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Student Ministry Connection
For those who serve in student ministry, want to connect, and desire to grow. Hosted by Steve Cullum.
Episodes
Student Ministry Connection077: Importance of Serving with Marc Therrien
Episode 77 of The Student Ministry Podcast features a conversation with Marc Therrien of workcampNE. Much of Marc's growth is connected to faith in action…
Student Ministry Connection076: Every Student Sent with John Decker
Episode 76 of The Student Ministry Podcast features a conversation with John Decker of Every Student Sent, a unique community-based platform with vision of…
Student Ministry Connection075: Navigating Uncertainty with Dr. Josh Packard
Episode 75 of The Student Ministry Podcast features a conversation with Dr. Josh Packard, the Executive Director at Springtide Research Institute. He and his…
Student Ministry Connection074: The Great Resignation with Todd Rhoades
Episode 74 of The Student Ministry Podcast features a conversation with Todd Rhoades around what many are calling The Great Resignation, the phenomena in our…
Student Ministry Connection073: Orange, Relationships, and Phases with Brett Talley
Episode 73 of The Student Ministry Podcast features a conversation with Brett Talley. As a pastor’s kid, Brett grew up in the church world and felt called to…
Student Ministry Connection072: Programming Update 2021
Episode 72 of The Student Ministry Podcast features a programming update from Steve. He shares how last year's programming changes went along with sharing some…
Student Ministry Connection071: Battling Anxiety, Depression, and Grief with Zack Ryer
Episode 71 of The Student Ministry Podcast features a conversation with Zack Ryer. Not only is Zack one of Steve's former students, but he has recently started…
Student Ministry Connection070: Youth Leader Oasis with Todd Pearage
Episode 70 of The Student Ministry Podcast features a conversation with Todd Pearage. Partnering with Standing Stone, Todd and his wife, Lynda, run a ministry…
Student Ministry Connection069: Recruiting a Great Team
Episode 69 of The Student Ministry Podcast features some tips around recruiting. If you are going to make a difference in student ministry, you need a great…
Student Ministry Connection068: Remodeling Youth Ministry with Chris Talbot
Episode 68 of The Student Ministry Podcast features a conversation with Chris Talbot. Not only does Chris serve in youth and family ministry at his local…
Student Ministry Connection067: Pause Campaign with Emily Chapman Richards and Olivia Stanton
Episode 67 of The Student Ministry Podcast features a conversation with Emily Chapman Richards and Olivia Stanton from Show Hope, an organization started by…
Student Ministry Connection066: Disaster Relief with Aaron Stetson
Episode 66 of The Student Ministry Podcast features a conversation with Aaron Stetson. Longtime listeners of the podcast will remember Aaron from our very…
Student Ministry Connection065: Youth Pastor Job Search with Dan Navarra and Matt Steen
Episode 65 of The Student Ministry Podcast features a conversation with Dan Navarra and Matt Steen of Chemistry Staffing. Not only do Dan and Matt share some…
Student Ministry Connection064: Encouragement for Youth Workers
Episode 64 of The Student Ministry Podcast features a brief message of encouragement from Steve Cullum to you, the youth worker. As we head into a new year, we…
Student Ministry Connection063: Mobilizing Teens with Greg Stier
Episode 63 of The Student Ministry Podcast features a conversation with Greg Stier of Dare2Share Ministries. Greg has a reputation for knowing and relating to…
Student Ministry Connection062: Youth Ministry Exchange 2020
Episode 62 of The Student Ministry Podcast features a discussion and recap of Youth Ministry Exchange 2020 with fellow ministry podcasters, Tom Bump and Tom…
Student Ministry Connection061: The Importance of Leaders with Billy McMahan
Episode 61 of The Student Ministry Podcast features Billy McMahan, who is currently the student pastor at Rocky Mountain Christian Church in Niwot, CO. Billy…
Student Ministry Connection060: Programming Update 2020
On episode 60 of The Student Ministry Podcast, Steve provides an update on how his student ministry programming has changed since last year and since the…
Student Ministry Connection059: Orange and YMX with Crystal Chiang
Episode 59 of The Student Ministry Podcast features Crystal Chiang, who is the Executive Director of Student Strategy at Orange. Not only does she have a ton…
Student Ministry Connection058: Online Youth Ministry with Cooper Miller
