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Hybrid Ministry — 203 episodes
Episode 200: The Thing Every Youth Pastor Needs (But Can’t Afford)
Episode 199: 25 Youth Group Game Prize Ideas (Cheap & Fun) | FREE DOWNLOAD
Episode 198: I Planned Your Entire Youth Group Summer… You Don’t Have to Think
Episode 197: Custom vs Done-For-You Social Media for Churches
Episode 196: Lock-Ins: Ministry Gold or Total Disaster?
Episode 195: Young Leaders vs Older Leaders: Who Connects Better?
Episode 194: Same Small Group Leader for 7 Years vs Changing Every Year
Episode 193: The Student Ministry Leadership Mistakes I Made My First 6 Months
Episode 192: Hybrid Ministry Masterclass- Tools, Systems, and Real Results for Youth Pastors
Episode 191: Can a Youth Night Work Without a Game?
Episode 190: Programming Youth Group With NO SPEAKER?!
Episode 189: I Intentionally Programmed Youth Group “Wrong”
Episode 188: How I Planned Youth Group - 3 Weekly Challenges
Episode 187: The Game That Changed Youth Camps Forever
Episode 186: He Built an AI Sniper Game… Then Gave Away the Prompt
Episode 185: This Disney Trip Accidentally Gave Me My Best Camp Game Ever
Episode 184: Amazing, On-Going, Youth Group Retreat Game Pt. 2 + Lock-in Survival Tips
Episode 183: Multi-Day Youth Group Game for Winter Retreats & DNows (Rules, Setup, & Free Files)
Episode 182: I tried every youth ministry social media pack that exists.
Episode 181: How I Ran Social Media While at a Conference - - DYM 100 Challenge Pt 3
Episode 180: Josh Boldman Taught Me THIS About Small Groups… - DYM 100 Challenge Pt 2
Episode 179: FREE Christmas Party Surprise! - DYM 100 Challenge Pt 1
Episode 178: I secretly tried the 8 post challenge while hosting a conference
Episode 177: After the Turkey... Watch This👀
Episode 176: Youth Leader Resource Room | 5 Components to a Great one!
Episode 175: The Calendar that Rules Them All! [Most Skip Step 1!]
Episode 174: 5 LEVELS OF TAMING A WILD YOUTH ROOM
Episode 173: Youth Ministry Interview Tips (with a twist!)
Episode 172: The Cellphone Problem in Youth Groups
Episode 171: Grow Your Youth Group: EXPLOSIVE Attendance Secrets
Episode 170: How to Ask for a Raise: Expert Gives Tips & Tricks
Episode 169: Don't Try These... Until you Hear My Mistakes!
Episode 168: Job Switch? Youth Pastor Top Tips
🚨BIG ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 - The Future of Hybrid Ministry!
Episode 167: Top 5 Youth Ministry Books Every New Youth Pastor Must Read
Episode 166: How Our Youth Group Doubled in 3 Years
Episode 165: How to Build a Youth Social Media Team That You Don’t Have to Run
Episode 164: 🚀 Fall Social Media Pack: Stop Guessing. Start Posting.
Episode 163: Event Evaluation that WORKS! How to Actually Improve Your Youth Ministry
Episode 162: 10 Free Time Stations for Youth Ministry - Fun, Easy & FREE!
Episode 161: How to Welcome New Students in Youth Ministry Without Overwhelming Them
The Ultimate Extreme Bingo Hack!
Episode 160: My #1 Fall Outreach Event for Youth Ministry + Free Donut Game Download!
Episode 159: Which Mic Should Youth Pastors Use? Pro vs Budget Options
Episode 158: This Changes Everything - Train Up Teenagers!
Episode 157: What’s Better for Ministry? Done-for-You or Custom Social Media
Episode 156: 3 Reels You Can Post This Week Without Filming Anything
Episode 155: The Secret Sauce to Consistent Summer Engagement
Episode 154: Summer Social Media Mistakes (And How I’m Avoiding Them)
Episode 153: What I Posted This Week Using My Summer Content Pack
Episode 152: This Social Media Post is dead in 2025 - What to do instead
Episode 151: Gaga Ball vs 9-Square
Episode 150: 5 TIPS | Promotion like a Pro! Beginning vs End of Summer?
