"How To Build A Lasting Student Ministry"
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REPORTS

Report #1: "The Missing Ingredient To A Success In Life"
Prayer + Truth + ? = Success

This 9-page report talks about one of the things that will hold Student Ministry leaders back from seeing success in their walk with the Lord. It's the thing that will keep them from it - even if they get this ebook.

Click here to download the .PDF of "The Missing Ingredient To A Succes"

Report #2: "The Power Of Yes And No" - The Simple God-given power that affects your destiny.

This 11-page reporttalks about one of the things that will hold Student Ministry leaders from seeing success in their walk with the Lord. It's the thing that will keep them from it - even if they buy this "Lasting..." ebook.

Click here to download the .PDF of "The Power Of Yes & Now"

(NOTE: Both of these above reports are written in a way that they apply to any believer, but Student Ministry leaders will like and benefit from them too.)

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Article #1: "Student Ministry Lessons From A Legally Blind Bowler"

Student Ministry Lessons From A Legally Blind Bowler By Scott Aughtmon of "How To Build A Lasting Student Ministry" ................................. I read a newstory recently a 94 YEAR OLD, legally blind woman, who bowled a 244! Seriously, I'm not making this up! How can she do that? She does it by listening to her husband describe what pins are left after her first throw. Think about this... She obviously has skills, but is there any way for her to possibly bowl that well without her husband's help? No way! She has to listen to his advice, because he can see what she can't! To not listen, or to not follow his instructions would be stupid! Let me ask you 3 questions: -Can you see what's in front of you or your group? -Can you tell me what will happen at your next group night? -Can you tell me what will happen a month or year from now? You know the answer. If you can't do all these things, then who are you listening to? You need to (I need to) listen more to God! He's the only one who can see what we can't. He can give us the advice about which way to go to see better results. In 2 Corinthians 4:18 Paul said this, "So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." Listening to others, who have been through what we've been throw and have more experience than we do, is a good thing to do. We should do that. We just have to make sure that we always take their advice and opinions, and our own opinions, and ask our Father in heaven if it's the RIGHT advice. One more thing about the blind bowler... The article says she's been bowling since 1979. I calculated that out and that means she started when she was 66 years old! She's had 28 years of practicing to learn to listen and throw the right way to hit the pins. It takes practice to hear and respond to God's leading. We better start now! ......................... Scott Aughtmon is the author "How To Build A Lasting Student Ministry" an ebook that contains interviews with 14 top student ministry leaders. They reveal what they'd do if they had to start all over again... from scratch. You can read the intro and one of the interviews from this ebook at: http://www.lasting-student-ministry.com/ .........................

Article #2: "Are You Preaching Christ Or Christianity?"

Are You Preaching Christ Or Christianity? By Scott Aughtmon of "How To Build A Lasting Student Ministry" ................................. There's a dangerous flaw in the way some of us teach others about Jesus. It's a subtle thing that you might not even realize you do, but it will make a huge impact in the type of Christ-followers you see come out of your ministry. What's the flaw? The flaw is preaching Christianity instead of Christ! It's the difference between teaching a system or introducing your students to a person. It's the difference that makes ALL the difference! This isn't just some new idea I'm talking about here. In fact, I didn't even come up with the idea! This quote your about to read comes from a book from 1929 called "THE SPONTANEOUS EXPANSION OF THE CHURCH" by Roland Allen (pgs. 68-69). Roland says... "We speak as if the Gospel and the doctrine, preaching Christ and preaching Christianity, were identical terms. "It is impossible to read a page of a missionary magazine or to speak five words about Missions without finding out how habitually we do this. "But is it really true? Far from it: Christianity, the doctrine, is a system of thought and practice: preaching Christ, the Gospel, is a Revelation of a Person." So the question comes down to this... Are you preaching more "How Tos", then "Who Tos"? Ask yourself... How many of my talks are information about doctrine, or "how to" methods? How many point to Jesus as the "way (the method), the truth (facts about life), and the life (the experience of life)"? Obviously, you're going to teach "how to" talks and you're going to teach doctrine. You'll even do that when you teach about Jesus. That's not the problem. The problem is if that's the main bulk of what you teach. Roland says one last thing I want you to see... "Yet there is a difference, and we know it; but we know it only within narrow limits. "We know that in our Christian experience we come into contact with the Person of Christ: that is indeed for us the fundamental reality of all realities: it is that which distinguishes us from men of every other religion: and we can distinguish between that contact with Christ and apprehension of a doctrine. "And we know that it is possible to apprehend a doctrine without that contact with Christ. "And we know it is possible for one to teach, and for another to learn the doctrine, without approaching the Person to whom the doctrine refers." If you're going to have a lasting student ministry, one that sees students continue on in their faith AFTER graduation, then you'll have to point your students to Christ! ......................... Scott Aughtmon is the author "How To Build A Lasting Student Ministry" an ebook that contains interviews with 14 top student ministry leaders. They reveal what they'd do if they had to start all over again... from scratch. You can read the intro and one of the interviews from this ebook at: http://www.lasting-student-ministry.com/ .........................

