It's double-dose April.... (really we're just catching up after a busy March!). Released alongside Episode 6, in this episode Gina, Chris, Jade, Georgie and Pastor Ryan have a conversation about identifying and developing students with a leadership gifting on their life.

Ahhh young love... a spectacular mash-up of discovery and dysfunction, feelings and faith, and "never-forget-it" (good or bad) memories. Leading a discipleship process for your dating students is a unique challenge, and in this podcast Gina, Georgie, Chris, Jade and Pastor Ryan are talking about practical strategies involved in mentoring dating teens.

The weekly youth program serves as a kind of hub for what we do in youth ministry. And while programs are not the centre of youth ministry, they do play a pretty a significant part of the big picture! In this podcast Decklan, Deb, Gina and Pastor Ryan are talking about practical strategies we can engage to make our programs as effective as they can be.

The bible plays a huge role in our spiritual development but for most of us the discipline of reading it regularly is a real challenge. As youth leaders, helping students to engage the bible and want to read it on their own can be a huge challenge. In this podcast Clayton, Dylan and Pastor Ryan are talking about practical strategies to help students engage with scripture.

Balancing work, family, life and youth ministry is a huge challenge that's faced by every youth worker. In this podcast Robert, Chris and Pastor Ryan are talking about practical strategies for time management and better effectiveness to avoid burnout.

Parents are probably the most overlooked part of any ministry to teenagers. In this podcast Pastor Ryan, Alexandra Faust and Jade Spyker talk about connecting with Christian and non-Christian parents, managing conflict and promoting discipleship.

Here's a list of resources mentioned in the podcast:

Revisiting Relational Youth Ministry (Andrew Root)

Family - Based Youth Ministry (Mark Devries)

Teenagers are busy, our world moves at the speed of light, and we're called to make disciples. Sound like an impossible task? In this podcast Pastor Ryan, Gina Damaso and Christian McKnight talk about pushing the "pause" button, cutting through the noise, and getting parents onboard on the journey to making lifelong disciples of Christ.