Flyover Ministry

Jordan and Dan work through the cold and technical difficulties to talk with youth worker Cody Halverson about how leaders should remain open, neutral, and cautious during times of congregational division.

Jordan and Dan continue to discuss helpful resources they found during the past calendar year. Also, Dan kind of goes off into the weeds describing how to play Capture the Flag, so consider this a preemptive apology.

In our 6th annual recap, Dan and Jordan begin to discuss resources, apps, technology, books, and games they've used in ministry in 2025.

Dan and Jordan wrap up a discussion on being more intentional in pursuing fellowship opportunities. Moving past goals and general action steps to get started, starting small and having a sense of people's strengths will help get the ball rolling.

Dan shares more about what's going on at his church as they process through ideas for how to better engage and strengthen fellowship as Believers.

Dan shares some of the goals of fellowship his churches are working towards as he and Jordan continue to discuss the importance of fellowship and re-connecting with the de-churched.

Jordan and Dan start a conversation about fellowship within the church. Why is fellowship with other Christians so important, and what do we do when people insist that they don't need to be with other Christians to worship God?

Your time with students is limited, so how can you best leverage the time you have to build better relationships with students and their parents? Dan and Jordan discuss ideas in this week's episode.

Jordan and Dan talk over the magical properties of Confirmation. While getting confirmed doesn't confer saving grace upon you, this ministry does tend to make inactive members reappear.

The intent to provide formal Christian Education to students is great, but what do you teach them? This week, Dan and Jordan discuss different options for content, as well as the possibility of (gasp) trying something new.

In this series arc, Jordan and Dan discuss the ministry of confirmation - specifically within the Free Lutheran Church body.

With the 2025 Free Lutheran Youth Convention in the rear-view mirror, Jordan and Dan debrief a bit about their experiences and moments of appreciation from Estes Park, Colorado.

Dan and Jordan come to the end of their discussion on healthy youth ministry practices by talking about vocation.Practice #1 - Congregations have warmth, challenge, and gracePractice #2 - Congregations have supportive adultsPractice #3 - Congregations have engaged parentsPractice #4 - Congregations have opportunities to serve and leadPractice #5 - Congregations help young people deeply understand their baptismal faithPractice #6 - Congregations help young people develop a resilient identity in ChristPractice #7 - Congregations help young people live out their unique vocations

Jordan and Dan progress to the 6th practice of healthy youth ministry in their discussion through "Seven Practices of Healthy Youth Ministry." You can still get a copy from AFLC Youth Ministries while supplies last. You can also find the book here on Amazon.Practice #1 - Congregations have warmth, challenge, and grace.Practice #2 - Congregations have supportive adults.Practice #3 - Congregations have engaged parents.Practice #4 - Congregations ahve opportunities to serve and lead.Practice #5 - Congregations help young people deeply understand their baptismal faith.Practice #6 - Congregations help young people develop a resilient identity in Christ.

When was the last time you talked about baptism during a mid-week Bible Study? Probably farther back than you remember. Dan and Jordan move to the fifth practice of health youth ministry: Deeply Understanding Their Baptismal Faith.Practice #1 - Congregations have warmth, challenge, and grace.Practice #2 - Congregations have supportive adults.Practice #3 - Congregations have engaged parents.Practice #4 - Congregations have opportunities to serve and lead.Practice #5 - Congregations help young people deeply understand their baptismal faith.

Moving through the resource provided by AFLC Youth Ministries, Dan and Jordan discuss the next practice - opportunities for students to serve and lead.Practice #1 - Congregations have warmth, challenge, and grace.Practice #2 - Congregations have supportive adults.Practice #3 - Congregations have engaged parents.Practice #4 - Congregations have opportunities to serve and lead.

Jordan and Dan continue to discuss healthy practices of youth ministry - congregations have engaged parents.Practice #1 - Congregations have warmth, challenge, and grace.Practice #2 - Congregations have supportive adults.Practice #3 - Congregations have engaged parents.

Continuing on in the Seven Practices of Healthy Youth Ministry, Dan and Jordan discuss Practice #2 - congregations have supportive adults.Practice #1 - Congregations have warmth, challenge, and grace.Practice #2 - Congregations have supportive adults.

Dan and Jordan begin a reading club (sort of) by starting to talk through "Seven Practices of Healthy Youth Ministry" from the LCMS.If you'd like a copy of this resource, reach out to AFLC Youth Ministries, or head over to Amazon.

