Vince Parker, the Central Ministry Leader of Life Church, joins us to talk about how he leads and serves his student ministry staff at 33 different locations over 10 different states.

Join us as we talk about how Life Church handles alignment, collaboration, and innovation across their campuses!

Wisdom come pouring forth as the conversation comes spilling out between Joe, Kim, and the beloved Marko (Mark Oestreicher).

Tune in as we talk about the relationship between leadership and the student ministry staff, the internal tension that comes with moving "up" in the organization, and the top two reasons why most student ministry staff lose their job!

We all know the importance of getting ahead, avoiding the "tyranny of the urgent, and being more proactive to opportunities instead of reactive to situations.

That is the heart behind our "Looking Forward" episodes; to help you get ahead as a team and a ministry!

This episode features a Multi-Multi All-Star, Mr. Ben HIxson! He joins Kim and Joe to talk all about what you need to be thinking about now to make the most of November!

Gina leads the Student Team at Harbor Church, a multisite in the greater Grand Rapids Area and is the author of the book, A Woman in Youth Ministry, has been hanging out with students since the year Mulan hit the movie theaters.

In this conversation we hear all about how their team has moved from being strangers to family, practical ways to create community, and how to address/fix the communication breakdown!

One of the topics most often brought up is "How do you get high school students to stay engaged?" There is so much fighting for their attention and filling their schedules, so how do you create and cultivate a culture that keeps high school students engaged and equips them for their next stage of life?

In this episode, we tackle this tough and important topic as we share from the mistakes we've made, lessons learned, and tangible things we've seen work, all by the grace of God! Tune in as you look to engage this generation of students with the life-changing truth of the Gospel!

The school year kick-off is less than a month away and before you know it you will find yourself in the midst of the fall with your next big event coming! Don't let what needs to happen now stop you from best preparing for the important things to come!

This Looking Forward episode will help you do just that, begin to plan and prepare for that next big, milestone event you have in the coming months. Whether it's a retreat, outreach event, D-Now....it's huge and it will be here soon!

Tune in as we talk about what we can begin to do today to get ahead of the game!

In this episode, we chat with Micah Marshall of the Refuge Youth Network. Micah and his team are doing an incredible work for the Kingdom in a creative, community-engaging way.

Do not miss out on this powerful and encouraging conversation!

Refuge Youth Network, an organization with the mission of creating a youth culture based on the love of Jesus Christ. They provide students spiritual direction and social support through our after school and summer programming, and youth ministries at three campuses across Blair County, PA.

https://www.refugeyouthnetwork.org/

The Chapel is a multi-site church with seven locations all throughout the fine state of Illinois!

In this episode, we get to hear from several of the awesome people that make up The Chapel's student ministry team.

Tune in as they share they're insights, tensions, and where God is leading them as a multi-site student ministry.

The next installment of our Looking Forward episodes has us discussing what should be focused on as you approach fall kick-off!

Tune in as we talk about what really deserves hype, why Joe hates bubble soccer, and how to create sustainability that lasts beyond your first night and goes out beyond your four walls.

People come and people go!

This episode focuses on just that; what to do when a campus has no student ministry staff? Whether launching student ministries for the first time, filling a vacancy, or helping to find the right person during a time of staff transition; change is volatile and has the potential to bring about great growth for the specific campus and the team at large!

Tune in to as you look to multiply the unified and unify the multiplied.