Having a Teaching Plan in Student Ministry
When I was a child and my family would take long road trips, my dad would use MapQuest. For the uninitiated, MapQuest was a website one would use in the
May 30, 2023
Make Graduate Recognition Special
Hey Student Ministers, The moment is near. You’ve navigated fall and its many football games. You’ve weathered the storm of band concerts, Christmas parties, various sporting events and seasons, and
April 27, 2023
How young adults can discern, nurture a ministry call
Connor was a popular high school senior in Decatur interested in joining a discipleship group at Chick-fil-A led by his student minister. At first he didn’t take it seriously. But
July 27, 2022
How Long, Oh Lord?: Wrestling With an Anxious Heart in Ministry
It has been said that there are only two guarantees in life: death and taxes. I believe we should amend this phrase and add anxiety to the mix of guarantees.
May 26, 2022
SPEAK youth conference draws 900, keeps gospel at the center
Scooter Kellum says there are a lot of things that could define a youth conference. And he doesn’t mind if the state’s SPEAK conference offers some of them — like
July 31, 2018
Teen finds creative ministry through spoken-word poetry
Five years ago, Shantrice Coleman got talked into going to a youth camp against her better judgment. “I really wasn’t for it,” she said. “I had been in a church
July 31, 2018
Alabama Baptists Can Help Students by Lifting Them in Prayer
Chris Mills said he can think of several people he knows who came to faith in Christ in middle school, in high school and in college. And he said he
August 9, 2017
Parents Can Help Teenagers Struggling with ‘Ever Present Need to be Connected’
The last week of July, Scooter Kellum and other youth leaders from Taylor Road Baptist Church, Montgomery, drove a group of teenagers away from the Ocoee River and back into
August 8, 2017
SPEAK conference draws 900-plus, challenges students to be ‘Voice of Influence’
Using the hashtag #speak17, students took their praise of Alabama’s annual SPEAK conference to the place they know best — social media. By the end of the conference, held July
August 1, 2017
Deep and Wide Youth Ministry
Today’s topic is having a student ministry that is both deep and wide. There are a couple scriptures that really apply to this topic. First, we’re all familiar with The
May 19, 2017
