by Brent Aiken | Oct 10, 2023 | Administration, Anxiety, Calendar, Church Staff, Events, Family, Leadership, Mental Health, New Youth Pastors, Personal Life, Planning, Podcast, Schedule, Spiritual Health, Student Ministry, Student Ministry Team, Vision & Mission, Youth Ministry, Youth Ministry Team
Dealing With Expectations with Zach Wyatt | SMC Podcast | Episode 125 Welcome to this week’s episode where David sits down with Zach Wyatt to talk about the expectations that come up in ministry and how to work through and handle the different things that come...
by Russell Martin | Sep 29, 2023 | Blog, Events, Family, food, High School, Junior High, Meals, New Youth Pastors, Parent Ministry, Planning, Retreats, Training, Volunteers
10 Meal Ideas that Aren’t Pizza Food has a remarkable way of bringing people together, especially in youth group meetings. While it’s true that junior and senior high students have a special affinity for eating, the real magic lies in the connections it...
by Brent Aiken | Sep 14, 2023 | Family, Leadership, Marriage, Mental Health, Personal Life, Planning, Podcast, Student Ministry, Student Ministry Team, Vision & Mission, Youth Ministry, Youth Ministry Team
Family First Ministry with Carson Burns | SMC Podcast | Episode 121 Welcome to this week’s episode where Russell and Brent sit down to talk about a few basics of Youth Ministry that are essential for all new youth pastors. Russell and Brent have both worked with...
by Brent Aiken | Aug 3, 2023 | Family, Future Ministry, Leadership, Personal Life, Podcast, Relationships, Spiritual Health
Legacy in Ministry with TJ and Josh Lewis | SMC Podcast | Episode 115 Welcome to this week’s episode of our podcast where David sits down with TJ and Josh Lewis to talk about Legacy in Ministry. What does it mean and is there significance to having pastors...
by Brent Aiken | Jul 13, 2023 | Anxiety, Counseling, Discipleship, Family, Leadership, Mental Health, Parent Ministry, Personal Life, Podcast, Relationships, Student Ministry, Student Ministry Team, Trauma, Vision & Mission, Volunteers, Youth Ministry, Youth Ministry Team
Accepting Not Being Okay with Collin Little | SMC Podcast | Episode 112 Welcome to this week’s episode of our podcast where Brent sits down with Collin Little to talk about the importance of acknowledging when you are in a hard season of life and how opening up...
by Brent Aiken | Mar 2, 2023 | Community, Discipleship, Evangelism, Family, Homeless Students, New Students, Planning, Podcast, Student Ministry, Student Ministry Team, Vision & Mission, Youth Ministry, Youth Ministry Team
Students on the Fringe Pt. 3 with Darrin Cox | SMC Podcast | Episode 093 We are called to be the hands and feet of Jesus to everybody that we come in contact with but what happens when that also should convict us to be reaching out to the homeless community that is in...