I am blessed to pastor a church with healthy children’s and student ministries. I get asked often how to create these ministries. On this episode of the podcast, I sit down with Adam Whiteside, our student pastor, and discuss student ministry. Topics addressed include:
- What is a healthy student ministry?
- How to create a healthy student ministry within a healthy church.
- How to create a healthy student ministry within an unhealthy church.
- Attractional models of student ministry vs. creational models.
- The importance of pastoral support and buy-in.
Healthy age-graded ministries are not rocket science. Healthy ministries are built on healthy discipleship models.
In the course of our conversation, Adam mentions the Malvern Mike and Mary profile used in the student ministry at Malvern Hill. I’ve included the PDF below. This profile describes the kind of students we hope to create at Malvern Hill.
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