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Especially in youth ministry, there can be a pervasive us against you mentality when it comes to parents. It's easy to get into the mindset that ministry leaders know best since they've been trained and educated in guiding the spiritual formation of adolescents.In today's episode, David Boerema is sharing some advice he wishes he had received when he first started out in youth ministry.

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Have you ever had a day where you look into the future and wonder how you're going to make it another day in ministry let alone 5, 10, 20 more years? Church leadership is hard and can be discouraging and soul sucking if we let it. In today's episode, Steve Anderson is talking about longevity in ministry. As a 50-something youth pastor, steve knows a thing or two about sticking with something that is hard. There's no easy answer to longevity in ministry but Steve has some suggestions he's learned along the way.

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We are happy to be back with new episodes every Wednesday. Today's episode is about work! There's a lot of value placed on what kind of work you do, so Bill Riedel is going to explore the theology of what most of us do every day.

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One of our goals for 2020 is to make our resources accessible to the Spanish speaking brothers and sisters in our district (and beyond!). We've teamed up with an amazing translator to make that happen. Starting today, new blog posts will be available in Spanish.

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In today's episode Keith Ferguson is talking about email newsletters - how to make sure they don't automatically get deleted once they hit people's inboxes.

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Keith's Book - The Sabbath and The Gospel: Finding Rest in The Completed Works of Christ

Don't you hate when the person you're talking to isn't listening? Unfortunately that's the sad reality with most of your church communication. But in today's episode , Josh Ott is sharing how you can grow your audience even when no one is paying attention.

Full transcript --> https://edamove.com/grow-your-audience-when-no-one-is-paying-attention/

If you saw the name of today's episode, I know what you're thinking... Sounds gimmicky. Right? The two best tools for effective pastoral leadership is quite the claim. But you know what? Mark Tindle knows what he's talking about. And I would venture to broaden his claim to just the two best tools for effective leadership. Period.

Full transcript of today's episode --> https://edamove.com/the-two-best-tools-for-effective-pastoral-leadership/

We all like to know that the effort and time we put into ministry is making a difference; that it's good work that people appreciate. But there's a danger when the motivation behind the effort becomes self focused. In today's episode, Kevin Ozolins is sharing  3 warning signs you are building your own kingdom.

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As many leaders have experienced, planning for summer ministry often begins months and months in advance. Especially ministry experiences that involve raising money and travel.

In today's episode, David Boerema is talking through five things to consider before your next mission trip. These are simple questions to ask yourself before you commit to a trip that will really help you maximize your impact.

David is a Director at Apex, a next generation leadership development pipeline mobilizing students to be gospel influence from here to everywhere. Apex provides one-week trips for youth groups as well as three and six week trips for college student to explore full time missions with ReachGlobal, the missions arm of The Evangelical Free Church of America. 

For a full transcript of today's episode --> https://edamove.com/5-questions-to-consider-before-your-next-mission-trip/