Episode 149: Youth Ministry in the Summer? Should You Shut It Down or Show Up Strong?
Episode 148: How I’m Doing 3 Months of Content with THIS One Resource
Episode 147: From No Budget to Pro - Summer Camp 2025 Photography & Videography Setup Guide
Episode 146: How I Produce a Weekly Leader Podcast
Episode 145: 10 Simple & Effective Partnering with Parent Tips that REALLY work!
Episode 144: How I Recruit Awesome Youth Volunteers that Stick
Episode 143: How I Avoid Burnout with Derry Prenkert
Episode 142: How I Got Started doing Youth Group Social Media from scratch with Andrew Ostrander
Episode 141: How I Plan Events with Kaylen Adams
Episode 140: Social Media that [ACTUALLY] Works | Engage Don’t Broadcast
Episode 139: The Best Communication Method for Your Church
Episode 138: Steal this Clearer (& Less Boring) Church Announcement Strategy
Episode 137: 3 Reasons Your Announcements Aren’t Working
Episode 136: 9 Easy & FREE Youth Group Game Ideas
Episode 135: Rules for Teens - Building Real Relationships in a Digital Age
Episode 134: Tech Talks: Equipping Parents to Guide Their Digital Natives
Episode 133: Scroll with Purpose: Teaching Teens to Use Phones Wisely
Episode 132: Digital Detox: Finding Balance in an Always-On World
Episode 131: Secrets Revealed for Middle School Phone Usage
Episode 130: 2024 - A Celebration of You: Hybrid Ministry Stats & Stories in Review
Episode 129: The Definitive Social Media Strategy for Busy Youth Pastors in 2025 | Hybrid Ministry Guide
Episode 128: I made this podcast so you wouldn't have to hire me
Episode 127: More than a Random Name Generator
Episode 126: Youth Ministry Christmas Party Idea!
Episode 125: Unlock the Customizable Wheel for your Programming
Episode 124: Truly Interactive Sermons | How I use Sidekick
Episode 123: LIVE Sidekick Demo and Review! Youth Ministry Turned Interactive
Episode 122: Why Your Youth Ministry Follow-Up Isn't Working
Episode 121: The Student Ministry Debate: In-Person vs Digital
Episode 120: Holy Clicks: How Churches are Winning Social Media
Episode 119: How Churches Can Use Social Media (Ideas & Examples) Part 4
Episode 118: How Churches Can Use Social Media (Ideas & Examples) Part 3
Episode 117: How Churches Can Use Social Media (Ideas & Examples) Part 2
Episode 116: How Churches Can Use Social Media (Ideas & Examples)
Episode 115: Youth Pastor Review Aura and Bark vs Covenant Eyes
Episode 114: Before Buying your Child a Phone…
Episode 113: Teaching iPad Kids with Brainrot - Gen Alpha Unlocked
Episode 112: Is Generation Alpha Doomed?
Episode 111: Better Event Promotion: Without Promoting on Social
Episode 110: Distractions During Youth Group: The Solution
Episode 109: Don't be scared of Social Media with Nate Clason
Episode 108: David Carpenter on Social Media for Youth Ministry
Episode 107: A Gen-Zer's Take on Hybrid Ministry
Episode 106: Start Your Church Social Media From Scratch
Episode 105: The 6 Digital Platforms Your Church Should be Using in 2024
Episode 104: Best Gear for Digital Ministry in 2024 | Must-Have Tech Accessories
Episode 103: The Five Softwares You Need
Episode 102: Is Instagram Dead?
