Leading With Your Head Above Water with Doug Franklin | SMC Podcast | Episode 097

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...

Leading Culture Change with Mark DeVries | SMC Podcast | Episode 095

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...

Students on the Fringe Pt. 3 with Darrin Cox | SMC Podcast | Episode 093

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...

Starting Out Right with Caleb Brimmage | SMC Podcast | Episode 090

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...

Making Yourself Organized In Youth Ministry with Paul Turner | SMC Podcast | Episode 087

by Brent Aiken | Jan 19, 2023 | Administration, Leadership, Lessons & Curriculum, Planning, Podcast, Schedule, Student Ministry, Student Ministry Team, Vision & Mission, Youth Ministry, Youth Ministry Team

Making Yourself Organized In Youth Ministry with Paul Turner | SMC Podcast | Episode 087 While working in youth ministry, many will claim that they do their best work when they are on the fly but there are so many dangers in not allowing yourself time to be organized...

Acting Out The Gospel with Shawna Johnson | SMC Podcast | Episode 086

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...