On this episode we have the Lead Family Ministries Pastor of Christ's Church of the Valley Rory Elderage talking about his transition into his new role and how he has been able to make some significant changes rather successfully within the first year. Being new and changing things can be hard and we want to give you some practicial hacks on what to do, what to not do, and what to wait on doing when beginning in a new role if you want to inspire change within the ministry.Things mentined in the podcast:First 2 Years in Youth Minsitry by Doug Fieldshttps://www.amazon.com/Your-First-Years-Youth-Ministry/dp/031024045XThe Ideal Team Player by Patrick Lencionihttps://www.amazon.com/dp/1119209595/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_NvUyzbEHTH8HD 

In this episode we welcome Rachel Ceballos, college pastor at CCV, to chat hacks in how to have tough conversations with students so they want to come back and still be a part of the ministry. We talk through how do we talk about porn, homosexuality, and other tough topics, not our stances, but how do you talk about these things in way that allows people to have room at the table despite not agreeing with you. Rachel works with xxxchurch.com and you can follow her on social media: @therachelceballos To see the Download Youth Ministry blog post in which prompted this episode:http://blog.downloadyouthministry.com/how-to-have-tough-conversations-where-students-still-want-to-come-back/ We will be taking questions before every episode so you can email theotherstudentministrypodcast@gmail.com Add to the conversation on Twitter using #YMHacks