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001: 4 Tips for Discipling Teenagers
001: 4 Tips for Discipling Teenagers October 30, 2025 / 16:27 / E1 Every youth pastor wants to help students grow in their faith, but how do you know when it’s really happening? In
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Conversations and practical training for kids and youth ministry leaders.
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002: How to Train Your Small Group Leaders
002: How to Train Your Small Group Leaders October 30, 2025 / 23:56 / E2 Great small group leaders don’t just lead discussions — they build trust, ask good questions, and actually
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003: Getting Your Ministry More Organized
003: Getting Your Ministry More Organized October 30, 2025 / 29:30 / E3 Between sermon prep, volunteer training, and everything else on your plate, ministry can get chaotic fast. I
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004: 4 Ways to Start Conversations with Teenagers
004: 4 Ways to Start Conversations with Teenagers November 18, 2025 / 22:42 / E4 Making genuine connections with students isn’t always easy. Awkward silences, dead-end questions, a
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007: Merry Christmas from YMA!
007: Merry Christmas from YMA! December 23, 2025 / 02:14 / E7 Merry Christmas from the Youth Ministry Answers team! In this short holiday episode, Brooklyn and Damean take a moment
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008: When Students Are Distracting
008: When Students Are Distracting January 13, 2026 / 38:26 / E8 Distractions are a normal part of student ministry—but that doesn’t mean they have to derail your night. In this ep
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009: How to Get Some Rest!
009: How to Get Some Rest! January 27, 2026 / 66:44 / E9 Rest can feel surprisingly difficult in ministry—especially when the work never really slows down. In this crossover episod
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011: Student-Led Outreach Ideas
011: Student-Led Outreach Ideas February 24, 2026 / 34:46 / E11 Encouraging teenagers to engage in outreach can feel complicated—some feel uncomfortable about sharing their faith,
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010: 3 Interactive Teaching Strategies
010: 3 Interactive Teaching Strategies February 10, 2026 / 57:33 / E10 Teenagers don’t disengage because they don’t care—they disengage when teaching feels passive. In this episode
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012: Making Your Environment More Welcoming
012: Making Your Environment More Welcoming March 10, 2026 / 51:17 / E12 You’ve worked hard all week to prepare a great lesson, but how much thought have you put into your physical
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013: Helping Teenagers Grow Outside of Church
013: Helping Teenagers Grow Outside of Church March 24, 2026 / 52:04 / E13 If we want students’ faith to stick throughout the week—not just during your weekly program—we have to th
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014: What to Do About Apathetic Students
014: What to Do About Apathetic Students April 7, 2026 / 53:10 / E14 When students keep showing up but seem spiritually disengaged, it can leave leaders wondering if anything is re
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015: What We Wish We Knew Before We Got Into Ministry
015: What We Wish We Knew Before We Got Into Ministry April 21, 2026 / 60:11 / E15 When you’re starting in ministry, it’s common for leaders to feel simultaneously excited and comp
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016: How to Leave Your Ministry Well (Crossover)
016: How to Leave Your Ministry Well (Crossover) May 5, 2026 / 56:23 / E16 Leaving a ministry role can feel overwhelming—full of mixed emotions, hard conversations, and uncertainty
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017: Church After Graduation
017: Church After Graduation May 19, 2026 / 45:43 / E17 Graduation season can stir up every possible emotion. You’re proud of your seniors, but you may also be wondering if the fai
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018: Student-Led Worship Teams
018: Student-Led Worship Teams June 2, 2026 / 61:24 / E18 Leading a student-led worship team can feel risky—you want meaningful moments, but you also worry about mistakes, awkward
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019: How to Plan a Terrible Mission Trip
