Youth Ministry Booster Podcast

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What's Youth Ministry Booster Podcast about?

Welcome to the Youth Ministry Booster podcast! The most honest podcast in student ministry. Hosted by Zac Workun and Chad Higgins. We are the biggest fans of youth ministry leaders. 

We are here for you with humor and help to engage, entertain, equip, and encourage.

Youth ministry is better together.Learn more @ http://www.youthministrybooster.com

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Youth Ministry Booster Podcast episodes:

04.02.2024
The Youth Ministry Art of Engaging Middle School Boys
Question...which zoo animal would be the ultimate pocket-sized companion? There is a right answer, but we want to hear yours... Join Zac and Chad as they swap stories that will crack you up and maybe even crack the code on connecting with...
03.18.2024
Navigating Youth Ministry Highs & Lows: From Static to Soul-Care
We're not just talking shop; we're opening up about the art of pacing and the vital act of delegating to avoid burnout. Remember school field trips? This episode Zac and Chad are taking that nostalgic trip down memory lane... it's a...
02.20.2024
Help Your Youth Ministry Small Group Leaders Win (and stick around!)
Facebook marketplace is safe right? Zach and Chad, your ministry mentors and amateur online bargain hunters, are here to draw the parallels. This episode is an open lesson for what we have learned navigating the challenges that small group leaders face, especially...
02.06.2024
Discipline, Distractions, & Disruptions During Youth Ministry Teaching
JEREMY SIT DOWN! Whew sorry about that... Kids Amma I right? If you have ever had issues with students not listening, being distracting, or even disruptive during teaching time... then do we have a toolkit for you! Dealing w/ Distractions,...
01.24.2024
Crafting Winning Games for Youth Ministry: Thanks ChatGPT
Ever had one of those moments where you're left holding your head in your hands, wondering where your brilliant idea went wrong? Our podcast usually gets down to the nitty-gritty of what it takes to plan not just fun, but also...
01.09.2024
Rethinking Youth Ministry Goals, Failures, & Successes
Ever bitten off more than you can chew? Hey friends, Zach Workun and Chad Higgins back for another episode and another year of youth ministry podcasting. This episode is a smorgasbord of tips and tales, starting with my own kitchen catastrophe that...
12.12.2023
Holiday Gift Giving Guide and Navigating Parent-Youth Ministry Relationships
Ready for a rollercoaster ride of emotions this holiday season? Ever tried to surprise your high-end friends with a gift only to find it relegated to the 'middling' category? Grab a cup of cocoa and join us as we traverse...
11.28.2023
Parasocial Relationships and Youth Ministry
Could you eat faster than Zac? No One's Going To Take It! Join Zac and Chad, where we kick things off with a hilarious debate centered around Zac's rapid-fire eating habits and his lofty claim of inhaling 50 hot dogs in...
11.14.2023
How Youth Ministry Grows Relationally
Youth Ministry Is Relational, but what does that mean? Have you ever wondered how to maximize relational opportunities in youth ministry? That's exactly what Zac and Chad are unpacking in this episode. Chil or No-Bean Chili? We kick off the show with...
10.10.2023
Ocean of Curiosity: How to get youth ministry students to read the Bible.
How do I get students to actually read their Bibles? Join Zac and Chad as we recount some wilds stories of swimming in open waters. Seriously though, Chad why would you push your wife towards the sharks? Getting students to engage with...
09.27.2023
The Best Free Thing In Youth Ministry (that you might not even be using).
What are we going to do next? What do we have planned? It's something we say often as youth ministry leaders, but is that really all there is? Is ministry just a matter of planning? Do we really need a better...
09.12.2023
Organize For Impact 3: Chaos To Orderly Youth Ministry
Piles. Stacks. Mess. UGGGHHHH! Are you tripping over clutter, both in your physical space and your digital life? Same. Until... Join Chad Higgins and Zac as we take a deep dive into personal organization. This is part 3 of our organized for...
08.22.2023
Organizing For Impact: When the Youth Ministry Car Won't Start
The battery was dead! Taking control of schedules, creating task lists, and breaking tasks into manageable chunks, we discuss how these skills are critical in improving focus, efficiency, and dealing with student ministries. Zac and Chad wrap up their discussion by...
08.08.2023
Organizing for Impact: Grow your Youth Ministry through Structure
I CANT FIND IT! If you have ever been frustrated when looking for an old email, a file, or even a thing in your office then we have your back! Youth may be chaotic, but your ministry doesn't have to be...
07.11.2023
Get Fall Launch Ready In Youth Ministry, And It's Still Summer
Summer fun is almost done, but are you fall ready in youth ministry yet? Zac and Chad have some laughs, stories, and insights to help get you ready for a big fall early. In this episode the guys talk about recruiting and...
06.13.2023
Boosting Summer Camp Attendance: Strategies for a Successful Season
