Lead222 Podcast

In this episode Bo and Dave have a conversation with Terry Parkman who oversees the Family Ministry Team at River Valley Church.  Terry shares amazing insight into Gen Z being more Publishers than Consumers along with his strategy to Gen Z using the filter of Access, Engagement, and Community.  If you are involved in youth ministry - you need to listen to this episode

Terry Parkman:

Terry Parkman is the NextGen Pastor at River Valley Church in Minneapolis, MN. There he oversees all things kids, youth, young adults, and emerging leaders. He's passionate about helping this generation discover their purpose, developing them as leaders, and empowering them to step out into the plan of God for their lives. He lives in the Minneapolis-metro area with his wife Christina and his daughters Avalie & Nova.

Resources:

Gen Z Report from: https://feed.bible

https://static.feed.bible/uploads/2020/07/What-We-Know-About-Gen-Z-2020.pdf

Contact info:

[email protected]

Insta: terryparkman

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In this episode Bo and Dave have a crucial conversation with Michael Cary on Pornography and Freedom.  They discuss certain behavioral patterns that can lead to porn addiction along with common characteristics of people who find freedom from pornography. Michael Cary is an author, speaker and founder of Living Truth, a ministry with a focus on sexual purity education and restoration.

Michael Cary:

Michael Cary is an author, speaker and founder of Living Truth, a ministry with a focus on sexual purity education and restoration. Michael left behind a career in the computer industry in 2012 to follow God’s call to help men who struggle with unwanted sexual behavior. He loves seeing men and women become free from the devastating effects of sexual addiction, seeing marriages restored and men becoming all that God intended them to become.

Books:

Unwanted: How Sexual Brokenness Reveals Our Way to Healing

by Jay Stringer

https://www.amazon.com/Unwanted-Sexual-Brokenness-Reveals-Healing/dp/1631466720/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3BTM1O2PDOBA7&dchild=1&keywords=unwanted+by+jay+stringer&qid=1600205453&sprefix=Unwanted%2Caps%2C186&sr=8-1

Surfing For God by Michael John Cusick  

https://www.amazon.com/Surfing-God-Discovering-Beneath-Struggle/dp/0849947235/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=surfing+for+God&qid=1600205386&sr=8-1

Resources:

Here is a link to a guided journaling process I self-published, which has been a huge help for men and women as well as teens in processing what is on their heart: https://sacred-freedom-journal.square.site

Our web site is living-truth.org, offering a free eBook my wife wrote when signing up for our email list.

My email [email protected]

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In this episode Bo and Dave are joined by Drew Moser Ph.D Dean of Student Engagement and Professor of Higher Education and Student Development at Taylor University (IN).  We have a conversation to help us understand Gen Z better, share challenges, along with highlighting their strengths.

Drew Moser:

Drew Moser, Ph.D. is Dean of Student Engagement and Professor of Higher Education and Student Development at Taylor University (IN). His the author/editor of 4 books, including Ready or Not: Leaning Into Life in Our Twenties, Campus Life: In Search of Community, and most recently, The Enneagram of Discernment: The Way of Vocation, Wisdom, and Practice. He lives with his wife and 5 children in Upland, IN.

Resources and Contact for Drew Moser:

· Email: [email protected]

· Twitter: @drewmoser

· Instagram: @drewmoser

· The Enneagram of Discernment: The Way of Vocation, Wisdom, & Practice

· Ready or Not: Leaning into Life in Our Twenties

· Campus Life: In Search of Community

Alone Together by Carol

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In this episode Bo and Dave are joined by Lead222 staff member Brian Schwammlein and have a conversation about how and why Bo started Lead222.  We dive deeper into the vision of Lead222 and why we need someone in our life asking us this question: How Are You Doing, Really?

Brian Schwammlein and his wife Jennifer and their kids, Peter, Daniel and Anna live in Fayetteville, AR. Brian has been active in youth ministry leadership since 1992 and came on staff with LEAD222 in 2013.

