What Does Your Future Look Like?
In the crazy times we live in, how do we make smart ministry decisions? What drives these choices? What defines your budget? What camp do you attend? What mission trips […]
Four Reasons to Take the Pulse of Your Student Ministry
Even though 2020 has been an incredibly difficult year to maintain a planning calendar – with planning done merely weeks to a month in advance – there is something we […]
Gen Z and the Changing Times
This article was written by Spencer Jones, the minister to high school students at First Baptist Church Trussville. Generation Z is a generation like we have never seen before. Their […]
The “Nones” Impact on Student Ministry
Recent studies and polls show a steadily increasing trend when it comes to religious identification: The rise of the “nones.” Nones are people who don’t identify with any religious group. […]
Rethinking Student Ministry
Canceled. Socially Distance. Quarantine. Virtual. Shelter-in-place. If you’re like me, these are words you are tired of hearing. The past five months in student ministry have been some of the […]
The Importance of Clarity
There is a lot of frustration these days, and it isn’t because of coronavirus. Across our country, people are arguing over the efficacy of masks, the legitimacy of reported cases, […]
Ministering to Students in Challenging Times
Ken Allen Well, all right. We wanna welcome you, again, where we’re doing this through our leader character church help office. My name is Ken Allen, church help strategists for […]
TRANSITIONS How to Successfully Transition Your Students from High School to College
Scooter Kellum Well, let’s go ahead and get started. My name is Scooter Kellum and I’m with the Alabama State Board of Missions. I’m the youth ministry strategist. And we’re […]
“But WHEN you fast…”
As a youth pastor, have you ever been to a point in your ministry where you felt you were giving 110 percent of everything you got in sermons, games, connections […]
Talking Youth Ministry in the New Normal
Video Transcript: Scooter Kellum Hey, everyone. My name is Scooter Kellum and I am the youth ministry strategist for the Alabama State Board of Missions and we are here with […]
