Conversations In Student Ministry

Join the conversation as we chat about ministering to called students. We would love to hear and share what you are doing to disciple students in your ministry. Leave us a comment and let us know. Contact us on Twitter or on our website. @StuMinConvosMatt's Twitter: @mattkresgeGrant's Twitter: @grantbyrdAllen's Twitter: @allenfransRusty's Twitter: @rwheelington If you enjoyed the podcast, we would love for you to pass it along to a friend and to leave a rating on iTunes. Thanks to our Sponsors: Howard Payne University: Founded in 1889 to serve and train ministry leaders, Howard Payne University is a Christian liberal arts university located in Brownwood, Texas. Students can receive undergraduate degrees in the areas of Bible, Practical Theology, Cross-Cultural Studies, Biblical Languages, Youth Ministry, and Christian Education. HPU also offers graduate degrees in Youth Ministry as well as Theology and Ministry that do not require you to relocate to Brownwood. Earn a Master’s degree while cont

Join the conversation as we talk to Tiny Dominguez. Tiny pastors a church in Lubbock, Texas and travels all over preaching the gospel. We loved his insights and think you will find them helpful as well. Contact us on Twitter or on our website. @StuMinConvosMatt's Twitter: @mattkresgeGrant's Twitter: @grantbyrdAllen's Twitter: @allenfransRusty's Twitter: @rwheelington If you enjoyed the podcast, we would love for you to pass it along to a friend and to leave a rating on iTunes. Thanks to our Sponsors: Howard Payne University: Founded in 1889 to serve and train ministry leaders, Howard Payne University is a Christian liberal arts university located in Brownwood, Texas. Students can receive undergraduate degrees in the areas of Bible, Practical Theology, Cross-Cultural Studies, Biblical Languages, Youth Ministry, and Christian Education. HPU also offers graduate degrees in Youth Ministry as well as Theology and Ministry that do not require you to relocate to Brownwood. Earn a Master’s degree while

Join the conversation as we talk about evaluating our summer and planning ahead for the coming ministry season. Contact us on Twitter or on our website. @StuMinConvosMatt's Twitter: @mattkresgeGrant's Twitter: @grantbyrdAllen's Twitter: @allenfransRusty's Twitter: @rwheelington If you enjoyed the podcast, we would love for you to pass it along to a friend and to leave a rating on iTunes. Thanks to our Sponsors: Howard Payne University: Founded in 1889 to serve and train ministry leaders, Howard Payne University is a Christian liberal arts university located in Brownwood, Texas. Students can receive undergraduate degrees in the areas of Bible, Practical Theology, Cross-Cultural Studies, Biblical Languages, Youth Ministry, and Christian Education. HPU also offers graduate degrees in Youth Ministry as well as Theology and Ministry that do not require you to relocate to Brownwood. Earn a Master’s degree while continuing to serve where you are. Check them out at hputx.edu/christianstudies or call (3

Join the conversation as we talk about several camp hacks we are hoping to implement this summer. What do you do to maximize your time at camp? Share with us some of your favorite camp hacks and let us feature them on the show! Contact us on Twitter or on our website. @StuMinConvosMatt's Twitter: @mattkresgeGrant's Twitter: @grantbyrdAllen's Twitter: @allenfransRusty's Twitter: @rwheelington If you enjoyed the podcast, we would love for you to pass it along to a friend and to leave a rating on iTunes. Thanks to our Sponsors: Howard Payne University: Founded in 1889 to serve and train ministry leaders, Howard Payne University is a Christian liberal arts university located in Brownwood, Texas. Students can receive undergraduate degrees in the areas of Bible, Practical Theology, Cross-Cultural Studies, Biblical Languages, Youth Ministry, and Christian Education. HPU also offers graduate degrees in Youth Ministry as well as Theology and Ministry that do not require you to relocate to Brownwood. Ear

Join the second part of our conversation as we talk through mission trips, living on mission, and developing this culture in our student ministry. We would love to hear and share your mission trip hacks! Contact us on Twitter or on our website. @StuMinConvosMatt's Twitter: @mattkresgeGrant's Twitter: @grantbyrdAllen's Twitter: @allenfransRusty's Twitter: @rwheelington If you enjoyed the podcast, we would love for you to pass it along to a friend and to leave a rating on iTunes. Thanks to our Sponsors: Howard Payne University: Founded in 1889 to serve and train ministry leaders, Howard Payne University is a Christian liberal arts university located in Brownwood, Texas. Students can receive undergraduate degrees in the areas of Bible, Practical Theology, Cross-Cultural Studies, Biblical Languages, Youth Ministry, and Christian Education. HPU also offers graduate degrees in Youth Ministry as well as Theology and Ministry that do not require you to relocate to Brownwood. Earn a Master’s degree whil

