Welcome to this week's episode where Brent sits down with Ryan Eastman to talk about the role and importance of parachurch ministries with specific focus on Fellowship of Christian Athletes and how they strive to help the church how also we as the church can come alongside them in ministry.

Whether you are a young or old youth pastor, we would love for you to listen in and see what is talked about in today's episode and we would also love to hear from you! What is your tidbit of advice that you would add to the conversation?

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Welcome to this week's episode where Brent sits down with Derry Prenkert and talks about the almost unavoidable situation of loneliness that can appear during times of ministry and how to go about dealing with and avoiding it.

Whether you are a young or old youth pastor, we would love for you to listen in and see what is talked about in today's episode and we would also love to hear from you! What is your tidbit of advice that you would add to the conversation?

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Video for this episode can be found here: ⁠https://youtu.be/09BoPv-RFCQ

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Welcome to this week's episode where David sits down with Zach Wyatt to talk about the expectations that come up in ministry and how to work through and handle the different things that come up working in Youth Ministry.

Whether you are a young or old youth pastor, we would love for you to listen in and see what is talked about in today's episode and we would also love to hear from you! What is your tidbit of advice that you would add to the conversation?

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Video for this episode can be found here: https://youtu.be/cjBhDAIzcn0

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Welcome to this week's episode where Brent sits down with our recurring guest Travis Deans. Travis was featured on Episode 76 talking about networking and has now come back to join the conversation on a program that he has helped build and operate called 9 Month Mission Trip. 9 Month Mission is an evangelism focus for your students to get behind as they learn to treat their school campus as a mission trip with them being the ones that bring the Gospel to their peers.

Whether you are a young or old youth pastor, we would love for you to listen in and see what is talked about in today's episode and we would also love to hear from you! What is your tidbit of advice that you would add to the conversation?

You can listen to this episode on all your preferred podcast providers.

We would also love to have you join the conversation if you would like to be on the show! 

Shoot us a message on social media (@talkstudentmin) or an email ([email protected]) to get a time set for you to be on the show. 

Show notes can be found on our website: www.studentministryconversations.org 

Video for this episode can be found here: https://youtu.be/-mNYUKr6d-A

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Welcome to this week's episode where Russell sits down with Courtney Wheeland, the Youth Pastor at First Methodist Church Livingston, Texas, as they flip the script and let Courtney, a youth pastor within her first 6 months of youth ministry ask questions about things that are going on in her ministry and what she is specifically needing help with currently.

Whether you are a young or old youth pastor, we would love for you to listen in and see what is talked about in today's episode and we would also love to hear from you! What is your tidbit of advice that you would add to the conversation?

You can listen to this episode on all your preferred podcast providers.

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Show notes can be found on our website: www.studentministryconversations.org 

Video for this episode can be found here: https://youtu.be/mHEgeOwn_rA

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Welcome to this week's episode where David sits down with Arthur and Laura Martinez, the Youth Pastors at First Assembly in Snyder, Texas, as they sit down and talk about staying obedient in your call to ministry and how obedience can result in great things in your calling.

Whether you are a young or old youth pastor, we would love for you to

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We would also love to have you join the conversation if you would like to be on the show! 

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Show notes can be found on our website: www.studentministryconversations.org 

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Welcome to this week's episode where Brent sits down with Carson Burns, the youth pastor at Southwest Park Baptist Church in Abilene, Tx where they talk about the importance of putting your family before your calling into ministry as well as your responsibility to the churches.

Whether you are a young or old youth pastor, we would love for you to

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Welcome to this week's episode where Brent sits down with Justin Whiteley from Abilene, Texas to talk about how he got his start in youth ministry and how his calling into youth has changed his life in many different ways.

Whether you are a young or old youth pastor, we would love for you to

You can listen to this episode on all your preferred podcast providers.

We would also love to have you join the conversation if you would like to be on the show! 

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Video for this episode can be found here: https://youtu.be/uFdT8QTtC4A

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Welcome to this week's episode where Russell and Brent sit down to talk about a few basics of Youth Ministry that are essential for all new youth pastors. Russell and Brent have both worked with many young youth pastors and are continuing to work to develop younger leaders into Youth Pastors that are strong in their faith and understand how Youth Ministry works.

Whether you are a young or old youth pastor, we would love for you to listen in and see what is talked about in today's episode and we would also love to hear from you! What is your tidbit of advice that you would add to the conversation?

You can listen to this episode on all your preferred podcast providers.

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Show notes can be found on our website: www.studentministryconversations.org 

Video for this episode can be found here: https://youtu.be/XRIclClyFX0

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Welcome to this week's episode where Brent sits down with Stephen Hughes to talk about the importance of establishing systems that can function and work without you being there to run them.

Whether you're a new student pastor stepping into a leadership role,

You can listen to this episode on all your preferred podcast providers.

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Video for this episode can be found here: https://youtu.be/CmPTes7NthA

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