This week Ben and John Paul talk about key steps in creating a campus 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. In addition to his role at Lifeway, ...
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Episode 43: A Conversation on Racism, Reconciliation, and the Role of Student Ministry
In this episode, Ben Trueblood, John Paul Basham, and Jeff Wallace talk about racism, reconciliation, and the role of 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 ...
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How To: Ministry to Parents in the Summer
Summer is an interesting time for moms and dads. School is finally out, students are finding themselves with lots of free time on their hands, and parents are wondering what their kids are going to get into. Summer is also a time when our student ministries are ramping up for some of the largest ...
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Episode 21: Preaching in Student Ministry
In this episode, Ben and John Paul discuss the blessing and responsibility of delivering God's Word to students. They share very practical ideas on preparation, developing your own style, execution of sermon introductions, conclusions, invitations, and the most obvious and important aspect of ...
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How To: The Gospel in Your Curriculum
When it comes to what we teach our students in an ongoing way, we must be sure the gospel is central. Not just in our preaching and events, but also in our curriculum. Let me clarify that word real quick because I am sure many of you don’t use the term the same way I do. What I’m talking about is ...
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Episode 15: Christian Schools, Creatives, and the Uninterested – How to Reach Them All (Part 2)
In this episode Ben, Chris, and John Paul continue the discussion of how to reach specific groups of students that are present in 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 ...
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Episode 14: Jocks, Homeschoolers, and Geeks – How to Reach Them All (Part 1)
In this episode, Ben is joined by Chris Swain and John Paul Basham to discuss how to reach specific groups of students that are present in every student ministry.
About Ben Trueblood
Ben serves as the Director of Student Ministry for Lifeway Christian Resources and has served the local ...
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Episode 7 : Keys to an Effective Campus Ministry
In the seventh episode of the Lifeway Student Ministry Podcast, Ben and John Paul discuss how to have an effective campus ministry. They offer insights and practical advice from their personal experience ministering to students on school campuses.
About Ben Trueblood
Ben Trueblood serves ...
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More Than Football
Fall is about more than football in your student ministry. I know it’s Friday and more than likely there are football games in your hometown tonight. I also know that there’s a good chance you are heading to one (or a couple) of those games because it gives you the opportunity to connect with ...
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Connecting Camp with Families
Something special takes place over the course of a week at camp when students are taken out of their normal habitat, along with the distractions, and placed into an environment that is clearly focused on Christ. I’ve often heard a week of camp described as a process of “starving the flesh and ...
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