How to Register and sign up for a coach and mentor through Lead222:

 https://www.lead222.com/ct-registration-page

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In this episode Brian Boom and Jason Holt share powerful insights on Leadership and give wisdom on not doing ministry alone.  Want to be a healthy leader who leads a healthy ministry during a difficult season?  Don’t miss this episode.

Brian Boom

Brian Boom is the Youth Director of Fellowship Reformed Church of Hudsonville, MI. Brian and his wife, Brittany, have two elementary-aged children. Brian has been serving at Fellowship for 14 years.

Contact: [email protected]

Jason Holt

Jason Holt is the National Youth Director for the Association of Free Lutheran Congregations (AFLC) near Minneapolis. Jason and his wife Jennifer have five teen and young adult kids, and they were grateful to God to welcome this summer a daughter-in-law to the family. Jason has served in volunteer and vocational youth ministry for three decades and recently completed a doctorate in “Ministry to Emerging Generations” from Gordon-Conwell.

Contact:

Twitter – @AFLCYouthMin

Facebook – JensJasonH

Email – [email protected]

Resources:

The 7 Best Practices for Teaching Teenagers the Bible by Andy Blanks

Preaching: Communicating Faith in an Age of Skepticism by Timothy Keller

The Emotionally Healthy Leader by Peter Scazzero

Book: “Engaging the Soul of Youth Culture” by Walt Mueller

https://www.amazon.com/Engaging-Soul-Youth-Culture-Worldviews/dp/0830833374/

Book: “Teaching to Change Lives” by Howard Hendricks

https://www.christianbook.com/teaching-to-change-lives/howard-hendricks/9781590521380/pd/521382

Article: “Youth Ministry Re-evaluation” by Richard Ross

https://wordandway.org/2019/12/11/richard-ross-time-for-radical-reevaluation-of-youth-ministry/

Blog: “SURF Your Schedule” by Jason Holt

https://blog.youthspecialties.com/surf-your-schedule/

In this important episode we have a conversation about Mental Health with Toby Anderson who was led to open a Christian Counseling Center.  We are joined by Licensed Counselor Tina Odell.  Toby and Tina provide incredible insights on what Mental Health looks like in our life and ministry.  We also address signs to look for in our students who are struggling with mental health and how to minister to them.  This is a crucial conversation you don’t want to miss.

Tina Odell:

Tina is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a Masters in Counseling as well as a Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy. Tina is a wife, a mother of 5 children, two biological and three adopted children. She sees therapy as a gift and a personal calling to give back to others.

Toby Anderson

Toby Anderson is the Adult Pastor at Trinity Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma leading over Adult Small Groups and Family Ministry. Toby served and pastored in student ministry for over twenty years before taking on his most recent role. He has been a part of Lead222 coaching and being coached since 2009. Toby has been married to his beautiful wife Shannon for twenty years and has two amazing children, Tatum (15) and Cross (13).

Resources:

National Alliance on Mental Illness - https://www.nami.org/Home

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

1-800-273-8255

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org

WWW.LEAD222.COM

TOBY ANDERSON EMAIL: [email protected]

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In this episode Ryan Cook talks about lies that destroy marriages along with a journey of healing in his own marriage. We are excited to reveal a partnership with Christian Family Life and Lead222 that deepen and foster healthy marriages.

Ryan Cook 

Ryan Cook is Vice President of Domestic Ministries with Christian Family Life in—Charlotte, NC. Ryan has served on two large church staffs in the Houston, TX area over the past 16 years. Most of the time was spent in student ministry, and the past 3 years were spent as a Campus Pastor. Ryan has an extensive background in teaching, team building, vision casting, and shepherding marriages and families.

Changing Marriages Around The World

https://www.christianfamilylife.com

Ryan Cook Email: [email protected]

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In this episode Bo and Dave have guests who will be speakers at the NLCC on August 18th, 2020.  You will hear a snapshot of what the NLCC will look like and how we are better together through community, encouragement, training and coaching.

