Hey Volunteers: The Youth Ministry Podcast for Volunteers

Episode 30 | Basics of Discipling Students

If you’re like us, you love the idea of helping a teenager not only meet Jesus, but live a life for Jesus. In this episode we take a look at how a volunteer can leverage their opportunity to not only teach students, but disciple them.

The Youth Ministry Podcast for Volunteers | There are a lot of great youth ministry podcasts out there, but not many focus only on volunteers. The Youth Ministry Podcast for Volunteers is all about providing great content to help volunteers who work with teenagers. Each episode is short and to the point on topics about how to best impact teenagers with the gospel. Each episode will be hosted by several youth ministry vets that have been working with teenagers for over 30 years. If you love working with teenagers, you're going to love this podcast!

You can reach Chris & the team at https://gabaptist.org/nextgen

We would LOVE to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] to share show ideas or give us feedback.

Episode 29 | Building Trust with Parents

When we’re given the opportunity to impact a teenager’s life for Jesus, we also have a chance to impact their parents. In this episode, we talk through ideas on how youth ministry volunteers can build trust with parents with the hopes of also impacting them for Jesus.

The Youth Ministry Podcast for Volunteers | There are a lot of great youth ministry podcasts out there, but not many focus only on volunteers. The Youth Ministry Podcast for Volunteers is all about providing great content to help volunteers who work with teenagers. Each episode is short and to the point on topics about how to best impact teenagers with the gospel. Each episode will be hosted by several youth ministry vets that have been working with teenagers for over 30 years. If you love working with teenagers, you're going to love this podcast!

You can reach Chris & the team at https://gabaptist.org/nextgen

We would LOVE to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] to share show ideas or give us feedback.

Episode 28 | Asking Great Questions that will Lead to Great Discussion

Silence. We’ve all experienced blank stares when leading a Bible study and it’s not fun. In this episode we tackle how to ask great questions in order to increase participation with those we’re teaching.

The Youth Ministry Podcast for Volunteers | There are a lot of great youth ministry podcasts out there, but not many focus only on volunteers. The Youth Ministry Podcast for Volunteers is all about providing great content to help volunteers who work with teenagers. Each episode is short and to the point on topics about how to best impact teenagers with the gospel. Each episode will be hosted by several youth ministry vets that have been working with teenagers for over 30 years. If you love working with teenagers, you're going to love this podcast!

You can reach Chris & the team at https://gabaptist.org/nextgen

We would LOVE to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] to share show ideas or give us feedback.

Episode 27 | Great resources that will help me be a better youth ministry volunteer

Volunteering with teenagers can be a bit overwhelming at times, so in this episode we share tried and true resources that will help you be the best youth ministry volunteer you can be as you point teenagers to Jesus.

The Youth Ministry Podcast for Volunteers | There are a lot of great youth ministry podcasts out there, but not many focus only on volunteers. The Youth Ministry Podcast for Volunteers is all about providing great content to help volunteers who work with teenagers. Each episode is short and to the point on topics about how to best impact teenagers with the gospel. Each episode will be hosted by several youth ministry vets that have been working with teenagers for over 30 years. If you love working with teenagers, you're going to love this podcast!

Resources shared in this episode:

Online bible study resources

Blue Letter Bible | https://www.blueletterbible.org

Bible Gateway | https://www.biblegateway.com

Youth Culture Sites

Center for Parent and Youth Understanding | https://cpyu.org

Axis Youth Culture & Culture Translator | https://axis.org

Gen Z Lab | https://genzlab.impact360institute.org/

Books

• Seven Best Practices for Teaching Teenagers the Bible by Andy Blanks | https://youthministry360.com/collections/volunteers-strategy/products/the-7-best-practices-for-teaching-teenagers-the-bible

• DISCIPLE: Ordinary Person’s Guide to Discipling Teenagers by Allen Jackson | https://youthministry360.com/collections/volunteers-strategy/products/disciple

• YM360 - bundle for youth ministry volunteers | https://youthministry360.com/collections/volunteers-strategy

• A Volunteer Youth Workers’ guide to understanding today’s teens by Mark Oestreicher | https://a.co/d/3r44C8L

You can reach Chris & the team at https://gabaptist.org/nextgen

We would LOVE to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] to share show ideas or give us feedback.

