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No one likes meetings.  Okay, well, most people dislike meetings, I'm sure there are a few people out there who love them.  But even those who love them are probably annoyed at dull and unproductive meetings. In this video, we share youth pastor tips on how to make your meetings not suck! Discover strategies for creating engaging, fun, and meaningful meetings that will keep them concise and functional.  In addition, we explore the importance of having productive and enjoyable youth ministry meetings and discuss when you should even have a meeting!  Say goodbye to boring meetings and hello to impactful and enjoyable gatherings.

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If you would like Valentine's Day doesn't get as much attention as other notable holidays, but it's still a fun one to theme and make special for your youth ministry.  In this episode, we will be discussing Valentine's Day party ideas including: games, activities, decor and sweets & treats.   **FOR A PDF OF THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR ALL OF THE GAMES - EMAIL US AT [email protected] - and put in the subject or description "VALENTINE'S DAY GAMES" and we will send it over to you!**

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Inevitably, conflicts, obstacles and adversity will occur in youth ministry.  So how do we, as youth pastors, manage these difficult and sometimes awkward situations?  Today, we will be discussing 5 ways of handling conflict in youth ministry, so that we can cultivate peace, agreement and ultimately, win people over!  Our goal is to help you be prepared to handle potential conflicts should they occur.

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Leadership skills are extremely important when it comes to youth ministry.  Churches need trained youth pastors to keep their youth groups engaged, growing in their faith, and reaching new students. Youth Pastors need to be able to motivate their leaders and volunteers, communicate effectively, and shepherd their students. In order to be a successful youth minister, it is important to develop these leadership traits early on in your ministry career, but it's also never too late to sharpen your skills.  In this episode, we discuss multiple ways to level up your leadership skills in youth ministry so that you can succeed at maintaining health in your ministry and in your own life. 

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"Renovated: God, Dallas Willard & The Church that Transforms" by Jim Wilder

"Gospel in Life" Podcast by Tim Keller

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In youth ministry, the goal is to bring students into a closer relationship with Jesus.  Our weekly sermons are geared towards showing them the love that God has for them and constantly steering them towards the Gospel.  But sometimes we overlook, or even neglect, some of the simple ingredients for how to facilitate a healthy spiritual relationship.  In this episode, we will be going over 3 ways to help your youth group students increase their spiritual health and grow in your youth ministry!

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"So the Next Generation Will Know" by Sean McDowell

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(#074) Going from New Student to Student Leader in Youth Ministry
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As Youth Pastors, we all have updates, upgrades and improvements we want to do in our student ministry because we should always be growing...but how do we accomplish these youth ministry goals?  Whenever we set out to make these changes, we have the best intentions, but sometimes they end up getting shelved because of lack of planning, poor time management, limited resources, etc.  In this episode, we will be discussing the best strategies for setting and accomplishing your youth ministry goals for this year!

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With the new year comes a fresh start for your student ministry!  Maybe you aren't huge into "New Years Resolutions" but if you are in youth ministry, you at least have goals for 2023!  Are you looking to improve your youth room?  Are you planning on starting a student leadership team?  Are you looking to find new youth group games?  Are you planning on coming up with some new teaching series?  Are you looking to improve your leadership confidence?  In this episode, we will be covering 6 things to help you get your youth ministry off to the right start in the new year and make it a huge success!

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Whether you are a fan of the Netflix series "The Crown" or not, here are 6 excellent leadership principles that you can take away and apply to your youth ministry.   "The Crown" focuses on Queen Elizabeth II from the 1940's to modern times as she leads the world's most well known monarchy.  Season 1, which is where these leadership principles come from, is focused on her early leadership.

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(#065) How to Lead Your Youth Ministry Team: Training vs Coaching
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LINKS FOR CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS BELOW!  The holiday season is an excellent time to show your appreciation to your youth ministry volunteers and staff.  It's not too late to show them how much they mean to you!  In this episode, we talk about 5 ways that you can let your volunteers know that their presence in your student ministry is impactful and noticed.

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There is always so much excitement when you see new students at your youth ministry!  You want so badly for them to connect with the other students and to love youth group; however, there might be some things you are unintentionally doing that are making these new students feel uncomfortable and maybe even unwelcome at your student ministry!  Today, we take a look at 5 things you may unintentionally be making new students feel uncomfortable!

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