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 | Feb 16, 2023 | Administration, Community, Discipleship, Evangelism, Family, Parent Ministry, Planning, Podcast, Relationships, Student Ministry, Vision & Mission, Youth Ministry
Engaging Student’s Parents & Households with Dan Istvanik | SMC Podcast | Episode 091 While the students in our ministry are one of our main focuses, reaching the parents or the household that the student lives with is just as important to the development of...
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 | Feb 2, 2023 | Community, Creative Ministry, Discipleship, Evangelism, Events, Groups, Podcast, Relationships, Student Ministry, Vision & Mission, Youth Ministry
Better Together with Josh Lewis | SMC Podcast | Episode 089 Join us today for a special episode where our guest host, David Pruitt, interviews fellow youth pastor Josh Lewis, Youth Pastor at First Baptist Snyder in Snyder, Texas, and they talk about how youth pastors...
by Brent Aiken | Jan 12, 2023 | Creative Ministry, Drama, Evangelism, Groups, Planning, Podcast, Relationships, Skits, Student Leadership, Student Ministry, Student Ministry Team, Theater, Vision & Mission, Youth Ministry, Youth Ministry Team
Acting Out The Gospel with Shawna Johnson | SMC Podcast | Episode 086 Theater and acting have been around for centuries but throughout time has lost the tradition of using it in church. Why did we stop? What is the importance of using theater and drama in your...