019: How to Plan a Terrible Mission Trip June 16, 2026 / 56:05 / E19 Mission trips have the potential to shape students for a lifetime—but without thoughtful preparation, they can
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020: Prepping Students for College
020: Prepping Students for College June 30, 2026 / 51:47 / E20 Graduation is one of the biggest transitions a student will ever experience. As they leave the familiarity of youth m
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021: A More Strategic Parent Ministry
021: A More Strategic Parent Ministry July 14, 2026 / 65:46 / E21 Ministry to teenagers will always, necessarily involve ministry to parents. But building a healthy parent ministry
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022: Where to Get New Ideas Each Week
022: Where to Get New Ideas Each Week July 28, 2026 / 73:54 / E22 Coming up with fresh ideas week after week can be exhausting. Between planning programs, games, events, messages,
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023: Behind the Scenes of Grow Students Curriculum
023: Behind the Scenes of Grow Students Curriculum August 11, 2026 / 62:21 / E23 Behind every series we create at Grow are months of planning, collaboration, biblical study, creati
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024: Pastoring Girls (When you're a guy)
024: Pastoring Girls (When you’re a guy) August 25, 2026 / 54:11 / E24 Wanting to invest well in every teenager in your ministry doesn’t mean you need to be every student’s primary
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025: How to Partner with Local Schools
025: How to Partner with Local Schools September 8, 2026 / 55:03 / E25 Your church might have a great youth ministry, great volunteers, and great programming—but there are teenager
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026: How to Make Your Games More Fun
026: How to Make Your Games More Fun September 22, 2026 / 61:32 / E26 Games can sometimes get treated like filler before the “important” parts of youth group, but the right game ca
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027: Our 10 Favorite Halloween Ideas this Year
027: Our 10 Favorite Halloween Ideas this Year October 6, 2026 / 42:10 / E27 Halloween is a great excuse to do something a little spooky, creative, and fun with your students. In t
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028: 3 Questions to Ask When Ministering to Neurodivergent Students
028: 3 Questions to Ask When Ministering to Neurodivergent Students October 20, 2026 / 68:27 / E28 Youth ministry is full of environments that can be loud, unpredictable, highly so
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001: 4 Ways to Re-Inspire Your Volunteers
001: 4 Ways to Re-Inspire Your Volunteers October 27, 2025 / 24:36 / E1 Show Notes / Transcript Volunteers are the heart of every kids ministry, but how do you get them energized a
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002: How to Keep Kids' Attention!
002: How to Keep Kids’ Attention! October 27, 2025 / 22:07 / E2 Show Notes / Transcript In this episode of Kids Ministry Answers , Linda and Jason talk about one of the biggest cha
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003: How to Better Connect with Parents
003: How to Better Connect with Parents October 27, 2025 / 28:10 / E3 Show Notes / Transcript Parents can be the hardest group to engage—and the most important. In this conversatio
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004: 4 Fun Ways to Memorize Scripture
004: 4 Fun Ways to Memorize Scripture November 7, 2025 / 37:18 / E4 Scripture memorization doesn’t have to feel boring or forced. In this episode, Jason and Linda share fun and pra
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008: Let's Prep for VBS!
008: Let’s Prep for VBS! January 6, 2026 / 46:50 / E8 VBS season has a way of sneaking up on you. In this episode, we’re joined by Emily Nguyen to talk through how to prep for VBS
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009: 5 Tips for Recruiting Parent Volunteers
009: 5 Tips for Recruiting Parent Volunteers January 20, 2026 / 53:11 / E9 If you’ve ever looked at your volunteer schedule and thought, We need more help, you’re not alone. In thi
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010: How to Get Some Rest!
010: How to Get Some Rest! January 27, 2026 / 66:55 / E10 Rest can feel surprisingly difficult in ministry—especially when the work never really slows down. In this crossover episo
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007: Merry Christmas from KMA!
