by Brent Aiken | Apr 17, 2025 | Coaching, Discipleship, Leadership, Mental Health, New Youth Pastors, Planning, Podcast, Relationships, Spiritual Health, Student Ministry, Youth Ministry
How to Handle Mistakes (Pt 2) | SMC Podcast | Episode 200 Welcome to this week’s episode of the podcast where Brent, David & Melissa sit down to talk about the first half of a joint episode talking about how to deal with mistakes in Student Ministry. For...
by Brent Aiken | Jan 30, 2025 | Burnout, Loneliness, Mental Health, Personal Life, Podcast, Spiritual Health, Trauma
Hope After Hurt with Kevin Libick | SMC Podcast | Episode 189 Welcome to this week’s episode of the podcast where David sits down with Kevin Libick, a 25-year student ministry veteran in Fort Worth, Texas. He currently leads a team of amazing Christ Chapel Bible...
by Brent Aiken | Jan 9, 2025 | Administration, Calendar, Discipleship, Evangelism, Leadership, Lessons & Curriculum, Mental Health, Planning, Podcast, Relationships, Schedule, Spiritual Health, Student Ministry, Student Ministry Team, Vision & Mission, Youth Ministry, Youth Ministry Team
Managing Disappointment in Ministry with Karis Carstensen | SMC Podcast | Episode 186 Welcome to this weeks episode where David sits down with repeat guest Karis Carstensen to talk about the times when the PLANS for your ministry don’t quite meet expectations...
by Brent Aiken | Dec 26, 2024 | Administration, Burnout, Calendar, Church Staff, Leadership, Mental Health, New Youth Pastors, Personal Life, Planning, Podcast
Christmas Ministry Challenges with Leah Poarch | SMC Podcast | Episode 184 Welcome to this weeks episode where Melissa sits down with Leah Poarch, the children’s pastor at Radiant Life Church in Abilene, Texas, as they talk about the Christmas season and the...
by Brent Aiken | Nov 7, 2024 | Administration, Burnout, Calendar, Church Staff, Community, Curriculum, Discipleship, Evangelism, Events, Future Ministry, Groups, High School, Junior High, Leadership, Lessons & Curriculum, Loneliness, Mental Health, New Youth Pastors, Personal Life, Planning, Podcast, Relationships, Schedule, Small Groups, Spiritual Health, Student Ministry, Training, Vision & Mission, Volunteers, Youth Ministry
4 Failures in Leadership with Zac Workun | SMC Podcast | Episode 179 Welcome to this weeks episode where Brent sits down with Zac Workun of Lifeway Students to talk about different failures in youth ministry leadership and how to avoid the pitfalls that can come from...
