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11 | Paul Turner: Twelve Books Every Leader Should Read
Reading good books is an essential discipline for any leader, both for the feeding of our own souls as well as for the development of our leadership skills. Anyone who desires to be successful in student ministry must be a regular reader.
10 | Dan Sanchez: Utilizing Text Messaging in Student Ministry
Anyone who works with teens or college students knows the importance of text messaging as a means of connecting with and starting conversations with students. In this episode, Kenny interviews digital marketing guru Dan Sanchez about the things any lea...
09 | Fourteen Bill Gates Quotes Youth Workers Can Learn From
Just about every person in our society is familiar with Bill Gates, the co-founder and long-time CEO of Microsoft. He has been a business man, entrepreneur, philanthropist, investor, consultant, and software programmer.
08 | Mike McGarry: Student Ministry as a Bridge Between the Church and the Family
Student Ministry is most effective when it serves the local church by connecting the church with families. Every youth worker ought to seek to make their local student ministry a bridge between the church congregation and the families that the students...
07 | Eight Steps in Training Your Leaders to Engage with Students
Effectively engaging with students is super important, therefore training your leaders to effectively engage with students is also super important. In this episode, Kenny gives us eight tips and ideas on how to be most effective in training our leaders...
06 | Jonathan Ferguson: Four Ways to Be a Great Short-Term Missionary
In this episode, Kenny interviews missionary Jonathan Ferguson about the theology of world missions, the importance of taking students on short-term mission trips, and the four things we must do to be great short-term missionaries.
05 | Dominate Facebook to Enhance Your Ministry
Facebook has become as much (or more) a part of American life as any sport, activity, or tradition. Recently the Pew Research Center surveyed teenagers (ages 13-17) and young adults (ages 18-24), they discovered: – 71% of teenagers and 85% of young adu...
04 | Jon Nielson: Trends, Parents, Entertainment, Preaching, and the Gospel
In this episode, Kenny interviews student ministry veteran and preaching stalwart Jon Nielson about the importance of giving students a lot more than just fun in student ministry gatherings, but how to truly give them the depth of the Bible and the Gos...
03 | Getting “Lucky” on Purpose
Being successful in student ministry often involves being at the right place at the right time. Some might say you need to be “lucky” in order to “catch” ministry opportunities. But how can we put ourselves in a position to get “lucky” more often?
02 | Cameron Cole: What Does It Really Mean to Be Gospel-Centered in Youth Ministry?
The importance of having a student ministry that truly is Gospel-centered cannot be overstated. In this episode, Kenny interviews youth ministry veteran and author Cameron Cole about a variety of elements of local youth and family ministry; specificall...