Welcome to this week's episode of the podcast where Brent & David continue the theme for the month of December on the focus of "Jesus at the Center." This week, they are talking about the distractions of Christmas that even ministry leaders can find themselves in far too often and how to focus on what's important in this season.

Whether you are a young or old youth pastor, we would love for you to listen in and see what is talked about in today's episode and we would also love to hear from you!

What is your tidbit of advice that you would add to the conversation?

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Welcome to this week's episode of the podcast where Brent & David start the theme for the month of December on the focus of "Jesus at the Center." This week, they are starting the conversation talking about the importance of the Advent season and how we need to not only teach the importance of the season, but also mirror our focus on it as well.

Whether you are a young or old youth pastor, we would love for you to listen in and see what is talked about in today's episode and we would also love to hear from you!

What is your tidbit of advice that you would add to the conversation?

You can listen to this episode on all your preferred podcast providers.

We would also love to have you join the conversation if you would like to be on the show!

Shoot us a message on social media (@talkstudentmin) or an email (podcast@studentministryconversations.org) to get a time set for you to be on the show.

Show notes can be found on our website: www.studentministryconversations.org

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Twitter – @talkstudentmin

Facebook – @talkstudentmin

Youtube - "Student Ministry Conversations"

Connect With The Hosts

Brent Aiken – @heybrentaiken

Russell Martin – @rgmmusic

David Pruitt - @pruacoustic

Melissa Stevenson - @melissa_stevenson81

You can also email all the hosts individually by: firstname@studentministryconversations.org

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Welcome to this week's episode of the podcast where Brent & David finish the theme for November of "Faith & Gratitude" talking about creating a culture of thanksgiving in your youth ministry and some practical ways to do so.

Whether you are a young or old youth pastor, we would love for you to listen in and see what is talked about in today's episode and we would also love to hear from you!

What is your tidbit of advice that you would add to the conversation?

You can listen to this episode on all your preferred podcast providers.

We would also love to have you join the conversation if you would like to be on the show!

Shoot us a message on social media (@talkstudentmin) or an email (podcast@studentministryconversations.org) to get a time set for you to be on the show.

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Youtube - "Student Ministry Conversations"

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Brent Aiken – @heybrentaiken

Russell Martin – @rgmmusic

David Pruitt - @pruacoustic

Melissa Stevenson - @melissa_stevenson81

You can also email all the hosts individually by: firstname@studentministryconversations.org

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Welcome to this week's episode of the podcast where Brent & David continue the theme for November "Faith & Gratitude" talking about the importance behind having gratitude in the hard seasons of life and the importance of community in helping you point toward gratitude.

Whether you are a young or old youth pastor, we would love for you to listen in and see what is talked about in today's episode and we would also love to hear from you!

What is your tidbit of advice that you would add to the conversation?

You can listen to this episode on all your preferred podcast providers.

We would also love to have you join the conversation if you would like to be on the show!

Shoot us a message on social media (@talkstudentmin) or an email (podcast@studentministryconversations.org) to get a time set for you to be on the show.

Show notes can be found on our website: www.studentministryconversations.org

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Twitter – @talkstudentmin

Facebook – @talkstudentmin

Youtube - "Student Ministry Conversations"

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Brent Aiken – @heybrentaiken

Russell Martin – @rgmmusic

David Pruitt - @pruacoustic

Melissa Stevenson - @melissa_stevenson81

You can also email all the hosts individually by: firstname@studentministryconversations.org

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Welcome to this week's episode of the podcast where David begins the theme for November "Faith & Gratitude" talking about the importance behind having gratitude not only during this season, but in all aspects of your life and ministry.

Whether you are a young or old youth pastor, we would love for you to listen in and see what is talked about in today's episode and we would also love to hear from you!

What is your tidbit of advice that you would add to the conversation?

You can listen to this episode on all your preferred podcast providers.

We would also love to have you join the conversation if you would like to be on the show!

Shoot us a message on social media (@talkstudentmin) or an email (podcast@studentministryconversations.org) to get a time set for you to be on the show.

