Often times the winter can be some of the darkest months of the year and we in ministry deal with or hear about someone committing suicide. Suicide takes the lives of almost 50,000 people a year and the church is not immune to its pain. It needs to be discussed... and so we talk about it on this episode.

Do you have the winter blues? Over 10 million Americans struggle with happiness throughout the winter time! How do we as youth leaders, volunteers, and parents process the winter blues while clinging to Jesus Christ and his sovereignty? For links to more articles and show notes check out our blog: thepottersclaypodcast.blogspot.com

Often times we are hired on at a church and our wives dive into the ministry with us. What does this look like for you? Are you guys unified in your ministry desires? Matthew and Syler discuss that on this weeks episode of the Potter's Clay.

In the first episode on teaching we focused on writing your own message. This method doesn't work for everyone so we delve into the discussion on curriculum. When is a good time to use curriculum? Who should use curriculum? It becomes evident that there is a lot to discuss on this topic!

Preparation to teach can take many forms. Each of us have our own little niche. So listen as we discuss helpful tools for teaching and how we put together a message for our ministry areas. We hope and pray this is helpful to you in your ministry.

Do you make resolutions? What is your ministries resolution or goal? Setting goals can be difficult but so beneficial. In this episode we discuss this and leave ya with three thoughts we feel are KEY.

Sometimes working at the church creates awkwardness as we hang out with our families. Families can be messy and while we deal with students, we also have families of our own that may struggle. We definitely don't have answers on this one, but discuss how we handle some of our own family difficulties.

ACK! The holidays! Sometimes they can be so complex. Should we give up on them? What should we do as youth ministries with the holidays? Check out this podcast for our thoughts on the complexities of the holidays and whether or not we should dive in.

Some times in ministry the holidays can be difficult. While much of the world is getting extra days off, those in ministry are facing extra services along with family business. HOW DO WE SURVIVE? This is our discussion on this podcast.
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Sometimes ministry can be a really lonely place. It isn't just ministry though. The middle years of life can often be lonely. While the loneliness seems to freeze our soul, the business of life and ministry doesn't ever slow down. Do we need friends? Are they important? Check out this podcast to hear some of our thoughts. Our hope is that it is a blessing.