Student Ministry

Join Ben, Zac, and Nathan on this week’s podcast as they discuss why fun is an important element of youth ministry. Watch the podcast on YouTube here. About Ben Trueblood […]

Join Ben, Zac, and Nathan on this week’s podcast as they discuss why fun is an important element of youth ministry. Watch the podcast on YouTube here. About Ben Trueblood […]

Join Ben, Zac, Chad, and Nathan on this week’s podcast as they discuss how to build and set up student leadership teams to help grow your youth ministry. Watch the […]

Join Ben, Zac, and Nathan on this week’s podcast as they talk about how to become a better speaker in youth ministry and share what they have learned over the […]

“You are a human and the pastoring that you are doing filters through that. We have to remember that we are a human doing and not just a human being.” […]

“Try to upgrade your experience whenever you can. That may mean one nice meal or a little nicer hotel, that stays within budget, but this can be great for way […]

“Ministry doesn’t just happen when you control it” – Zac Workun “If we are not careful we can be calendar busy but not ministerially busy.” – Ben Trueblood About Ben […]

“Girls ministry should always be a freeing thing.” – Amanda Mejias “Healthy ministry is when we are replaceable.” – Corinne Allen About Ben Trueblood Ben serves as the Director of […]

“Growing up friendship was easy but community was hard. True community is a group of people who push you and challenge you and call you up.” – Tega Faafa “Relationships […]

“Volunteer recruitment is a premium right now. Spending the final few weeks of the summer focusing on volunteers helps the fall start off feeling really good.” – Ben Trueblood “The […]

“Maybe what we see at camp is meant to push our low moments a little bit higher than they were before. Rather than my ministry needs to feel like camp […]

“Students connect to stories, so share your story about how God called you into ministry.” – Shane Pruitt “Invite people into your calendar to show them what ministry looks like […]

“We need to talk less and listen more.” – Mark Dance “Time management is a big challenge that needs to be a priority in your life.” – Mark Dance Mark […]

“When the busy is the result of procrastination or the wrong priorities, it makes it hard to get the rest we need.” – Zac Workun “You are measured by who […]

“Finding community with other student pastors is vitally important ” – Zach Wyatt “Student pastors have to focus on more than just their strategic ministry. Their personal walk with The […]

“Often students remember serving or time spent in their small group with a leader over coffee or lunch, and it’s those moments that tend to last. What would it look […]

“Find someone who you can be accountable to who doesn’t care about your title or your past.” – Lee Wilson “My first ministry is my family.” – Lee Wilson Lee […]

“If you have to do ministry with less, then you can do a lot with relationships and being people.” – Ben Trueblood “The challenge in ministry beyond what we say […]

“Spiritual disciplines should be intentional, substantial, and sustainable” – Curtis Zackery “Suffering allows us to see who we are now because of what we have experienced.” – Curtis Zackery Curtis Zackery (CZ) is known […]

“Ethnic unity can only come through relationships. Proximity creates empathy. ” – Dr. Bryan Loritts Dr. Bryan Loritts (D.Min., Liberty University) is the Teaching Pastor at The Summit Church. An […]

“My mom didn’t want me to have a single story perspective. She wanted me to see the heart of the man before I saw the face of the man.” – […]

“You communicate not just from stage but also in the way you write emails, train volunteers, budget, and through many other ways.” – Ben Trueblood About Ben Trueblood Ben serves […]

“There are things that frustrate us that we can’t control but I think even in those areas there are things that we can control. When we get stuck on the […]

“Continue to challenge yourself to do something new. This does not always have to be something brand new but can be tweaking something to make it better.” – Ben Trueblood […]

“We need to help our students fight loneliness for themselves but also understand the loneliness epidemic around to help students engage in a lost world.” – Chad Higgins “Creating a […]

“Jesus is not content to let Lazarus live his new life in his grave clothes. What would it look like if we removed the grave clothes from our lives and […]

“Your administrative ability will become your lid to effectiveness. Those who are able to push through that administrative barrier, develop their skills, and execute the to-do lists of ministry, are […]

“You don’t have to be an expert on everything, you just need to bring to the table what you are good at.” – Sam Landrith “Learning from mentors, or through […]

“Students who have a strong and vibrant faith have a leader who poured into them and invested in them.” – JC Groves “Students need to see faithful adults living out […]

“If you are waiting for the students in the chair to set the energy level for the fun element, it may never come.” Chad Higgins “Is important to connect the […]

“Contextualization is really about effective communication and making sure what we say is the same thing that is received. I am not changing the message, I am just making sure […]

“Kids and student ministry leaders need to work together to create a discipleship plan that goes from preschool through high school.” – Crystal Mazzuca “Creating a strategic next gen ministry […]

“Help your leaders manage their time by not putting too many events on their calendar during busy seasons.” – Ben Trueblood  “We need to make sure that we get rest […]

“We need to think about the people we are leading and think about their calendar as well. We may be unintentionally filling the ministry calendar, making it difficult for our […]

“Your mission is unchangeable, but the strategy and how you accomplish the mission can be different. Surround yourself with people who think about things in a different way. There might […]

“Video games become accessible playgrounds in a world where many physical playgrounds are no longer safe. There are dangers in this digital playground and we need to educate ourselves about […]

“We need to peel back the layers of how technology is shaping our world view.” – Jason Thacker “The end of the story is written. Technology might change our world […]

“Communicating with your boss and leaders in their preferred style goes a long way in earning trust and relational credibility with them.” – Ben Trueblood “If we get organized and […]

“Ask parents this question, how can we partner in how God is working in your teenager?” – Dr. Kara Powell “Parents have more time to influence their kids than youth […]

“We are all theologians because anyone who has thoughts about God is a theologian.” – Ronni Kurtz “A deep contemplation of God and all things in relation to God can […]

“The big questions is when we feel inadequate, what we do after that feeling. That to me seems to be the marker of how we are handling the situation and […]

“Before you leave the church on Sunday, make sure you look and plan your next week so that you can start well.” – Ben Trueblood About Ben Trueblood Ben serves […]

“Every person in youth ministry needs to know how to do it effectively and remain healthy through the process so that you don’t burn out, punk out, or back out […]

“In our mastermind we would take time to hear how student ministry was going in different areas across the country. It is amazing to see how God is moving in […]

“The health of you as a minister is vital. Your health will be less if you do not surround yourself with others who can support you, who you can learn […]

“Do not lose heart student ministers. Students improve year over year and not always Wednesday to Wednesday” – Zac Workun “When you go to sporting event for students, realize that […]

“Youth pastor theologians need to be able to take something that is complicated and show you how simple it is to help students understand it better.” – Mike McGarry Mike […]

“Jesus spent time with people and we must not forget to minister that way.” – Levi Lusko “The number one thing I have been praying for is for salvations.” – […]

“Create a community among volunteers where they can’t imagine doing anything else.” – Dr. Allen Jackson Dr Allen Jackson is the Senior Pastor at Dunwoody Baptist Church. He returned to […]

“Make sure that your leaders understand the mission, vision, and culture of your ministry and that everything funnels through that.” – Jason Mick “You have to have everyone on the […]

“In student ministry there will be moments when things do not go the way you expected. Being able to take your strategy and adjust so that you can still achieve […]