Join the conversation as we talk through mission trips, living on mission, and developing this culture in our student ministry. We would love to hear and share your mission trip hacks! Contact us on Twitter or on our website. @StuMinConvosMatt's Twitter: @mattkresgeGrant's Twitter: @grantbyrdAllen's Twitter: @allenfransRusty's Twitter: @rwheelington If you enjoyed the podcast, we would love for you to pass it along to a friend and to leave a rating on iTunes. Thanks to our Sponsors: Howard Payne University: Founded in 1889 to serve and train ministry leaders, Howard Payne University is a Christian liberal arts university located in Brownwood, Texas. Students can receive undergraduate degrees in the areas of Bible, Practical Theology, Cross-Cultural Studies, Biblical Languages, Youth Ministry, and Christian Education. HPU also offers graduate degrees in Youth Ministry as well as Theology and Ministry that do not require you to relocate to Brownwood. Earn a Master’s degree while continuing to ser

When your seniors graduate from your student ministry, what do you hope they know? What do you want them to look like? What do you hope they have become? Join our conversation as we talk about creating a plan of discipleship. Contact us on Twitter or on our website. @StuMinConvosMatt's Twitter: @mattkresgeGrant's Twitter: @grantbyrdAllen's Twitter: @allenfransRusty's Twitter: @rwheelington If you enjoyed the podcast, we would love for you to pass it along to a friend and to leave a rating on iTunes. Thanks to our Sponsors: Howard Payne University: Founded in 1889 to serve and train ministry leaders, Howard Payne University is a Christian liberal arts university located in Brownwood, Texas. Students can receive undergraduate degrees in the areas of Bible, Practical Theology, Cross-Cultural Studies, Biblical Languages, Youth Ministry, and Christian Education. HPU also offers graduate degrees in Youth Ministry as well as Theology and Ministry that do not require you to relocate to Brownwood. Earn

What is your strategy to recruit, train, and sustain volunteers? In this conversation, we jump into the topic of sustaining our volunteers. We would love to continue the conversation with you and hear what you do to recruit, train, and sustain volunteers. Contact us on Twitter or on our website. @StuMinConvos Matt's Twitter: @mattkresge Grant's Twitter: @grantbyrd Allen's Twitter: @allenfrans Rusty's Twitter: @rwheelington If you enjoyed the podcast, we would love for you to pass it along to a friend and to leave a rating on iTunes. Thanks to our Sponsors: Howard Payne University: Founded in 1889 to serve and train ministry leaders, Howard Payne University is a Christian liberal arts university located in Brownwood, Texas. Students can receive undergraduate degrees in the areas of Bible, Practical Theology, Cross-Cultural Studies, Biblical Languages, Youth Ministry, and Christian Education. HPU also offers graduate degrees in Youth Ministry as well as Theology and Ministry that do not require y

What is your strategy to recruit, train, and sustain volunteers? In this two-part conversation, we spend time talking through the approach to recruiting volunteers and the importance of equipping them. We would love to continue the conversation with you and hear from you. Contact us on Twitter or on our website. @StuMinConvos Matt's Twitter: @mattkresge Grant's Twitter: @grantbyrd Allen's Twitter: @allenfrans Rusty's Twitter: @rwheelington If you enjoyed the podcast, we would love for you to pass it along to a friend and to leave a rating on iTunes. Thanks to our Sponsors: Howard Payne University: Founded in 1889 to serve and train ministry leaders, Howard Payne University is a Christian liberal arts university located in Brownwood, Texas. Students can receive undergraduate degrees in the areas of Bible, Practical Theology, Cross Cultural Studies, Biblical Languages, Youth Ministry, and Christian Education. HPU also offers graduate degrees in Youth Ministry as well as Theology and Ministry that

Summer is over and we are back! Join us as we talk about what we did this Summer along with some of our favorite events. Contact us on Twitter or on our website. @StuMinConvos Matt's Twitter: @mattkresge Grant's Twitter: @grantbyrd Allen's Twitter: @allenfrans Rusty's Twitter: @rwheelington If you enjoyed the podcast, we would love for you to pass it along to a friend and to leave a rating on iTunes. Thanks to our Sponsors: Howard Payne University: Founded in 1889 to serve and train ministry leaders, Howard Payne University is a Christian liberal arts university located in Brownwood, Texas. Students can receive undergraduate degrees in the areas of Bible, Practical Theology, Cross Cultural Studies, Biblical Languages, Youth Ministry, and Christian Education. HPU also offers graduate degrees in Youth Ministry as well as Theology and Ministry that do not require you to relocate to Brownwood. Earn a Master’s degree while continuing to serve where you are. Check them out at hputx.edu/christianstudi

