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Feeling overwhelmed by insecurities, fears and self-doubt as a youth pastor? Don't worry, because you're not alone! In this episode, we open up about how to address these issues as a youth pastor.  We share our insights on shifting the focus from self to Jesus, the true mainstay of youth ministry and how building the right team plays a significant role in managing these fears and doubts.  We delve into the significance of cultivating a unified team - a group of individuals who echo your vision yet welcome healthy disagreement. We'll also touch on the risk of harboring team members who consider themselves as the 'rightful youth pastor,' a mindset that can inject toxicity into your ministry. Moreover, a supportive team can serve as your anchor when you're grappling with difficult experiences.  We also underline the importance of humility in leadership, especially when dealing with criticism and judgment. We explore how incorporating inclusivity into decision-making processes can create a more positive environment and better accept feedback. We also discuss the significance of stepping out of your comfort zone, confronting fear and anxiety head-on, and the surprising results that may come from embracing challenges.

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Raising up leaders in youth ministry is a never ending, but rewarding task.  Youth pastors rely on their volunteer leaders to help with so much of student ministry and, generally speaking, the more leaders you have the better your youth group tends to be.  Youth leaders fuel your ministry and today, we take a look at the reasons why it's so important to be constantly recruiting and building up new leaders.

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Whether your relationship is strained or solid, there are 3 questions that you, as the youth pastor, should be asking your senior pastor.  Youth ministry can be a lonely place if you don't have support.  It's so important to make sure that you are on the same page as your senior pastor in terms of expectations for your church, your ministry and your growth as a student pastor.  In this episode, we discuss three areas that can strengthen your relationship with your senior pastor so that you can be rowing in the same direction...it all starts with communication.

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Some youth ministries only meet at their weekend service...typically Sunday mornings.  Other youth groups only meet at a mid-week program and on Sundays, students sit with their parents.  Other student ministries have a weekend service (or more) AND a mid-week program...so what's the difference between what goes on during a weekend service and a mid-week program?  Today, we will be taking a look at the similarities and differences between our weekend service and mid-week program and why we do what we do.

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**FOR A PDF OF THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR ALL OF THE GAMES - EMAIL US AT [email protected] - and put in the subject or description "4 ICEBREAKERS for SMALLER YOUTH GROUPS" and we will send it over to you!**  Ice breakers are an excellent way to get your youth ministry actively engaging.  In this episode, we will be going over 4 really fun, low prep icebreaker games that will work great for smaller student ministries (and can work for larger ones too).

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💥 ℹ️ COLEADER INFO ℹ️ 💥:
Coleader is a platform for youth workers to find programs with everything included,  – programs for youth groups, Bible studies, retreats, parents' nights, special events, and more.  Every series and event on Coleader includes everything you need to run it, delivered in a tool to help you make it your own.

Not every youth pastor or youth worker is an extrovert...and that is okay!  But as an introvert, or maybe just as someone who doesn't naturally have the gift of instantly being able to connect with students, it can be challenging to strike up conversation or have rapport with a student at youth group.  In this episode, we discuss 3 ways to help you connect more easily with your youth ministry students.

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If you are looking to avoid the feeling of constantly being overwhelmed, always playing catch up in your youth ministry and barely keeping your head above water then this episode is for YOU!  We break down 5 ways that you can flip the script in your student ministry and get ahead!  It's time to start working smarter NOT harder!

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Hard times fall on all of us...youth pastors are no exception.  Throughout scripture, we see so many examples of leaders who had to push through difficult times...Moses, David, Paul, and so many more.  So how do we not only get through tough times but keep our youth ministry afloat during it as well?  In this episode, we take a look at 5 ways you can keep your student ministry strong during hard times.

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No matter what size youth ministry you have, these 5 tips will help increase your youth group participation for events and your midweek program.  We have all experienced the crushing feeling of having low turnouts at youth group or an extensively planned event.  It hurts!!!  In this episode, we will be going over the right times to plan, simplifying sign ups, how to promote and hype up your ministry to get the most participation and much more!

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(#110) ULTIMATE GUIDE for Fall Kick Off Events for Youth Ministry - 20 Event Ideas!!!
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When a new student comes to our weekend service or midweek program, it's very natural for us as the youth pastor to go and welcome them.  If you have a solid volunteer team, they will more than likely go up and introduce themselves to the new student as well; however, what makes the biggest and best impression is when your students are the ones welcoming a new student and introducing themselves to them. In this episode, we give you some practical and actionable tips on how to equip your student leaders to actively welcome new students into your youth ministry so that they are more inclined to come back again and again.

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