Splitting your youth group into separate middle school (grades 6–8) and high school (grades 9–12) ministries can spark intense debate among church leaders and volunteers. Should you split your youth group, or keep everyone together? The right answer often depends on your church’s size, culture, staffing, and discipleship goals. In this post, we’ll weigh the […]
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Youth ministry is a calling filled with incredible highs: students discovering their faith, worship nights where the Spirit moves, and lives changed for eternity. But let’s be honest—ministry also has its share of tough moments. One of the hardest challenges? Disruptive kids. Whether it’s the chatty group during your message or a student constantly pushing
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Sometimes you just need to hear how someone else is doing ministry to spur on your own creativity. Joining Brian on the podcast is Marques Pauley. Marques is the Student Pastor at Mill Creek Baptist is Bardstown, KY. He shares a few things they are doing to reach out to their community with the Gospel.
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Q: How is this generation different in their approachability for the gospel? A: “I’m not an expert in this. I’m a student of the generations, and particularly Generation Z.” I began researching Generation Z because I am a millennial creating camp programming. I want to reach students with the gospel and engage them in living
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Everyone of us would say that we want our students to be sharing their faith. Let’s be real though; not very many are. How can we get them excited and equipped to do so? Jason Lamb from Dare2Share joins Brian on the podcast today to talk about this issue and an event coming up that
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All leaders experience people who are difficult to lead. On this episode of the podcast, Brian talks about the hardest person you will ever lead. Here’s the problem, you have to look at this person in the mirror every day. If you don’t lead yourself well, you will have a hard time leading others. Brian
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Word of Life’s Youth Ministry Internship: After students graduate from their second year at the Word of Life Bible Institute, they are sent out to a church. For the next two years, interns work in youth ministry while completing their education online. Q: What is one thing you have learned in your training this week?
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You want to help your students share their faith, but how? Chris Selby joins Brian again on this episode to talk about how to equip your students to have conversations with their friends about Jesus! Q: What did you do to help your students share the gospel with their friends? A: We worked with the
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It is easy to become so eager to do ministry that we don’t prioritize the most important things. Prayer is one of these things. If you want to reach every student in your community, it has to start with prayer. Chris Selby joins Brian on the podcast for this episode. Chris is a missionary to
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Whether you are a youth pastor or a small group leader, it is important to understand the significance of relationships when you are working with young people. On this episode, Brian has a conversation with Dwight Peterson. Dwight is a veteran youth leader. He was a youth pastor in a local church for almost twenty
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New York Bible Institute’s Dean of Women, Karen Smith, shares with us on how to have an effective Quiet Time that’s meaningful even on the days you don’t feel up to it. Also, Karen dives into what accountability looks like through both being held accountable and keeping someone else accountable. from the Word of Life
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Planning is not the most exciting thing to talk about but is certainly necessary for a thriving youth ministry. Brian talks about some practical steps to planning with your leadership team for the new ministry year. Two kinds of Planning Meetings: Annual Planning/Leadership Team Meeting: Before your ministry year begins, plan out the new year
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