by Brent Aiken | Apr 20, 2023 | Administration, Bible, Calendar, Coaching, Community, Discipleship, Evangelism, High School, Junior High, Leadership, Lessons & Curriculum, Mental Health, New Youth Pastors, Personal Life, Planning, Podcast, Relationships, Schedule, SMC 100, Spiritual Health, Student Ministry, Student Ministry Team, Training, Vision & Mission, Youth Ministry, Youth Ministry Team
100th Episode Celebration | SMC Podcast | Episode 100 We have reached a milestone and we wanted to share it live with all of you! Today is our 100th episode and it was presented LIVE on Facebook for our first ever live podcast. Come join the conversation as Brent,...
by Brent Aiken | Apr 13, 2023 | Community, Discipleship, Evangelism, High School, Junior High, New Students, Planning, Podcast, Relationships, Small Groups, Student Ministry, Vision & Mission, Youth Ministry
Students on the Fringe Pt. 4 with Mark Beasley | SMC Podcast | Episode 099 Who is considered to be an “unconnected” student? How do you reach them? What can you do to get them back engaged in learning about God through their involvement in the youth group...
by Brent Aiken | Apr 6, 2023 | Administration, Discipleship, Evangelism, Events, Future Ministry, Groups, High School, Interns, Junior High, Leadership, Lessons & Curriculum, New Youth Pastors, Next Gen Ministry, Parent Ministry, Planning, Podcast, Relationships, Schedule, Student Leadership, Student Ministry, Student Ministry Team, Vision & Mission, Youth Ministry, Youth Ministry Team
Excellence in All Things with Elles Maddry | SMC Podcast | Episode 098 While Youth Ministry can often times be labeled as chaos or rough around the edges, this often falls as a scapegoat for lacking the desire to pursue our best in all the different elements in our...
by Brent Aiken | Mar 23, 2023 | Bible, Creative Ministry, Discipleship, Evangelism, Junior High, Lessons & Curriculum, Planning, Podcast, Speaking To Groups, Student Ministry, Vision & Mission, Youth Ministry
Engaging Students with the Bible with Zaccary Kellar Many times (especially with teaching the younger students), we come across the issue of students not paying attention due to boredom or them not being able to retain what they are hearing so they check out. Are we...
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 | Dec 22, 2022 | Discipleship, Evangelism, Groups, High School, Junior High, Leadership, Lessons & Curriculum, Personal Life, Planning, Podcast, Relationships, Spiritual Health, Student Ministry, Student Ministry Team, Vision & Mission, Worship, Youth Ministry, Youth Ministry Team
Discipleship with Cody Brotherton | SMC Podcast | Episode 084 When it comes to spiritual development, there is no greater conversation to have and prepare for than how to disciple people well…. but what does discipleship look like? Do we have a clear focus on...
