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May 28, 2026 9 min

185: What to Do When You're New

from Student Ministry Connection Hosted by Steve Cullum

What do you do when you’re just starting a new student ministry? What should you focus on? On this episode of Student Ministry Connection, Steve shares 10 tips on how to start well at a new ministry, whether you’re in your very first ministry or you’re about to start at your 10th church. And if you're not in a situation like this right now, these tips can also help you take an inventory of where you are in your current ministry and help to identify some areas you can work on, even if you’ve been there for a while. Links referenced in this episode: Get connected to other youth leaders and coaches - https://nnym.org Adopt your local school - https://everyschool.com Find your next speaker at The Speaker Hub - https://youthminhub.com/speakerhub Learn more about Steve's ministry with NNYM - https://nnym.org/stevecullum Sign up to get Steve's newsletter - https://bit.ly/cullumnewsletter Support the ministry by giving online - https://bit.ly/cullumsupport Contact Steve about partnerships, speaking, coaching, or consulting - https://bit.ly/cullumcontact Follow Student Ministry Connection on Instagram - https://instagram.com/studentministryconnection Read Steve's blog - https://stevecullum.com Follow Steve on Twitter - https://twitter.com/stevecullum Follow Steve on Instagram - https://instagram.com/stevecullum Follow Steve on Facebook - https://facebook.com/stevecullum Be sure to join us in prayer for revival every Wednesday at 11am PT, 12pm MT, 1pm CT, 2pm ET. Get a copy of the Cards Christians Like card game by using the link https://bit.ly/cardschristianslike and also support Student Ministry Connection. Looking for student ministry resources? Check out Steve's curated list of books, games, and more at https://www.amazon.com/shop/stevecullum Note: Some of the links above are affiliate links. By clicking them, Steve may receive commission to support this ministry. Subscribe on your favorite podcast app. Links to the more popular ones are at https://linktr.ee/studentministryconnection If you like what you hear, be sure to like, subscribe, share, and comment! Thanks, be sure to get connected, and may God bless your ministry!

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