by Brent Aiken | Feb 9, 2023 | Administration, Calendar, Church Staff, Community, Evangelism, Family, Groups, High School, Junior High, Leadership, New Youth Pastors, Parent Ministry, Planning, Podcast, Relationships, Schedule, Student Ministry, Student Ministry Team, Vision & Mission, Youth Ministry, Youth Ministry Team
Starting Out Right with Caleb Brimmage | SMC Podcast | Episode 090 While it’s not a “statistic”, it’s very easy to see that most Youth Pastors will start over ministries at 2-3 different churches during their time as a Youth Pastor. While this...
by Brent Aiken | Nov 10, 2022 | Administration, Church Staff, Events, Future Ministry, Leadership, New Youth Pastors, Planning, Podcast, Schedule, Student Ministry, Student Ministry Team, Vision & Mission, Youth Ministry, Youth Ministry Team
How To Experiment Well with Brian Wallace | SMC Podcast | Episode 079 Often times when we come into a new ministry program we are introduced to all of the things that have been running in the youth program since the last Youth Pastor was there. Some are healthy and...
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 | Sep 1, 2022 | Camps, Church Staff, Counseling, Evangelism, Events, Foster System, Games, Groups, Leadership, Lessons & Curriculum, Mental Health, Mission Trips, Personal Life, Planning, Podcast, Recap, Relationships, Retreats, Schedule, Special Needs, Spiritual Health, Student Leadership, Student Ministry, Student Ministry Team, Vision & Mission, Youth Ministry, Youth Ministry Team
Summer Recap | SMC Podcast | Episode 069 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...
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...
by Brent Aiken | Jun 2, 2022 | Church Staff, Family, Leadership, Lessons & Curriculum, New Youth Pastors, Planning, Podcast, Schedule, Student Ministry, Vision & Mission, Youth Ministry
Bi-Vocational Youth Ministry with Ken Burns | SMC Podcast | Episode 056 While there is a decent number of Youth Pastors that are fortunate to have a Full-Time position in Youth Ministry, it’s often found that the larger majority of Youth Pastors are working...
