YMC 16 Daniel Potter and Josh Godwin discuss online resources to help increase productivity in preparation and peace of mind in ministry moments. The resources discussed include curricula on YMC as well as other apps/programs that may be beneficial ..read more

Our theme for 2019 is “The Body.” Today we are exploring that theme with the blog…..           The Body that communes differently     Joshua serves as the Associate Minister for Community and Faith Development at First Baptist Church in Monroe, NC and as an Adjunct Instructor in the Department of Religion at Wingate University. At FBC, Joshua is responsible for children and youth ministries, educational programming of the church, facilitating the church’s relationship with its community partners, and providing leadership in worship and other aspects of the life of FBC. Originally, from R ..read more

Our theme for 2019 is “The Body.” Today we are exploring that theme with the blog…..           The Body of Rain     Rev. Ben Brown is the Minister of Students at Second Baptist Church in Richmond, VA. Ben is a native of Virginia and has degrees from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond (BTSR). He is married to Courtney, and they enjoy running, hiking, laughing, and being parents to their son, Carter. Ben is obsessed with VCU basketball and dreams of their return run to the Final Four. “Our church is just around the corner,” the pastor said ..read more

Our theme for 2019 is “The Body.” Today we are exploring that theme with the blog…..        The Body of Christ is….Unity     Zeke Stephenson is the Minister of Youth and Missions at Heritage Baptist Church in Cartersville, Georgia. He as served at Heritage since August of 2016. Zeke recieved his Masters of Divinity from the McAfee School of Theology at Mercer University in Atlanta, Georgia where his concentration was in Community Development. Zeke is married to Anna Kate, a fellow minister, and they have a cat named Louie and a dog named Scout. All during the week leading up to the deadli ..read more

Our theme for 2019 is “The Body.” Today we are exploring that theme with the blog…..      The Body: I Love You     Laura Edgar serves as the Associate Pastor for Youth, College, and Young Adults at Auburn First Baptist Church in Auburn, Alabama. She earned her Bachelor’s degree from Auburn University and her Master’s from Baptist Seminary of Kentucky. Laura loves sports, working with students, and spending time with her husband, Seth Kochera. My students from Auburn First Baptist Church traveled to First Baptist Church of Middlesboro, Kentucky for a spring break Appalachian Immersion expe ..read more

YMC 15 Daniel Potter interviews Josh Owens, Associate Minister of Community and Faith Development for First Baptist Church of Monroe, NC. Josh describes the work he does with a local university as well as coaching and refereeing as an extension of his call ..read more

Normally I would open with some cheesy line about ‘retreat season’ or something like that, but considering the abundance of summer, fall, winter, spring, late-spring, early-winter, mid-fall and everything-in-between retreats… it’s always retreat season. I haven’t figured out yet if rather than cramming all of these jokers into a season or year-round retreat schedule carries more pressure, but I’m tempted to say yes. To be clear, let’s define ‘retreat’ before going further. I know there are key differences in the various ..read more

Our theme for 2019 is “The Body.” Today we are exploring that theme with the blog….. The Body I Use to Have     Originally from Chapel Hill, NC, Daniel Potter serves as the Minister of Youth at First Baptist Church in Columbus, GA. He earned his M. Div from the Wake Forest University School of Divinity and a BS in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. When not doing youth ministry, Daniel enjoys good music, laughter, spending time with his wife Rachel, cheering on his beloved Tar Heels. He also serves as the Podcast Director for YMC.  I remember it p ..read more

Our theme for 2019 is “The Body.” Today we are exploring that theme with the blog…..     The Body, Broken for You        Chris Hughes is a youth minister at Christ Church United Methodist in Louisville, KY. He is a graduate of the University of Kentucky and Wake Forest University School of Divinity. He loves Kentucky sports and enjoys cycling. I’ve come to believe that everything we need to know, to live and to be as Christians in the world we can find at the communion table. If you think about it, communion is a powerful and centering symbol of our Christian faith. We hear the old, old ..read more

Our theme for 2019 is “The Body.” Today we are exploring that theme with the blog…..     When The Body breaks down        Tim Schindler serves as the Associate Pastor of Youth and Worship at Georgetown Baptist Church in Georgetown, Kentucky where he lives with his wife, Amy, and four awesome kids. He studied at the University of Kentucky and Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, KY and has been in youth ministry for 21 years, with the last twelve at GBC. You can follow him on Twitter @timschindler. As I sit here typing this post, I am wearing an eye patch. Over the past couple weeks ..read more