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 | Mar 9, 2023 | Anxiety, Mental Health, Personal Life, Podcast, Spiritual Health, Student Ministry, Youth Ministry
Working Through Burnout with Tyler Reed | SMC Podcast | Episode 094 As in most professions, Youth Ministry can have a daunting toll on your physical/emotion/spiritual well being… but what happens when you don’t catch the signs that you’re burning out...
by Brent Aiken | Mar 2, 2023 | Community, Discipleship, Evangelism, Family, Homeless Students, New Students, Planning, Podcast, Student Ministry, Student Ministry Team, Vision & Mission, Youth Ministry, Youth Ministry Team
Students on the Fringe Pt. 3 with Darrin Cox | SMC Podcast | Episode 093 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 homeless community that is in...
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 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...
