by Brent Aiken | Jun 16, 2022 | Events, Games, Groups, Interns, Planning, Podcast, Schedule, Student Ministry, Vision & Mission, Youth Ministry
Games In Youth Ministry with James Daniel Schopp| SMC Podcast | Episode 058 Have you had someone ask you why you play games with your youth group? Has your church financial person questioned your purchase of 50 pool noodles, 25 cans of shaving cream and 3000 water...
by Brent Aiken | Jun 9, 2022 | Administration, Calendar, Church Staff, Leadership, Personal Life, Planning, Podcast, Relationships, Schedule, Student Ministry, Student Ministry Team, Vision & Mission, Youth Ministry, Youth Ministry Team
Being Single In Youth Ministry with Katie Earles | SMC Podcast | Episode 057 We have spent time in previous episodes talking about marriage and how it effects ministry, but what about being single in ministry? What benefits and challenges come from being in ministry...
by Brent Aiken | Jun 2, 2022 | Church Staff, Family, Leadership, Lessons & Curriculum, New Youth Pastors, Planning, Podcast, Schedule, Student Ministry, Vision & Mission, Youth Ministry
Bi-Vocational Youth Ministry with Ken Burns | SMC Podcast | Episode 056 While there is a decent number of Youth Pastors that are fortunate to have a Full-Time position in Youth Ministry, it’s often found that the larger majority of Youth Pastors are working...
by Brent Aiken | May 26, 2022 | Counseling, Evangelism, Family, Leadership, Lessons & Curriculum, Mental Health, Parent Ministry, Planning, Podcast, Special Needs, Spiritual Health, Student Ministry, Student Ministry Team, Vision & Mission, Youth Ministry, Youth Ministry Team
Students on the Fringe Pt. 1 | SMC Podcast | Episode 055 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 special needs community that is in all of our...
by Brent Aiken | May 19, 2022 | Administration, Church Staff, Evangelism, Family, Future Ministry, Groups, Leadership, Lessons & Curriculum, Next Gen Ministry, Planning, Podcast, Relationships, Student Leadership, Student Ministry, Student Ministry Team, Vision & Mission, Youth Ministry, Youth Ministry Team
Next Gen Ministry with Chris McCarthy | SMC Podcast | Episode 054 Most churches today work in what is often called “silo” ministries where each age group (children, youth, adults) all have their own ministries and meet separately outside of the Sunday...