Episode 58 of The Student Ministry Podcast features Cooper Miller, the brand new Online Youth Pastor at Mariners Church (Irvine, CA). Cooper has a great story…
Student Ministry Connection057: Digital Ministry with Tom Pounder
Episode 57 of The Student Ministry Podcast features Tom Pounder. Not only has Tom been in student ministry for a number of years, he has also served as a…
Student Ministry Connection056: When Life Gives You Lemons with Gerald Fadayomi
Episode 56 of The Student Ministry Podcast features Gerald Fadayomi, longtime youth worker and author. Gerald has an amazing story of how God has worked in His…
Student Ministry Connection055: Racial Reconciliation and Ministry with Mike Haynes
Episode 55 of The Student Ministry Podcast brings back Mike Haynes to talk about racial reconciliation. While racism has been a thing for a long time, recent…
Student Ministry Connection054: Orange Conference 2020 Recap
Episode 54 of The Student Ministry Podcast is all about Orange Conference 2020. This "special edition" episode will be a bit different, as it will not include…
Student Ministry Connection053: Ministry in Quarantine with David Reed
Episode 53 of The Student Ministry Podcast features David Reed, who is currently the Minister of Youth at First Baptist Church in Nacogdoches, TX. David has…
Student Ministry Connection052: Non-Traditional Student Ministry with Ansley Higginbotham
Episode 52 of The Student Ministry Podcast features Ansley Higginbotham, who served in traditional ministry settings for a number of years but is currently…
Student Ministry Connection051: Video Games and Ministry with Marty Estes
Episode 51 of The Student Ministry Podcast features Marty Estes of The Youth Workers Guide to Video Games podcast. Marty is currently the director of…
Student Ministry Connection050: Honoring Tim Uhls
Episode 50 of The Student Ministry Podcast is a little different. In December 2019, the world lost a great youth pastor named Tim Uhls. For those who have been…
Student Ministry Connection049: Ministry Coaching with Tom Bump
On episode 49 of The Student Ministry Podcast, Steve interviews Tom Bump. Tom has been in ministry over 30 years in various capacities, but mostly in…
Student Ministry Connection048: Networking with Jonny Radcliff
On episode 48 of The Student Ministry Podcast, Steve interviews Jonny Radcliff, who is currently serving in student ministry in the Philadelphia area. Jonny is…
Student Ministry Connection047: National Youth Workers Convention 2019
In episode 47 of The Student Ministry Podcast, Steve talks all about the National Youth Workers Convention 2019. As Youth Specialties celebrated their 50th…
Student Ministry Connection046: Pop Culture and Youth Ministry with Jeff Bachman
In episode 46 of The Student Ministry Podcast, Steve interviews Jeff Bachman. Not only is Jeff a youth ministry veteran, but he also hosts his own podcast all…
Student Ministry Connection045: Small Group Leading with Alycia Cone
Episode 45 of The Student Ministry Podcast is a special one, where Steve has the opportunity to interview one of his former students and volunteers. Alycia…
Student Ministry Connection044: Leadership Pathway with Sean Badeer
In episode 44 of The Student Ministry Podcast, Steve interviews one of his co-workers and fellow pastors, Sean Badeer. Not only does Sean lead the Connections…
Student Ministry Connection043: Co-Leading with Jeremy Nelson and Mike Eilers
In episode 43 of The Student Ministry Podcast, Steve interviews Jeremy Nelson and Mike Eilers on how they go about co-leading their student ministry in…
Student Ministry Connection042: Programming Adjustments with Steve Cullum
Episode 42 of The Student Ministry Podcast is all about Steve's upcoming adjustments in his student ministry programming. Back in episode 20, Steve talked…
Student Ministry Connection041: Orange Conference 2019 Recap
Episode 41 of The Student Ministry Podcast is all about the Orange Conference 2019. Not only is the format a bit different, but it is also quite a bit longer…
Student Ministry Connection040: Creating Encounters with Jason Scott
On episode 40 of The Student Ministry Podcast, Steve speaks with Jason Scott. Not only is Jason the Minster to Students at his church in Roswell, GA, but he…
Student Ministry Connection039: Ministry Expectations with Austin Williams
On episode 39 of The Student Ministry Podcast, Steve talks to Austin Williams about expectations in student ministry, for the student pastor, the leaders, and…
Student Ministry Connection038: Youth Pastor Compensation with Dan Navarra
On episode 38 of The Student Ministry Podcast, Steve interviews Dan Navarra. Not only does Dan lead the High School Ministry at Monte Vista Chapel in Turlock…
