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In episode 164 Chad interview the one and only Jaclyn Miles. Speaker, pastor, leader, mother, wife, and amazing human: Jaclyn "Smiles" has bright insight to guide you youth ministry friend. Don't, no, Do Not, miss this one! 

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From Jaclyn: "Jaclyn never would have guessed that God would call her into Student Ministry, but that is exactly what happened the summer after graduating from college in 2004. She has served churches in Oklahoma and Kentucky. As a middle school youth pastor at her first church in Oklahoma she met the love of her life, Josh, who happened to be the high school youth pastor. They were married in 2007. In 2010, Josh and Jaclyn moved to Louisville, KY for Josh to attend seminary and for Jaclyn to work at Southeast Christian Church on the Middle School Ministry team. After adding two kids in 11 weeks (1 foster/1 biological), Jaclyn stepped out of day-to-day ministry to focus on speaking and being a full-time mom. Today you can find Jaclyn chasing her three children, supporting her husband who is a full-time pastor, mentoring other foster parents, and speaking to students whenever the opportunity arises. Jaclyn's ministry influence has only continued to increase through speaking at conferences, camps, and other church events."http://www.jaclynsmiles.com/

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Key Takeaway: “We get discouraged in youth ministry because we don’t necessarily get to the see the fruit”  

• “Was I going to have to wear a hat on Easter?"  
• “I can hear God’s voice”  
• “His overwhelming confirmation of that’s where I was supposed to be”  
• “That’s how I first got into youth ministry, I felt a little duped, but I would never look back” 
• “Seeing my grown students challenge me now is fulfillment of youth ministry"
• Now my children call my grown students uncle, that’s the privilege of seeing God’s faithfulness”  
• “We get discouraged in youth ministry because we don’t necessarily get to the see the fruit”  
• “I think of student ministry as outline, outlast, outplay, the goodness of the Lord in the land of living. It gives you so much energy, so much courage, to keep on serving.” 
• “Sometimes the right call is to be home”  
• “Somedays we just need to punt”  
• “When you are struggling to get people there, find ways to go to them”  
• “There are nights that students should be at home”  
• “Youth Ministry IS Parent Ministry”  

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