Gina is joined by a special guest host, Joe Graham, to discuss all things hiring and interviews. Tune in as they give practical tips, principles, and insight on best processes when it comes to either being interviewed of hiring on new staff within your multisite organization!

Episode 72 - Hiring And Interviews

Summer is here and it is shaping up to (yet again) be a summer like never before. Join Gina and Joe as they talk about camps, mission trips, getting rest, and stacking hands as a multisite team to leverage and build momentum this summer!

Episode 73 - Summer of '21

Join us for an incredible and encouraging conversation with Allison from Feed Youth Ministry Resources!

Feed constructs FREE resources centered on core biblical convictions that the majority of evangelical protestants from different denominational backgrounds would agree with. They aim to help young people think about how they are supposed to live in response to the biblical truths covered in our resources.

Give a listen to hear how you can utilize Feed in your multisite context to better equip your leaders and disciple your students!

https://feed.bible/about/
https://www.instagram.com/feedyouthministry/

Episode 74 - Feed Resources

Join Gina Abbas as she talks with Chelsea Van Noord (Harbor Churches), Shanna Craig (Woodside), and Mary Reed (Woodside) about being a woman in multisite ministry. You will be encouraged by their insight and wisdom!

Episode 75 - Women Of Multisite

Join Joe as he provides an update on the show :)

Episode 76 - A Word From Your Host

The weekend has come, retreat is here, and this episode is all about what the start of the biggest weekend(s) of the year look like for our students, leaders, and multi-site team. 

Join Joe, EJ, Kim, and C.T., once again as we discuss the start of retreat, what the sessions look like, why we have our multisite team preach, and how we prepare them to do so!

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Episode 05 - Off to Camp/Retreat We Go!

Our conversation rolls on as we talk about how things unfold as the retreat weekend unfold!

Join Joe, Kim, and our producer, Trevor Callis, as we discuss how our multisite roles are executed throughout the weekend, how we communicate to leaders & parents throughout the retreat, and much more!

Episode 07 - And the Camp/Retreat Goes On!

In this episode, we spend time with our friends, Misha Hulett and Josh Strickler! These two guys are a part of the student ministry team at 2|42, a dynamic, multi-site church in Michigan who is having an immense impact in their community by clearly living out and sharing the Gospel!

Tune in as we discuss multi-site, collaboration, leading teams, and the impact the church can (and should) have in its community!

Check out more on 2|42 by clicking the link below
http://242community.com/

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Episode 15 - Spotlight: 2|42 Community Church

In this episode we're joined by two of the Student Directors from Woodside Bible in Michigan, Shanna Craig and Katie Hankins. They join us to talk about being a woman in ministry, how to lead women well, and how to best find your role and voice with the greater team!

A great, insightful, and encouraging conversation for any leader to listen in on as you look to lead others well!

Tune in to as you look to multiply the unified and unify the multiplied.

Episode 25 - The Women of Multi-Site Ministry

People come and people go! 

This episode focuses on just that; what to do when a campus has no student ministry staff? Whether launching student ministries for the first time, filling a vacancy, or helping to find the right person during a time of staff transition; change is volatile and has the potential to bring about great growth for the specific campus and the team at large!

Tune in to as you look to multiply the unified and unify the multiplied.

Episode 26 - What to do When There's No Staff!

The Chapel is a multi-site church with seven locations all throughout the fine state of Illinois! 

In this episode, we get to hear from several of the awesome people that make up The Chapel's student ministry team.

Tune in as they share they're insights, tensions, and where God is leading them as a multi-site student ministry.

Episode 29 - Spotlight: The Chapel

One of the topics most often brought up is "How do you get high school students to stay engaged?" There is so much fighting for their attention and filling their schedules, so how do you create and cultivate a culture that keeps high school students engaged and equips them for their next stage of life?

In this episode, we tackle this tough and important topic as we share from the mistakes we've made, lessons learned, and tangible things we've seen work, all by the grace of God!  Tune in as you look to engage this generation of students with the life-changing truth of the Gospel!