Jordan and Dan take a look at the Youth Pastors Compensation Report that came out from The Youth Cartel and Chemistry Staffing. This week's discussion covers how congregations can utilize the results to help support their ministries and well-being of their ministers.

Dan and Jordan continue to discuss the role of morals and ethics within the youth ministry setting, looking especially at specific examples of cultural moments in the past few months.

Jon Langness joins Jordan and Dan in this week's episode, discussing a potential (and likely) scenario that youth workers face. In one corner: parents who would like to be more actively involved in the ministry to students. In the other corner: students who would rather not have their parents involved.

Progressing towards the end of Dan's outline from YWW 2025, this week's episode takes a practical look at how morals and ethics influence cultural engagement.

Dan and Jordan discuss five views of culture presented by H. Richard Niebuhr in his book, "Christ and Culture."

This episode picks up mid-conversation as Dan and Jordan discuss why identifying, monitoring, and interpreting culture is important in ministry.

In this episode arc, Dan and Jordan return to the topic of leaders engaging with the culture in the world around them.

Jordan and Dan wrap up their discussion on how people serving in ministry and the people they serve can pursue and invest in the work being done. This not only wraps up this month's discussion, but Jordan's content for the Summer Institute of Theology.

As a church strives towards longevity in their staff, what are ways leaders can strive for longevity alongside their church? Jordan and Dan give some answers to this question in this week's episode.

As Dan and Jordan continue to discuss longevity in youth ministry, this week's focus is on how a church can help set up their staff to start strong.

Dan and Jordan continue to discuss how churches/ministries can invest in the health of their ministries as they begin to prepare for incoming leaders.

Jordan and Dan begin to wrap up talking through Jordan's SIT outline. This week, they begin to look at ways churches can begin to invest in their ministers before they're even considered for the ministry position.

In our 5th annual recap, Dan and Jordan take advantage of the end of the year to share about resources they found helpful in their own ministries.

Jordan and Dan discuss different hurdles a church may face when it comes to helping develop faith in the lives of students.

A church can communicate how it prioritizes students and families through trust, trail and error, and by passing responsibilities on to younger generations. Dan and Jordan dive into discuss this topic more in this week's episode.

Ministry leaders can demonstrate to other families how to work through the challenges and blessings of faith formation at home. Jordan and Dan talk about how to encourage parents in the faith formation of their children by example.

Dan and Jordan continue to discuss faith formation at home.

Jordan and Dan continue to talk through Jordan's sessions from the Summer Institute of Theology. This week begins the conversation of where ministry to students happens, focusing especially on home-based ministry.

In this week's slightly more pun-riddled episode, Dan and Jordan continue to discuss how leaders can better equip their students to study God's Word on their own.

How do we as leaders, parents, youth pastors, caring adults, etc. encourage and equip students to be able to study God's Word on their own? Jordan and Dan discuss this topic in this week's episode.

Jordan and Dan do another extensive (but by no means exhaustive) look at Scripture, focusing on the work that is accomplished as it's taught.

Dan and Jordan discuss what sort of topics leaders should try to prioritize for studying with their students while avoiding Moralistic Therapeutic Deism.

Jordan and Dan finish up discussing the importance and practicality of Youth Ministry...at least, according to the episode outline plan.

Jordan presents an extensive (but by no means exhaustive) list of passages from Scripture that stand in support for discipling all people, including and especially to students.

There are concerns about the lack of Biblical support justifying the existence of age-specific ministry to students within the local church. Jordan continues to highlight the content from SIT at the Free Lutheran Bible College and Seminary.

Jordan and Dan are back with a new content for a new series in a new season of Flyover Ministry. Jordan had a chance to share at the Summer Institute of Theology at the Free Lutheran Bible College and Seminary in August. Jordan starts getting into the content for his sessions.

Jordan and Dan continue to discuss summer details while looking ahead to the coming school year.

We're back! At least, briefly. Summer has been full of opportunity, camps, VBS, and more. Dan and Jordan catch up in this week's episode.

This week, Dan and Jordan welcome Matt Swigart as a returning guest. Matt shares about Enhance (a para-church ministry he's started to help encourage and equip leaders). Matt also shares about a book he's recently published geared towards helping new adult Christians grow in their faith. If you'd like a copy of Matt's book, you can find it here on Amazon. If you think this would be a great resource for your church and would like to order more than 10, reach out to Matt directly for a bulk discount: [email protected].

Dan and Jordan take this week to discuss ministry opportunities that are available to churches who are able to network together.