Student Ministry Connection

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 or letting them go when it's time to change it up.

Sponsor for this episode of podcast: G Shades - https://gshades.org (Use code CONNECTION to save 10% off your next order). 

Links referenced in this episode: 

• Find out more about GLS NextGen - www.nnym.org/gls 

Be sure to join us in prayer for revival every Wednesday at 11am PT, 12pm MT, 1pm CT, 2pm ET. 

Purchase a copy of Life Through the Lens of the Gospel by Mike Haynes - https://amzn.to/432h2B5  

Get a copy of the Cards Christians Like card game by using the link https://bit.ly/cardschristianslike and also support Student Ministry Connection. 

Note: Some of the links above are affiliate links. By clicking them, Steve may receive commission to support this ministry. 

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Find more links at https://linktr.ee/studentministryconnection  

If you like what you hear, be sure to like, subscribe, share, and comment! Thanks, be sure to get connected, and may God bless your ministry!  

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 and also about her brand new ministry, BOON. 

Sponsor for this episode of podcast: G Shades - https://gshades.org (Use code CONNECTION to save 10% off your next order). 

Links referenced in this episode: 

• Follow Candice on Instagram: @therevcan 

Be sure to join us in prayer for revival every Wednesday at 11am PT, 12pm MT, 1pm CT, 2pm ET. 

Purchase a copy of Life Through the Lens of the Gospel by Mike Haynes - https://amzn.to/432h2B5  

Get a copy of the Cards Christians Like card game by using the link https://bit.ly/cardschristianslike and also support Student Ministry Connection. 

Note: Some of the links above are affiliate links. By clicking them, Steve may receive commission to support this ministry. 

Subscribe on your favorite podcast app, including these listed below:  

• Apple Podcasts 

If you like what you hear, be sure to like, subscribe, share, and comment! Thanks, be sure to get connected, and may God bless your ministry!  

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: G Shades - https://gshades.org (Use code CONNECTION to save 10% off your next order). 

Links referenced in this episode: 

• Follow Mission NextGen on Instagram: @missionnextgen 

Be sure to join us in prayer for revival every Wednesday at 11am PT, 12pm MT, 1pm CT, 2pm ET. 

Purchase a copy of Life Through the Lens of the Gospel by Mike Haynes - https://amzn.to/432h2B5  

Get a copy of the Cards Christians Like card game by using the link https://bit.ly/cardschristianslike and also support Student Ministry Connection. 

Note: Some of the links above are affiliate links. By clicking them, Steve may receive commission to support this ministry. 

Subscribe on your favorite podcast app, including these listed below:  

• Apple Podcasts 

If you like what you hear, be sure to like, subscribe, share, and comment! Thanks, be sure to get connected, and may God bless your ministry!  

 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 event, why you should attend, and why you should consider bringing your team and students along with you.

Links referenced in this episode: 

• Find out more about GLS NextGen - www.nnym.org/gls 

Be sure to join us in prayer for revival every Wednesday at 11am PT, 12pm MT, 1pm CT, 2pm ET. 

Sponsor for this episode of podcast: G Shades - https://gshades.org (Use code CONNECTION to save 10% off your next order). 

Purchase a copy of Life Through the Lens of the Gospel by Mike Haynes - https://amzn.to/432h2B5  

Get a copy of the Cards Christians Like card game by using the link https://bit.ly/cardschristianslike and also support Student Ministry Connection. 

Note: Some of the links above are affiliate links. By clicking them, Steve may receive commission to support this ministry. 

Subscribe on your favorite podcast app, including these listed below:  

• Apple Podcasts 

If you like what you hear, be sure to like, subscribe, share, and comment! Thanks, be sure to get connected, and may God bless your ministry!  

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, Steve is joined by Mike Haynes to discuss how to captivate students' attention and keep it throughout your talk. 

Sponsor for this episode of podcast: G Shades - https://gshades.org (Use code CONNECTION to save 10% off your next order). 

Purchase a copy of Life Through the Lens of the Gospel by Mike Haynes - https://amzn.to/432h2B5  

Links referenced in this episode: 

• Follow Mike on Instagram @mikeehaynes  

Be sure to join us in prayer for revival every Wednesday at 11am PT, 12pm MT, 1pm CT, 2pm ET. 

Attend GLS Next Gen 2024 for only $99 with the NNYM partner code SMT24NXTGEN. Register today at www.nnym.org/gls. 

Get a copy of the Cards Christians Like card game and their other games by using the link https://bit.ly/cardschristianslike and also support Student Ministry Connection. 

Note: Some of the links above are affiliate links. By clicking them, Steve may receive commission to support this ministry. 

Subscribe on your favorite podcast app, including these listed below:  

• Apple Podcasts 

If you like what you hear, be sure to like, subscribe, share, and comment! Thanks, be sure to get connected, and may God bless your ministry!   

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 will come after us.

Links referenced in this episode: 

• Leadership Pathway - https://leadershippathway.org 

Be sure to join us in prayer for revival every Wednesday at 11am PT, 12pm MT, 1pm CT, 2pm ET. 

Sponsor for this episode of podcast: G Shades - https://gshades.org (Use code CONNECTION to save 10% off your next order). 

Purchase a copy of Life Through the Lens of the Gospel by Mike Haynes - https://amzn.to/432h2B5  

Get a copy of the Cards Christians Like card game by using the link https://bit.ly/cardschristianslike and also support Student Ministry Connection. 

Note: Some of the links above are affiliate links. By clicking them, Steve may receive commission to support this ministry. 

