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

The Queen, Katie Edwards, shares GREAT wisdom for junior high ministry! Even if you aren't a junior high ministry leader you'll want to tune in as the podcast crew discusses how to lead and care for students during this pivotal and transformational time in their lives. Such good stuff in this episode, Doug was taking notes the entire time!

Doug, Josh, Katie, and Jess are back together again and they're talking about CHANGE. No matter what the change is - your role, staff at the church, program elements, a new boss or structure - change can be hard. You'll definitely want to to tune in today as the podcast crew shares what they have learned through changes in their own ministry experiences.

Josh is back in youth ministry! He works as a youth pastor at Mariners Church in the Junior High Ministry. If you follow him on Instagram @joshuagriffin you've for sure seen he's jumped back into pastoring at a local church. And he works with Doug Fields again! And DYM is firing on all cylinders right now as well with the addition of their newest hire/great friend Travis Prouty. Enjoy the Jessica Sanchez Show!

It's the New Year (and a brand new decade!), it's time to get planning! The podcast crew talks about looking back before planning ahead, what goal setting looks like at the start of a new calendar year, how to set priorities and stick to them. Set yourself up well for the new year with the wisdom shared in this episode!

What do you do when you notice your attendance dropping or not rising? Panic? Plan an outreach event? Re-strategize? Curl up into a ball and cry? The podcast crew talks through the internal and external pressures of keeping numbers up and creative ways to healthily navigate the numbers game.

Today's conversation is a good one! No matter how "put together" a student appears on the outside, every student will face hurts and challenges at some point in their teenage journey. How should we, as their youth pastors, respond? We jump right in and discuss what we have learned and put into practice as we've cared for students through the years.