by Brent Aiken | Apr 27, 2023 | Administration, Bible, Calendar, Church Staff, Community, Discipleship, Evangelism, Leadership, Lessons & Curriculum, New Youth Pastors, Planning, Podcast, Relationships, Small Groups, Student Ministry
Year One Ministry with Beto Arrelano | SMC Podcast | Episode 101 More than any other experience in ministry the challenges that arise from starting at a new ministry in a new church is daunting and you’re immediately on the clock with everyone’s eyes on...
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 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 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...
