Chris and Jeremy continue our series on trips and retreats. Part two focuses on more details of planning...like checking the church, community, and school calendars before locking in dates for your trip, as well as planning the daily schedule during your trip.

This week, Chris and Jeremy kick off a three part series on Trips & Retreats. Part 1 is all about brainstorming and planning.

Chris Wilterdink continues our series on Keeping Volunteers with 5 tips for training and keeping volunteers.

Jeremy and Chris share their experiences as youth workers on staff at a church on Christmas Eve.

Melissa Collier Gepford joins us to talk about her experience working with volunteers. She shares important things you can do to help your volunteers avoid burnout and keep them engaged in your ministry.

Chris and Jeremy talk about the FREE "Crash Courses in Youth Ministry" eBooks that were released this fall. You can download those eBooks here: https://www.umcyoungpeople.org/lead/crash-courses-in-youth-ministry

In our last episode we talked to Jarrod Johnston about what NOT to do with fundraising. This week, Chris and Jeremy sit down to talk about what DOES work and share fundraising ideas to get you started.

Fundraising is something that all youth ministers have to do. Jarrod Johnston kicks off part one of this two part series talking about what NOT to do.

Mighty Rasing with Discipleship Ministries joins us this week to talk about what transcends cultures in youth ministry as well as what’s different in Christianity across cultures. Mighty talks about conflicts and destruction within the church and how often the youth can be collateral damage.

This week, Ann Kessler talks about overseeing the Family Ministry at First UMC in Loveland, CO and how she empowers her volunteers. She also shares about finding God’s purpose for us and being willing to take risks.