Episode 101: Time Saving Hacks for Productive Youth Pastors
Episode 100: 💯 HybridMinistry - How it all Started
Episode 099: YouTube for the Long Haul
Episode 098: Ultimate Guide: Audio, Lighting, Camera and Set Design for Church YouTube
Episode 097: 📈 Exponential YouTube Growth Hacks: YouTube Shorts Crash Course
Episode 096: 🔀 YouTube Playlists: Rethinking Teaching in the Church
Episode 095: 💻 Posting Your Teaching Message to YouTube
Episode 094: 📱YouTube Videos Make Your Social Media Better
Episode 093: 📹 LiveStream vs. Pre-Filming: Editing for Youth Ministries
Episode 092: 🖐️ 5 Secret Benefits of Filming YouTube Videos for Youth Ministries
Episode 091: 📹 YouTube for Youth Ministries
Episode 090: 🐿️ When to Split High School and Middle School Youth Group
Episode 089: ⚠️ Sharing your Youth Room with other Church Ministries
Episode 088: 🔥Youth Ministry Planning: Weekend Service vs. Midweek Program
Episode 087: ✌️The Two Biggest Enemies to Youth Groups
Episode 086: 😨 Reaction: Carey Nieuwhof’s 2024 Church Trends
Episode 085: ✍ Youth Ministry Volunteer Training
Episode 084: 🤝 Recruiting (and Retaining) The Best Volunteers
Episode 083: ❤️ Youth Ministry Volunteers Unleashed
Episode 082: 💡 5 No Prep Youth Group Game Ideas
Episode 081: 😲 Your Youth Sermons Don’t Matter
Episode 080: 🛑 Stop Posting Church Announcements on Social Media
Episode 079: 🤷 Youth Pastor: Event Coordinators? or Disciple-Makers?
Episode 078: 📈 Youth Group Growth: Reaching Gen Z & Gen Alpha
Episode 077: 💪 Get More Done: Time Management for Youth Pastors
Episode 076: ✅ 7 Part Youth Group Checklist
Episode 075: 🤑 Digital Discipleship on a Dime: 5 Budget Friendly Tips
Episode 074: 🎅 The Ultimate (and FREE!) Youth Ministry Christmas Party Guide
Episode 073: 🧑🚀 New Frontiers in Digital Discipleship for the Church: Shepherding 🐑
Episode 072: 🧑🚀 New Frontiers in Digital Discipleship for the Church: Message Enhancement 💬
Episode 071: 🧑🚀 New Frontiers in Digital Discipleship for the Church: Youth Ministry Games 🎮
Episode 070: 📉 The Unveiling: The Actual Reason Church Attendance is Down in 2023 👇
Episode 069: 🍩 Ultimate Youth Group Guide: Crush Games, Outreach & Social all in one! 🔥
Episode 068: ☝️ The Ultimate One-Click Viral Reels and Shorts Solution for Churches: Social Media Strategy for TODAY! 🗓️
Episode 067: 🔮 The Future of Church Youth Ministry 🔮
Episode 066: 💸 The Surprising 4th Design Tool: Instagram Stories, a Design Option? 🚀
Episode 065: 💸 Adobe Express, the 3rd option of the 4 Budget-Friendly Design Tools 🚀
Episode 064: 💸 Number 2: Canva. 4 Budget-Friendly Design Tools 🚀
Episode 063: 💸 Fast & Affordable Design for Youth Ministries: 4 Budget-Friendly Tools 🚀
Episode 062: 🤫 The Secret to Unlocking Your Graphic Design Skills: The Best Fonts ⌨️
Episode 061: 📲 Instagram vs. TikTok vs. YouTube. The Most Effective Social Platform for your Church's Youth Ministry 📲
Episode 060: 📲 Why Every Youth Ministry Needs a Strong Social Media Presence 📲
Episode 059: 🎙️ Exploring the Future of the Hybrid Church with Warren Byrd 🌐
Episode 058: 🔥 Revolutionizing Ministry with AI: Unleashing Digital Marvels for Churches & Youth Ministries 🔥
Episode 057: Understanding Generation Alpha: Navigating Future Implications for Pastors and Church Leaders
Episode 056: VIDEO: Final Editing Crash Course on Integrating Adobe Photoshop into your Video Editing
Episode 055: VIDEO: Clipping up a Long-Form Video for Short-Form Vertical Video for TikTok, Reels and Shorts for Church Sermons
Episode 054: What is Hybrid Ministry? A Celebration!!
