Five Minutes with Marko

Five Minutes with Marko

By Mark OestreicherReligion & Spirituality
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Five Minutes with Marko episodes

  • The WOW of Neurons and Teens

    There’s a wild fact about brain development from pre-teens through the middle teen years that you need to know about and wrestle with its implications.

    8 min
  • Youth Worker Identity

    “Who I am” and “What I do” are way too enmeshed for so many people in ministry roles. Marko teases out how to re-frame them.

    8 min
  • Youth Pastors Need a Title Change

    In too many churches, the title Youth Pastor (or Youth Director or other variations) really means “Lead Program Planner for Youth.” Marko suggests a goodlier option.

    To learn more about our youth pastor coaching program, visit https://theyouthcartel.com

    8 min
  • The Downside of Being Well-Resourced

    Being well-resourced can SO easily become an adventure in missing the point. Being under-resourced is a blessing!

    To learn more about our coaching programs for youth pastors, visit https://theyouthcartel.com

    6 min
  • Young Teens and Exploration

    Marko unpacks a simple developmental framework that should shape our approach to ministry with middle schoolers.

    To learn more about our youth ministry coaching program, visit https://theyouthcartel.com

    7 min
  • What’s the Purpose of Your Small Groups?

    Marko unpacks the four primary approaches to small groups in youth ministry and invites you to consider what’s best for your context.

    Learn more about our youth ministry coaching at https://theyouthcartel.com

    9 min
  • Do You Have a Zombie Soul?

    Marko uses the plot of the 2013 zombie film Warm Hearts to reflect on the status of our hearts and souls.

    To learn more about the Youth Cartel's youth ministry coaching program, visit https://theyouthcartel.com.

    6 min
  • Young Teens and Bible Reading

    Marko shares an interview Josh Griffin conducted with him about why it’s so hard to get young teens reading the Bible on their own.

    Visit https://theyouthcartel.com to learn more about our youth ministry coaching programs.

    8 min
  • The Four Contexts for Change

    Marko identifies and briefly unpacks four context in which change and transformation (in ourselves and the teenagers we lead) normally occurs.

    Visit https://theyouthcartel.com to learn more about our youth ministry coaching programs and training.

    8 min
  • Youth Ministry is Like Golf

    Lots of shanked shots and questions about the value of this effort; but then there’s an amazing shot that fuels you to keep playing.

    Visit https://theyouthcartel.com to learn more about our youth ministry coaching programs.

    8 min

About Five Minutes with Marko

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5 Minutes with Marko might be the shortest youth ministry podcast ever; but that doesn’t mean it’s shallow. Marko (Mark Oestreicher, of The Youth Cartel) gets right to the point, sharing thoughts…