"You communicate not just from stage but also in the way you write emails, train volunteers, budget, and through many other ways." - Ben Trueblood 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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"There are things that frustrate us that we can't control but I think even in those areas there are things that we can control. When we get stuck on the things we cant control we just focus on that and not focus on the things we can control. We need to take the opportunities to change the things we ...
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"Continue to challenge yourself to do something new. This does not always have to be something brand new but can be tweaking something to make it better." - Ben Trueblood "Involve volunteers and students when planning something new." - Nathan Howard About Ben Trueblood Ben ...
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"We need to help our students fight loneliness for themselves but also understand the loneliness epidemic around to help students engage in a lost world." - Chad Higgins "Creating a space for teenagers to ask questions and having leaders field those questions and point students back to scripture ...
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"Jesus is not content to let Lazarus live his new life in his grave clothes. What would it look like if we removed the grave clothes from our lives and walked in fullness and freedom." - Ryan McDermott "We often try to keep living in our grave clothes. What are the lies that we are believing?" - ...
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"Your administrative ability will become your lid to effectiveness. Those who are able to push through that administrative barrier, develop their skills, and execute the to-do lists of ministry, are able to achieve a level of effectiveness in ministry that others are not able to." - Ben ...
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"You don't have to be an expert on everything, you just need to bring to the table what you are good at." - Sam Landrith "Learning from mentors, or through reading books, or listening to podcasts is important for us to grow. If we want our ministries to grow, we need to grow as well." - Sam ...
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"Students who have a strong and vibrant faith have a leader who poured into them and invested in them." - JC Groves "Students need to see faithful adults living out their lives imitating Christ." - JC Groves JC Groves and his wife Kym have been together 17 years and they have 6 kids ...
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"If you are waiting for the students in the chair to set the energy level for the fun element, it may never come." Chad Higgins "Is important to connect the people in the room with each other and not just the room." Zac Workun "If culture is created through shared experiences, then it has to ...
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"Contextualization is really about effective communication and making sure what we say is the same thing that is received. I am not changing the message, I am just making sure it gets delivered. " - Mike McGarry Mike McGarry is the Youth Pastor at South Shore Baptist Church (Hingham, ...
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