There are two quotes I can’t get out of my head: The desperate need today is not for a greater number of intelligent people, or gifted people, but for deep people.Richard J. Foster God builds the ministers before He builds the ministry. He’s building you right now. Darrin Patrick All of my ...
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This coming Monday, April 27th at 12:30 CDT, grab your lunch and join us for a LIVE episode of Student Ministry That Matters with Darrin Patrick, teaching pastor at Seacoast Church, and co-host of the podcast, The Pastors Collective. Darrin and Ben will chat about the popular personality typing ...
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The following post was provided by Shane Pruitt. Shane is the executive director of next gen evangelism at the North American Mission Board. You can find other helpful Coronavirus resources on their website. While it's not written directly to student pastors, it's a timely reminder of our purpose to ...
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“Endurance is a measure of stretching, not strength.” Huh? I tap my ear to pause the podcast on my headphones. Let’s start this way: I am not a runner. I wish I had the joy of running, but I don’t. Any form of walking, jogging, running, or (let’s be honest) elliptical I do is sheerly out of ...
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"The loss of lasts..." That's what our 2020 seniors are experiencing (or at least anticipating) right now. We had such a great conversation with Ryan McDermott from Christ Fellowship on Student Ministry That Matters LIVE this week to discuss ways we can still help seniors feel celebrated and loved. ...
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Over the last several weeks, we’ve all begun to see ministry in a different way. The circumstances surrounding COVID-19 have forced us to scramble into new territory, to evaluate what’s essential, and to quickly dream about what ministry needs to be. The creativity and innovation of student ministry ...
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By sin, the perfection of creation has been broken, but God’s redemptive plan is beautifully underway. This 21-day devotional for students is perfect to start now, or utilize following Easter. Help students digest what happened before, during, and after Jesus' crucifixion and what it means for ...
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Everything has changed… almost.   The whole word is different right now. “Social distancing,” “pandemic,” “COVID-19,” and “contagion” are words only medical professionals and scientists used before, but are now commonplace for moms, dads, and teenagers. Old and familiar words like ...
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This 4-week sermon series download includes: Sermon series graphics and slides Social media graphicsGroup Leader guidesEditable message outlinesSpoken word call to worship script. This resource was provided by Ryan McDermott. Ryan has over 11 years of experience serving students in the ...
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With increased isolation comes surge in the use of Zoom for ministry gatherings. Unfortunately, hackers have found a new platform to hack and have started to use Zoom to "bomb" conversations with inappropriate content. This guide was created by Amy-Jo Girdardier, Girls Minister at Brentwood Baptist ...
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