007: Merry Christmas from KMA! December 23, 2025 / 01:36 / E7 Merry Christmas from the Kids Ministry Answers team! In this short holiday episode, Linda and Jason take a moment to s
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011: An Event to Help your Team Connect
011: An Event to Help your Team Connect February 3, 2026 / 48:55 / E11 Building a strong kids ministry team doesn’t start with training—it starts with connection. In this episode o
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012: How to Stretch Your Curriculum Over 2 Weekly Programs
012: How to Stretch Your Curriculum Over 2 Weekly Programs February 17, 2026 / 36:00 / E13 Trying to plan two weekly gatherings can leave leaders feeling stretched thin—worried abo
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013: Empowering Volunteers to Lead
013: Empowering Volunteers to Lead March 3, 2026 / 47:17 / E14 When ministry projects pile up, it’s easy to unintentionally let your volunteer team building take a back seat—leavin
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014: How to Handle Behavioral Issues
014: How to Handle Behavioral Issues March 17, 2026 / 45:09 / E15 Handling behavioral issues can feel like walking a tightrope—wanting kids to feel loved and welcomed while also ma
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015: Engaging Kids Who Don't Participate
015: Engaging Kids Who Don’t Participate March 31, 2026 / 53:24 / E16 When a few kids hang back, avoid activities, or seem uninterested, it can feel discouraging and tempting to pu
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016: Our Favorite Event Ideas
016: Our Favorite Event Ideas April 14, 2026 / 39:48 / E17 When planning events, it’s easy to focus on what sounds the most unique or creative—but not every event should be trying
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017: What We Wish We Knew Before We Got Into Ministry
017: What We Wish We Knew Before We Got Into Ministry April 28, 2026 / 57:40 / E18 When you’re starting out in kids ministry, it’s easy to feel like you need to have everything fig
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018: How to Leave Your Ministry Well (Crossover)
018: How to Leave Your Ministry Well (Crossover) May 12, 2026 / 65:03 / E19 Leaving a ministry role can feel overwhelming—full of mixed emotions, hard conversations, and uncertaint
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019: Teaching Difficult Bible Stories to Kids
019: Teaching Difficult Bible Stories to Kids May 26, 2026 / 61:09 / E20 There are so many wonderful Bible stories to teach to kids every week. But there are a few that seem more i
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020: 10 Tips for Summertime in Kids Ministry
020: 10 Tips for Summertime in Kids Ministry June 9, 2026 / 37:41 / E21 Ask a Question: Have a kids ministry question you want us to talk about? Send it in at KMA.show and your que
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021: Let's Plan a Move-Up Day!
021: Let’s Plan a Move-Up Day! June 23, 2026 / 33:14 / E22 There are a few moments in the ministry year that deserve extra attention. Move-Up Day is one of them. It’s an opportunit
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022: A More Strategic Parent Ministry
022: A More Strategic Parent Ministry July 7, 2026 / 69:12 / E23 Ministry to kids will always, necessarily involve ministry to parents. But building a healthy parent ministry strat
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023: Behind the Scenes of Grow Kids Curriculum
023: Behind the Scenes of Grow Kids Curriculum July 21, 2026 / 69:16 / E24 Behind every series we create at Grow are months of planning, collaboration, biblical study, creative dec
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024: Strategic Nursery Ministry
024: Strategic Nursery Ministry August 4, 2026 / 72:57 / E25 Few ministry environments require more trust than your nursery. Parents are handing you their tiniest and most vulnerab
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025: More Inclusive Spaces for Kids with Disabilities (Part 1)
025: More Inclusive Spaces for Kids with Disabilities (Part 1) August 18, 2026 / 40:48 / E26 Creating an inclusive space requires us to think intentionally about our environments,
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026: More Inclusive Spaces for Kids with Disabilities (Part 2)
026: More Inclusive Spaces for Kids with Disabilities (Part 2) September 1, 2026 / 44:48 / E27 Creating an inclusive space requires us to think intentionally about our environments
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027: How to Partner with Local Schools
027: How to Partner with Local Schools September 15, 2026 / 68:42 / E28 Churches often think about outreach in terms of how we can get people to come to us. But some of the best op
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028: Tech-Free Community-Building Ideas
028: Tech-Free Community-Building Ideas September 29, 2026 / 72:41 / E29 Screens can make kids ministry easier, but when technology becomes the default, it can unintentionally crow
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029: 10 Fall Ideas for Your Kids Ministry
029: 10 Fall Ideas for Your Kids Ministry October 13, 2026 / 45:17 / E30 Fall is a great excuse to do something uniquely fun with your kids and families — but you don’t need to pla
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030: 6 types of service projects for Kids Ministry
030: 6 types of service projects for Kids Ministry October 27, 2026 / 47:43 / E31 Finding meaningful ways for kids to serve can be challenging. Kids need transportation, supervisio