Student Ministry Connection037: Kids Ministry Real Talk with Zach Yaciw
On episode 37 of The Student Ministry Podcast, Steve interviews the host of the Kids Ministry Real Talk podcast, Zach Yaciw. Zach is also on the kids and…
Student Ministry Connection036: Longevity in Ministry with Tim Uhls
On episode 36 of The Student Ministry Podcast, Steve interviews his own youth minister, Tim Uhls, who is now serving as the children's minister at First…
Student Ministry Connection035: National Youth Workers Convention 2018
On episode 35 of The Student Ministry Podcast, Steve changes it up a bit and interviews 11 different youth workers. While in attendance at the National Youth…
Student Ministry Connection034: Overcoming Burnout with James Sabin
On episode 34 of The Student Ministry Podcast, Steve interviews James Sabin, the youth and family pastor at Kingdom Church in Westover, WV. Over the past few…
Student Ministry Connection033: Transitioning in Student Ministry with Auggie Mueller
On episode 33 of The Student Ministry Podcast, Steve interviews Auggie Mueller, the Associate and Youth Pastor at Central Church of Christ in Griswold, Iowa…
Student Ministry Connection032: G Shades with Mike Haynes
On episode 32 of The Student Ministry Podcast, Steve interviews Mike Haynes. Not only is Mike one of the student ministry directors at Christian Fellowship…
Student Ministry Connection031: The Power of Partnership with Yvette Cullum
On episode 31 of The Student Ministry Podcast, Steve interviews his wife, Yvette Cullum. Not only will you get to hear what God has done in her life, but she…
Student Ministry Connection030: Choosing Family with Justin Herman
On episode 30 of The Student Ministry Podcast, Steve interviews Justin Herman, who recently made a transition from leading junior high ministry at Mariners…
Student Ministry Connection029: Moving from Student Pastor to Lead Pastor with Andrew Larsen
On this episode of The Student Ministry Podcast, Steve interviews Andrew Larsen, who recently made the transition out of student ministry into a lead minister…
Student Ministry Connection028: The Orange Conference 2018 Recap
On this episode of The Student Ministry Podcast, Nick Blevins, Tom Bump, David Maddron, and Tom Pounder join Steve Cullum to talk about their experience at The…
Student Ministry Connection027: Knowing, Showing, and Growing with Tim Wadsworth
In episode 27 of The Student Ministry Podcast, Steve interviews Tim Wadsworth, who is currently the Student Pastor at North Hills Church in Taylors/Greenville…
Student Ministry Connection026: Leading through Change with Ben Patterson
In episode 26 of The Student Ministry Podcast, Steve interviews Ben Patterson. Ben is currently the lead student pastor at Southeast Christian Church in…
Student Ministry Connection025: Youth Ministry Hacks with Justin Knowles
In episode 25 of The Student Ministry Podcast, Steve interviews Justin Knowles, the Student Ministries Pastor at Christ's Church of the Valley in San Dimas…
Student Ministry Connection024: Trust and Student Ministry Magic with David Wood
In episode 24 of The Student Ministry Podcast, Steve interviews David Wood, the Jr. High Director at Shelter Cove Community Church in Modesto, California. From…
Student Ministry Connection023: Connecting New Students with Derry Prenkert
In episode 23 of The Student Ministry Podcast, Steve interviews Derry Prenkert, the student ministries pastor at Nappanee Missionary Church in Nappanee…
Student Ministry Connection022: Volunteering in Student Ministry with Dann Voelz
In episode 22 of The Student Ministry Podcast, Steve interviews Dann Voelz, a long-time volunteer in student ministry. Not only has Dann volunteered many years…
Student Ministry Connection021: Stuff You Can Use with Kenny and Elle Campbell
In episode 21 of The Student Ministry Podcast, Steve interviews Kenny and Elle Campbell. After spending many years in paid local church ministry, they now…
Student Ministry Connection020: My Own Student Ministry Experience with Steve Cullum
In episode 20 of The Student Ministry Podcast, Steve changes it up and interviews himself. Well, okay, he didn't actually talk to himself, but he didn't have a…
Student Ministry Connection019: Middle School Ministry with Ronald Long
In episode 19 of The Student Ministry Podcast, Steve interviews Ronald Long, who currently serves as the Student Minister to Middle School at Wayside Chapel in…
Student Ministry Connection018: Multicampus Urban Ministry with Frank Gil
In episode 18 of The Student Ministry Podcast, Steve interviews Frank Gil, who currently serves as the Student Ministries Pastor at Epikos Church in Milwaukee…