I put a call out on Instagram for some questions, and I got some great ones, so this episode walks through the following:

-What responsibilities do you give middle school students in your ministry?
-What’s been the biggest thing to change in student ministry in the last 20 years for you?
-Favorite pizza topping?
-Favorite scripture/story and why?
-How can I slow down my male pattern baldness?
-What’s your take on the sports-as-competition-for-youth-group-commitments issue?
-Getting ready to lose several leaders after this school year. What are great recruiting tips?
-If your spouse isn’t in ministry with you nor is that their calling, how do you include them?

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Thanks to Ronald Long for his opening story. Check out Ronald’s amazing Junior High Youth Ministry focused podcast “Talking Squirrels”: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-squirrels-the-middle-school-ministry-podcast/id1297070959?mt=2

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