We all have that one summer event we are looking forward to. In this conversation, we each share an event that we are looking forward to this Summer. We would love to hear what events y'all have planned! Contact us on Twitter or on our website. @StuMinConvos Matt's Twitter: @mattkresge Grant's Twitter: @grantbyrd Allen's Twitter: @allenfrans Rusty's Twitter: @rwheelington If you enjoyed the podcast, we would love for you to pass it along to a friend and to leave a rating on iTunes. Thanks to our Sponsors: Howard Payne University: Founded in 1889 to serve and train ministry leaders, Howard Payne University is a Christian liberal arts university located in Brownwood, Texas. Students can receive undergraduate degrees in the areas of Bible, Practical Theology, Cross Cultural Studies, Biblical Languages, Youth Ministry, and Christian Education. HPU also offers graduate degrees in Youth Ministry as well as Theology and Ministry that do not require you to relocate to Brownwood. Earn a Master’s degree

We are continuing our conversation with David Ledbetter, professional baseball player, in the Texas Rangers Organization to talk about life, sports, and discipling students. This conversation is filled with great insights into serving and ministering to student athletes. You can follow David on Twitter at @d_ledbetter18 ‏ Contact us on Twitter or on our website. @StuMinConvos Matt's Twitter: @mattkresge Grant's Twitter: @grantbyrd Allen's Twitter: @allenfrans Rusty's Twitter: @rwheelington If you enjoyed the podcast, we would love for you to pass it along to a friend and to leave a rating on iTunes. Thanks to our Sponsors: Howard Payne University: Founded in 1889 to serve and train ministry leaders, Howard Payne University is a Christian liberal arts university located in Brownwood, Texas. Students can receive undergraduate degrees in the areas of Bible, Practical Theology, Cross Cultural Studies, Biblical Languages, Youth Ministry, and Christian Education. HPU also offers graduate degrees in Y

We had the opportunity to hang with David Ledbetter, professional baseball player, in the Texas Rangers Organization to talk about life, sports, and discipling students. This conversation is filled with great insights into serving and ministering to student athletes. You can follow David on Twitter at @d_ledbetter18 ‏ Contact us on Twitter or on our website. @StuMinConvos Matt's Twitter: @mattkresge Grant's Twitter: @grantbyrd Allen's Twitter: @allenfrans Rusty's Twitter: @rwheelington If you enjoyed the podcast, we would love for you to pass it along to a friend and to leave a rating on iTunes. Thanks to our Sponsors: Howard Payne University: Founded in 1889 to serve and train ministry leaders, Howard Payne University is a Christian liberal arts university located in Brownwood, Texas. Students can receive undergraduate degrees in the areas of Bible, Practical Theology, Cross Cultural Studies, Biblical Languages, Youth Ministry, and Christian Education. HPU also offers graduate degrees in Youth

In this conversation, we talk about the importance of maintaining our spiritual health and ways in which we seek to do so. We also have an important conversation around the issue of burnout. We hope this conversation encourages you. If you have any questions for us, we would love to interact with you. Contact us on Twitter or on our website. @StuMinConvos Matt's Twitter: @mattkresge Grant's Twitter: @grantbyrd Allen's Twitter: @allenfrans Rusty's Twitter: @rwheelington If you enjoyed the podcast, we would love for you to pass it along to a friend and to leave a rating on iTunes. Thanks to our Sponsors: Howard Payne University: Founded in 1889 to serve and train ministry leaders, Howard Payne University is a Christian liberal arts university located in Brownwood, Texas. Students can receive undergraduate degrees in the areas of Bible, Practical Theology, Cross Cultural Studies, Biblical Languages, Youth Ministry, and Christian Education. HPU also offers graduate degrees in Youth Ministry as well

In this conversation, we wrap up our discussion on event planning by talking about purpose, calendaring, and more. Event planning is a massive topic that we will definitely revisit in the future. We would love to interact with you and answer questions that you have. We would also love to hear your event planning hacks! Contact us on Twitter or on our website. @StuMinConvos Matt's Twitter: @mattkresge Grant's Twitter: @grantbyrd Allen's Twitter: @allenfrans Rusty's Twitter: @rwheelington If you enjoyed the podcast, we would love for you to pass it along to a friend and to leave a rating on iTunes. Thanks to our Sponsors: Howard Payne University: Founded in 1889 to serve and train ministry leaders, Howard Payne University is a Christian liberal arts university located in Brownwood, Texas. Students can receive undergraduate degrees in the areas of Bible, Practical Theology, Cross Cultural Studies, Biblical Languages, Youth Ministry, and Christian Education. HPU also offers graduate degrees in Yout

