by Brent Aiken | Nov 7, 2024 | Administration, Burnout, Calendar, Church Staff, Community, Curriculum, Discipleship, Evangelism, Events, Future Ministry, Groups, High School, Junior High, Leadership, Lessons & Curriculum, Loneliness, Mental Health, New Youth Pastors, Personal Life, Planning, Podcast, Relationships, Schedule, Small Groups, Spiritual Health, Student Ministry, Training, Vision & Mission, Volunteers, Youth Ministry
4 Failures in Leadership with Zac Workun | SMC Podcast | Episode 179 Welcome to this weeks episode where Brent sits down with Zac Workun of Lifeway Students to talk about different failures in youth ministry leadership and how to avoid the pitfalls that can come from...
by Brent Aiken | Jun 27, 2024 | Anxiety, Burnout, Loneliness, Mental Health, Personal Life, Podcast, Spiritual Health, Student Ministry, Youth Ministry
Managing Insecurities with Tyler Looney | SMC Podcast | Episode 160 Welcome to this week’s episode where David sits down with Tyler Looney, the pastor at First Methodist Sweetwater, Texas, as they talk about how to handle and manage insecurities in your personal...
by Brent Aiken | Apr 11, 2024 | Anxiety, Burnout, Church Staff, Loneliness, Mental Health, Podcast, Relationships, Spiritual Health, Trauma
Walking Through The Valleys with Dave Choutka | SMC Podcast | Episode 149 Welcome to this week’s episode where Brent sits down with Dave Choutka to talk about the times of walking through valleys in ministry whether due to just tough ministry situations or...
by Brent Aiken | Feb 29, 2024 | Burnout, Counseling, Loneliness, Mental Health, Personal Life, Podcast, Relationships, Spiritual Health
Pastoral Care V2 with Brandon Upton | SMC Podcast | Episode 143 Welcome to this week’s episode where David sits down with Brandon Upton to talk about the importance of understanding mental health and utilizing self-care when it comes to ministry. Whether you are...
by Brent Aiken | Dec 14, 2023 | Administration, Anxiety, Burnout, Church Staff, Coaching, Groups, Leadership, Leaving A Ministry, Loneliness, Mental Health, Personal Life, Podcast, Relationships, Student Ministry, Youth Ministry
Refined By The Fire(d) with Kyle Isabelli | SMC Podcast | Episode 133 Welcome to this week’s episode where David sits down with Kyle Isabelli to talk about his upcoming book “Refined By The Fire(d)”. This book is all about conflict resolution,...
by Brent Aiken | Oct 19, 2023 | Community, Leadership, Loneliness, Marriage, Mental Health, New Youth Pastors, Personal Life, Podcast, Spiritual Health, Student Ministry, Youth Ministry
The Danger of Loneliness with Derry Prenkert | SMC Podcast | Episode 126 Welcome to this week’s episode where Brent sits down with Derry Prenkert and talks about the almost unavoidable situation of loneliness that can appear during times of ministry and how to...