There are few places of service in the church that can be as demanding as working with students. At the same time, I believe there are few places to serve that are as rewarding. Seeing God work in the lives of teenagers is awesome, and being used by God to impact the next generation is a privilege. ...
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Engaging Students in Leadership
Do you believe that the students in your ministry can shape the culture in which they live? Your answer to that question will shape the way that you lead in student ministry to a great degree. It is your answer to this question that will determine if your ministry is going to be a holding tank for ...
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Why Your Volunteers Quit Serving
The following post was written by Ben Trueblood, Director of LifeWay Student Ministry
Sometimes volunteers leave your ministry. Sometimes you are thankful they made this choice on their own, while at other times you are left stunned that they’re no longer serving with you. It’s those times when ...
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8 Reasons To Go To Youth Pastor Summit
The following post was written by Ben Trueblood, Director of LifeWay Student Ministry
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Leaders are always seeking improvement. They are teachable. They put themselves in relationships and environments that foster leadership growth. Being a student pastor is ...
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What to Read Wednesday: New Year Edition
The following post was written by Jeff Pratt, Director of FUGE Camps
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One of the most important decisions that many of your students will make over the next several months will be what college they choose to attend. What a lot of students do not understand is ...
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Preparing for the New Year of Ministry: Personal Development
The following post was written by Ben Trueblood, Director of LifeWay Student Ministry
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For the last three weeks we have been looking at the pieces of a wise discipleship plan: why the plan is important, developing your leaders, and the role that events play ...
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Preparing for the New Year of Ministry: Event Strategy
The following post was written by Ben Trueblood, Director of LifeWay Student Ministry
I have a love / hate relationship with events in student ministry. There have been times in ministry when I have lived from event to event trying to ride the wave of momentum. There have also been times when ...
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Preparing for the New Year of Ministry: Developing Leaders
The following post was written by Ben Trueblood, Director of LifeWay Student Ministry
I have always been fascinated by trains. As a kid (and if I’m honest still as an adult) I loved those giant model train sets that take up an entire room with full landscaping, buildings, and multiple trains. ...
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4 Ways to Serve Your Community
The following post was written by Dave MacNeill, Strategist for P2 Missions and World Changers
It is common vocabulary for ministry leaders to speak about serving in “their Jerusalem”. This is taken from the passage in Acts Chapter 1. I am sure you are familiar with this being equated to serving ...
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What to Read Wednesday
The following reading suggestions were provided by Chris Swain, Director of LifeWay Student Ministry Publishing
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Here is an interesting article in The Atlantic about Abortion and why the rate is falling.
Human life continues to be devalued every day in our ...
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