Youth ministry is not a solo sport, but far too often youth workers feel like they have to do it alone. We are here to help with that. Every week some of the top United Methodist youth workers offer free resources from their real-world ministries. You’ll find everything from games to downloadable lessons to coaching on how to put together a budget. We hope that when you get online to work, you don’t feel like you have to do it all yourself. We want to be the first place you turn for games, l ...
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Today's youth need youth pastors, mentors, teachers, volunteers, and most of all, they need YOU! Youth Worker On Fire is designed to give you the knowledge and inspiration you need to be the best youth worker possible. Youth Worker On Fire podcast is full of valuable information from people who work with youth on a daily basis. It is also packed with interviews with former students (years later) in their adult life and how student ministry, or the lack of it, effected their future. Many are ...
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Aaron Garth is Executive Director of Ultimate Youth Worker and Coordinator of Youth Studies at a higher education provider in Melbourne, Australia.
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Author and youth life skills coach Deon D. Price addresses issues concerning todays youth generation for parents, youth and youth workers. Author and youth life skills coach Deon D. Price addresses issues concerning todays youth generation for parents, youth and youth workers.
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235 NEW YEAR'S EVE - The Eldridge's Gift
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Friends who are always there and go way beyond the extra mile… You will encounter people who will inspire you. The journey will be fun, because of those people. Keep these people in your life. Their spiritual and emotional DNA will pass onto you. The holiday miracles are Never convenient, they are necessary. There was no room at the Inn for Joseph …
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Episode 174 - Follow Up Plan
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This week Chris and Jeremy are talking about what to do when someone stops attending your youth ministry events.Par Youth Worker Collective Podcast
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When Jesus showed up the timing seemed off. It was a harsh and cruel time. No one was really looking for him. They were wishing, but not looking. They were hoping for someone to get them out of trouble, but not believing it could happen that day. The process had started, but not the release from another regime take over. Joseph was not expecting it…
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233 Finding Your Rhythm with Brent Crowe - Vice President of Student Leadership University
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The two phrases Brent Crowe says most often are... “Leadership begins at the feet of Jesus.” “Self preservation never changed the world” The reasons behind these phrases are right in line with a God sized World View. Brent Crowe is Vice President of Student Leadership University. He has a lot to do with why Youth Pastor Summit is hosted in major ci…
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Episode 175 - Youth Ministry as Car Maintenance
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This week Chris and Jeremy look at youth ministry through the metaphor of car maintenance. If you don't take care of it, then it will break down. What are some of the things you need to be looking at in order to maintain your youth ministry?Par Youth Worker Collective Podcast
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This episode was inspired by Mark Batterson’s book "Not Safe: Discovering God's Dangerous Plan for Your Life". It talks about people who believed God was up to something great and then would take huge leaps of faith at a moments notice. In business, it's called people who are able to be decisive! People have to learn to make quick decisions when li…
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This episode was inspired by a reading from the John Maxwell's "The Maxwell Leadership Bible". If you have this leadership resource, go to 2 Timothy 2:2 and you will see the list of "Leading Followers verses Leading Leaders". I hope that this episode will help you on a path to leading leaders! _______________________________ Looking for a new stude…
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Episode 173 - Youth Ministry Drama
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This week Chris and Jeremy talk about drama. Every youth ministry has it, so let's talk about how to deal with it.Par Youth Worker Collective Podcast
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I took what I knew and I maximized it. I was relentless, because I knew it was the right thing to do. I never felt trained enough nor that I had enough knowledge. God calls us to trust Him and to go with what He has shown us until... He shows us more. It's like driving in the fog at night in the mountains. Traveling through Blowing Rock, North Caro…
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"The second you have expectations of others, is the second you’re vulnerable. Expectations of others often leads to deep unhappiness… This doesn’t mean you don’t have standards of how people should act, but it does mean that all the social media dm’s and thousands of expectations out there are drowning weights that give no clear direction. These ex…
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When you are feeling stuck and don’t have the words to pray know this scripture… 26 Also, the Spirit helps us with our weakness. We do not know how to pray as we should. But the Spirit himself speaks to God for us, even begs God for us with deep feelings that words cannot explain. 27 God can see what is in people’s hearts. And he knows what is in t…
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227 Introvert, Extrovert, or Ambivert?
