Five Minutes with Marko

Marko shares a bit about his own growth — deep into life — in understanding and experiencing spiritual discernment, and suggests some ways our ministries should prioritize collaborative discernment.

Marko shares a story that illustrates how a student’s sense of belonging can be lost or gained through seemingly tiny acknowledgements of “we see you; you belong here.”

In this super-short episode (3 Minutes with Marko!), we’ll look at the difference between stupid risk, and the sort of faith-fueled risk that is absolutely essential for great youth ministry.

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Marko talks briefly about both the terminology of ‘junior high’ or ‘middle school’, as well as which grades are included. Bonus: a mini history lesson!

On the surface, this episode lists 12 ways to be a youth worker who stays put for a long time; but really, this episode is about humility.

Marko describes the characteristics of the sort of person who’s able to bring change from inside a church or organization.

Marko suggests that materialism isn’t the core problem, it’s consumerism. Bonus: this episode includes a snarky Top 10 Signs Your Youth Ministry Might Be Built on Consumeristic Assumptions.

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In this first half of a two-parter, Marko sets up the problem of materialism and why it’s so difficult to effectively address

Marko wrongly says this episode is 8 minutes (it’s 11); but he rightly sets up presence as the central practice and vision for our youth ministries.

In the first half of this two-parter, Marko identifies the source-code for how our youth ministries became so program-driven.

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