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Student Ministry Conversations
A place to share, learn and talk about ways to equip, encourage and empower students and student ministry leaders. We want to hear from EVERYONE involved in Student Ministry (and even some not in Student Ministry at all). Check out show notes, blog articles and merchandise at https://www.studentministryconversations.org
Episodes
Student Ministry Conversations219 | Back To School: Building Healthy Rhythms | SMC Podcast
Welcome to this week's episode of the podcast where David and Brent get back to the roundtable discussion of the podcast continuing their Back to School theme…
Student Ministry Conversations218 | Back To School: Relationships Over Programs | SMC Podcast
Welcome to this week's episode of the podcast where David and Brent get back to the roundtable discussion of the podcast continuing their Back to School theme…
Student Ministry Conversations217 | Back To School: Vision Casting | SMC Podcast
Welcome to this week's episode of the podcast where David and Brent get back to the roundtable discussion of the podcast starting their Back to School theme…
Student Ministry Conversations216 | 5 Ways To Grow Your Ministry | SMC Podcast
Welcome to this week's episode of the podcast where Russell sits down for our last week of the Summer Solo Series to talk through 5 commonly overlooked ways to…
Student Ministry Conversations215 | How To Eat An Elephant with Josh Green | SMC Podcast
Welcome to this week's episode of the podcast where David sits down with recurring guest Josh Green to talk about his new book coming out on August 19th, 2025…
Student Ministry Conversations214 | Changing How You Volunteer | SMC Podcast
Welcome to this week's episode of the podcast where Melissa takes this week of our Summer Solo Series to talk about changing your idea of what it means to…
Student Ministry Conversations213 | Somebody To Lean On | SMC Podcast
Welcome to this week's episode of the podcast where David takes this week of our Summer Solo Series to talk about the importance of having people in your…
Student Ministry Conversations212 | Presence Over Performance | SMC Podcast
Welcome to this week's episode of the podcast where Brent takes this week of our Summer Solo Series to talk about the importance of presence over performance…
Student Ministry Conversations211 | What Really Matters? | SMC Podcast
Welcome to this week's episode of the podcast where David takes this week of our Summer Solo Series to talk about the importance of making time for the…
Student Ministry Conversations210 | Fluid Water for the Brain | SMC Podcast
Welcome to this week's episode of the podcast where Melissa joins us from camp with a short word during our Summer Solo Series to talk about the importance of…
Student Ministry Conversations209 | Equipping Volunteers | SMC Podcast
Welcome to this week's episode of the podcast where Russell sits down with a short word during our Summer Solo Series to talk about volunteers and how to equip…
Student Ministry Conversations208 | Not A Waste Of Time | SMC Podcast
Welcome to this week's episode of the podcast where Brent sits down with a word of encouragement for the youth pastors that are in the trenches of ministry and…
Student Ministry Conversations207 | Culture of Consistency: Interim Season | SMC Podcast
Welcome to this week's episode of the podcast where Brent, David & Melissa sit down to continue the conversation for the next month on transitions and creating…
Student Ministry Conversations206 | Culture of Consistency: Leaving A Ministry | SMC Podcast
Welcome to this week's episode of the podcast where Brent, David & Melissa sit down to continue the conversation for the next month on transitions and creating…
Student Ministry Conversations205 | Culture of Consistency | SMC Podcast
Welcome to this week's episode of the podcast where Brent, David & Melissa sit down to begin the conversation for the next month on transitions and creating a…
Student Ministry Conversations204 | Middle School: Identity | SMC Podcast
Welcome to this week's episode of the podcast where Brent, Russell & Melissa sit down to continue the conversation on the Middle School section of Student…
Student Ministry Conversations203 | Middle School: Leadership | SMC Podcast
Welcome to this week's episode of the podcast where Brent, David & Melissa sit down to continue the conversation on the Middle School section of Student…
Student Ministry Conversations202 | Middle School: Communication | SMC Podcast
Welcome to this week's episode of the podcast where Brent, David & Melissa sit down to continue the conversation on the Middle School section of Student…
Student Ministry Conversations201 | First Priority Clubs with Will Sherman | SMC Podcast
Welcome to this week's episode of the podcast where Brent sits down with Will Sherman, the Ft Worth Director for First Priority Clubs to talk about the…
Student Ministry Conversations200 | How to Handle Mistakes (Pt 2) | SMC Podcast
Welcome to this week's episode of the podcast where Brent, David & Melissa sit down to talk about the second half of a joint episode talking about how to deal…
