HubTalk

In Season 1, Episode 7, we talked to Tim and Sue Howard. Tim and Sue came to California from the northeast to pursue education and ministry. Tim has served at Grace Brethren Church and Schools in Simi Valley, California, since 2000 and has served as an elder since 2002, and Sue has served alongside him in ministry at the church as well as a teacher and administrator at Grace Brethren School. Tim and Sue’s primary ministry has been in family and children's ministry as well as counseling. In 2010 Tim began teaching Bible at Grace Brethren Jr./Sr. High School alongside his wife and her ministry at the school, and Tim also transitioned into the position of Chaplain for Grace Brethren Schools in 2013. Tim and his wife Sue were married in 1978. They are the proud parents of 5 daughters, 4 sons-in-laws, and 11 grandchildren. HubTalk is hosted by Jeremy Griswold and Kevin Hall. Jeremy is a creatively reliable system builder seeking to advance the gospel in every circumstance. He is the Director of Event Productions and Event Technology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, as well as, the founder of The Mourning Soul and Big Bear Media. He blogs regularly about leadership, productivity, hospitality, and media at jeremygriswold.com. Kevin is the Director of Programming and The Hub: For Youth and Family Ministries at Crossings. He has been involved with in youth and college ministry for over 25 years and just finished his Ph.D. in Systematic Theology at Southern Seminary. The resource highlighted on this episode of HubTalk is The Dynamic Heart in Daily Life: Connecting Christ to Human Experience by Jeremy Pierre. On Amazon Pierre’s books is described as such, “Our approach to counseling and personal ministry is often lopsided—we treat people as minds to be taught or problems to be fixed, moving too quickly toward applying biblical solutions without taking the time to love people well and understand their experiences and hurts. The Dynamic Heart in Daily Life provides a comprehensive view of how the heart works and how Christ redeems it. It is a model for helping the person in front of you better understand their tough experiences and who they are in light of who Jesus is. Pierre’s holistic view of counseling—shaped by his work as a counselor, pastor, and seminary professor—equips readers to help others understand how everyday beliefs, desires, and commitments shape how they respond to life’s biggest struggles, and how an active relationship of trust in God is the foundation for lifelong change.” Tim also wanted me to mention Paul David Tripp’s book Parenting; 14 Gospel Principles That Can Really Change Your Family, his book on marriage What Did You Expect: Redeeming the Realities of Marriage, as well as Stuart Scott’s book The Exemplary Husband: A Biblical Perspective, and Martha Peace’s book The Excellent Wife: A Biblical Perspective. HubTalk Show Notes S1E7 Life in Family Ministries: “You Have to Live It Out” http://youthandfamilyhub.org/podcasts/ From the Hub: For Youth & Family Ministry this is HubTalk a ministry based podcast that is based on conversations with those in children’s, youth, and family ministry. In this podcast, we will be tapping into the wisdom and experience of those who have a track record of faithful ministry to edify, encourage, and equip you where God has placed you in ministry.

HubTalk Show Notes S1E6 A Vision for Youth Ministry: “God’s Word Setting the Agenda” http://youthandfamilyhub.org/podcasts/ From the Hub: For Youth & Family Ministry this is HubTalk a ministry based podcast that is based on conversations with those in children’s, youth, and family ministry. In this podcast, we will be tapping into the wisdom and experience of those who have a track record of faithful ministry to edify, encourage, and equip you where God has placed you in ministry. In Season 1, Episode 6, we talked to Eric Bancroft who recently has transitioned to lead a church plant in Miami, Florida. Until recently Eric was the senior pastor at Castleview in Indianapolis, IN. Prior to his ministry at Castleview, Eric served on pastoral staff at Grace Community Church in Los Angeles, CA as an associate pastor, specifically serving as the high school pastor. He also taught as an adjunct professor at The Master’s College. Eric has earned degrees from Trinity International University (B.A) and from The Master’s Seminary (M.Div). Eric is currently finishing his Doctorate of Ministry at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Eric is passionate about seeing churches shaped by the gospel as informed by expository preaching. Such churches illustrate the power of the gospel by their love for one another and passionate pursuit for their surrounding neighbors. Eric has lived all over the United States. Eric and his wife, Danelle, have three sons: Isaac, David, and Jeremiah. HubTalk is hosted by Jeremy Griswold and Kevin Hall. Jeremy is a creatively reliable system builder seeking to advance the gospel in every circumstance. He is the Director of Event Productions and Event Technology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, as well as, the founder of The Mourning Soul and Big Bear Media. He blogs regularly about leadership, productivity, hospitality, and media at jeremygriswold.com. Kevin is the Director of Programming and The Hub: For Youth and Family Ministries at Crossings. He has been involved with and in youth and college ministry for over 25 years and just finished his Ph.D. in Systematic Theology at Southern Seminary. The resource highlighted for this podcast is one we have highlighted before, but it is such a great and comprehensive book on a vision for youth ministry that we wanted to put it front of you once again. Gospel Centered Youth Ministry: A Practical Guide is edited by Cameron Cole and Jon Nielson and is a book that has been a great encouragement to this ministry. Amazon states of this book, “Youth ministry is an essential part of most evangelical churches. And yet, there is a surprising lack of resources written specifically for youth workers focused on viewing all aspects of youth ministry through a gospel-focused lens. Featuring contributions from a host of experienced youth workers from a wide variety of churches, this how-to manual offers guidance related to every facet of youth ministry, from planning short-term mission trips to working with parents. Theologically rooted yet eminently practical, this handbook will equip youth leaders to effectively shepherd the young people under their care—training them to live faithfully in their homes, churches, and schools.

