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 30, 2022 | Camps, Groups, Leadership, Lessons & Curriculum, Mission Trips, Planning, Podcast, Retreats, Spiritual Health, Student Ministry, Vision & Mission, Youth Ministry
Post-Camp Discipleship with Blake Dellacer | SMC Podcast | Episode 060 While we all look forward to the excitement and spiritual opportunities that Summer brings with service projects, mission trips, retreats and church camps we also hate how the spiritual high...
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...
by Brent Aiken | May 26, 2022 | Counseling, Evangelism, Family, Leadership, Lessons & Curriculum, Mental Health, Parent Ministry, Planning, Podcast, Special Needs, Spiritual Health, Student Ministry, Student Ministry Team, Vision & Mission, Youth Ministry, Youth Ministry Team
Students on the Fringe Pt. 1 | SMC Podcast | Episode 055 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 special needs community that is in all of our...
by Brent Aiken | May 19, 2022 | Administration, Church Staff, Evangelism, Family, Future Ministry, Groups, Leadership, Lessons & Curriculum, Next Gen Ministry, Planning, Podcast, Relationships, Student Leadership, Student Ministry, Student Ministry Team, Vision & Mission, Youth Ministry, Youth Ministry Team
Next Gen Ministry with Chris McCarthy | SMC Podcast | Episode 054 Most churches today work in what is often called “silo” ministries where each age group (children, youth, adults) all have their own ministries and meet separately outside of the Sunday...
by Brent Aiken | May 12, 2022 | Administration, Future Ministry, Leadership, Lessons & Curriculum, New Youth Pastors, Planning, Podcast, Relationships, Spiritual Health, Student Ministry, Vision & Mission, Youth Ministry
First Few Years In Youth Ministry with Josh Griffin | SMC Podcast | Episode 053 The beginning few years of ministry can be incredibly daunting and challenging, but also can create the foundations for your ministry leading for decades to come. How do you go about...
