As a youth pastor or key leader, the ministry you have to your leadership team is crucial. When you are at your best, they will be at their best. On this episode Brian talks with Dr. Shean Phillips from Piedmont International University about some practical steps to live this out in your ministry. Show Notes: […]
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Have an intentional plan for follow-up. Infants cannot be expected to navigate life independently. Neither can students who are spiritual infants. Have an intentional conversation with new believers about their spiritual growth within the first 48 hours of their decision. (If this time frame has already passed, it is still good to start where you
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If you have worked with students for more than a minute, you have dealt with the results of anxiety and depression. Students everywhere are struggling with it and many times with no help. Brian sits down with Karen Smith (a repeat guest from Episode 17), the Dean of women at the Word of Life Bible
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John and his ministry: Chuck Colson founded Breakpoint because of his search to understand the brokenness in our culture and where the church belongs in it. The Colson Center for Christian Worldview continues his Breakpoint program through the radio, podcast and email. Colson’s worldview and cultural leadership program also continues, now renamed as the “Colson
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Having small groups is nothing new, but it is not easy. Some Difficulties: If you love to teach, you may be tempted to talk too much. It may be hard to get students to talk if you are leading a group who is unfamiliar with you or each other. It can be difficult to maintain
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Many of your students are just looking for someone to believe in them. You can be that person. Our guest today is Jay Sanders. Jay is the College Pastor at Idlewild Baptist Church in Tampa, FL. Jay shares the difference people made in his life simply because they believed in him and gave him opportunities
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The middle years of students lives are crucial. Therefore, we must be aware of what students are going through during this time and have a plan of how to disciple them. Brian is joined in the conversation today by Dan Istvanik. Dan is a middle years pastor in Lancaster, PA and a specialist in this
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God is ultimately the one that makes a difference in ministry. However, from a human standpoint, you as the leader are the one who makes the difference. What can I as a leader do to make sure that I am the best leader I can be? I Cor. 5 – God has given us ministry
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Brian sits down with three Youth Ministry Interns (Anthony, James & David) to talk about what they are learning and what they are most excited about as they get their first taste of youth ministry from a leadership standpoint. These three Youth Ministry Interns (YMI) have finished two years of education at the Word of
How do you keep your students engaged and thriving in student ministry all the way through high school? Not only that, how do you develop them into leaders? Brian talks about this with Jeff Beckley, the Youth Pastor at Memorial Baptist Church in Columbus, OH. Student Leadership – Involved in serving, being mentored, and mentoring
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Why does culture matter to us as believers? Culture matters to everyone because no one has ever lived outside of a cultural setting. It is the environment in which ministers invest and lead in the next generation. Culture brings challenges. In our current culture, the topics that used to be unthinkable quickly transitioned to the
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Reverb is not just your normal, run of the mill all nighter. We are talking thousands of students, professional sports, pizza and of course, evangelism. Brian sets down with Brent Finchum and Dwight Willard to talk about Reverb is a great opportunity to get students under the hearing of the gospel who may never step
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