by Brent Aiken | Oct 20, 2022 | Administration, Groups, Leadership, Mental Health, Personal Life, Podcast, Relationships, Spiritual Health, Student Ministry, Youth Ministry
The Importance of Networking with Travis Deans | SMC Podcast | Episode 076 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...
by Brent Aiken | Sep 15, 2022 | Administration, Church Staff, Interns, Leadership, Planning, Podcast, Schedule, Student Ministry, Student Ministry Team, Vision & Mission, Youth Ministry, Youth Ministry Team
Student Ministry Staff with Anthony Vargas | SMC Podcast | Episode 071 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...
by Brent Aiken | Aug 11, 2022 | Administration, Evangelism, Future Ministry, Groups, Leadership, Lessons & Curriculum, New Youth Pastors, Parent Ministry, Planning, Podcast, Schedule, Student Ministry, Student Ministry Team, Vision & Mission, Youth Ministry, Youth Ministry Team
Building a Youth Ministry with Kevin McMachen | SMC Podcast | Episode 066 While many of us walk into a church with a youth program that is already started, sometimes we aren’t so lucky. What happens when you walk into a church that doesn’t have a youth...
by Brent Aiken | Aug 4, 2022 | Administration, Groups, Leadership, Planning, Podcast, Relationships, Student Leadership, Student Ministry, Student Ministry Team, Vision & Mission, Youth Ministry, Youth Ministry Team
Student Leadership Vol. 3 | SMC Podcast | Episode 065 A common desire for all youth pastors is to witness their students stepping up in leadership and stepping out in boldness as they learn to serve within the group, church and local community, but we all have...
by Brent Aiken | Jul 7, 2022 | Administration, Evangelism, Events, Family, Future Ministry, Groups, Leadership, Lessons & Curriculum, Parent Ministry, Planning, Podcast, Relationships, Schedule, Student Ministry, Student Ministry Team, Vision & Mission, Youth Ministry, Youth Ministry Team
Simple Student Ministry with Devin DiGuilio | SMC Podcast | Episode 061 It can be very easy to fall into the tiring practice of finding the newest games, trends and everything else that can lead to comparison in Youth Ministry but what would happen if we didn’t...
by Brent Aiken | Jun 9, 2022 | Administration, Calendar, Church Staff, Leadership, Personal Life, Planning, Podcast, Relationships, Schedule, Student Ministry, Student Ministry Team, Vision & Mission, Youth Ministry, Youth Ministry Team
Being Single In Youth Ministry with Katie Earles | SMC Podcast | Episode 057 We have spent time in previous episodes talking about marriage and how it effects ministry, but what about being single in ministry? What benefits and challenges come from being in ministry...
