Tag Archives: Youth Minsitry Network

Budgeting for youth ministry

By Joe Ball | Published: June 6, 2012

Budget and finances-two of the least favorite words for most youth ministers.  On this episode of the vidcast we are discussing the need for youth ministers to budget for a purpose and to operate using sound financial practices. Two of our YMN coaches, Lee Meadows, student pastor, Memorial Baptist, Frankfort  and Steve Coleman, Minister of [...]

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Helping our students be “on Mission”

By Joe Ball | Published: November 7, 2011

Involving students in missions is vital in the discipleship journey of a student and is a lot more than the once a year mission trip.  Today on the vidcast, two of our regional coaches who are youth ministers from here in Louisville KY, Kris Billiter from Walnut Street  Baptist and Tim Ashley from Beechland Baptist [...]

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Balancing ministry with family

By Joe Ball | Published: October 25, 2011

There is no substitute for time with your family. Two of our YMN coaches, Steve Coleman, Youth Minister at Richmond FBC, Richmond KY and Kris Billiter, Minister to youth and families at Walnut Street Baptist in Louisville, KY are our guest today. The Conversation in this episode centers on finding a healthy balance between ministry [...]

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No lone rangers here…the importance of a local network

By Joe Ball | Published: October 7, 2011

No one understand youth ministry like another youth minister, and being part of a local network is vital to a healthy successful youth ministry.  In this edition of the Despising None vidcast, Steve Coleman, student minister at FBC Richmond KY, and Tim Ashley, minister of youth and young adults at Beechland Baptist Church in Louisville [...]

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Understanding Youth Culture

By Joe Ball | Published: September 16, 2011

  Steve Coleman, Minister of youth at FBC Richmond and one of our Kentucky youth ministry coaches recently lead a workshop at Super Saturday on today’s youth culture.  Below is an article written by Robin Bass of  the Western Recorder on his workshop. Elizabethtown—In some circles they are called “digital natives.” Others refer to them [...]

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4 Things I Hope All Senior Pastors Know About Youth Ministry

By Joe Ball | Published: September 6, 2011

This was originally posted at afterthemusicstops.net.  There is a link to there at the end of the post.   I have been thinking and praying about writing this post for some time now.  In the past few weeks, months, and years I have heard of and known many youth minsters or youth pastors that have [...]

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3 Key Transitions in the life of a student

By Joe Ball | Published: August 23, 2011

There are 3 times of transition in the life of a student that we need to pay particular attention to in our student ministries. They are  1) the transition into our group from the 5th or 6th grade, 2) the transition from middle school to high school and 3) the transition out of our youth [...]

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the shoe is on the other foot-from a guest blogger

By Joe Ball | Published: May 25, 2011

Wanted to share (and I have his permission), the latest blog post of Bill Houpt.  Bill is one of the best friends I have on the planet and served 19 years as the youth minister at Hillcrest Baptist Church in Hopkinsville, KY.  He currently serves as pastor of Little River Baptist Church in Herndon, KY. [...]

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KBC Launches Youth Ministry Network

By Joe Ball | Published: October 26, 2010

LEXINGTON – Steve Coleman is older than the pastor of his church, but the veteran youth minister hasn’t let age keep him from reaching young people for Christ. “I find such pleasure and joy when students ‘get it,’” said the 52-year-old minister to youth at First Baptist Church of Richmond. “I get excited watching them [...]

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