how a simple shift in approaching students lives can make a huge difference to their college experience. The book that Brian and Ben refer to can be found here: A Different College Experience.
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Ben serves as ...
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Episode 144: Unbroken: ETCH Conference 2018
In this episode, Ben talks with Jana Magruder and Chuck Peters who serve on the LifeWay Kids team about the upcoming LifeWay ETCH family conference.
About Ben Trueblood
Ben serves as the Director of Student Ministry for LifeWay Christian Resources and has served the local church ...
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Episode 96: Ministry Alignment: How You Might be Missing Out on a Discipleship Opportunity
This week Ben talks with Jana Magruder, LifeWay Kids Ministry Director, about ministry alignment between kids and student ministries.
About 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 88: 3 Ways to Keep a Healthy Family
This week Ben and John Paul talk about 3 important ways to keep a healthy family while being in student ministry.
About 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 fourteen years. ...
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Episode 69: Understanding Parent Ministry
In this episode Ben and John Paul talk about why having a better understanding of parent ministry is crucial for your ministry.
About 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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Boo for Halloween
Halloween can be a controversial holiday. In fact, some of you might be offended that the word Halloween is on this blog and that I referred to it as a holiday. In every church that I've served as a student pastor there have been people who hated Halloween and considered it unchristian, and people ...
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Married to the Ministry
Proverbs 31:11-12
“Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value. She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life.”
I have found through 12 years of marriage and full time ministry that being a minister’s wife is a profound honor and privilege! Just the reality that ...
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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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Family Feud – Part 1: Prioritizing Family
Summer schedules in ministry can bring out the worst in us. While we certainly enjoy spending time with family and friends, going to camps, serving on mission trips, and taking in the sun, summertime can get crazy. The challenge that we often face is how to balance family and ministry when the ...
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