by Brent Aiken | Oct 30, 2021 | Administration, Blog, Leadership, Planning, Relationships, Spiritual Health, Student Ministry, Student Ministry Team, Vision & Mission, Youth Ministry, Youth Ministry Team
What Is Your Vision/Focus? Where Are You Wanting To Go? “In order to travel from one destination to another, you first must know the direction you are to travel.” This sounds like a profound quote, but it should be considered a very foundational understanding…...
by Brent Aiken | Oct 28, 2021 | Administration, Blog, Church Staff, Counseling, Leadership, Planning, Relationships, Student Ministry, Student Ministry Team, Vision & Mission, Youth Ministry, Youth Ministry Team
An Open Letter to Senior Pastors I’m writing today in the direction of any senior pastor who’ll listen. If you happen to not be a senior pastor, then by all means please read and pass this on. Who am I? I’m someone who’s been in youth ministry in some capacity for...
by Brent Aiken | Oct 21, 2021 | Mental Health, Planning, Podcast, Relationships, Spiritual Health, Student Ministry, Vision & Mission, Youth Ministry
Longevity in Student Ministry with Jerry Varner | SMC Podcast | Episode 026 ****THIS EPISODE MARKS OUR FIRST 6 MONTHS OF PROVIDING WEEKLY PODCASTS!**** Being a youth/student pastor is often a short lived occupation that is often times a transition period for many...
by Brent Aiken | Oct 14, 2021 | Administration, Lessons & Curriculum, Planning, Podcast, Schedule, Spiritual Health, Student Ministry, Student Ministry Team, Vision & Mission, Youth Ministry, Youth Ministry Team
Three Arenas of Youth Ministry with David Odom | SMC Podcast | Episode 025 At one time we though of youth ministry as only our interaction, programs, events and worship with the youth in our group. However now we realize that youth ministry only focused on youth can...
by Brent Aiken | Oct 7, 2021 | Creative Ministry, Planning, Podcast, Relationships, Student Ministry, Vision & Mission, Worship
Video Games in Student Ministry with Dustin Phillips | SMC Podcast | Episode 024 It’s pretty safe to say that our culture is HEAVILY influenced by video games (especially pre-teens and teenagers) but how can we use this often un-utilized resource to present...
by Brent Aiken | Sep 30, 2021 | Administration, Church Staff, Planning, Podcast, Relationships, Student Ministry, Student Ministry Team, Vision & Mission, Youth Ministry, Youth Ministry Team
Partnering with Children’s Ministry with Lauren Bedevian | SMC Podcast | Episode 023 The are the future of the group, the ones coming up from the minor leagues (apologies for the baseball pun). No matter how you see it, the children in children’s ministry...