Subscribe on your favorite podcast app, including these listed below:  

• Apple Podcasts 

If you like what you hear, be sure to like, subscribe, share, and comment! Thanks, be sure to get connected, and may God bless your ministry!   

Are you here for it? This question was posed at The Orange Conference 2024, and throughout the event, we had main stage and workshop speakers helping us understand how God is here for it and how we can be here for it in order to reach this next generation for Christ. On this episode of Student Ministry Connection, Steve is joined by several conference attendees to talk about who was here for them and how they plan to be here for it. 

Links referenced in this episode: 

• Learn more about Orange Conference at https://theorangeconference.com 

Be sure to join us in prayer for revival every Wednesday at 11am PT, 12pm MT, 1pm CT, 2pm ET. 

Sponsor for this episode of podcast: G Shades - https://gshades.org (Use code CONNECTION to save $20 off your next order). 

Purchase a copy of Life Through the Lens of the Gospel by Mike Haynes - https://amzn.to/432h2B5  

Get a copy of the Cards Christians Like card game by using the link https://bit.ly/cardschristianslike and also support Student Ministry Connection. 

Note: Some of the links above are affiliate links. By clicking them, Steve may receive commission to support this ministry. 

Subscribe on your favorite podcast app, including these listed below:  

• Apple Podcasts 

If you like what you hear, be sure to like, subscribe, share, and comment! Thanks, be sure to get connected, and may God bless your ministry!   

How do we transition students well from kids ministry to student ministry? How do we walk with parents during this time? And how do we come alongside families during this time of high anxiety? On this episode of Student Ministry Connection, Jay Reynolds joins Steve to share how he and his church have created a seamless transition in their ministry and how we can do that as well. 

Links referenced in this episode: 

• Follow Jay on Instagram: https://instagram.com/reynoldsjay 

• Email Jay: [email protected] 

• Learn more about Steve's ministry with NNYM at http://nnym.org/stevecullum 

• Sign up to get Steve's newsletter at https://bit.ly/cullumnewsletter 

• Support the ministry by giving online at https://bit.ly/cullumsupport 

• Contact Steve about partnerships, speaking, coaching, or consulting at https://bit.ly/cullumcontact 

• Read Steve's blog at https://stevecullum.com 

• Follow Steve on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stevecullum 

• Follow Student Ministry Connection on Instagram: https://instagram.com/studentministryconnection 

Be sure to join us in prayer for revival every Wednesday at 11am PT, 12pm MT, 1pm CT, 2pm ET. 

Sponsor for this episode of podcast: G Shades - https://gshades.org (Use code CONNECTION to save $20 off your next order). 

Purchase a copy of Life Through the Lens of the Gospel by Mike Haynes - https://amzn.to/432h2B5 

Get a copy of the Cards Christians Like card game by using the link https://bit.ly/cardschristianslike and also support Student Ministry Connection. 

Note: Some of the links above are affiliate links. By clicking them, Steve may receive commission to support this ministry. 

Subscribe on your favorite podcast app, including these listed below:  

• Apple Podcasts 

• YouTube 

• Podbean 

• Spotify 

• Amazon Podcasts 

• Pandora 

• TuneIn Radio 

If you like what you hear, be sure to like, subscribe, share, and comment! Thanks, be sure to get connected, and may God bless your ministry!   

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 and eventually began redeeming it. 

Links referenced in this episode: 

• Buy Refined by the Fire(d) on Amazon at https://amzn.to/4agPnRp 

Be sure to join us in prayer for revival every Wednesday at 11am PT, 12pm MT, 1pm CT, 2pm ET. 

Sponsor for this episode of podcast: G Shades - https://gshades.org (Use code CONNECTION to save $20 off your next order). 

Purchase a copy of Life Through the Lens of the Gospel by Mike Haynes - https://amzn.to/432h2B5 

Get a copy of the Cards Christians Like card game and/or their brand new game, Holy Guacamole, by using the link https://bit.ly/cardschristianslike and also support Student Ministry Connection. 

Note: Some of the links above are affiliate links. By clicking them, Steve may receive commission to support this ministry. 

Subscribe on your favorite podcast app, including these listed below:  

• Apple Podcasts 

If you like what you hear, be sure to like, subscribe, share, and comment! Thanks, be sure to get connected, and may God bless your ministry!  

How do you celebrate your high school graduates? This question pops up a lot in youth ministry circles, especially in late winter and early spring. So on this quick-hit episode of Student Ministry Connection, we’re getting really practical. Steve shares what he's done over the last several years in hopes that it might help you as you think about your own way of celebrating graduates.

Links referenced in this episode: 

• The Blessing by John Trent and Gary Smalley on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4971Wx8 

Be sure to join us in prayer for revival every Wednesday at 11am PT, 12pm MT, 1pm CT, 2pm ET. 

Sponsor for this episode of podcast: G Shades - https://gshades.org (Use code CONNECTION to save $20 off your next order). 

Purchase a copy of Life Through the Lens of the Gospel by Mike Haynes - https://amzn.to/432h2B5 

Get a copy of the Cards Christians Like card game and/or their brand new game, Holy Guacamole, by using the link https://bit.ly/cardschristianslike and also support Student Ministry Connection. 

Note: Some of the links above are affiliate links. By clicking them, Steve may receive commission to support this ministry. 

Subscribe on your favorite podcast app, including these listed below:  

• Apple Podcasts 

If you like what you hear, be sure to like, subscribe, share, and comment! Thanks, be sure to get connected, and may God bless your ministry!