You may have noticed that our emphasis this week across our YouTube channel, podcast, and blog is on counseling. I am really thankful our team is willing to speak so openly about the importance of counseling—not just for students, but for ministry leaders, as well. Many of us are engaged in this ...
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 It’s okay to not be okay.  I wanted to say that first and then speak openly. This post is highly personal, because vulnerability only happens when it is invited. So I want to openly invite you, my youth minister friends, to consider your own well-being today. How are you? Tired? ...
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Welcome to the Friday link roundup post! One place where you can easily grab all the content from Lifeway Students this week. This week, our content is all about ways to increase your ministry influence in your community for the sake of the gospel. Student Ministry That Matters The Student ...
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When we recruit and train leaders, it is often for jobs we already have in mind. We've done the work of developing our plans for ministry and have identified the leadership roles needed to execute that plan, and off we go recruiting and training accordingly. While this practice is necessary to ...
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In light of last year's lockdown and finally learning our neighbors' names, it is time that we rediscover the neighborhood. We need to put some time into learning about the community that encircles where each of our churches serve. It is easy to imagine ourselves with global reach in a livestreaming ...
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Welcome to the Friday link roundup post! One place where you can easily grab all the content from Lifeway Students this week. Student Ministry That Matters This week on Student Ministry That Matters, Ben walks through the imperative trait of leaders with longevity. We'll give you a hint—its ...
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Action over intention. Over the last year or so, there has been a focus on increasing diversity and inclusion. This is not limited to culture alone, and is something we should be working toward in our ministries, as well. In fact, the body of Christ should be quick to do the work to ensure that ...
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Ministry Mileage: How can we get more out of what we keep putting in? I don’t know if you’ve bought a new car recently, but my wife and I have been out shopping and WOW. The sales teams at a few of these dealerships have been fierce. They are probably nice people, but they’ve offered lots of ...
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One of the benefits of the last year is that we've all been forced to try something new, but what about now? We've been in this season long enough for things to become familiar or even stale.  It's easy to get stuck doing the same things over and over again, especially if they work. The trap ...
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Dear friends in youth ministry,  We need to get back in the mix of our own evangelism. In the last few months of uncertainty, I have felt overly instructive and less participatory. The playbook for successful student ministry has changed, and reinvigorating evangelism has to start with our ...
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