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Middle School Ministry PodcastAsking Middle School Students About Social Media
We all post to social media. Whether it's for our personal pages or for our ministries, putting up a quick pic is something we all do! Have you ever put up…
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Sunday Morning Squirrels - 02.23.20
Sunday Morning Squirrels: After a great trip to California, I’m back and it’s Sunday with the Middle School ministry! Between helping the children’s ministry…
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Sometimes Students are Punks
Middle school students are great. But sometimes they're also punks. Michelle has a rule in her group: Don't be a jerk. Our students don't always live by that…
Middle School Ministry PodcastSunday Morning Squirrels - 02.16.20
Sunday Morning Squirrels: What a Sunday morning! It was a fun and crazy morning, but we made and students really got challenged by the lesson! Good times all…
Middle School Ministry PodcastLove is in the Air. It's Sex Talk Time.
Who in their right mind would talk to middle school students about sex? Well, people who are in their right mind of course! Someone is talking to your middle…
Middle School Ministry PodcastSunday Morning Squirrels - 02.09.20
Sunday Morning Squirrels: Sunday mornings are crazy and fun all at the same time. Today was definitely both and why I love Sundays with middle school students!…
Middle School Ministry Podcast85 - When you disagree with the Camp Speaker
You finally got your students to camp! It's been a crazy ride of getting all the paperwork in, the money collected, and the leaders all lined up. And then the…
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Sunday Morning Squirrels - 02.02.20
Sunday Morning Squirrels: We finally made it through January! Does anyone else feel like this month was a whole year long? Just me? Ok then. We started a new…
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84 - Mourning, Loss, and Middle School Students
Life means that sometimes sad stuff is going to happen. This week Ronald and Michelle talk about some recent tragedies they have both faced, how they've…
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Sunday Morning Squirrels - 01.26.20
Sunday Morning Squirrels: I've been sick the last few days. This morning I took cough medicine to help me get through the day. Turns out, it was NOT…
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Sunday Morning Squirrels - 01.12.20
Sunday Morning Squirrels: Now we find a rythym! With two weeks under our belt, it's beginning to feel like a good time to get back to ministry! I love these…
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83 - Here's to the New Year and New Things!
Hello 2020! I've already written you down wrong every day of this new decade... Michelle and Ronald talk about the big things they are getting ready for in…
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82 - Holiday Breaks and Hot Takes
Just kidding. There aren't many hot takes. But Michelle and Ronald talk about what they're doing during their break over the Christmas and New Year holiday!…
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Sunday Morning Squirrels - 01.05.20
Sunday Morning Squirrels: Woohoo! Taking a break is nice, but getting back into the swing of things is great! I'm glad we're back into the rhythm of Sunday…
Middle School Ministry PodcastHappy New Year!
Good-bye Christmas and 2019! Happy New Year! From Michelle and Ronald, we want to wish you a blessed 2020 as you continue to minister to middle school students…
Middle School Ministry PodcastMerry Christmas from Talking Squirrels
Merry Christmas everybody! From Michelle and Ronald, we hope you have a wonderful Christmas and remember that in the middle of all of the chaos of ministering…
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Sunday Morning Squirrels - 12.22.19
Sunday Morning Squirrels: We didn't meet today! What a weird feeling. But it really helps our students, our parents, and our volunteers get a break. Oh. And me…
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81- NYWC
The BEST gathering for youth ministry workers all year long. Michelle got to go. Ronald didn't. So to cure his FOMO, they talk about all of her experiences…
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Sunday Morning Squirrels - 12.15.19
Sunday Morning Squirrels: Last Sunday of the year! I know. We take a two-week break, one before and one after Christmas. This lets us prepare for the New Year…
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80 - Echo Weekend Debrief
This week, Michelle and Ronald talk about Ronald's Disciple Now weekend and how it went. The event is a stay in host homes retreat with worship at the church…
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Sunday Morning Squirrels - 12.08.19
Sunday Morning Squirrels: I feel like this Sunday was the LEAST crazy we've had in a while. Good energy. Great student participation. All in all, a very nice…
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Sunday Morning Squirrels - 12.01.19
Sunday Morning Squirrels: Whew! Our crazy weekend event is over and Christmas season is finally here! Can't wait to get back in the saddle and back to…
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79 - Getting Ready for Echo Weekend
Ronald's church has a big event coming up! It's called Echo Weekend, but your church might call it a DNOW. That is unless you've never heard of what a DNOW is…
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Sunday Morning Squirrels - 11.17.19
Sunday Morning Squirrels: Thanksgiving is three weeks away. Don't be mad but we're deep into our Christmas series! We're talking students through Luke's…
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78 - That ONE Kid
Michelle just got back from a great weekend camp (or is it a retreat?). While SOME things went really well, other things were not so great. Namely, there was…
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Sunday Morning Squirrels - 11.10.19
Sunday Morning Squirrels: Christmas time is here! Well, almost. We start Christmas a little early around here because Middle School students help with the…
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77 - What Do Your Adults Do?
