I just got this e-book from Scott Aughtmon. It’s a 64 pager of interviews from 14 top student ministry leaders. The 14 leaders are asked, If you were to start all over again from scratch - what would you do?

Who are the 14 that they interview:

1. Jonathan McKee
2. Wes Black
3. Brenda Seefeldt
4. Dave Keehn
5. Mark Oestreicher
6. Greg Stier
7. Nigel James
8. Jason Gerdes
9. Jonathan Herron
10. Ben Hardman
11. Brad Baker
12. Chuckk Gerwig
13. Jeff Slack
14. Katie Edwards

I think it has some great info. If you were to buy it as a book from a Youth Specialites conference it would probably be around 15 -20 bucks, but you can get it for under $13. This is pretty affordable as you probably have a budget for materials.

Here’s what Scott says on his site:

What are some of the things you can learn in this ebook?

• Dr. Wes Black explains about a way of thinking to build a long term strategy. (p. 15)
• Brenda Seefeldt talks about the secret of growing faith by creating memories. (p. 19-20)
• Dave Keehn talks about the power of going where the students are with your students.
  (p. 23)
• Mark Oestreicher reveals a key to lasting spiritual growth in your students by connecting them to God. (p. 26)
• Greg Stier talks about the vital need for students to grow deeper as they reach wider. He explains how we do this through theological truth that has a head, heart and hands application. (p. 28)
• Nigel James explains the need for you to give priority time and training to improve your skills as a visual and verbal communicator. (p. 32)
• Jason Gerdes reveals one of the common mistakes pastors make when starting a youth ministry - not strategically planning around a risky vision. (p. 33)

This is only ONE small point from 7 of the contributors. All 14 leaders go in more depth to answer the 4 questions about creating a lasting student ministry.
 

If you are intrested in learning more and possibly purchasing the e-book…

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Let me know what you think. I really thought it had some great ideas.