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February 14, 2019

Always Be Recruitin’

Here we are in the middle of February, the calm before the storm for many in student ministry. You’ve finished your retreat or disciple now event and are taking a quick breath before working feverishly towards spring break mission trips with summer programming following closely behind. It seems so ...
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Ministry, small groups, Volunteers
January 29, 2019

Episode 166: Within Reach: Part 3

In this third episode of Within Reach, Ben and Mary Margaret continue the conversation about the new research from Lifeway Students and Lifeway Research about students leaving the church after they graduate. This week will look at parents and how to create a successful parent ministry and strategy. ...
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Volunteers
December 5, 2018

5 Things Every Volunteer Needs from their Student Minister

There is an old saying that goes, “No one is an island.” This is abundantly true in student ministry. Healthy student ministries are built on volunteers who love Jesus and love students. For some Student Ministers, the temptation is to try to do it all yourself, but this is ill-advised and ...
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Encouragement, Ministry, Volunteers
November 15, 2018

Three Cheers for the Volunteer

There is a myth that is very prevalent in Student Ministry. The myth is that most churches have a full-time student minister. While working at a Baptist State Convention earlier in my career,I was shocked to learn only a small percentage of churches have full-time student ministers. Even more, the ...
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Volunteers
November 3, 2017

Episode 103: 5 Steps to Creating and Recruiting Great Volunteers, Part 5

In this five part series, Ben and John Paul talk about five essential steps in creating and recruiting great volunteers. About Ben Trueblood Ben serves as the Director of Student Ministry for Lifeway Christian Resources and has served the local church as a student pastor for fourteen ...
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Volunteers
November 2, 2017

Episode 102: 5 Steps in Creating and Recruiting Great Volunteers, Part 4

In this five part series, Ben and John Paul talk about five essential steps in creating and recruiting great volunteers. About Ben Trueblood Ben serves as the Director of Student Ministry for Lifeway Christian Resources and has served the local church as a student pastor for fourteen ...
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Volunteers
November 1, 2017

Episode 101: 5 Steps to Creating and Recruiting Great Volunteers, Part 3

In this five part series, Ben and John Paul talk about five essential steps in creating and recruiting great volunteers. About Ben Trueblood Ben serves as the Director of Student Ministry for Lifeway Christian Resources and has served the local church as a student pastor for fourteen ...
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Volunteers
October 31, 2017

Episode 100: 5 Steps to Creating and Recruiting Great Volunteers, Part 2

In this five part series, Ben and John Paul talk about five essential steps in creating and recruiting great volunteers. About Ben Trueblood Ben serves as the Director of Student Ministry for Lifeway Christian Resources and has served the local church as a student pastor for fourteen ...
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Volunteers
October 30, 2017

Episode 99: 5 Steps to Creating and Recruiting Great Volunteers, Part 1

In this five part series, Ben and John Paul talk about five essential steps in creating and recruiting great volunteers. The Vision Casting Framework that John Paul mentioned on the Podcast can be found here. About Ben Trueblood Ben serves as the Director of Student Ministry for ...
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Volunteers
June 27, 2017

Episode 81: Valuing Volunteers

This week Ben, John Paul, and Mary Margaret Collingsworth talk about the importance of valuing volunteers. About Ben Trueblood Ben serves as the Director of Student Ministry for Lifeway Christian Resources and has served the local church as a student pastor for fourteen years. In ...
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