Allen returned this week and brought his valuable insight to the conversation. In this conversation, we continue to talk about getting on campus and planning events for our seniors. Next week we will dive into the nuts and bolts of event planning. We would love to interact with you and any questions you might have. Contact us on Twitter or on our website. @StuMinConvos Matt's Twitter: @mattkresge Grant's Twitter: @grantbyrd Allen's Twitter: @allenfrans Rusty's Twitter: @rwheelington If you enjoyed the podcast, we would love for you to pass it along to a friend and to leave a rating on iTunes. Thanks to our Sponsors: Howard Payne University: Founded in 1889 to serve and train ministry leaders, Howard Payne University is a Christian liberal arts university located in Brownwood, Texas. Students can receive undergraduate degrees in the areas of Bible, Practical Theology, Cross Cultural Studies, Biblical Languages, Youth Ministry, and Christian Education. HPU also offers graduate degrees in Youth Mi

This week we have a conversation about event planning from 10,000 feet. Events are one of the many things we have the privilege to do as student ministers. We will dive into the nuts and bolts of event planning in the next episode. We would love to hear from you, interact with you, and answer any questions you have on the show. Contact us on Twitter or on our website. @StuMinConvos Matt's Twitter: @mattkresge Grant's Twitter: @grantbyrd Allen's Twitter: @allenfrans Rusty's Twitter: @rwheelington If you enjoyed the podcast, we would love for you to pass it along to a friend and to leave a rating on iTunes. Thanks to our Sponsors: Howard Payne University: Founded in 1889 to serve and train ministry leaders, Howard Payne University is a Christian liberal arts university located in Brownwood, Texas. Students can receive undergraduate degrees in the areas of Bible, Practical Theology, Cross Cultural Studies, Biblical Languages, Youth Ministry, and Christian Education. HPU also offers graduate degree

This week we are talking about getting students into the Bible. This is one of the most important things we can do as student ministers. What are you doing to get your students into the Bible? We would love to hear from you, interact with you, and answer any questions you have on the show. Contact us on Twitter or on our website. @StuMinConvos Matt's Twitter: @mattkresge Grant's Twitter: @grantbyrd Allen's Twitter: @allenfrans Rusty's Twitter: @rwheelington If you enjoyed the podcast, we would love for you to pass it along to a friend and to leave a rating on iTunes. Lifeway Study: https://lifewayresearch.com/2017/10/17/young-bible-readers-more-likely-to-be-faithful-adults-study-finds/ https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevin-wax/parents-take-note-spiritual-practices-common-kids-flourish-adults/ Check out the bookmark Matt mentioned. Thanks to our Sponsors: Howard Payne University: Founded in 1889 to serve and train ministry leaders, Howard Payne University is a Christian libera

Join us as we talk about future challenges we're facing in student ministry. Also, we would love to interact with you and answer questions you have on the show. Contact us on Twitter or on our website. @StuMinConvos Matt's Twitter: @mattkresge Grant's Twitter: @grantbyrd Allen's Twitter: @allenfrans Rusty's Twitter: @rwheelington If you enjoyed the podcast, we would love for you to pass it along to a friend and to leave a rating on iTunes. Social Media and Teens: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/09/has-the-smartphone-destroyed-a-generation/534198/ http://fortune.com/2017/10/15/social-media-teen-anxiety/ https://www.wsj.com/articles/iphones-and-children-are-a-toxic-pair-say-two-big-apple-investors-1515358834 http://time.com/4974863/kids-smartphones-depression/ Thanks to our Sponsors: Howard Payne University: Founded in 1889 to serve and train ministry leaders, Howard Payne University is a Christian liberal arts university located in Brownwood, Texas. Students can recei

In this episode, we talk through various hacks we are using in our own ministries. We would love to hear from you. If you have a hack or question for us, connect with us on our website or on Twitter. Quiplash is a fun game where everyone logs into on their phone and participates. Jackbox TV has a bunch of different games that are great. Make sure you turn on the family-friendly filter. Download Grant's 4-Week Planner Template If you enjoyed the podcast, we would love for you to pass it along to a friend and to leave a rating on iTunes. You can also connect with us on Twitter. @StuMinConvos Matt's Twitter: @mattkresge Grant's Twitter: @grantbyrd Allen's Twitter: @allenfrans Rusty's Twitter: @rwheelington Thanks to our Sponsors: Howard Payne University: Founded in 1889 to serve and train ministry leaders, Howard Payne University is a Christian liberal arts university located in Brownwood, Texas. Students can receive undergraduate degrees in the areas of Bible, Practical Theology, Cross Cultural