Struggling to fill those last-minute spots for your summer camp? We hear you! It's one of the biggest weeks of ministry, budget, and responsibility of the whole year! Fear not, as in this episode, we'll provide you with valuable insights and strategies...
05.30.2023
A Scurvy-Free Journey to Youth Ministry Revival
On this episode of Youth Ministry Booster, the hosts announce the exciting news that Season 5: Revival Generation registration is now open! This episode not only brings you exciting possibilities for the new season but takes some unexpected turns with discussions...
04.27.2023
Ministry of Fun: A secret but important youth ministry principle
What's the most important thing youth ministry offers? The first answer is Jesus, but is there another layer that students need to experience to help hear the name of Jesus more clearly. In this episode of the YMB podcast co-hosts Zac...
04.11.2023
Ministry of Feelings: Preparing for Big Summer Camp Feels in Youth Ministry
Do you ever get caught up in your feels? Your students will be up in their feelings this summer (especially at camp)... so what's your plan? In this episode of the YMB podcast co-hosts Zac and Chad talk about how emotions are...
03.21.2023
The Greatest All Time Questions You Can Ask When You Interview For A Youth Ministry Position
What would you say you want me to do here? In this episode of the YMB podcast co-hosts Zac and Chad challenge each other back and forth to ask the most important questions a candidate can ask when interviewing for...
03.07.2023
Resources That Grow Youth Ministries Making Disciples, What It Really Takes
What does it take to make a disciple? How do teenage disciples grow? Resources. What an important word to define. In this episode of the YMB podcast co-hosts Zac and Chad reflect on their experiences with other resource events (*cough book fairs...
02.22.2023
What Makes Preaching & Teaching In Youth Ministry Great?
What makes a sermon/teaching moment great? Like for serious though? More than just relaying insight, feeling clever, or speaking with passion, what makes a sermon or teaching moment great? In this episode of Zac and Chad bound their way through...
02.15.2023
How To Have The Best Parent Meeting In The History Of Youth Ministry
Why aren't more parents coming to your parent meetings? But for real tho... This episode is a how to plan, run, hook, and pop off the next time you are working to get your youth ministry parents/guardians together in one room....
02.08.2023
What makes for the greatest volunteers in youth ministry? G.O.A.T. Year
Greatest.Of.All.Time. or GOAT as the kids would say... This is another episode in a (random but timely) series of episodes in which Chad and Zac talk about ministry things that are "GOATED." So for this episode of Greatest Of All Times,...
02.01.2023
What New Feels Like In Youth Ministry, also something NEW for you.
New. The feeling of the New New. This episode is for all of those who have ever felt new at church, youth group, student ministry... This may be you right now, or when you were a teenager, but this episode is especially...
01.25.2023
Youth Ministry Workday GOAT Greatest Of All Time Series
Greatest.Of.All.Time. or GOAT as the kids would say... This is the first in a (random) series of episodes in which Chad and Zac talk about ministry things that are "GOATED" So for this episode of Greatest Of All Times, let's start...
01.18.2023
Numbers Do Matter In Youth Ministry
Don't believe the lie. Numbers do matter, we just need better ones! 2022 was a year of great consistency and we want to share what we have learned about healthy and better numbers for all of us! It's another episode of...
01.10.2023
Trust The New Year Youth Ministry
What's the most important thing you could do in the next few weeks for your own health? For your ministry? We think we have an idea that might serve as a really healthy new year resolution, resolve? commitment? Hey YM friends we...
12.21.2022
What Christmas Means To Youth Ministry 2022
Merry Christmas! Hey YM friend & family, whether you are in finishing up this year in the office or hitting the road, or relaxing at home we hope you enjoy this episode from our team to you. In this episode...
11.15.2022
Youth Ministry Is A Long Game In A Short Season
What is healthy ministry? What are the rules that help define a healthy ministry as understood by health-seeking ministers? For us one of the most important is playing the long game (lifelong discipleship) in a short season (3-6 years at...
11.08.2022
Disciple Now By Any Other Name, Or Youth Ministry Winter Camp Is Coming. How to get ready for your next big student ministry event.
What about D-Now? Or Winter WKND? Campference? Or Big Retreat Thing? No matter what you call your winter-spring thing, it's almost here, and we want to help you have the energy you need around your big upcoming D-now event (or...
10.18.2022
Youth Ministers Work Hard, Rest Hard. It's a rule.
What is healthy ministry? What are the rules that help define a healthy ministry as understood by health-seeking ministers? In this episode Zac and Chad talk through one of the 7 Youth Ministry Booster House Rules that matter the most...
10.11.2022
Obscure Youth Ministry Questions Answered
It's been almost 7 years and 250 episodes, but what haven't we covered? In this episode Zac and Chad talk through the IG questions we have received in the last few weeks that really mattered to our YMB podcast listeners. Seriously though,...
09.19.2022
