"It's a powerful thing when you can empower someone and give them ownership because then they are involved and bought in because they have a stake in it." - Brain Preston Brian Preston is the Lead Student Pastor at Battlecreek Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and says he is the type of leader who ...
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"When you look at the overall picture of a curriculum, and that application is not driving your student to understand scripture and apply scripture in a practical way in their lives, then its not worth the time your leaders will spend in studying and preparing to teach your students. " - John Paul ...
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"You cant play the short game in student ministry" - Jeff Borton "You can't just think just a few weeks ahead and not think about what are we going to produce ten years down the road from now." - Jeff Borton "Who are you becoming as a student ministry leader and who are you developing as a ...
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"I wonder what would have shifted if I would have equipped my volunteers to shepherd students and I focused on volunteers and the parents." - Daniel Im Daniel Im is the Lead Pastor of Beulah Alliance Church, co-host of the New Churches Q&A and IMbetween Podcast, and author of several ...
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"So much of who I was as an individual was wrapped up in the ministry. In these seven months, I was able to pull back and say I don't have a ministry anymore, so what will I be defined by." - Paul Sitka Paul Spitka is the Pastor of Discipleship and Outreach at First Baptist Sapulpa in ...
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A rule of thumb is to never devalue someone just to make your point. The moment I devalue another human being, I am not firmly planted in biblical conviction, - Brent Crowe Brent Crowe is a thought-provoking visionary and communicator who has a passion to present the life-changing ...
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We need to change the way we do student ministry for our seniors than what we do for our juniors. We need to engage them. - Brian Mills Help prepare seniors for where they are going instead of preparing them for how to end.  - Brian Mills Brian Mills is the Senior Pastor of Trinity Baptist ...
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Join Ben and the podcast crew as they talk with Allison Yandell of Feed. an initiative of OneHope, and Andrew Prescott, youth pastor at Oaks Church in Red Oak TX, about how understanding stats about Gen Z can make an impact on discipleship. "Youth pastors love crowds, students of this generation ...
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Join Ben and the podcast crew as they talk with Jaslyn Dixon, Gospel Care Director at Reality Church LA. Jaslyn talks about her passion for providing Gospel Care to everyone in the church and how a church can use Gospel care in evangelism and discipleship. "Care happens everywhere. We don't want ...
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Staying current on cultural issues that face Gen Z can be a daunting and ever changing challenge. One of the biggest cultural issues for Gen Z is change itself. One week it's no more skinny jeans or side parts, and the next it's no more using the laughing crying emoji. 😂😭 How can anyone who is not a ...
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