In Season 1, Episode 5, we talked to Nic Allen who is the Lead Pastor for Discipleship at Rolling Hills Community Church in Franklin, TN and is a regular speaker at kid’s camp for Crossings. Nic is originally from North Carolina and has a BA degree in Applied Communications from Appalachian State University and an MA in Christian Education from Dallas Baptist University. He joined the staff at Rolling Hills in 2007 and is passionate about helping families grow to know God and follow Jesus. He and his wife Susan have three kids, Lillie Cate, Nora Blake, and Simon. HubTalk is hosted by Jeremy Griswold and Kevin Hall. Jeremy is a creatively reliable system builder seeking to advance the gospel in every circumstance. He is the Director of Event Productions and Event Technology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, as well as, the founder of The Mourning Soul and Big Bear Media. He blogs regularly about leadership, productivity, hospitality, and media at jeremygriswold.com. Kevin is the Director of Programming and The Hub: For Youth and Family Ministries at Crossings. He has been involved with in youth and college ministry for over 25 years and just finished his Ph.D. in Systematic Theology at Southern Seminary. The resources highlighted for this podcast are Jim Hamilton’s book What is Biblical Theology?: A Guide to the Bible’s Story, Symbolism, and Patterns, which is a great overview of the single story of the Bible, giving the reader an introduction to biblical theology. We also mentioned David Murray’s book Exploring the Bible: A Bible Reading Plan for Kids, which is not only a reading plan but is set up to give kids the opportunity to see the big picture of the Bible’s message. Discipleship was another topic we discussed and gave David Platt’s book Follow Me: A Call to Die. A Call to Live, which gives us the place where discipleship begins in what following Christ really is. Last, we mentioned Mark Dever’s book Discipling: How to Help Others Follow Jesus, which is a book from 9 Marks that show how we are to be obedient in making disciples or to show what it means to help others follow Christ in everyday life. HubTalk Show Notes S1E5 A Strategy for Family Ministry: “To leverage the family where discipleship happens” http://youthandfamilyhub.org/podcasts/ From the Hub: For Youth & Family Ministry this is HubTalk a ministry based podcast that is based on conversations with those in children’s, youth, and family ministry. In this podcast, we will be tapping into the wisdom and experience of those who have a track record of faithful ministry to edify, encourage, and equip you where God has placed you in ministry.

