Student Ministry Conversations

While ministry can be incredibly challenging to walk in and "be successful", our call is to reach out to the students that are in our communities. However, some of us might be called to move from the position that we are in to another position that God is calling us to. How do we discern what God is calling us to do? How we help students discern how God is calling them in their own lives?

Come join the conversation as Brent sits down with Shane Pruitt, the National Next-Gen Director of the North American Mission Board (NAMB), as they talk about the topic surrounding Shane's new book "Calling Out The Called". 

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Often times we as student pastors can be quick to find us living on an island when it comes to connecting with people in our communities due to the nature of our profession. We can find difficulty in building relationships that are not superficial and church centered as well. How can we work on the relationships that will be real, authentic and life changing?

Come join the conversation as Brent sits down with Travis Deans, the Northeast Regional Director of the National Network of Youth Ministries, as they talk about the importance of connecting with other Youth Pastors within your community and area.

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Many times in ministry we find that we have time to prep lessons, teach spiritual disciplines, study the Word to get your message just right for the group that you're a part of, but often times Youth Pastors find that their own personal study and growth time lacks. How are we going to challenge our students to go past their understanding if our understanding of scripture and culture never are increasing?

Come join the conversation as Brent sits down with Dan Carson, the host of the Student Ministry Matters podcast,as they talk about what it means to be a life-long learner and how it can play a tremendous impact on your longevity in Student Ministry as well as the development of your students.

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We often spend lots of time working to maximize the effectiveness of our time that we have students within our building, but we are limited in that capacity often with most groups not being together more then 4-5 hours a week. How can we work towards spending more time with the students during the day and being a resource to the school around them as well? 

Come join the conversation as Brent sits down with Jeremy and they talk about the different opportunities that most youth pastors can get involved with on campus. From the large organizations to working alongside coaches, they talk through all of the different opportunities available. 

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Students are constantly being thrown different things to strive for when it comes to what is important in life and what makes them successful... but what are we supposed to be teaching our students to be focused on in life? How do we come alongside them and walk through priorities and make sure that the RIGHT ones are being taught?

Come join the conversation as Brent sits down with Jeff Harding, family pastor and host of the Youth Ministry Maverick podcast, as they talk about how to teach students to focus on the importance of the right goals in life and how to be successful in them.

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Youth Ministries can be a place of tons of spiritual engagement, fun activities and a whole slew of camps/trips/other events... but is there such thing as too much on calendar? Can it affect the way that our ministry is viewed by parents, church members and others from the community? Can it have a serious repercussions on the physical/spiritual/emotional health of ourselves?

Come join the conversation as Brent sits down with our first recurring guest on the show Jerry Varner as they talk about the importance of boundaries when it comes to scheduling and planning out the calendar for youth (and in some ways your own personal one).

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While many of us are working within our churches student ministry as a single staff position, there are many churches that still work with a group of pastors that are working together to advance the Kingdom with students in their communities. What are the pros of having a team?

Come join the conversation as Russell sits down with Anthony Vargas, one of the student pastors at Prestonwood Baptist Church in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, as they talk about Student Ministry Staffs.

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Crossfit has been a fitness craze that has swept the world over and has been a big time staple in many of our towns but what can we take away from Crossfit that transcends over to the church world? In what ways can the discipline of Crossfit mix with the nature of discipleship in a church or a student ministry?

Come join the conversation as Brent sits down with Ryan Ford, the pastor at First United Methodist Church in Snyder, Texas, as they talk about the Crossfit craze and how it can be utilized within the strategies and disciplines of the church.

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It's time for another recap episode! Come join the conversation as Brent sits down to discuss both his and Russell's favorite moments of the past 16 guests on the podcast. Come join the conversations that we are highlighting today and find some episodes that we have loved over this past Summer!

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