Building Biblical Community, Part I: Formation
This conversation encourages leaders to think carefully about how community is built over time by creating opportunities for students to know one another deeply.
Podcasts
Three Ways to Tell a Bible Story with Jared Kennedy
How do we prepare children’s lessons that are Christ-centered, biblically faithful, engaging for kids, and oriented towards the distinct ways that kids learn? This workshop will help you do just that.
Student Orientation
As a new school year begins, youth leaders can do more than hand students a calendar of events. Before the busyness of school, sports, extracurriculars, and new schedules takes over, students need to hear why youth ministry matters and how their faith shapes the year ahead.
‘God with You’: A Devotional Journey Through the Bible with Students
In this episode of Youth Ministry Unscripted, Isaiah and Danny are joined by Anna Meade Harris and Chelsea Kingston Erickson, two of the editors of the new 52-week devotional titled “God With You.”
Cultural Apologetics for Teenagers Today with Skyler Flowers
Cultural waves are constantly changing — now more rapidly than ever. The messages teenagers hear and absorb from every screen and relationship in their lives shape them at a fundamental level.
Leader Orientation
Huey sits down with Terrence Shay and Justin Wong to talk about what it looks like to gear up well for a new ministry year, specifically how to orient volunteer leaders before the semester begins.
Protecting Your Soul During Ministry Planning Season
From comparing your ministry to others to feeling the constant need to do more, we explore how leaders can build healthy, sustainable ministry rhythms that prioritize faithfulness over busyness.
Helping Teenagers Connect Body Image Struggles to God’s Word
Walking with a teenager through body image struggles is a powerful discipleship opportunity, but oftentimes, it is hard to know how to connect it to God’s Word. How do we offer hope and comfort when we hear teenagers‘ cries of despair, anger, anxiety, or self-hatred about their bodies?
Transitioning From Summer to Fall
In this episode, we discuss the summer-to-fall youth ministry transition as well as topics such as breaks for volunteers, finding rest and vacation time for youth ministry leaders, and end-of-summer youth group activities.