Youth Ministry In Motion Podcast
The podcast to keep youth workers motivated and their youth ministries moving forward.
How To Have The Best Year In Youth Ministry, Ever!
I know I said I was taking a few weeks off, but I created something that could give you the best year in youth ministry you have ever had. The new year is coming and you might be thinking of being ...
Dec-12-2018
Help! My Youth Ministry Is Stuck!
You know that time your car got stuck in the mud? Who did you call How did they get you out? They probably brought a big rope or chain, tied it to your car, hit the gas and yanked you out. That's e...
Nov-19-2018
11 Essentials Of A Great Camp Speaker
Greetings all. I hope you had a fantastic week! If you're thinking about youth camp already, you are in the right head space. You have to book speakers, plan dates, etc, and today's podcast is what...
Nov-11-2018
Develping Small Group Leaders Who Care
If you have small groups, you have small group leaders. Do the small groups leaders you have care? They may care enough to show up and teach a lesson, but how do you get them to care beyond that? T...
Sep-07-2018
How To Handle Adversity In Ministry
Adversity is not a fad but a fact of life. We all have it at some time or another, but do we run into it or run away from it? If you're going through something right now, this episode may change th...
Aug-31-2018
Ideas For Launching A Young Adult Ministry
It's the beginning of a new quarter and you might be thinking, "What am I going to do with these young adults?" This episode throws out some ideas that are worth thinking through and could be the s...
Aug-24-2018
How To Get The Youth Ministry Job You Want
What keeps us from having the youth ministry job we really want? I say it's desperation and gullibility. We take job because we need them or we talk them without really doing our homework.
In thi...
Jul-20-2018
10 Important Youth Ministry Practices That Could Prevent A Suicide
Suicide among teens happens far too often, but, as youth workers, we can set up speed bumps to slow down that slow walk to despair until help arrives.
If you want the free Discipleship Dilemma ch...
Jun-15-2018
I Resigned, Now What?
No, this isn't clickbait, I have actually resigned my position after eight years. I go in-depth as to why I made this decision (nothing bad)and what's next. Join me.
New Resource: Psalm 119 Volum...
May-18-2018
Losing Students Without Losing Yourself
This episode was inspired, in part, by the Walking Dead character Morgan. He is the loner in the group who does not cope well with loss. Many of us do not cope well with loss. If we lose student, w...
Apr-20-2018
Six Simple Truths of Communication Every Youth Pastor Should Practice
Youth Pastors, and pastors in general, do a lot of communicating. We often have to share hard truths, but we do not have to share them harshly. Let me offer six tips for communication that I learne...
Apr-13-2018
Working With The Fatherless In Youth Minstry
As one who grew up without a father, I appreciated having this conversation but even if you had a dad, I hope this conversation encourages and equips you to reach those who do not.
Today I interv...
Mar-30-2018
Do We All Have To Preach Like Steven Furtick?
Have you every felt the pressure to preach like someone else? To meet some unattainable oratory level of perfection? This interview wiht Lane Sebring of preachingdonkey,com is about to set you free...
Mar-16-2018
What To Do In A Crisis with Jim Hancock
They say you are either going into, are in, or coming out of a crisis, and in youth ministry the spaces between those seem very short. That’s why I have my new friend Jim Hancock on the show with m...
Feb-23-2018
Ministering To "Weird" Kids
Let me start by saying, I am a weird kid. I was that kid who was "fairly normal" but leaned "weird". We all have our definitions of weird based on our own experiences, but we can't allow out biases...
Feb-18-2018
Helping Students Develop A Dynamic Devotion Life
My friend Chase Snyder stops by to talk about how he gets his kids stoked to read their Bibles. If you're looking for ideas to connect your kids to Jesus through daily devotions, you've come to the...
Jan-26-2018
Are You A Leader or A Chaperone?
This is the last episode in my five part series of The 5 Questions You Should Ask Your Volunteers. I hope you've enjoyed it. Let me know what you think of the series style or the shorter lengths, b...
Jan-24-2018
What's Your Role In God's Story?
Welcome to question number four in our series on questions we should be asking our new volunteer or as a way to re-evaluate our old volunteers. This question, posed right and plumbed well, will rea...
Jan-22-2018
How To Get Your Volunteers On Mission
Back with question three in the five part series on questions we should ask our volunteers. Today is all about mission. How do you get your volunteer on mission? I share a few thoughts on what I am...
Jan-19-2018
Increasing Your Volunteers Passion Level
Welcome to question two in my series on questions we should ask our volunteers. In this episode I ask you to ask your volunteers (and yourself)about their passion level and how to take it up a notc...
Jan-17-2018
5 Questions To Get The Most From Your Volunteers
And now for something new. This week kicks off a five part series on the five questions to get the most from your volunteers. These questions are valuable for recruiting, evaluation, or re-evaluati...
Jan-16-2018
Four Keys To Goal Setting
Does setting goals feel like a trip to the dentist? Do you dread it? Feel pressured by it? In today's episode, my co-author of Prepared For Impact, Ryan Latham and I interview each other. We each s...
Jan-03-2018
Preparing To Make An Impact: Greg Davis Interviews Me About My New Book
How prepared are you to make an impact on the students you serve? Preparing to make an impact is more important than the actual event, message, or outreach we employ. Today I offer you an interview...
Dec-22-2017
Navigating Critical Relationships In the Church
Not gonna lie. This episode is going to blow your mind. Today I interview Ryan Schmall and he shares so many good things about how we can navigate the toughest relationships in the church.
