Are you struggling to stretch your budget for student ministry or wondering how to fund that next big event? In this episode of Student Ministry Connection, Steve shares some practical tips to overcome budgeting challenges and offers advice on establishing, managing, and requesting a budget, along with strategies for effective fundraising. Emphasizing the importance of … Continue reading 141: Budgeting and Fundraising
140: Single, Dating, Friendships, and Romance with Heather Flies and Tony Myles
How can we go beyond just teaching about singleness, dating, friendships, and romance at youth group? What if there was a resource that walked students through all of those topics in just 4 weeks, addressing many of the answers they already have, and offering solid interactive questions that were rooted in Scripture? Thankfully, our guests … Continue reading 140: Single, Dating, Friendships, and Romance with Heather Flies and Tony Myles
139: Using AI in Student Ministry with Tom Pounder
Have you wondered how artificial intelligence could change the way you connect with your students? Maybe you’re curious about how AI can help you create more engaging content, streamline communication, or even better connect with your students. On this episode of Student Ministry Connection, Tom Pounder joins Steve to discuss some practical ways to harness … Continue reading 139: Using AI in Student Ministry with Tom Pounder
138: Help Parents Have Better Conversations with their Teenagers
A student gets home from youth group, camp, or a mission trip, and the parent asks how it was and all they hear is “good.” How can we help parents have better conversations with their teenagers? On this quick episode of Student Ministry Connection, Steve shares 5 ways we can help parents to have good … Continue reading 138: Help Parents Have Better Conversations with their Teenagers
137: How to Evaluate and Change
How do you know when it's time to change or quit doing a program? When is it time to change up the way you do youth group, camp, mission trips, or even VBS? On this quick-hit episode of Student Ministry Connection, Steve shares how to evaluate ministry programs and some ways to go about modifying … Continue reading 137: How to Evaluate and Change
136: Staying Connected to the Vine with Candice Wynn
Why is it sometimes so easy for us to forget Jesus in the middle of ministry? We get caught up in the doing of ministry and don’t spend much time with Jesus himself, the vine (John 15). On this episode of Student Ministry Connection, Candice Wynn joins us to talk about staying connected to Jesus … Continue reading 136: Staying Connected to the Vine with Candice Wynn
135: Keeping a Kingdom Mindset with Steve White
How do we respond when someone decides to leave your church or ministry? Do we have a castle mindset or a kingdom mindset, seeing the bigger picture of the entire church? Steve White joins us this week discuss what it’s like to have a kingdom mindset and keep it. Sponsor for this episode of podcast: … Continue reading 135: Keeping a Kingdom Mindset with Steve White
134: GLS NextGen with Jenna Istvanik and Mariana Rubinec
How can we train up the next generation of leaders? The Global Leadership Summit has been thinking about that very question and they're ready to answer. On this episode of Student Ministry Connection, we talk with Jenna Istvanik and Mariana Rubinec, two young leaders from GLS NextGen about what we can expect from this year's … Continue reading 134: GLS NextGen with Jenna Istvanik and Mariana Rubinec
133: Captivating Students’ Attention When Teaching with Mike Haynes
We've all been there... You're teaching a group of teenagers, but one or more of them aren't paying attention. Frustrating, right? So how do we teach in a way that draws teenagers in and encourages them to engage rather than being distracted by their friends' phones or more. On this episode of Student Ministry Connection, … Continue reading 133: Captivating Students’ Attention When Teaching with Mike Haynes
132: Raising Up the Next Generation of Leaders
How did you get started in student ministry? And what are you doing to raise up the next generation of leaders? On this episode of Student Ministry Connection, Steve talks about how he got started and also provides some resources that we think will really help us in raising the next generation of leaders that … Continue reading 132: Raising Up the Next Generation of Leaders