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LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE: During the last decade, I have worked as a high school teacher and volunteered in various student ministry roles. In that time, I have learned two major lessons regarding teaching students: Students tend to meet your...

Summer Camp. These words both excite and exasperate untold numbers of student pastors across the USA. It’s likely a top mandate in your job description, and it’s often THE defining event in your planning for the year. However, the last...

LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE: I think it's safe to say we've all been there. We're waiting on an answer to a prayer we've prayed for a while, maybe years. We've gone to God on so many occasions asking Him to...

LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE: “Incarnational Ministry” Did I lose anyone yet? Before you go dust off your lexicon, you probably already know and embrace this characteristic. In the Gospels, we see Jesus going to be with the people He encounters....

LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE: As a bassist for a worship band that plays for dozens of student ministry events every year, I have heard hundreds of Gospel presentations directed at students. I believe that each of these presentations was genuinely...

LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE: In a span of two weeks, I sat with four high school students who expressed how overwhelmed they were with life, especially school. In tears, one asked, “What is wrong with me?” Each one wanted to...

LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE: I can still picture the conversation. My wife and I had recently started attending a new church. We both grew up in Christian homes and were active in church our whole lives. So we walked in...

LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE: Connecting with parents can be challenging. When they aren’t working, they’re busy being a teacher, their child’s personal uber, a diaper changer, house cleaner, bill payer, and family scheduler, all on top of everything else that...

LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE: Math was never my strongest subject in school, but join me in a little math problem, would you?We have 168 hours in a week. Let’s say you get 8 hours of sleep per night. That’s 56...

LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE: Do you remember your middle school years? No matter how far removed you may be from early adolescence, it is imperative as a disciple-maker of students that you regularly remind yourself what it’s like to live...

LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE: The current state of student ministry could not have been predicted and has been, at best, challenging to navigate. This is especially true for those who have been serving in student ministry for a while. You...

LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE: Student pastors have more than enough to keep them busy 24/7. Sermon prep, counseling students, visiting schools, budgeting, and event planning can take up a chunk of your time. The list seemingly never ends, yet most...