We all know our student ministries shouldn’t be solely run by adults. We need to raise up student leaders. But how do we do that? What does it look like? How do we start it, how do we tweak it, and what things do we need to have in place for it to succeed? In … Continue reading 94: Student Leadership Ideas
93: Navigating Failure with Mike Haynes
What happens when you fail, when things aren’t going so well--whether it’s your fault or your unfortunate situation? When you start to feel like you’re a failure, you may also begin questioning your call to ministry. But what if God was still in control and still had plans for you? On this episode, we talk … Continue reading 93: Navigating Failure with Mike Haynes
92: 10 Social Media Tips
How can we use social media in a way to really advance our ministry to students without it becoming an overwhelming beast that always demands our attention? In other words, how can we use it as a tool to advance our mission rather than it taking over? On this solo episode of Student Ministry Connection, … Continue reading 92: 10 Social Media Tips
91: Helping Students Serve with Christen Clark
How do we move students from participating to contributing? On this episode, Christen Clark of the Collide Kids Podcast joins us to discuss why it's so important for students to serve and how you can get them moving in that direction. Listen below or on your favorite podcast app (links near the end of this … Continue reading 91: Helping Students Serve with Christen Clark
90: Avoiding Burnout with James Sabin
How do we avoid burnout in ministry? Many of us are used to going at 90 miles an hour, firing on all cylinders 24/7, and rarely looking out for ourselves. But if we’re honest, most of us know we can’t keep that up. So how do we continue to do good student ministry for the … Continue reading 90: Avoiding Burnout with James Sabin
89: Celebrate the Wins
What is one thing that can take your ministry to the next level? While there are a lot of ideas you might have, today we share one simple step that can immediately change your ministry, your team, and more! On this solo episode of Student Ministry Connection, Steve shares about the importance of celebrating wins in … Continue reading 89: Celebrate the Wins
88: Communicating to Middle Schoolers with Ashley Bohinc
How do we effectively communicate to middle schoolers? They have so much potential, but sometimes it's difficult to speak to them from the stage, in groups, and individually. Ashley Bohinc, author of Communicating to Middle Schoolers and director of middle school strategy at Orange, will speak directly to that question, talk about the importance of contextualizing … Continue reading 88: Communicating to Middle Schoolers with Ashley Bohinc
87: 9 Month Mission Trip with Travis Deans
How can we get our students to actively share their faith? We all desire that, but how do we make it happen? On this episode, Travis Deans, the northeast regional director for National Network of Youth Ministries, talks about 9 Month Mission Trip, a strategy that will help students see every day as a an … Continue reading 87: 9 Month Mission Trip with Travis Deans
86: MetaChurch Student Ministry with Dave Adamson
How can we leverage digital ministry to reach more students for the Gospel and connect way beyond our church walls? Dave Adamson, who is known to most people as Aussie Dave, is currently the Director of Orange Australia and New Zealand and recently released his book, MetaChurch: How to Use Digital Ministry to Reach People and … Continue reading 86: MetaChurch Student Ministry with Dave Adamson
85: Introducing Student Ministry Connection
Welcome to this very special episode of the podcast! As many of you know, we have been around as a podcast since February 2016. Over that time, we’ve had 85 episodes with over 70 guests. This started out as a huge experiment. I knew I wanted to have these conversations with others in student ministry, … Continue reading 85: Introducing Student Ministry Connection