Our House, Our Rules For Healthy Youth Ministry
What is healthy ministry? What are the rules that help define a healthy ministry as understood by health-seeking ministers? In this episode Zac and Chad talk through the 7 Youth Ministry Booster House Rules that matter the most to shaping...
09.13.2022
Wisdom For Youth Ministers In A Fleeting And Foolish Age
Why don't more stores have environments that match their titles? In this episode Zac and Chad talk through the wisdom it takes to navigate the hard choices, the difficult seasons, and make pivots inside the ministry, for the ministry, and possibly...
08.30.2022
Youth Ministry Apologies, Tables, Ladders, and Chairs
Chad is here to apologize. His apology and stance on table clothes is fully covered in this episode. If you wondering why check 3 episodes earlier when he was unable to set the record straight. But, this episode is also a...
08.23.2022
Soul Care, Sushi, and Obscurity in Youth Ministry
What is the most obscure youth ministry topic that we could cover in a few episodes? Send us your pick for obscurity via instagram @youthministrybooster or email [email protected] Zac and Chad get a little more open about restaurant food, corner cases,...
08.15.2022
Launch a Youth Ministry Plan for Parent Ministry
Orange you glad you have a plan for August 25th? Zac and Chad get a little silly, giddy, excited for Launch 2022. Summer was full of big events, travels, and surprises. BOOSTER SIGNUPS END September 1st, 2022 What are you doing to...
08.09.2022
Youth Ministry Embarrassment, Guilt, Shame, and Girl Scout Cookies
This is an episode about Girl Scout cookies. It's also an episode about the real feelings many of your students are probably feeling, right now... Zac and Chad get a little confused if this a phone or a podcast and...
08.02.2022
4 Tips To Transition Kids To Youth Ministry, Welcome, Howdy, Yeet Your Incoming New Class of Students
This is a sparkling episode of fresh tips and insights on how to welcome new (young) students into your existing ministry. It's almost Promotion Sunday? Howdy week? Yeet Week? Zac and Chad get us practical as an ice chest full of...
07.19.2022
More Momentum for Youth Ministry; or how you feel about it matters.
Momentum. It's a word that sparks or fizzles depending on what just went right (or wrong). It's the never-ending wash of waves on the seashore. It's Zac and Chad disagreeing on exactly how much time we could or should spend...
07.12.2022
Youth Ministry Momentum Or How To Make The Most And Maximize The Summer Season
Momentum. It's a word that sparks excitement into the heart of every senior leader and an is an exhale for every leader who feels swallowed up by the current wave. In this episode Zac and Chad break down the waters...
06.29.2022
Every Message Demands A Response Art Of Preaching In Youth Ministry Part 3
What makes a sermon a sermon? Last week we talked about the necessity of text, THE TEXT. This episode we invite you to ask, "what's the response?" It's the now what of whatever was read and said. It's the impetus...
06.22.2022
Quick To The Text, The Art Of Communicating In Youth Ministry
"Hurry up. Move. Get in to it!" These are probably all thoughts you have had while preaching and teaching to students and we are here to confirm that they are normal and it is right for us to "get into...
06.16.2022
Preaching As An Experience. The Art Of Communicating To Students In Youth Ministry
Hey, hey, it's summertime in student ministry and that means we have a lot of unique opportunities to teach and preach that might stretch us from our usual weekly/monthly habits. In this episode Chad and Zac talk about the art of...
05.11.2022
Youth Ministry Camp SZN, either you were already ready or you got ready. Or. how to prepare for a full week of ministry in very little time.
Summer camp is a time honored student ministry tradition. Whether you head off into the hills, chill at the beach, or serve a neighboring community the corporate spiritual discipline of retreat, renew, and community is important for modeling faith for...
04.28.2022
Expectations, Rumors, And Returns: How Balance Other People's Opinions Of Your Youth Ministry
The rumors of our disappearance were greatly exaggerated. After a relentless 6 weeks on the road Zac and Chad are back to share why someone else's expectations of your job are not always your problem, immediately. In this episode Chad and Zac...
03.03.2022
Youth Ministry And Student Apathy: Is It Something We Said?
Why are the teens not coming to youth events, programming, or small groups? Is it something we said? No. But. Maybe yes? Students are hungry for connection and we are often caught shouting or promoting. How can we turn ministry programming and promotion...
02.15.2022
Youth Ministry Strategy Live From Essentials Houston featuring special guests Sean Nelson and Tony Bianco
What is the ultimate snack? Protein? Fried? Dippable? This episode of the YMB podcast was recorded live in Houston, at Houston's First Baptist, during one of our Essentials sessions with some friends and commentary about the content of the day,...
02.07.2022
Youth Ministry Leaders Who Experience Apathy Or Something Like It
So this is episode 216 and we put off posting it, but no longer... Apathy is a haunting word in student ministry today and it is really important that we spend a few episodes talking about how it can affect...

