"Camp is a place where they can disconnect from the noise the world puts in front of them and they can slow down enough to sense God's grace in their lives." - Jared Shingleton "Camp provides an opportunity for students to look at God for who He is and when students do that we see God begin to ...
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"It is important to surround yourself with those who are better at you in your areas of strength and you want to spend a lot of time around those who are great at your weaknesses." - Anthony Knight "Leadership takes practice and experience to grow. Having a mentor to learn from is crucial." - ...
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"You need true, meaningful friendships to make it through ministry." - Zac Workun "Busyness is the enemy of transparency, you need to take time for true friendships." - Zac Workun Zac Workun is a self-proclaimed and tested and proven by his peers— the 7-y-ist enneagram 7 you’ll ever ...
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"Everyone is asking the question, 'am I loved?' and that is what the point of this whole book is. " - Brock Gill "The greatest thing in the world is introducing people to the Gospel." - Brock Gill To find out more about the Bible Study Don't Believe Your Eyes click here. Brock Gill is ...
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"Sitting down with parents at the end of the year and letting them know where they have grown and where they still have areas to grow in spiritually get parents bought into the small group ministry." - John Nugent "Celebrate the wins in student ministry with your small group leaders." - John ...
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"Start with prayer and fasting, and cast vision clearly and strategically. " - Justin Hall "Disciple parents so that they can disciple their students."- Justin Hall Justin Hall serves as the Student Pastor at First Baptist Church in Prattville, AL.  Justin loves walking ...
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"With some intentionality, having parents around all the time doesn't just mean the church but around in the community and to invest in other parents." - Ben Trueblood About Ben Trueblood Ben serves as the Director of Student Ministry for Lifeway Christian Resources and has served the ...
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"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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