Student Ministry ConversationsHow To Handle Mistakes (Pt.1) | SMC Podcast | Episode 199
Welcome to this week's episode of the podcast where Brent, David & Melissa sit down to talk about the first half of a joint episode talking about how to deal…
Student Ministry ConversationsWhat To Expect In Conferences | SMC Podcast | Episode 198
Welcome to this week's episode of the podcast where Russell, Brent & Melissa sit down to talk about conferences and a little bit about Youth Pastor Summit in…
Student Ministry ConversationsCapturing Memories For The Future with Shelby Willis | SMC Podcast | Episode 197
Welcome to this week's episode of the podcast where Melissa sits down Shelby Willis to talk about the importance of archiving memories of student ministry…
Student Ministry ConversationsMiddle School Culture: Influence | SMC Podcast | Episode 196
Welcome to this week's episode of the podcast where Melissa and Brent sit down to talk about a trend that they have been seeing in their own 6th grade kids and…
Student Ministry ConversationsAll About Hospital Ministry with Wesley Erickson | SMC Podcast | Episode 195
Welcome to this week's episode of the podcast where Melissa sits down with Wesley Erickson, the Director of Mission & Ministry at Hendrick Health. He oversees…
Student Ministry ConversationsHealthy Transitions Out Of Youth Group with Jerry Varner | SMC Podcast | Episode 194
Welcome to this week's episode of the podcast where Brent sits down with Jerry Varner the Pastor to Young Adults & Director of Discipleship at Southside Church…
Student Ministry ConversationsGeneration Alpha Ministry with Ryan McDermott | SMC Podcast | Episode 193
Welcome to this week's episode of the podcast where Brent sits down with Ryan McDermott, the Executive Director of Family Ministry at Christ Fellowship Church…
Student Ministry ConversationsWriting vs Buying Curriculum with Shawna Riley | SMC Podcast | Episode 192
Welcome to this week's episode of the podcast where Brent sits down with Shawna Riley, the associate youth pastor at Wylie Methodist Church in Abilene, Texas…
Student Ministry ConversationsPreparing for Summer with Russell and Melissa | SMC Podcast | Episode 191
Welcome to this week's episode of the podcast where we Brent, Russell and Melissa sit down to talk about planning for the upcoming Summer and a few things to…
Student Ministry ConversationsSM 101 - Administration | SMC Podcast | Episode 190
Welcome to this week's episode of the podcast where we change things up a bit and start working to produce new content styles for the coming of Season 5 of the…
Student Ministry ConversationsHope After Hurt with Kevin Libick | SMC Podcast | Episode 189
Welcome to this week's episode of the podcast where David sits down with Kevin Libick, a 25-year student ministry veteran in Fort Worth, Texas. He currently…
Student Ministry ConversationsSocial Media Strategies with Heather Juarez | SMC Podcast | Episode 188
Welcome to this week's episode of the podcast where Melissa sits down with Heather Juarez, former children’s pastor and current Social Media Director at…
Student Ministry ConversationsExperiential Worship & Prayer with David Pruitt | SMC Podcast | Episode 187
Welcome to this week's episode of the podcast where Brent and David sit down to talk about different ways you can work to provide your students with different…
Student Ministry ConversationsManaging Disappointment in Ministry with Karis Carstensen | SMC Podcast | Episode 186
Welcome to this weeks episode where David sits down with repeat guest Karis Carstensen to talk about the times when the PLANS for your ministry don't quite…
Student Ministry ConversationsBible Study in Youth Ministry with David Loftis | SMC Podcast | Episode 185
Welcome to this weeks episode where Russell is back as host after taking a hiatus from the show for about a season. He's sitting down this week to talk with…
Student Ministry ConversationsChristmas Ministry Challenges with Leah Poarch | SMC Podcast | Episode 184
Welcome to this weeks episode where Melissa sits down with Leah Poarch, the children's pastor at Radiant Life Church in Abilene, Texas, as they talk about the…
Student Ministry ConversationsStudents in Missions with Lois Stevens | SMC Podcast | Episode 183
Welcome to this weeks episode where Brent sits down with Lois Stevens, a missionary that works alongside Overland Missions in Mozambique, Africa, to talk about…
Student Ministry ConversationsThe Adventure of Ministry with Eric Waits | SMC Podcast | Episode 182
Welcome to this weeks episode where David sits down with Eric Waits, the youth pastor at First Baptist Grandview in Grandview, Texas, as they talk about…
Student Ministry ConversationsDoing Things Differently with Andre Anderson | SMC Podcast | Episode 181
Welcome to this weeks episode where Micah sits down with the Lead Pastor of Barbecue Church, an innovative online community that combines a passion for faith…
Student Ministry ConversationsEngaging Communities in Disaster with Ian Brown | SMC Podcast | Episode 180
Welcome to this weeks episode where Melissa sits down with Ian Brown, the Associate Campus Pastor at Life.Church in Shawnee, OK., to talk about mobilizing your…