To get...
Dec-19-2017
Video Games, Culture, and Parenting With Christ Centered Gamer
Whether you're a Christian who happens to game, a parent looking for some insight on video games, or a youth pastor wondering about the best system for your youth room, there is something for every...
Dec-12-2017
God Adventures From The NYWC
Happy December everyone! Today I share a few of my God Adventures from the National Youth Workers Conference that was held in Memphis this year. I share a few stories and some exciting news about m...
Dec-05-2017
The Art of Youth Ministry Interview with Jeff Goins
Incredible discussion today with best selling author Jeff Goins. Jeff is the author of five books including the bestselling Art of Work and his latest Real Artists Don't Starve.
You can buy Jeff'...
Nov-02-2017
3 Reasons I Live Stream Our Youth Meetings
Are live streaming your youth services? If your not your missing out on some valuable opportunities. In today's episode I offer you a few reasons why I have started live streaming our youth service...
Oct-20-2017
The Danger of Study, Preach, Repeat
It happens to us all. We can get into a cycle of studying and preaching without absorbing the word for ourselves. If we hope to stay in ministry, long term, we have to be able to take care of our o...
Oct-09-2017
Alone Sucks interview with Timothy Eldred
Alone is a word youth workers understand to well. We sense the aloneness in leadership, when we make tough calls, or when we are just feel out of place in the church. That's way this conversation w...
Sep-28-2017
10 Tips For Delegating Like A Rock Star
Want more time to do what you are good at and empower others to do what they are good at? Then you are going to need to develop some delagating skills.
Good thing this is what this episode is abo...
Sep-22-2017
10 Ways To Get Your Mojo Back After A Bad Youth Meeting
It usually hits us the day after our youth meeting, the blahs. The blahs are the that nagging voice telling us about all the things we didn't get right at the youth meeting and it can be a serious...
Sep-15-2017
The Power Of Showing Up with Amber Gaddis
I loved having Amber Gaddis on the show today. Amber is down to earth and has put in the work. I hope you enjoy the tips she shares about showing up and pease forgive us if it sounds like we're hav...
Aug-25-2017
7 Back To School Rules
Its that time of year again! Summer is over and kids have gone back to school, can I get an amen! Today I want to share with you seven of my rules for heading back to school. Enjoy.
If you would ...
Aug-15-2017
4 Post Mission Trip Must Do's
I am back from Honduras and wanted to share some of my post mission trip rituals with you so you can make an impact with your missions trip story.
Here's the links I mentioned in the podcast
Lay...
Jun-14-2017
7 Concepts Graduates Should Grasp
It is graduation seasons once again and I am asking the question, "Did I spiritually prepare these graduate enough to face the world ahead? " Join me to hear how I have broadened my idea of creatin...
May-11-2017
Re-Branding Your Ministry In Three Questions
Are you wanting to re-brand your youth ministry? Our maybe you just want t now how to plan better to meet kids needs. This episode covers the three main questions I asked my youth ministry and how ...
Apr-28-2017
Teens, Music, and Three New Bands You Shoud Know
I got an interesting Facebook invite from one of my students to a private group to talk about a band from the early 2000's. Weird? Not so much. In this episode I talk about my own personal musical ...
Apr-08-2017
Stop Praying About It And Do Something
This is the last in my series of The Ten Excuses Youth Pastor Make (And How They're Killing Your Youth Ministry). Let me be clear, we cannot and should not attempt to do ministry without prayer. Wh...
Mar-24-2017
Launching The Imperfect
Almost to the end of the Excuses series. This is Excuse #9, It's Not Perfect. Are you holding back the imperfect because of critics? Then you're robbing us of your best stuff. Listen how to overcom...
Mar-20-2017
Don't Quit Until You've Learned These Three Things
Are you thinking about quitting? Don't just yet. There are a few things you may still have a few things to learn. Quitting is the easy way out and an excuse that stunts our growth.
Don't forget to...
Mar-18-2017
Overcoming The Fear To Change
Fear can be real, but most often it's founded on false ideas. Its becomes a great excuse to not try something new or put ourselves out there. In this episode I take about why fear is a lame excuse ...
Mar-17-2017
Working Smarter and Harder- Impact vs Effort
Should I work harder or smarter? Both. We've leaving a lot undone, and making a smaller impact because we don't put the extra effort into an event, message, or bible study. In this episode I talk a...
Mar-16-2017
The Key To Having True Power In The Ministry
Do you want real power in the ministry? You won't get it by fighting for it, you'll get it by serving others.. In today's episode I break down some thoughts from the book The Power Paradox: How We ...
Mar-15-2017
Maximizing Your Time In Youth Ministry
Have you ever said, "I don;t have time." We all have, but what we were really trying was, "I am so busy with trivial things, I dint have time for important things."
Today I share a few thoughts ab...
Mar-14-2017
Keeping A Healthy Self Image In Youth Ministry
Today I explore how to have a healthy self image in youth ministry. It's tough to maintain a healthy self image when everyone wants something different from you and we are only good at half at what...
Mar-13-2017
Wrong Team or Wrong Dream?
Today we tackle Excuse #2 But I Don't Have A Team. Not having a team is a great excuse to not attempt anything great, but it is also the starting blocks of building the team we desire.
If you enj...
Feb-13-2017
10 Excuses That Are Killing Your Youth Ministry
Excuses are assassins. They are sneaky, well trained, well armed assailants whose sole job is to kill your hopes and dreams. Now, what are you going to do about it?
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Jan-06-2017