NLCC

Our National LEAD222 Coaches Conference has moved to a very interactive Zoom meeting.

$20 includes t-shirt and recordings of all training sessions if registered by August 14.

This is going to be a great time where everyone who is a part of the LEAD222 Coaches Community (ADs, Head Coaches, Coaches and Coaches in Training) from all around the country to come together via Zoom for a day of outstanding training and authentic “Be-With” time. This will not be a sit, watch and listen event. You will be engaged to participate, to discuss and to laugh.

Our time together will include training on best practices and leadership principles that are sure to help you grow as a leader and in Kingdom Impact both in your local context as well as in your coaching through LEAD222! All of our training will be led by well-seasoned practitioners, national leaders and members of our LEAD222 staff team.

We are confident that you will leave this event glad you joined and saying “I’m a better person, a better leader and I’m not alone.”

We plan for this time together to empower you to go into the fall ministry season refreshed, encouraged, equipped and a healthy leader not just in your connection with LEAD222 but in your personal, family and ministry life as well.

See you on Zoom in August!!

REGISTER NOW

https://lead222.breezechms.com/form/NLCC2020

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In this episode Bo has a conversation with Dave Choutka as he shares his story through transition and overcoming a very difficult season of discouragement.  He gives powerful insights on not just surviving a difficult season of discouragement but growing through it and looking for purpose ahead.

Dave:

Dave Choutka serves full-time with Lead222 as the Director of Church Staffing and Coaching.  He is passionate about healthy churches and healthy courageous leaders. He also wants to help leaders grow spiritually healthy so they can lead well in their homes, community, and in their ministry.

Show Notes:

Book I recommend: The Land Between by Jeff Manion

We Are Gonna Make It Playlist:

Seasons - Need to Breathe

We Rise - Cageless Birds, Jonathan David Helser

Highlands (Song of Ascent) - Hillsong UNITED

How Much Longer - Common Hymnal, Ike Ndolo

New Wine - Hillsong Worship

Surrounded (FIght My Battles) - Upperroom

The Mountain - Jon Foreman

We’re Gonna Be Alright - Switchfoot

Hundred Miles - Passion, Crowder

Yet Will I Praise You - Passion, Crowder

Psalm 34 - The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir

Sparrows and Lilies - Pat Barrett

Take Courage - Bethel Music

I Have To Believe - Rita Springer

I Smile - Kirk Franklin

Never Along - Live - Hillsong Young and Free

I Surrender - All Sons & Daughters

Contact: [email protected] [email protected]

Register for the NLCC - www.lead222.com

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In this episode Joe Landi and Kayla Self share on how to lead a dynamic small group ministry for large and small churches.  They give powerful insights on leading healthy leader teams along with 8 tips for a successful Small Group.

JOE LANDI

Joe is passionate about equipping, encouraging and empowering life-long Gospel-advancing leaders and families as they fall in love with and follow Jesus Christ. He loves mentoring and discipling students while inspiring them to discover their gifts and ability to influence others for the Gospel. He serves as Student Pastor at Kingsland Baptist Church in Katy, TX. He is a husband, father, pastor and workout-enthusiast!

RESOURCES:

Empoweredhomes.org

Email: [email protected]

JOE LANDI

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joe.landi.75?ref=bookmarks

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/148fit/

Kayla Self: 

Girl’s Minister, Kingsland Baptist Church

Kayla joined the Kingsland Student Ministry Staff in August of 2015. She attended Texas A&M University where she received a degree in Health in May of 2015 and is finishing her MATS from Houston Baptist University in December. Kayla is passionate about pouring into and discipling students as they pursue Jesus and relationship with a Father who loves them unconditionally. She loves family, friends, coffee, reading, playing all sports, and spending time with those closest to her.

RESOURCES:

Email: [email protected]

Instagram handle: kay_self

Email: Tif@lead222 for resources from Kayla Self

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