Our friend and NAYC coordinator, Justin Reinking, is back to give us a few more practical tips on preparing for NAYC and what to look out for while you're there in Indy.

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In this episode, the Podfather Adam Shaw returns to the Educate + Engage Podcast as our honored to guest to share his passion about increasing capacity. If you are busy, too busy, way too busy, take 40 minutes to listen in.

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In a culture of "rock stars" in the ministry, God is still calling us to be shepherds and feed His sheep, not our egos. In this episode, Amado and Amber Huizar give tips on how to lead more like a shepherd and less like a rock star.

Since July 2024, we have been hearing about Educate + Engage. In this episode, Wesley Stephens, the man behind the site, will give tips on how to use all its features to help you educate + engage your Apostolic youth.

Disclaimer: Don't use Educate + Engage unless you want thirteen excellent teaching series each year written by Apostolic youth workers for Apostolic youth workers and thirteen sermons from Apostolic preachers to students and 365 social media graphics to help you promote your youth ministry and planning guides, such as planning for NAYC and for youth services and the full YMTE video package and twice a year Zoom call with UPCI Youth Ministries team and a copy of DJ Hill's new release: A Celebration of Creation: An Apostolic View of Identity and Gender.

Side effects include: more rest, less stress, better planning, more systematic discipleship, better youth services, a better NAYC experience, stronger social media game, access to UPCI Youth Ministries team, and really good answers for really tough questions because you have read a really great book on identity and gender.

Go now to EducateandEngage.com to sign up or give a gift membership to a youth worker in your life!

Many of us have small youth groups, but all of us want to have big church. In this episode, Matthew and Athena Smith give tips on how to have big church with a small youth group. Hint: LED walls are just optional. ;)

They're called hard conversations, crucial conversations, critical conversations, tough conversations, even crunchy conversations. We don't usually like them, but we need them. In this episode, Aaron Soto shares how and when we need to have these hard conversations with our youth.

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Our new host LJ Harry interviews Justin Reinking for tips on planning for NAYC. Grab your pumpkin spice latté, a tablet to take notes (paper or tech), and enjoy!

In this episode, Adam chats with Seth Boyte, National P7 Coordinator, about how youth workers can maximize their impact through P7 Bible Clubs.

In this episode, Adam chats with Kyle Thayer, the NEW Director of Promotions for UPCI Youth Ministries. They talk about his journey to YM, good coffee spots in STL and how to use social media to engage your students.