Episode 32 - Engaging and Equipping High School Students

Gina leads the Student Team at Harbor Church, a multisite in the greater Grand Rapids Area and is the author of the book, A Woman in Youth Ministry,  has been hanging out with students since the year Mulan hit the movie theaters. 

In this conversation we hear all about how their team has moved from being strangers to family, practical ways to create community, and how to address/fix the communication breakdown!

Episode 33 - Spotlight: Gina Abbas of Harbor Church

We all know the importance of getting ahead, avoiding the "tyranny of the urgent, and being more proactive to opportunities instead of reactive to situations.

That is the heart behind our "Looking Forward" episodes; to help you get ahead as a team and a ministry!

This episode features a Multi-Multi All-Star, Mr. Ben HIxson! He joins Kim and Joe to talk all about what you need to be thinking about now to make the most of November!

Episode 34 - Looking Forward: No Show November

Wisdom come pouring forth as the conversation comes spilling out between Joe, Kim, and the beloved Marko (Mark Oestreicher).

Tune in as we talk about the relationship between leadership and the student ministry staff, the internal tension that comes with moving "up" in the organization, and the top two reasons why most student ministry staff lose their job!

Episode 35 - Making Conversation with Marko

Greg Ligon from Leadership Network joins us on this episode to discuss the changes and trends happening in multisite churches across the nation.

Leadership Network is the premier leadership collaborative for pastors and churches.  Over 200,000 church leaders around the world engage in Leadership Network to acquire innovative knowledge and drive local impact.  By inspiring and equipping leaders, they seek to help the Church flourish and communities thrive.

Episode 42 - Greg Ligon of Leadership Network

EPISODE 50!!!!! We can't thank you all enough for your support and encouragement throughout the first season of this podcast AND we are excited for what is to come!

Give a listen as Kim shares how God has been working in her and your husband Max’s life over this past year and as we introduce the newest member of the Multi Multi family, Gina Abbas from Harbor Church, a great multisite church on the other side of the state of Michigan! We're excited for the insight, leadership, and joy that Gina will bring as another voice in the multisite student ministry conversation!

https://jamestownharborchurch.org/
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/099100504X/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0

Episode 50 - A New Season, A New Host, The Same Hope

In this episode we pull questions off of the Multisite Student Ministry Facebook group (linked below) and talk all about metrics!

Join Gina, Kim, and Joe as they talk about why metrics matter, what exactly they measure across their campuses, the collaborative process that's utilized to determine/change metrics, and more!

Also, join the conversations taking place in the Facebook group!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/multisitestudents

Episode 51 - Why Metrics?

Tune in as Gina and Joe as they share tips, tricks, thoughts, and the troubles we face when it comes to assimilating students into the ministry! 

Join the conversation as they talk about language to use, empowering leaders, and leveraging the multisite team to help create a greater sense of belonging for students.

Episode 58 - Assimilation: Getting Students Plugged In

A conversation with Scott Pontier on creating healthy rhythms and disciplines for yourself and for your multisite staff. Scott also gives us some free consulting advice by sharing with us three things that your multisite team needs to be thinking about to become a healthier church.

Scott is the Lead Pastor of the Jamestown campus of Harbor churches and is also a senior consultant with Ministry Architects.

https://www.amazon.com/Sustainable-Young-Adult-Ministry-Making/dp/0830841520

https://ministryarchitects.com/

Episode 61 - Scott Pontier of Ministry Architects

Gina and Joe give an unfiltered look into the conversations they’re having with their multisite team and leadership when it comes to making decisions for retreats and trips (hopefully) happening in 2021!

Episode 60 - Making Retreat/Trip Decisions for 2021

Joe and Gina are joined by Denzel Wright, Student Pastor of Woodside Bible Church - Pontiac campus, to discuss the opportunities and difficulties that arise when translating and contextualizing a suburban ministry model to urban campuses.

Tune in for an insightful conversation on how your multisite team can be better for each other as you look to share the Gospel to the communities that God has called your church to.