In Season 1, Episode 4, we talked to John Nix who is one of the more popular speakers at our camps at Crossings, but also a conference speaker nationally and internationally, and the founder of Vertical Purpose Ministries. If you go to his website, http://www.johnnix.org/, you’ll see that John Nix is a follower of Jesus Christ, a husband, dad, friend, international conference speaker and Bible communicator. He is passionate about communicating the gospel and loves sharing the great story of God. People need truth and are desperate for purpose. In 2002, John founded Vertical Purpose Ministries, a Memphis based nonprofit organization to help people find that truth and purpose, what he calls their “vertical purpose.” As President and lead communicator, he challenges people everywhere to set God as their highest value, discover the truth of scripture, and respond in obedience as God speaks. John is a Bible communicator that uses narrative to bring clarity when it comes to sharing the Gospel. Through high-energy, engaging, humorous and gospel-centered expository preaching, John communicates the life changing truth of Jesus Christ in a way that is easy for anyone to understand. John is a nationally sought-after communicator and international conference speaker that ministers to thousands each year. John and his wife Allison along with their three children Sarah, Sydney, and Simeon make their home in Collierville, Tennessee. HubTalk is hosted by Jeremy Griswold and Kevin Hall. Jeremy is a creatively reliable system builder seeking to advance the gospel in every circumstance. He is the Director of Event Productions and Event Technology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, as well as, the founder of The Mourning Soul and Big Bear Media. He blogs regularly about leadership, productivity, hospitality, and media at jeremygriswold.com. Kevin is the Director of Programming and The Hub: For Youth and Family Ministries at Crossings. He has been involved with in youth and college ministry for over 25 years and just finished his Ph.D. in Systematic Theology at Southern Seminary. The resources highlighted for this podcast are John’s website itself at http://www.johnnix.org/, where you can find out more about what John is doing with Vertical Purpose Ministries and “One More Verse” that helps get you into the Word with a passage followed by help in getting into the passage, questions, application, and prayer. You can also find more about his speaking ministry at the website. We also mentioned Gospel Centered Youth Ministry: A Practical Guide edited by Cameron Cole and Jon Nielson, which is a book that touts that “dodgeball and abstinence training just aren’t enough.” This is a great resource that points to the things that are important to the Hub, which is not only expository preaching and giving the students the Word, but much more, and how to practically do it. Here is what is on the back of the book: “There’s only one thing that has the potential to bring lasting change to students’ lives: the gospel of Jesus Christ. In this guidebook for youth ministry leaders, a host of experienced youth workers lay out a vision for the gospel as the center of every facet of ministry to young people. Offering practical guidance related to teaching, implementing small groups, interacting with parents, leading mission trips, building community, and more, each chapter equips youth leaders to effectively address students’ hearts and see God work in and through their lives.” HubTalk Show Notes S1E4 The Benefits of Expository Preaching: “I am a middle-aged guy who is an expository preacher” http://youthandfamilyhub.org/podcasts/

In Season 1, Episode 3, we talked to Dave and Sandy Parker who have served in all kinds of ways in the local church with the bulk of their time being spent in youth and kid’s ministry. Both Dave and Sandy attended Biola University, where Dave graduated with Bible Degree and Sandy with Christian Education degree. Dave also has a MA in Pastoral Ministry from Western Theological Seminary. In 1979, they joined Dave’s father, who pastored a church in Fresno, California, where they both picked up ministry opportunities with the youth and then with Sandy working in children’s ministry. In 2007 Dave was asked to become the associate pastor of discipleship at the church, and in 2015, Dave became one of the teaching pastors at Highview Bible Church, a church plant in the Fresno/Clovis area of central California, with Sandy taking up the responsibilities of children’s ministry. Dave and Sandy have six kids and twelve grandchildren. You can find out more about their church and ministry at highviewbible.com. HubTalk is hosted by Jeremy Griswold and Kevin Hall. Jeremy is a creatively reliable system builder seeking to advance the gospel in every circumstance. He is the Director of Event Productions and Event Technology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, as well as, the founder of The Mourning Soul and Big Bear Media. He blogs regularly about leadership, productivity, hospitality, and media at jeremygriswold.com. Kevin is the Director of Programming and The Hub: For Youth and Family Ministries at Crossings. He has been involved with in youth and college ministry for over 25 years and just finished his Ph.D. in Systematic Theology at Southern Seminary. The resources highlighted for this podcast are The Trellis and the Vine: The Ministry Mind-Shift That Changes Everything by Colin Marshall and Tony Payne and Big Truth for Young Hearts: Teaching and Learning the Greatness of God by Bruce Ware. The Trellis and the Vine is a book that deals with how we do church and what may need to change in trusting too much in the organizational structures of the church rather than in the ministry and growth that is to happen in the lives of the people. Big Truth for Young Hearts is a book that was written by a theology professor for his girls and covers the important things that kids 6-14 need to know about God highlighting ten topics of theology. HubTalk Show Notes S1E3 Lessons from Decades of Experience: “It’s not about you” http://youthandfamilyhub.org/podcasts/ From the Hub: For Youth & Family Ministry this is HubTalk a ministry based podcast that is based on conversations with those in children’s, youth, and family ministry. In this podcast, we will be tapping into the wisdom and experience of those who have a track record of faithful ministry to edify, encourage, and equip you where God has placed you in ministry.