Episode 26 | My youth pastor is young, inexperienced, and new… how can I help? Let’s face it… sometimes our churches hire really young youth pastors that don’t have a lot of experience in ministry. We want to see them thrive in ministry, so in this episode we share tips on how you as a volunteer can be an encouragement. 

Episode 25 | Creating Unity When Students Don’t Come Much With attendance patterns continuing to change among teenagers and families, it can be hard to maintain unity with your group of teenagers. In this episode we talk through some ideas that we think will help create momentum that will lead to a more unified group.

The Youth Ministry Podcast for Volunteers | There are a lot of great youth ministry podcasts out there, but not many focus only on volunteers. The Youth Ministry Podcast for Volunteers is all about providing great content to help volunteers who work with teenagers. Each episode is short and to the point on topics about how to best impact teenagers with the gospel. Each episode will be hosted by several youth ministry vets that have been working with teenagers for over 30 years. If you love working with teenagers, you're going to love this podcast!

You can reach Chris & the team at https://gabaptist.org/nextgen

We would LOVE to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] to share show ideas or give us feedback.

Episode 24 | Things I Wish I Could Have Said to My Volunteers In this episode we talk with Billy Christol, who is now a Senior Pastor, about things he and most youth pastors wish they could say to their youth ministry volunteers. 

The Youth Ministry Podcast for Volunteers | There are a lot of great youth ministry podcasts out there, but not many focus only on volunteers. The Youth Ministry Podcast for Volunteers is all about providing great content to help volunteers who work with teenagers. Each episode is short and to the point on topics about how to best impact teenagers with the gospel. Each episode will be hosted by several youth ministry vets that have been working with teenagers for over 30 years. If you love working with teenagers, you're going to love this podcast!

You can reach Chris & the team at https://gabaptist.org/nextgen

We would LOVE to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] to share show ideas or give us feedback.

Episode 23 | Connecting with Your New Group of Students Summer is over and the new school year is upon us. That means for a lot of volunteers, you'll be working with a new group of students along with a new class that has been promoted from children's ministry. In this episode we talk through ideas on how to best connect with those students and get relational traction quicker.

The Youth Ministry Podcast for Volunteers | There are a lot of great youth ministry podcasts out there, but not many focus only on volunteers. The Youth Ministry Podcast for Volunteers is all about providing great content to help volunteers who work with teenagers. Each episode is short and to the point on topics about how to best impact teenagers with the gospel. Each episode will be hosted by several youth ministry vets that have been working with teenagers for over 30 years. If you love working with teenagers, you're going to love this podcast!

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You can reach Chris & the team at https://gabaptist.org/nextgen

We would LOVE to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] to share show ideas or give us feedback.

Episode 22 | Summer Spectacular: Staying Connected to Your Students Over the Summer. The whole gang is here in this episode! We’re talking summer plans and how to stay connected to students in the middle of a chaotic summer.

The Youth Ministry Podcast for Volunteers | There are a lot of great youth ministry podcasts out there, but not many focus only on volunteers. The Youth Ministry Podcast for Volunteers is all about providing great content to help volunteers who work with teenagers. Each episode is short and to the point on topics about how to best impact teenagers with the gospel. Each episode will be hosted by several youth ministry vets that have been working with teenagers for over 30 years. If you love working with teenagers, you're going to love this podcast!

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You can reach Chris & the team at https://gabaptist.org/nextgen

We would LOVE to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] to share show ideas or give us feedback.

Episode 21 | Shane Pruitt Interview: Staying Current without Compromise

In this episode we talk with Shane Pruitt, Next Gen Director for the North American Mission Board, about how to navigate difficult conversations on difficult topics with teenagers. We include tips on how to handle these conversations in an appropriate way without compromise. 

The Youth Ministry Podcast for Volunteers | There are a lot of great youth ministry podcasts out there, but not many focus only on volunteers. The Youth Ministry Podcast for Volunteers is all about providing great content to help volunteers who work with teenagers. Each episode is short and to the point on topics about how to best impact teenagers with the gospel. Each episode will be hosted by several youth ministry vets that have been working with teenagers for over 30 years. If you love working with teenagers, you're going to love this podcast!

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RESOURCES MENTIONED IN PODCAST:
You can find Gen Send’s New Believers Guide HERE: https://www.gensend.org/life/

OR you can have a student text the word LIFE to 888123

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You can reach Chris & the team at https://gabaptist.org/nextgen

We would LOVE to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] to share show ideas or give us feedback.