Show notes can be found on our website: www.studentministryconversations.org

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Twitter – @talkstudentmin

Facebook – @talkstudentmin

Youtube - "Student Ministry Conversations"

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Brent Aiken – @heybrentaiken

Russell Martin – @rgmmusic

David Pruitt - @pruacoustic

Melissa Stevenson - @melissa_stevenson81

You can also email all the hosts individually by: firstname@studentministryconversations.org

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Welcome to this week's episode of the podcast where Brent and David are closing the theme for the month of October "Rooted Faith" with the discussion of the importance of roots during the seasons of ministry that are more draining than others.

They also talk about the upcoming Big Country Youth Pastor Conference that they both will be attending on November 7th. You can find all the details and registration info by clicking the link below:

https://wyliemethodist.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3141743

Whether you are a young or old youth pastor, we would love for you to listen in and see what is talked about in today's episode and we would also love to hear from you!

What is your tidbit of advice that you would add to the conversation?

You can listen to this episode on all your preferred podcast providers.

We would also love to have you join the conversation if you would like to be on the show!

Shoot us a message on social media (@talkstudentmin) or an email (podcast@studentministryconversations.org) to get a time set for you to be on the show.

Show notes can be found on our website: www.studentministryconversations.org

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Twitter – @talkstudentmin

Facebook – @talkstudentmin

Youtube - "Student Ministry Conversations"

Connect With The Hosts

Brent Aiken – @heybrentaiken

Russell Martin – @rgmmusic

David Pruitt - @pruacoustic

Melissa Stevenson - @melissa_stevenson81

You can also email all the hosts individually by: firstname@studentministryconversations.org

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Welcome to this week's episode of the podcast where Brent and David are joined by special guest Jared Pickrell, the founder and creator of the Fresh Fire app (www.freshfire.app), which is a youth group app to push students to work on creating habits of spiritual disciplines that are custom to your group. They are continuing the theme for the month of October "Rooted Faith" with the discussion of the importance of living relationally with others in community and how that needs to be modeled as much as be an active part of your life as a youth pastor.

Whether you are a young or old youth pastor, we would love for you to listen in and see what is talked about in today's episode and we would also love to hear from you!

What is your tidbit of advice that you would add to the conversation?

You can listen to this episode on all your preferred podcast providers.

We would also love to have you join the conversation if you would like to be on the show!

Shoot us a message on social media (@talkstudentmin) or an email (podcast@studentministryconversations.org) to get a time set for you to be on the show.

Show notes can be found on our website: www.studentministryconversations.org

Connect With SMC

Instagram – @talkstudentmin

Twitter – @talkstudentmin

Facebook – @talkstudentmin

Youtube - "Student Ministry Conversations"

Connect With The Hosts

Brent Aiken – @heybrentaiken

Russell Martin – @rgmmusic

David Pruitt - @pruacoustic

Melissa Stevenson - @melissa_stevenson81

You can also email all the hosts individually by: firstname@studentministryconversations.org

Support the Podcast!

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Welcome to this week's episode of the podcast where Brent and David continue the theme for the month of October "Rooted Faith" with the discussion of the importance of prayer and how it needs to be implemented in your life in a personal manner and not just formal (job related).

Whether you are a young or old youth pastor, we would love for you to listen in and see what is talked about in today's episode and we would also love to hear from you!

What is your tidbit of advice that you would add to the conversation?

You can listen to this episode on all your preferred podcast providers.

We would also love to have you join the conversation if you would like to be on the show!

Shoot us a message on social media (@talkstudentmin) or an email (podcast@studentministryconversations.org) to get a time set for you to be on the show.

Show notes can be found on our website: www.studentministryconversations.org

Connect With SMC

Instagram – @talkstudentmin

Twitter – @talkstudentmin

Facebook – @talkstudentmin

Youtube - "Student Ministry Conversations"

Connect With The Hosts

Brent Aiken – @heybrentaiken

Russell Martin – @rgmmusic

David Pruitt - @pruacoustic

Melissa Stevenson - @melissa_stevenson81

You can also email all the hosts individually by: firstname@studentministryconversations.org

Support the Podcast!

Buy Our Merch! - www.studentministryconversations.org/shop