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
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
129: Recovering After Being Fired with Kyle Isabelli
Have you ever been fired or maybe in a ministry that just wasn’t working? And then wondered how you can bounce back from that? On this episode of Student Ministry Connection, Kyle Isabelli, pastor and author of Refined by the Fire(d), shares about his experience with getting fired and how God refined him through it … Continue reading 129: Recovering After Being Fired with Kyle Isabelli
120: Equipping Parents to be Spiritual Leaders with Sam McDowell
What does it look like to not only share Jesus with the next generation but to also equip parents as the spiritual leaders in their homes? On this episode of Student Ministry Connection, we’ll talk with Sam McDowell, author of Parent Equip, about what all of that means and share some practical steps on how … Continue reading 120: Equipping Parents to be Spiritual Leaders with Sam McDowell
99: Jesus Revolution with Brent McCorkle
Back in the 1970’s, a movement began that led to a revolution, a Jesus Revolution. Time Magazine wrote about it, several books have been written about it, and now we have a movie depicting it. On this episode of Student Ministry Connection, we talk with Brent McCorkle, the co-director of Jesus Revolution, to hear his … Continue reading 99: Jesus Revolution with Brent McCorkle
98: Know Thy Gamer with Drew Dixon
Video games have been a growing influence our culture for a while now. Ever since the 1970s, kids have been jumping into virtual worlds to compete with others, go on adventures, solve puzzles, and more. And while there are many positives about games, there are also many negatives. So how do we navigate that with … Continue reading 98: Know Thy Gamer with Drew Dixon
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
84: Searching for Seven with Tyler Smith
Episode 84 of podcast features a conversation with Tyler Smith, who is a longtime student pastor, sports journalist, coach, and author of a book named Searching for Seven. In this episode, we will hear Tyler's story, what it is like to be a Christian in the sports world, and hear him share some wisdom around … Continue reading 84: Searching for Seven with Tyler Smith