How do I build relationships with schools in my area? We had the pleasure of talking with Becky Rydman on how to be more effective in partnering with schools. Becky is the Children’s Pastor at McCord Road Christian Church in Sylvania, Ohio.

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What are the best ways to use social media to reach students? How can I engage my students more on YouTube and other online platforms? We had the opportunity to talk with Tom Pounder on how to be more effective on social media and online engagement of students. Tom is the Online Pastor and Student Pastor at New Life Christian Church in Chantilly, Virginia.

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How can I be more effective in reaching girls in my ministry? How can I create a safe environment to minister to students of the opposite sex? We had the great opportunity to talk with Katie Edwards on how to be more effective in ministering teenage girls in our student ministry. Katie is the Student Ministry Pastor at Saddleback Church in Orange County, California.

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Geek and nerd culture has become a norm among students within our culture. Are youth ministries reaching these students? How can we better minister to geeks and nerds? We had the great opportunity to talk with Hector Miray about how to better reach these students.

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10 Things I Learned From Sucking At Student Ministry: https://buff.ly/2O9PFCs

Faith & Fandom: Finding God In Sci-Fi, Superheroes, & Video Games: https://buff.ly/2V1FZva

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How can I effectively train my volunteers? I keep scheduling training meetings, but hardly anyone is attending…what do I do? If you have struggled with these questions before then this is the episode for you. We had the opportunity to talk with Scott Magdalein from ServeHQ on effective strategies in training volunteers. It is essential to be successful in reaching students. With culture continually changing, training is more important than ever.

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Sexual addictions are an epidemic in our culture and it is seeping into the church and destroying lives. If you are dealing with sexual addictions personally, in your home, or your ministry, then this is the episode for you. We had a great opportunity to talk with Ben McBride from Covenant Eyes about how to combat sexual addictions in your home and your ministry.

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Do you have an effective outreach strategy in your youth ministry? What do you need to be effective? What is the best way to reach students? If these are questions you have wrestled with, then this episode is for you. We had an awesome opportunity to interview Mike Aldridge on how to have an effective outreach ministry among students. Mike is the Outreach Student Pastor at Thomas Road Baptist Church.

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Have you ever wondered what is the most effective way to program? What is essential for it to succeed? How do you reach unchurched students? If these are questions you have then this episode is for you. We had a great opportunity to interview Sydney Lester on how to have an effective program in your ministry. Sydney is the Student Programming Director at Connexus Church.

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Can you be effective in youth ministry as a bivocational Youth Pastor? Is fulltime youth ministry better? If these are questions that you have wrestled with then this week’s episode is for you. This week Clint and I talk about bivocational youth ministry. We will discuss strategies that have helped us to be more effective in our ministries and the pros and cons of fulltime and bivocational ministry.

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How do you define success in youth ministry? Is it based off out many students you have in your ministry? Is it based off how many students are serving? This week I had a great conversation with Clint Hendrix on how to define success in youth ministry and the dangers of finding your identity in the wrong areas of success. 

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