TRAVIS DEANS has been in full-time youth ministry since 1996 as a youth pastor, campus ministry director, and youth network coordinator. Through Travis’s role, he mentors youth workers, consults for churches, assists youth workers to collaborate through evangelistic outreaches, equips students to share their faith, shares strategies for students to form campus ministries in their schools, and organizes youth ministry conferences.
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60 Second Hint/Help: Interns Teaching
An intern’s first time teaching can be exciting and intimidating. Your guidance can turn nerves into confidence and growth.
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Speaker of the Week: David Hardie
DAVID HARDIE is a big, bearded, full-time youth speaker who travels the world inspiring teenagers and adults to “Tell a Bigger Story” while creating some pretty awesome T-shirt designs (which he draws by hand) that he sells at large events
the difference between preaching and teaching
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60 Second Hint/Help: Volunteers Teaching
Most volunteers want to help—they just don’t always feel confident teaching. Your role is to equip, encourage, and support them so they can succeed.
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Speaker of the Week: Andrew Laird
ANDREW LAIRD has been in youth ministry since 2016. Since then, his passion has been to equip students, volunteers, and parents to live out Jesus’s method of relational discipleship, share the gospel, find evangelistic avenues in their school and community, and challenge them to hold on to their faith.
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60 Second Hint/Help: Topical Teaching
Topical teaching can be powerful when it’s rooted in Scripture and connected to real life. Done well, it helps students see how God’s Word speaks directly into everyday issues.
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Speaker of the Week: Kyle Fox
KYLE FOX is a husband and father of four and currently serves as the Discipleship Pastor at West Bridge Church in Danville, Indiana. He loves helping students walk closely with Jesus by going deep, tackling the real issues they face, and helping them see the real Jesus. HE also loves encouraging youth groups and the leaders who pour into them.
Verse-by-verse teaching helps students understand Scripture, not just hear about it. Done well, it builds confidence in the Bible and shows students how to read it for themselves.
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Speaker of the Week: Jeremiah Ross
JEREMIAH ROSS has been the Student Pastor at Heartland Church in Paducah, KY, for the past 9 years and loves all things Student Ministry. When he’s not preaching to the Students, he’s spending time with his wife, Kirsten, dominating his kids in Mario Kart, or probably watching Auburn sports.