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We are taught at an early age to be an extrovert... It’s the way to be they say (or something like that). Although, introverted people are typically more thoughtful about who they are, what is happening around them, and caring for others. THEY THINK! People want to listen to them, because those who know them or know about them, know that those intr…
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This week Chris and Jeremy are talking about money! Learn some new (READ: creative) ways to find funding for your youth ministry.Par Youth Worker Collective Podcast
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Episode 171 - Tik Tok & Youth Ministry
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This week Chris and Jeremy talk about Tik Tok and how you can use it in your Youth Ministry. Get tips on what to do and what to avoid.Par Youth Worker Collective Podcast
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Ken Davis was one of my mentors in my early years. In Gatlinburg, my 2nd year with Youth For Christ / Campus Life, he came out to speak to over 2,000 students and staff. Before he spoke the first night, he told how he was going to approach us for those 3 nights. Ken said… "But I believe you are ready now." He gave the invitation and over 500 studen…
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Episode 170 - Youth in Leadership
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This week Chris and Jeremy talk about what leadership in youth ministry can look like, and how different it might be from what's always been the model for most youth groups.Par Youth Worker Collective Podcast
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225 Jim Curtis - Educator & Visionary
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All public school teachers are not created equal. They have different talents, teaching styles, and skills. They have different backgrounds and purposes that drive them. Jim Curtis is one of those supreme educators with his students and colleagues in mind. He served during the devastation of Hurricane Andrew in 1992 with us, because his students we…
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To assist with the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene in North Carolina, consider donating to local relief organizations that provide emergency supplies and support to affected families. Volunteering your time to help with cleanup efforts or offering temporary housing can also make a significant difference in the recovery process. "Give, and it…
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“Wise as serpents…harmless as doves.” (Matthew 10:16) You will make mistakes in your ministry and in life. Had some of my mistakes been avoided, there were certain events and interactions that would have been life changing for many people. But mistakes have happened to me. Some mistakes were my fault and some were out of my control... and yet still…
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Episode 169 - Supporting Young Adults as First-Time Voters (Part 3 of 3)
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Join Chris and Jeremy for a three-part non-political political series that will hopefully help you talk to teens about the political climate and season we're in. In this episode, we talk about young adults within the church who may be voting for the first time and what you as a youth worker can do to help them navigate that process without influenc…
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Episode 168 - Church & Politics Dos & Don'ts (Part 2 of 3)
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Join Chris and Jeremy for a three-part non-political political series that will hopefully help you talk to teens about the political climate and season we're in. In this episode, we talk about what churches can and can't do when it comes to elections. We also discuss the United Methodist Church's call to being active in the political process.…
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Episode 167 - John Wesley's Three Rules for Voting (Part 1 of 3)
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Join Chris and Jeremy for a three-part non-political political series that will hopefully help you talk to teens about the political climate and season we're in. In this episode, we're talking about John Wesley's three rules for voting.Par Youth Worker Collective Podcast
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222 Rain or Snow Won't Stop Us
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Dad and mom owned a construction business. Dad started at age 11, buying his first piece of property to build his mom her first home to own. When I grew up, at a very early age, I would go to the worksite with dad on the weekends and work all week during the summers for as long as I could remember. We had an unwritten rule… no matter the weather, w…
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Jesus's student, Peter, got out of the boat and walked on water toward Jesus. You immediately want to focus on what happened on the way, but I don’t think so…. Everybody else stayed on the boat. The only one who experienced that event completely was Peter. He will always be known as the one who walked on water with Jesus. Many times, figuratively s…
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Episode 166 - Justice, Mercy, & Faith
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This week Chris and Jeremy are joined by Alejandra Salemi to talk about her experience at General Conference, the hope she has for the church, and her podcast that blends religion and health, called "Healing Theology."Check out more about Alejandra and her podcast at healingtheology.comPar Youth Worker Collective Podcast
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220 Russ Ewell - Special Needs Ministry
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Russ Ewell's first son was born while he and his wife Gail lived in the Washington, DC area. The doctor said to him “Congratulations! You have a son.” Next the doctor said, “He has down syndrome…”. In time, they moved to Silicon Valley. Russ and his wife, Gail’s, journey as parents of two children with special needs led them to start: Spiritual Res…
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Episode 165 - Blowing Up Youth Ministry
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Sometimes things get stale when we never change them. That's why Chris and Jeremy are talking about "blowing up" your youth ministry. How can you change some things up in order to open up opportunities for new things?Par Youth Worker Collective Podcast
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God would transition me after he stripped everything... I was secure in a way. Each time He would build me to be a NEW person. Humble and totally dependent on Him. I would go from... strength, to broken insecurity, to desperation, to praying in brokenness, to God opening His doors, and me then walking through them in His strength. That's how He lik…
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What ever you are building, whether for yourself, your family, or ministry... get your priorities straight! God used Haggai to tell the country of Israel to stop building for themselves and build His tabernacle first. Then He would bless them. They had not seemed to learn their lesson yet, so God reminded them through Haggai. Its the same for you a…
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Most of the country is hot this time of the year. Even so, the school year has started. Everything is gearing up for students and families. Let the Hot, Hot, Hot days remind you to find a quiet and cool place to spend time with God. The more you spend time with God, the more clear your mission will be each day this year. If you are on the other sid…
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Episode 164 - Insights from the Best Youth Leaders
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This week Chris and Jeremy share what some of the best youth leaders are doing right.Par Youth Worker Collective Podcast
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