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Youth Ministry Booster Podcast episodes:

The Youth Ministry Art of Engaging Middle School Boys

Navigating Youth Ministry Highs & Lows: From Static to Soul-Care

Help Your Youth Ministry Small Group Leaders Win (and stick around!)

Discipline, Distractions, & Disruptions During Youth Ministry Teaching

Crafting Winning Games for Youth Ministry: Thanks ChatGPT

Rethinking Youth Ministry Goals, Failures, & Successes

Holiday Gift Giving Guide and Navigating Parent-Youth Ministry Relationships

Parasocial Relationships and Youth Ministry

How Youth Ministry Grows Relationally

Ocean of Curiosity: How to get youth ministry students to read the Bible.

The Best Free Thing In Youth Ministry (that you might not even be using).

Organize For Impact 3: Chaos To Orderly Youth Ministry

Organizing For Impact: When the Youth Ministry Car Won't Start

Organizing for Impact: Grow your Youth Ministry through Structure

Get Fall Launch Ready In Youth Ministry, And It's Still Summer

Boosting Summer Camp Attendance: Strategies for a Successful Season

A Scurvy-Free Journey to Youth Ministry Revival

Ministry of Fun: A secret but important youth ministry principle

Ministry of Feelings: Preparing for Big Summer Camp Feels in Youth Ministry

The Greatest All Time Questions You Can Ask When You Interview For A Youth Ministry Position

Resources That Grow Youth Ministries Making Disciples, What It Really Takes

What Makes Preaching & Teaching In Youth Ministry Great?

How To Have The Best Parent Meeting In The History Of Youth Ministry

What makes for the greatest volunteers in youth ministry? G.O.A.T. Year

What New Feels Like In Youth Ministry, also something NEW for you.

Youth Ministry Workday GOAT Greatest Of All Time Series

Numbers Do Matter In Youth Ministry

Trust The New Year Youth Ministry

What Christmas Means To Youth Ministry 2022

Youth Ministry Is A Long Game In A Short Season

Disciple Now By Any Other Name, Or Youth Ministry Winter Camp Is Coming. How to get ready for your next big student ministry event.

Youth Ministers Work Hard, Rest Hard. It's a rule.

Obscure Youth Ministry Questions Answered

Our House, Our Rules For Healthy Youth Ministry

Wisdom For Youth Ministers In A Fleeting And Foolish Age

Youth Ministry Apologies, Tables, Ladders, and Chairs

Soul Care, Sushi, and Obscurity in Youth Ministry

Launch a Youth Ministry Plan for Parent Ministry

Youth Ministry Embarrassment, Guilt, Shame, and Girl Scout Cookies

4 Tips To Transition Kids To Youth Ministry, Welcome, Howdy, Yeet Your Incoming New Class of Students

More Momentum for Youth Ministry; or how you feel about it matters.

Youth Ministry Momentum Or How To Make The Most And Maximize The Summer Season

Every Message Demands A Response Art Of Preaching In Youth Ministry Part 3

Quick To The Text, The Art Of Communicating In Youth Ministry

Preaching As An Experience. The Art Of Communicating To Students In Youth Ministry

Youth Ministry Camp SZN, either you were already ready or you got ready. Or. how to prepare for a full week of ministry in very little time.

Expectations, Rumors, And Returns: How Balance Other People's Opinions Of Your Youth Ministry

Youth Ministry And Student Apathy: Is It Something We Said?

Youth Ministry Strategy Live From Essentials Houston featuring special guests Sean Nelson and Tony Bianco

Youth Ministry Leaders Who Experience Apathy Or Something Like It