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This is an interview with Scott Aughtmon author of "How To Build A Lasting Student Ministry" that's at: <INSERT YOUR AFFILIATE LINK HERE> It's an ebook where he interviewed 14 top student ministry leaders and got them to reveal what they'd do if they had to start all over again from scratch. 1. Tell us about how you got started in youth ministry. Scott: ------- I was a youth pastor for about 14 years. I started sort of by accident. Our youth pastor left and the church didn’t get another one right away. They needed someone to lead the group, so me and group of people starting leading it. I was 19 and didn’t really have a clue about what I was doing! The group of leaders eventually dwindle down to me and another friend. The two of us, through trial and error, and prayer and sweat and tears, eventually saw that group grow to become something we could feel proud of. I used those same things I learned from that experience with the next group I was with. 2. What gave you the idea for this ebook? Scott: ------- I interviewed 20 marketing and business experts for an ebook back in 2002 and I liked the format of letting others share their knowledge instead of just a book written by me. 3. Tell us a little about the idea behind the ebook? Scott: ------- I learned a lot in those 14 years to know what it takes to build a lasting student ministry, but I also wanted to know what others thought. I wondered... What would the top student leaders do if they had to start all over? What if they weren't at a large church. What if they didn't have a large budget. What if it was just them at a small church with a small youth group. What would they do? Could they build a lasting student ministry? So I asked them! I began interviewing 14 top student leaders a year or so ago and gave them an imaginary situation to put themselves in. 4. What was the imaginary situation? Scott: ------- This is what I asked them to pretend... You are snatched from your current church (or other current job) and put at a church in the suburbs where you have to start all over again. There are five kids there. Two are the senior pastor’s kids. There are three boys and two girls. Two are in High School and three are in Junior High. You are asked to build a ministry that will continue on after you leave. You have one year to do this. You have a limited budget. 5. What questions did you ask them? Scott: ------- I asked these top student leaders 4 simple questions: -What are two common mistakes most pastors make when starting a student ministry that you would make sure not to make? -What methods/steps would you use to lay a strong foundation that would last beyond your time there? -What is one method/system you would use to see numerical growth as quickly as possible? -What is one method/system you would use to see lasting spiritual growth? 6. Can you share some of what you learned with us? Scott: ------- Yeah. 7. What is one method/system you would use to see numerical growth as quickly as possible? Scott: ------- Jonathan Herron (he used to be at one of the fastest growing church in the US, now he's a church planter) talked about 4 "Ens". One of those Ens" he talks about helps with numerical growth. He calls it "Engage". He says this... "Today’s teenagers are looking for authentic community and we are the Body of Christ. How do we make the two intersect? "By engaging students through creative means. We are competing with MTV, the Internet, Hollywood, and a host of other carnal vehicles for the time and mind of Millennials. "We have the Truth they need, but we must find creative ways of engaging them with it. For example, in the Gospels Jesus was Truth, but He revealed Himself and the Kingdom through stories. "He could have just come out and thumped people over the head with the Torah, but instead He shared parables and allowed excited crowds to create environments where people wanted to see what was up. "Seriously, Jesus was all about atmosphere and creativity when it came to engaging teens. We must do the same. "This is what I’d spend the majority of my budget on initially. I'd spend it on creating an environment of excellence and an atmosphere that attracts carnal teens and reveals Biblical truths in a way that’s relevant to their culture. "In other words, being contemporary without compromise, keeping in mind that cool lights and sound systems are merely tools for pointing people Kingdom-ward." 8. What is one method/system you would use to see lasting spiritual growth? Scott: ------- A method Dave Keehn (he leads a unique community for High School, College, Young Adults and Young Marrieds) talks about is this... "Challenge students to serve and then take the time to prepare them to serve. "The training to serve should include discussion on spiritual habits, purpose and spiritual gifts. When students partner with you in serving they start owning the ministry. "When that is combined with mentoring in the spiritual habits, so that students know how to develop their own relationship with Jesus, you have given students to tools and means to continue to follow Jesus long after you are gone." 9. What do you think makes this ebook, so special? Scott: ------- The thing I like about the ebook is that it has diversity and unity. What I mean is that you get the views of 14 different top leaders from all areas of the country - from all walks of life. We have men and women. Older and younger leaders. But, the cool thing is you start to see some unifying, principles that show up in different interviews. It shows some universal principles that apply across the board. The unity and diversity of this ebook makes it something that can help a leader who's just starting or one that's been in this for decade or more! 10. Where can our readers find out more? Scott: ------- They can go to <INSERT YOUR AFFILIATE LINK HERE> They'll get a chance to read the intro there and get a sneak peek at one of the full interviews.

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After being in Youth Ministry for approx. 14 years, He currently is church planting in Silicon Valley, CA

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"Reading Scott Aughtmon's new Ebook, "...Lasting Student Ministry" is akin to
sitting 'round a table with a band of well-weathered youth ministry veterans
as they share their various views on assembling a student ministry with real
eternal impact."

You'll find great insights through the streams of convergence and divergence in their thinking and praxis. The combined years of youth ministry experience of the ministers Scott pulled together is in the hundreds of years."

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