Youth Ministry for the Longer Haul Podcast

Clay Scroggins, lead pastor of North Point Community Church, joins us on the show this week to talk about how to lead when you’re not in charge.  Most youth pastors we’ve met have a pretty heavy dose of leadership built-in to who they are. With that leadership gifting comes the struggle of often being way down the leadership org chart and wishing we could make more decisions than we’re currently allowed to make.

We get it! It’s not like people are knocking on our door asking what the youth pastor would do in any particular situation.

Clay has been there and has written a book on it. In our most recent podcast episode we’re able to have a great conversation about his book, How to Lead When You’re Not in Charge. In this episode we ask him the question most youth pastors really want to know… how do I lead when I’m really, really, really not in charge.

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Parent meetings & seminars can be one of the most effective ways to impact the life of a teenager. Trust us! As parents of teenagers, we know how challenging it can be and how we need all the help we can get. Doing them well and getting parents to show up, however, can be a challenge… a big challenge.

In this episode of the Longer Haul Podcast, we share ideas from our 20+ years of failing and succeeding in doing meetings & seminars with parents. We share tips, how to do them when you’re not yet a parent of a teenager and some very specific ‘what not to dos’.

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Chris is back this week and is joined by his lovely wife Wendy.  After just celebrating 25 years of marriage they’re giving wisdom they’ve learned along the way by way of 25 tips from 25 years of marriage while serving in youth ministry.

In this episode you’ll hear honest and transparent keys that Chris and Wendy have learned over the years.  Whether you’re married, want to be one day, know people who are, or just have seen people on TV who are married you’ll find these 25 tips to be useful.

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Chris Trent is away this week celebrating his 25th wedding anniversary so…Ed Braswell and Phillip Higginbotham, who are a couple of youth pastors from the Super Secret Longer Haul Podcast Facebook Group join the show this week to tackle the topic of essentials for a youth worship service.

In this episode we cover what you must have for your youth worship services, paying worship leaders, and how to make the most of your worship times with your students..

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Quotables:

“You can do youth ministry without a guitar.”

“Youth ministry is not about ministering to youth.  It’s about teaching youth to minister.”

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Chad Poe joins the Longer Haul Youth Ministry Podcast this week to talk about effectively communicating with teenagers.  Chad brings a ton of knowledge to the table this week all while keeping you laughing.

In this episode we cover what it takes to really communicate well, what it is really like to be a full-time speaker, why illustrations matter, and the four keys every sermon and lesson should have.

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This week we’re diving into the subject of youth ministry interns.  Maybe you have an intern or a few interns, but just don’t know what to do with them.  Maybe you just feel you could be doing better with utilizing your interns.  Well, we’ve got you covered in this week’s episode all about youth ministry interns.

In this episode we cover how to go about hiring an intern, what to do with an intern once you’ve hired them, some must haves for your interns, and some words of caution.  PLUS we give you a way to utilized interns even if you have zero budget to put towards having them.

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The Super Secret Longer Haul Podcast Facebook Group (that you should join)

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The importance of a youth ministry network and community for your longevity can’t be overstated.  Ministry can be a lonely place and having others around you who get where you are and what you’re dealing with can be extremely helpful.

So we’re doing a deep dive into networks with why they’re important, do’s and don’t for them, and how to start one if there isn’t one near you.  We also let you in on a little secret…announcement if you will toward the end so make sure you stick around and check it out

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The Super Secret Longer Haul Podcast Facebook Group (that you should join)

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HELP OTHER YOUTH PASTORS!

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In this episode Dr. Richard Ross joins us to talk about maturing as a youth pastor.

Our primary aim is to help you as a youth pastor stay in youth ministry for the longer haul.  To do this means navigating maturing as a youth pastor.

And when it comes to this topic, there’s no one better to bring wisdom than Dr. Richard Ross.  He’s the real deal and you’ll quickly tell that he has forgotten more about working with teens than most of us will ever learn.

So sit back and enjoy the ride today kids, because Dr. Ross is taking us to school.

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RichardARoss.com

Youth Ministry Lab

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

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The Senior Pastor and the Reformation of Youth Ministry

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Great resources for youth ministry can be the difference between an effective youth ministry and a struggling one.  With so many out there is can be difficult to navigate them and find ones that are really helpful.

In this episode we’re here to help with some of our top resources that we use in our ministries.  We love finding new and helpful tools and resources to use so we’ll be doing some of these with updated tools from time to time.

For now we know you’ll enjoy these and find them helpful.

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Episode 002: Youth Ministry App

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HELP OTHER YOUTH PASTORS!

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Getting and staying organized in Youth Ministry can literally be the key to staying put for the longer haul.

Since it is so important we’re giving you some practical and helpful tips on getting organized in youth ministry.  For some of us (Chris) organization comes pretty easy.  For others (Jody) it doesn’t.

But just because it doesn’t come natural doesn’t mean you get a pass on being organized.  It’s okay though, we’re here to help.

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Youth Ministry Lab

Episode 39: Staying Organized in Youth Ministry with Evernote

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Evernote

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Show Sponsor:

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HELP OTHER YOUTH PASTORS!

If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss any future episodes, and please share it.

Also, please leave an honest review for The Longer Haul Youth Ministry Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They help others know the value of the show, and we read each and every one of them.

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