There are 5 areas of the New Testament church are Evangelism, Worship, Discipleship, Missions/Ministry, & Fellowship/Outreach. Steve and Matt discuss what each of these mean, and why they are important to every member of the church, not just ministers. Don't forget to drop us a line at info@wewerethinking.org

Intro Music: Wes Cepin

Outro Music: Matt Coleman

This is the second installment of the breakout session Steve taught during the Conclave conference in Chattanooga, Tennessee in January 2025. If you missed the first part, make sure to listen to it first. This one is full of great practical advice for young youth ministers who are early in their career.

Intro music: Wes Cepin

Outro music: Matt Coleman

In January of 2025, Steve was able to speak at the Conclave conference. In a breakout session designed for new youth ministers, he spoke about what he has experienced in Youth ministry and a shared a wealth of information. If you're looking for practical advice in youth ministry this pair of episodes are for you!

Intro music: Wes Cepin

Outro music: Matt coleman

It's been a hot minute since Steve and Matt got behind the mics. Tune in to find out why. But rest assured, we're back!

Intro music: Wes Cepin

Outro Music: Matt Coleman

We'll be back in 2025. Merry Christmas!

If you're a Youth Minister, what mission trips do you take? Do you take any? Should you? Join Steve and Matt as they talk about why you should consider mission trips, and what kind of options there are out there in your own Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and the ends of the earth!

Matthew 6:21 says "Where your treasure is there your heart will be also." This is true figuratively and literally. We care about things we have invested in. Why are so many marriages falling apart, especially once the kids leave the house? It's because we're not investing in our spouses! Join Steve and Matt today as they discuss what it looks like and why you should invest in your spouse.

This one is geared specifically towards ministers and organizing your ministry. Chocked full of very practical advice, Steve shares experience from his time in ministry of how organization pays off.

Taking you through the process of planning, the guys say you should:

1. Pray

2. Where do you want to go and goals to achieve.

3. Calendar, put it on the calendar asap.

4. Big events such as camp, missions, retreats, and DNow should be on the calendar a year in advance.

5. Meet with staff and team to verify the goals and directions, themes.

6. Reserve and make plans of buses, finances, help, and costs.

7. Keep a list, folder, file with all information with in it. This allows everyone working on it to know where to find it.

8. Make a needs list overview with a checklist so you can write down when something was done, with whom, how via email, call, text, etc.

9. This list needs to be worked or looked at minimally each month.

Intro Music: Wes Cepin

Outro Music: Matt Coleman