Sometimes adults show up and help in big ways! Sometimes they just show up. Either way, it's our job as middle school pastors to give these wonderful adults…
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76 - Tentpole Events
Ronald and Michelle talk about their Tentpole events. The big events they do that help drive the ministry, promote their vision for their ministries, and help…
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Sunday Morning Squirrels - 10.20.19
Sunday Morning Squirrels: Who needs singers to show up? Not this middle school pastor! Whew! Another crazy Sunday with students stepping up and volunteers not…
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75: Finding Your Tribe
Today Ronald and Michelle got to hang out with Katy Langley, a youth pastor for Penninsula Covenant Church, and talk about getting out there and finding a…
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Sunday Morning Squirrels - 10.13.19
Sunday Morning Squirrels: It's Picnic week at our church! After church today we go rent out a big amusement park and invite EVERYONE from our church. It's a…
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74 - Leaving Your Leaders In Charge
You're going to miss some program days or nights. It's just going to happen! Whether by unforeseen circumstance or vacation (the latter being the preferred!)…
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Sunday Morning Squirrels - 10.06.19
Sunday Morning Squirrels: Woohoo! I love the Old Testament! This was the last week in our Ruth series and it was a blast. I love the story of the family…
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73 - Reactions from National Day of Volunteer Youth Ministry Training!
This last Saturday, an epic event happened called the National Day of Volunteer Youth Ministry Training! Ronald hosted it as his church and some of Michelle's…
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Sunday Morning Squirrels - 09.29.19
Sunday Morning Squirrels: Well. What a week! We did our third lesson in Ruth and had a pretty crazy Sunday morning to show for it. Let's talk about it!…
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72 - Middle School Pastors and Mental Health
Mental Health is something the church needs to take more seriously. As those who work with students who have brains that are going through MASSIVE shifts in…
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Sunday Morning Squirrels - 09.22.19
Sunday Morning Squirrels: Week two of our new Ruth series! Lots of 6th-grade students getting into the flow of the week and today I wasn't the only adult in…
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71 - To Parent Meeting or Not To Parent Meeting
If you have students, you've got parents! Plenty of parents are invested in your ministry and want to know what you're doing, and what's going on! Ronald's…
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Sunday Morning Squirrels - 09.15.19
Sunday Morning Squirrels: New week, new series! I was really excited about teaching this series again! It's one I wrote and I am a sucker for the Old…
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70 - Getting Students Up Front
We're the professionals, right? Who would DREAM of putting students up on the stage? Well, Michelle and Ronald kind of do. When students get up in front of…
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Sunday Morning Squirrels - 09.08.19
Sunday Morning Squirrels: Now we're getting into a groove with Sunday mornings! This was the first week where sixth-grade students were REALLY getting into…
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69 - Fall Kick Off
Fall is here! Or at least in theory, it should be. It doesn't quite feel like fall in Texas. Maybe in California. Either way, school is back in session and…
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Sunday Morning Squirrels - 09.01.19
Sunday Morning Squirrels: Now we're getting into a groove with Sunday mornings! This was the first week where sixth-grade students were REALLY getting into…
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68 - Time Management
There are only so many hours in the day! It's time to use what we've been given to the fullest potential! Ronald and Michelle have been flying by the seats of…
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Sunday Morning Squirrels - 08.25.19
Sunday Morning Squirrels: Sunday number two with the new group of students. A little less chaos. But only a little! We continued our series on Purpose from the…
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67 - The Global Leadership Summit
Every year Ronald's church attends the Global Leadership Summit through a satellite campus. This year, Michelle went for the first time to a satellite campus…
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Sunday Morning Squirrels - 08.18.19
Sunday Morning Squirrels: What a crazy good Sunday! Our students all promoted today. That means tons of new students, a new group dynamic, and lots of names to…
Middle School Ministry PodcastBonus Episode: 6th Grade BBQ
This is a really great event that we do the week before we have our 6th-grade students promote into the student ministry! It's a chance for the incoming…
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Sunday Morning Squirrels - 08.11.19
Sunday Morning Squirrels: This was the last week we had with our students who are in 8th grade. Next week we promote up and have a fresh group! I'm excited…
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66 - Debriefing Summer Trips
Your leaders' opinions of the trip matter! When you take leaders on a trip, you have the opportunity to ask them to be your "eyes and ears" for things that you…
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Sunday Morning Squirrels - 08.04.19
Sunday Morning Squirrels: We've only got two weeks until we promote up the fifth-grade students into the middle school room and I'm excited! But that means we…
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65 - Taking Middle School Girls on Trips
Middle School Girls. Chances are half of your group is female. How do you take time to make sure they are ministered to on trips? Michelle and Ronald have a…
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Sunday Morning Squirrels - 07.28.19
Sunday Morning Squirrels: Woo! This Sunday I've got someone teaching for me and it's their very first time in front of middle school students! I'm super…
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64 - Summer Trips and Middle School
Summer usually means summer trips! What trips have you been taking? Michelle and Ronald talk about the trips they've been taking, the reasons they take them…
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Sunday Morning Squirrels - 07.14.19
Sunday Morning Squirrels: We're back from our mission trip and I'm ALMOST recovered! It was a really great trip with students coming forward with a lot of…
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63 - Design in Middle School Ministry
Youth ministry means designing things! Whether its parent newsletters, emails, social media posts, or slides for teaching, you're going to be designing things!…
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Sunday Morning Squirrels - 07.07.19
Sunday Morning Squirrels: It’s definitely still summer! We leave on our mission trip this week but Sunday is still coming! We’re doing a DYM series called…
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62 - Middle School Students Serving during VBS
Vacation Bible School is a staple in many churches! Whether you call it VBS, do it at night or in the morning, there's probably something going on in your…
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Sunday Morning Squirrels - 06.30.19
Sunday Morning Squirrels: Summer series time! We always have a fun series where it's a little calmer and a lot more practical. I was really glad for that…
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61 - Communicating Better in Middle School Ministry
Summer is when our students and their families normally take a vacation, but what about us? As ministers, it's really important for us to get away, recharge…