Episode 62 - Urban Ministry in a Suburban Multisite Model

A conversation with Tyler Bryan of Hope Community Church in North Carolina on collaborating and compromising with your student ministry team across the campuses to create a ministry that empowers leaders.

https://www.instagram.com/hope.msm/
https://gethope.net/msm/

Episode 63 - Spotlight: Tyler Bryan of Hope Community Church NC

Vince Parker, the Central Ministry Leader of Switch, the student ministries of Life Church, join Gina and special co-host, Joe Graham, and they leave no stone unturned as they talk about ministry in a season of great disruption.

From engaging students with online ministry to supporting a multisite staff to longtime shifts of ministry caused by COVID to leader recruitment to partnering with parents in a new way...this is an episode you're not gonna want to miss and you definitely need to share!

Episode 65 - Vince Parker of Life Church: Round 2

Joe and Gina have an insightful and helpful conversation with Greg Ligon on the current state and future of multisite ministry.

Greg also shares with us a free eBook called "Multisite Reimagined". This eBook peeks behind the curtain at churches that are expanding on this new reality of online multisite ministry rather than simply getting back to “normal”, finding new ways to be one church in multiple locations.

You can check it out and download it here 
https://resources.generis.com/multisite-reimagined

Greg Ligon has served churches and leaders for over 30 years including both founding roles and executive roles in multiple organizations. He served with Leadership Network for 22 years completing his tenure there as Chief Operating Officer. 

Greg and his wife, Susan founded Ligon Group, LLC dedicated to helping leaders and organizations “discover what’s next and create pathways to get there.” Their work in brand management and executive coaching includes authors Max Lucado and John Eldredge and the Jesus Calling brand.

https://generis.com/greg-ligon/
https://twitter.com/gregligon?lang=en
https://www.instagram.com/gregligon/

Episode 66 - The State of Multisite with Greg Ligon

Gina and Joe have a conversation with Kent Bjurstrom, the pastor of student ministries at Northview Church, a non-denominational church with 13 campuses throughout central Indiana, on equipping, empowering, and encouraging multisite staff, students, and family amid a COVID world. 

Kent shares the shifting staff dynamics and ministry models that have emerged over the past six months as he and his team are making multiple on ramps for relationships to build and discipleship to occur.

Blog: http://www.pastor2youth.com
Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pastorkentb/
Personal Twitter: https://twitter.com/pastorkentb
Church Site: https://www.northviewchurch.us/

Episode 67 - A Conversation with Kent Bjurstrom

A conversation with Gina and Joe on different approaches when it comes to implementing a teaching strategy across the campuses. Whether it be using an already created curriculum, writing from scratch, video teaching, live communicators…there is much to consider and care for when it comes to teaching.

Episode 68 - Multisite Teaching Strategy

Gina interviews Joe to hear about all of the leadership lessons he has learned along the way as he's led in multisite ministry for over a decade. From staff culture to valuing volunteers to leading yourself well in difficult times, we hope you're encouraged by this conversation!

Episode 69 - Lessons Learned with Joe Crabb

Meetings, meetings, and more meetings! Join Gina and Joe as they talk all about how to make meetings great, different meeting rhythms, and the one thing you should never do in a meeting!

Episode 70 - Meetings, Meetings, and More Meetings!

Joe interviews Gina to hear about all of the leadership lessons she has learned along the way as she's led in multisite ministry for over a decade. From staff culture to valuing volunteers to leading yourself well in difficult times, we hope you're encouraged by this conversation!

Episode 71 - Lessons Learned with Gina Abbas

Welcome to Multi Multi! A podcast where we talk about the multitude of multisite student ministry.

More and more churches are heading to a multi-site format and with that, there are a ton of questions to ask and lessons to learn as we look to make the most of the opportunities God has blessed us with to serve!

Join your Joe Crabb, Gina Abbas, Kim Schuler, and EJ Swanson, as they share about their multisite experience and answer the multitude of questions that come with it!

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