OK ok ok, we know it has been some time since we have recorded a new episode of the DYM Podcast.

After a year of pandemic navigating, we wanted to come on and share some learnings and encouragement for our youth ministry community.

In this special episode of the podcast (featuring YM Hacks hosts from the DYM Podcast Network) Justin and Matthew sat down some some of our friends at Samaritan's Purse who run Operation Christmas Child to talk about how youth groups can have an easy way to serve those around the world without leaving their church. We are always looking for great ways to help students realize there is more outside themselves and this is a great way to do that.

For questions or more helpful tips email [email protected]
· OCC Home Page- https://www.samaritanspurse.org/occ
· Build a Shoebox Online Page- https://www.samaritanspurse.org/buildonline/
· Vladimir’s Story (video)- https://video.samaritanspurse.org/vladimir-ps-story/

SPONSORS:
Give Central
https://www.givecentral.org/

Download Youth Ministry University
https://www.dymuniversity.com/a/10517/QbmGUcX2

Doug & Josh meet outside and record a quick show. Also Doug spills almost nothing about Gold Membership+

Doug, Jess & Josh talk about roles for volunteers in youth ministry during the pandemic and the need that hasn't changed: great training for your volunteers. Check out trainmyvolunteers.com for more info on the National Day of Volunteer #youthministry Training

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Justin and Matthew from DYM's Youth Ministry Hacks Podcast sit down with Theo Davis, who wrote a very helpful blog post on the DYM Blog about how white your pastors can talk and help with racism. His post on Facebook has thousands of views and shares and we have a great conversation about the current state of our country and how to chat about it with students.

Theo Davis serves as the Multi-Site Youth Pastor at Restore Community Church in Kansas City, Missouri. He has worked in youth ministry for 15 years in a variety of settings which include church plants, rural churches, and mega-churches on the East Coast and now Midwest. He received his degree in Youth Ministry from Eastern University in 2008 and has continued to leverage his education with real-world experience. He and his wife Malia are huge gamers and named their kids after video game characters — Zelda & Shepherd (from The Legend of Zelda and the Mass Effect Series). Theo also loves action figures and spends his spare time developing his musical and visual art talents. Follow him on Instagram @theo_davis

Blog post:
https://blog.downloadyouthministry.com/8-things-white-youth-pastors-can-do-about-racism/

Books:
White Awake
The Color Of Compromise

The Debrief Podcast - Race, Riots and Injustice link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC5mOS1B6Ek

SPONSORS:
Give Central
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Katie, Josh, Doug & Jessica chat over Zoom on some of their learnings since the quarantine took over 6 weeks ago. It's been a wild ride, and since we recorded this live with a studio audience as well we take some random Q&As at the end. Fun being together, even virtually!

https://youthgroup.downloadyouthministry.com
https://sidekick.tv/learn/

Kara Powell is back and fills this episode with so much wisdom, our minds were blown! Kara, Doug, and Jessica discuss what it looks like to grow with students into adulthood. With research proving that teenagers oftentimes graduate from their faith when they gradutae from high school, Kara gives us great insight regarding the role youth workers and parents play in the lives of young people when their faith undergoes major changes and is tested. https://fulleryouthinstitute.org/

Recorded before the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic - but as timely as ever. We have the wonderful Kara Powell, from Fuller Youth Institute, joining us on the podcast today! Kara discusses a topic that students are facing daily: anxiety. She answers our questions regarding why young people are more anxious than ever, what some common mistakes are that we make when caring for students struggling with anxiety, and how to identify when a student in anxious (and not simply having a "bad day"). https://fulleryouthinstitute.org/

Doug, Josh, Katie & Jessica all get together (6ft apart of course) to process the coronavirus and the process for many to think about canceling youth group and church. Raw and open, largely unfiltered conversation about youth ministry & what to do for the next few weeks. http://youthgroup.downloadyouthministry.com/

Josh Griffin sits down with Jeremy Camp and talks about his new movie I Still Believe in theaters March 13th, 2020.

One love can change your life. One life can change the world. From the creators of I CAN ONLY IMAGINE comes an inspiring love story for the ages. Rediscover the wonder of love in I STILL BELIEVE, based on the real-life story of chart-topping singer Jeremy Camp.
https://istillbelievemovie.com