In this episode, Ben and John Paul discuss why personal development should matter to you, why it's important in your life as a student pastor/leader, and how to make personal development happen in your life.
About Ben Trueblood
Ben serves as the Director of Student Ministry for Lifeway ...
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Healthy Student Ministries are Kingdom Expanding
I’ve noticed throughout the years that student pastors have developed adverse feelings to following words: evangelist, evangelistic, numbers, and invitation. At the same time churches in the Southern Baptist Convention have declined in youth baptisms at an alarming rate. In 2013 60% of the 46,125 ...
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Episode 20: An Interview with Brian Mills, Author, Student Ministry Leader, and Consultant
In this episode, Ben and Brian discuss various topics in student ministry, and ministry in general, including evangelistic events and ministries, volunteers, leadership, and growth. Brian offers valuable insights from his leadership experiences as a student and church pastor, author, and ...
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Batteries Not Included: Moving Your Small Group from Isolation to Community
Children on Christmas morning often hold one of two emotions:
The euphoric feeling of tearing the wrapping paper and realizing that the toy you spent months begging, pleading, and wishing for is actually there.
The devastating feeling of tearing off the final piece of the wrapping paper to ...
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I’m Trying Everything and Nothing Works
Have you ever felt the way this title suggests? I have. There have been seasons of ministry where things just didn’t seem to be clicking the way that I imagined they would or should be. If you’ve had these seasons as well you know that it’s not a great place to be. Looking back I’ve often wondered ...
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Stop Being the Same Person Year After Year
One trait that I’ve seen among the most effective student pastors in any context is a desire to continually grow in their leadership. When I meet someone who has a teachable spirit, who wants to continually grow and improve, it tells me that they’re truly serious about the call that God has placed ...
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Episode 3: Is Your Student Ministry Healthy? – Part 3
In the final part of this three part opening series, Ben and Chris continue the topic of what it takes to have a healthy student ministry, and they discuss the third element of a healthy student ministry.
About Ben Trueblood
Ben Trueblood serves as the Director of Student Ministry for ...
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Episode 2: Is Your Student Ministry Healthy? – Part 2
In the second part of this opening series, Ben and Chris continue the discussion on the topic of how to gauge the health of your student ministry, and they present the second element of a healthy student ministry.
About Ben Trueblood
Ben Trueblood serves as the Director of Student Ministry ...
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Episode 1: Is Your Student Ministry Healthy? – Part 1
In this first episode of the Lifeway Student Ministry Podcast, Ben Trueblood and Chris Swain discuss the topic of how to gauge the health of your student ministry. They offer advice on things to avoid, as well as tips on what you should really be focusing on.
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Ben ...
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When the Momentum Stops
In the Tom Hanks movie Cast Away, he is marooned on a deserted island. When he first explores the island he yells, “anybody?!” And the viewer realizes this is indeed a desolate place without any people. Hanks will be alone. As a student pastor I have had this feeling on many Sunday mornings. I look ...
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