Episode 7: It may feel like Christmas has arrived, and the business of the season is most likely in full swing. If you are in student ministry, however, SUMMER CAMP is something you have [hopefully] already thought of. At least once. And if you haven’t nailed down details just yet, we’ve got you covered.

In this episode we take time to talk with Nathan Smith, founder and president, of Journey Camp. With his many years of experience both bringing students to camp and then starting his own, he gives us some quality things to be thinking about when we think summer camp. We can all agree on one thing, when we get students for an extended amount of time, away from the distractions of every day life, God can do some great life change. Whether it be in your youth room, or at a summer camp. Our job is to put them in God’s path and let Him do the rest.

We hope you enjoy this episode!

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This week, we continue our conversation with Mike Graff, founder and owner of Coresound Music and Coresound Pads. Pads can really transform your worship experience. They help with the mood, the atmosphere, transitions, they make your environment sound fuller, thicker and all around awesome. So if you are a Worship Leader, band member or production staff or volunteer, last week’s episode and this week’s can really help you as you are gathering and implementing pads into your worship settings.

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This week on the podcast, I’m talking with the owner of Coresound Music and Coresound Pads, Mike Graff. Mike has become a fast friend of ours. His projects are all about helping you enhance your media content with great music and enhance your worship experience with incredible pads for your Worship Leaders. This week will start a two week series with Mike.

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Episode 6: The guys are back at it again! And this time they take some time to talk to us about some MUST or BUST gadgets that you can use in the Youth Room. That’s right, so much happens in between your Worship Experiences. There is planning, setting up, meeting with people, visiting schools, SO MANY EVENTS and of course time in the office…

With all that running around and working on things, you will need a variety of tools and especially tools to use on the go. Take a look and check out these gadgets and let us know if they are MUST or BUSTS for you and your ministry.

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We in the middle of a two part series with the Executive Producer and Co-Creator of the television show When Calls the Heart, Brian Bird. Brian is a 30 year veteran of Hollywood. He worked on several shows in the 90s including Step by Step and Touched by an Angel. He has penned several movies including the Last Sin Eater, Captive, The Case for Christ and others.

Brian talked about those projects and the true story behind the crazy popular hallmark show When Calls the Heart. He also talked about how the show has turned into a movement of people that help and care for others.

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This week, Carl interviews Hollywood veteran Brian Bird. Brian is a 30 year veteran in the entertainment industry. He is a writer and producer. He has written and produced dozens of episodes of television shows and screenplays for movies you know – do you remember the show Step by Step in the 90s with Patrick Duffy, Suzanne Somers, the Cod Man. Brian wrote that show, he was the Executive Story Editor. Touched by an Angel with Roma Downey – Brian was a writer and producer of the show. He has also written and produced films like the Last Sin Eater, The Ultimate Life, Saving Sarah Cain, Captive, The Case for Christ. He is also the Writer, and Executive Producer of a little show called When Calls the Heart for the Hallmark Channel. This man is a veteran of film and television and he is a committed Christian.

Over the next two weeks, we’ll be talking with Brian about his journey over the years, some behind the scenes stories of When Calls the Heart and some writing and producing tips that you can take and use as you create your own content and serve your team at your church.

We can all look at other churches to see what they are doing and how they are accomplishing things. That’s wise. But we also want us to learn from all kinds of people in the media industry – music artists, writers, producers, directors, performers.

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Episode 5: It’s time to talk games! If you are involved in Student Ministry in any capacity then you know that games are a huge piece of your ministry. And maybe, like us, you’ve struggled from time to time to come up with great games… we get it, we’ve been there!

So in this episode we break down games into 4 main categories: Up-Front Games, Group Games, Illustrative Games and Messy Games. Dive right in, find out some tips and practices for each, and even hear which some of our favorite actual games are are.

Use these game categories in your next student ministry Worship Experience and watch as your students have fun, better connect and become transformed as you teach God’s Word.

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Episode 4: If you are in student ministry, you know a thing or two about food games. In this episode Trevor and Stallion show us the 6 Best Foods for you to use. And with Halloween right around the corner, the guys lead us in a Trick-or-Treat style evaluation of the foods used.

Join us for this spooky episode and find some of the best items for your next food games. Download the FREE pdf below with Purchase Links for the items mentioned in this episode.

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We welcome back one more time Rich Birch to our show. Today we talk with him about Church Announcements. We have all sat through these, the good, the bad and the ugly ones. How do we make this part of our service intentional, more effective, and an overall better part of our service. Rich talks through five tips taken from his latest book.

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Rich Birch is back and today we are talking about Social Media and Community Engagement. Rich continues to share with us about the spokes of the flywheel and how to lean into these elements to grow. Hear him talk about why to be on social media, and how to do it creatively. And listen as he unpacks the value of impacting the community where your church is located. He then ends by talking about Internal Communication and how to think through the different types of people you are reaching.

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