Student Ministry Conversations4 Failures in Leadership with Zac Workun | SMC Podcast | Episode 179
Welcome to this weeks episode where Brent sits down with Zac Workun of Lifeway Students to talk about different failures in youth ministry leadership and how…
Student Ministry ConversationsCollaborative Youth Ministry with Brett Patterson and Colby Hill | SMC Podcast | Episode 178
Welcome to this weeks episode where David sits down with Brett Patterson and Colby Hill, two youth pastors that are friends and work together in ministry even…
Student Ministry ConversationsUnhealthy to Healthy Environments with Billy Spriggs | SMC Podcast | Episode 177
Welcome to this weeks episode where Micah sits down with Billy Spriggs, host of the Firebrand show on the Christian Television Network (CTN), as they talk…
Student Ministry ConversationsBuilding Godly Habits with David Herbst | SMC Podcast | Episode 176
Welcome to this weeks episode where Melissa sits down with David Herbst, the Associate Pastor at Lytle Baptist Church in Abilene, Texas, to talk about…
Student Ministry ConversationsFinding God's Presence with Mike Donehey | SMC Podcast | Episode 175
Welcome to this weeks episode where Brent sits down with Mike Donehey, the lead singer of Tenth Avenue North, to talk about finding God's presence in all…
Student Ministry ConversationsThe Intimacy & Sex Conversation with Vernon King | SMC Podcast | Episode 174
Welcome to this weeks episode where Brent sits down with Vernon King Jr., the author of the new book "The Intimacy & Sex Conversation" to talk through current…
Student Ministry ConversationsI Don't Know with Ross King | SMC Podcast | Episode 173
Welcome to this weeks episode where David and Ross King sit down to talk about the story behind his new song "I Don't Know" and how it relates to our walks as…
Student Ministry ConversationsBeing A Campus Missionary with Michael Kubis | SMC Podcast | Episode 172
Welcome to this weeks episode where Micah and Michael Kubis, Michael and his wife, Rachel, serve as U.S. Missionaries for Youth Alive in the states of…
Student Ministry ConversationsUnification As A Team with Anapaula Martinez | SMC Podcast | Episode 171
Welcome to this weeks episode where Melissa sits down with Anapaula Martinez, the Associate Youth Director and Middle School Coordinator at Kingwood Methodist…
Student Ministry ConversationsSee You At The Pole with Rick Eubanks | SMC Podcast | Episode 170
Welcome to this weeks episode where Brent sits down with Rick Eubanks, the Texas State Coordinator for the National Network of Youth Ministries. They sit down…
Student Ministry ConversationsPurpose in the Grind with Justin Miller | SMC Podcast | Episode 169
Welcome to this weeks episode where Melissa sits down with Worship Pastor Justin Miller to talk about the grind of chasing what God has called you to do while…
Student Ministry ConversationsGateway to Relationships with Shama Mrema | SMC Podcast | Episode 168
Welcome to this week's episode where Brent sits down with Shama Mrema as they talk about humor, authenticity and building relationships. Hopefully this episode…
Student Ministry ConversationsQuick Note On Building Volunteers with Brent Aiken | SMC Podcast | Episode 167
This week's episode is a little different. Brent just drops in briefly to share a quick note about volunteers and how you can build and encourage them in your…
Student Ministry ConversationsPreparing For The Next Season with Brent Aiken | SMC Podcast | Episode 166
Welcome to this week's episode where David sits down with Brent Aiken, co-host of the SMC Podcast and Youth Pastor at Wylie Methodist Church in Abilene, Texas…
Student Ministry ConversationsBig Ideas & Implementation with Christina Prim | SMC Podcast | Episode 165
Welcome to this week's episode where Melissa sits down with Christina Prim, the Youth Outreach, Discipleship, and Media Coordinator at House of Faith in…
Student Ministry ConversationsHeart vs Behavioral Change with Brett Patterson | SMC Podcast | Episode 164
Welcome to this week's episode where Brent sits down with Brett Patterson, the youth pastor at St John's Methodist in Stamford, Texas, to talk about the…
Student Ministry ConversationsBiblical Literacy V2 with Eran Holt | SMC Podcast | Episode 163
Welcome to this week's episode where Micah sits down with Eran Holt, the founder and president of Lead The Generation. tackle the subject of Biblical literacy…
Student Ministry ConversationsChurch Planting with John Simmons | SMC Podcast | Episode 162
Welcome to this week's episode where David sits down with John Simmons, the Campus Pastor at Rush Creek Church in Mansfield, Texas. They come together to talk…
Student Ministry ConversationsCommunity Building Over Production with Kevin Libick | SMC Podcast | Episode 161
Welcome to this week's episode where Melissa sits down with Kevin Libick, a 25-year student ministry veteran in Fort Worth, Texas. He currently leads a team of…
Student Ministry ConversationsManaging Insecurities with Tyler Looney | SMC Podcast | Episode 160
Welcome to this week's episode where David sits down with Tyler Looney, the pastor at First Methodist Sweetwater, Texas, as they talk about how to handle and…