ECC.Students

A podcast for our volunteers as we grow as a team in reaching students in the Treasure Valley for Jesus.

This episode Natalie and Connor talk with Kim Ferguson, a small group leader and a mom of students, about how valuable it is to show up in students lives. Meeting students where they are at rather than always expecting them to come to us.

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Questions we asked and answered:

• If you had to give one piece of advice to our leaders on ANY topic, what would it be?
• How have you shown up in students' lives?
• What principles do you apply when showing up in students' lives?
• Do you have a success story or a fail story about showing up in students' lives?

A podcast for our volunteers as we grow as a team in reaching students in the Treasure Valley for Jesus.

This episode Gabe and Connor talk with Jakob King, our Executive Pastor here at ECC about how we approach small group events and how you, as small group leaders, can lead successful small group events. Our hope is that all small groups would have time together outside of our normal Wednesday or Sunday programming and this episode is designed to help understand what that looks like.

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Questions we asked and answered:

• What is the best small group event you ever led or saw led by another leader?
• Why do you believe small group events are so important in addition to all of our events throughout the year?
• What are the building blocks of a perfect small group event for MS students and the same question for HS students?
• How would you measure the success of small group events?

A podcast for our volunteers as we grow as a team in reaching students in the Treasure Valley for Jesus.

This episode Gabe and Connor talk about what it looks like to have those tough conversations with students. This is a topic that can go in a lot of different directions, but we believe that as we build relationships, trust, and community with students that tough conversations will happen. We want to be prepared to deal with those.

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Questions we asked and answered:

• When it comes to being a student and creating a culture where you felt comfortable inviting people to church, how comfortable did you feel here at ECC?
• Did you feel like ECC is a place you wanted to invite friends to? How so? What would make our church more inviting?
• From the Volunteer side, what is different now that you are seeing it from a volunteer perspective instead of a student perspective?

A podcast for our volunteers as we grow as a team in reaching students in the Treasure Valley for Jesus.

This episode Gabe and Connor talk about what it looks like to have those tough conversations with students. This is a topic that can go in a lot of different directions, but we believe that as we build relationships, trust, and community with students that tough conversations will happen. We want to be prepared to deal with those.

SHOW NOTES

Questions we asked and answered:

• How do we not “downplay” students' feelings?
• How do we not “give in” to the shock factor?
• After a student has disclosed a sensitive topic, what does that follow up process look like?
• How do you as a small group leader build next steps with that student?
• How do you protect yourself when it comes to bearing the weight of others?

A podcast for our volunteers as we grow as a team in reaching students in the Treasure Valley for Jesus.

This episode we talk with Kloe Williams, a senior at our ECC Central Valley Campus on how she has been impacted by her small group leaders over the years and how they have helped set her up for the next chapter in her life.

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Questions we asked and answered:

• What are some positive ways your small group leaders have built relationships with you over the years?
• What can small group leaders do to better build relationships with both new and returning students?
• What are some of the best ways small group leaders have invested in you over the years?
• Why is building relationships between students and leaders important to the mission of ECC Students?

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A podcast for our volunteers as we grow as a team in reaching students in the Treasure Valley for Jesus.

This episode we talk with Natalie Barnes, our Central Valley Associate Students Minister on the importance of small groups and how to build relationships with your students.

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Questions we asked and answered:

• How do I set the tone for my small group?
• What does it look like for me to manage my time well in small groups?
• Why don’t my students respect me?
• How do I deal with that one problem student?
• How do I deal with a student who talks too much and monopolizes the time?

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A podcast for our volunteers as we grow as a team in reaching students in the Treasure Valley for Jesus.

This episode we talk with Chris Renk, our West Valley Students Pastor on the importance of small groups and how to build relationships with your students.

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Questions we asked and answered:

• How do I welcome a new student to an existing small group?
• What does it look like for me, an adult, to build meaningful relationships with my small group students?
• What is my role in my students' lives?
• How do I know my small group time was a “win”
• Why am I needed as a small group leader?
• Why is it important for me to take attendance and follow up with my students?
• How do I handle students not showing up anymore?
• How can I get better at being a small group leader?

Instagram: @ecc.students
Facebook: @ecc.studentstv
Parent Email: Subscribe Here

Welcome to the ECC Students Podcast!

This podcast exists to be a place for our students team to get better together when it comes to working with students at ECC!

In this months episode, Connor and Gabe introduce the podcast and talk about the "why" and "how" behind this podcast!

We love our volunteers and hope this can be a way we can get better together. Make sure to share this with your co-volunteers in student ministry at ECC!

- The ECC Students Team