by Brent Aiken | Mar 30, 2023 | Anxiety, Coaching, Leadership, New Youth Pastors, Planning, Podcast, Spiritual Health, Student Leadership, Student Ministry, Student Ministry Team, Training, Vision & Mission, Youth Ministry, Youth Ministry Team
Leading With Your Head Above Water with Doug Franklin | SMC Podcast | Episode 097 It can be incredibly easy (especially in the early years of Youth Ministry) to get overwhelmed with the fact of, “I’m responsible for these students and working with their...
by Brent Aiken | Mar 16, 2023 | Administration, Church Staff, Community, Future Ministry, Leadership, New Youth Pastors, Parent Ministry, Planning, Podcast, Small Groups, Student Leadership, Student Ministry, Student Ministry Team, Vision & Mission, Youth Ministry, Youth Ministry Team
Leading Culture Change with Mark DeVries | SMC Podcast | Episode 095 Sometimes the culture in our church/youth settings can be an uphill climb when it comes to working in new things or trying to break the cycle of “We have always done it this way.” How can...
by Brent Aiken | Feb 23, 2023 | Coaching, Continuing Education, Leadership, New Youth Pastors, Podcast, Spiritual Health, Student Ministry, Training, Youth Ministry
Ministry Coaching with Cody Moore | SMC Podcast | Episode 092 Like all professions, youth ministry can be one that can be strengthened through training, education and coaching… but how can you find a coach for youth ministry? What does ministry coaching even...
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 | Jan 26, 2023 | Administration, Leadership, New Youth Pastors, Planning, Podcast, Student Ministry, Vision & Mission, Youth Ministry
Blindspots In Youth Ministry Leadership with Mark Matlock | SMC Podcast | Episode 088 Being in charge of a youth program can be a daunting task but incredibly rewarding in the process as you navigate the waters that teens are going through to lead them to Christ but...
by Brent Aiken | Jan 19, 2023 | Administration, Leadership, Lessons & Curriculum, Planning, Podcast, Schedule, Student Ministry, Student Ministry Team, Vision & Mission, Youth Ministry, Youth Ministry Team
Making Yourself Organized In Youth Ministry with Paul Turner | SMC Podcast | Episode 087 While working in youth ministry, many will claim that they do their best work when they are on the fly but there are so many dangers in not allowing yourself time to be organized...