Episode 053: VIDEO: A Complete Crash Course on Editing in Adobe Premiere Pro a Teaching Video built for YouTube and In Room Programming from Start to Finish
Episode 052: What the NBA can teach us about Generation Alpha and the Future for Churches
Episode 051: 3 Church Communications Questions
Episode 050: Dude, My Kids are Obsessed with YouTube. What does this mean for the future of the church and Generation Alpha?
Episode 049: Church Social Media during VBS & Summer Camp
Episode 048: My Newly Revised Church Social Media Planning and Posting Strategy for the rest of 2023
Episode 047: The Stats: Progress Report, 2023, How Am I Actually Doing?
Episode 046: How to be Present with your Social Media Presence
Episode 045: 9 Church Marketing Tips to Best Serve Your Members and Reach Others Not Yet Apart of Your Church
Episode 044: Gen Z and the Generation Gaps that is keeping them out of your churches
Episode 043: Why I finally broke down and tried a posting service and my take aways from it
Episode 042: Can Discipleship Happen Exclusively Online?
Episode 041: Church Marketing Tips from Starbucks, Target and Walmart
Episode 040: The Sixth Step of the Church Social Media Framework: Putting it All Together
Episode 039: The Fifth Step of the Church Social Media Framework - Email and SMS Marketing
Episode 038: The Fourth Step of the Church Social Media Framework: Instgram
Episode 037: The Third Step of the Church Social Media Framework: Facebook
Episode 036: The Second Step of the Church Social Media Framework for 2023: TikTok
Episode 035: The First Step of the Church Social Media Framework: YouTube
Episode 034: The Trailer to Preview the Complete 6-Step Church Social Media Framework for 2023 and Beyond
Episode 033: Starting and Maintaining a Church YouTube channel in 2023
Episode 032: The YouTube Trends Report and What Churches need to do about it for 2023 and Beyond
Episode 031: Why should churches care about digital ministry in 2023?
Episode 030: The Advantages that Churches FINALLY have on Social Media in 2023
Episode 029: Is Digital a Valid method to Preach God's Word?
Episode 028: The Purpose of the Church and Social Media's Role within that
Episode 027: Nick's Interview with TikTok superstar, Josh Chasteen
Episode 026: Have I already Ruined my TikTok Account? A Complete Guide to Posting a TikTok from Start to Finish
Episode 025: The Ultimate 2023 Social Media Calendar, Strategy and Posting Guidelines
Episode 024: Rob Shepherd on Starting, Growing and Making a Viral TikTok Account and Videos
Episode 023: 9 TikTok and Instagram Reels Videos to use at your church this week!
Episode 022: Bridging the Generation Gap by using an episode of the Office.
Episode 021: Social Media in 2023 with new rules, remaining healthy personally while using social media as a tool, and the Best YouTube strategy of 2023 and Beyond!
Episode 020: Kerry Ray on the limitations of digital ministry, can we overcome it, and how do we help digital immigrants make an impact with digital natives
Episode 019: Kerry Ray on doing ministry like Jesus did, and how technology has changed the way we ministry and communicate to teenagers in Gen Z and Gen Alpha and beyond
Episode 018: The Do's, Don'ts and lessons learned from launching a YouTube channel for your church in 2022
Episode 017: The Ultimate Social Media Framework for Churches to Reach Milennials, Gen Z and Gen Alpha in 2022 and Beyond
Episode 016: Derry Prenkert on how the invention of the iPhone has radically changed how Pastors and ministry leaders accomplish the mission
Episode 015: Why We Do What We Do In Churches in 2022?
Episode 014: How to bridge the Generation Gap, Using Digital to Enhance Physical Ministry, and are small groups the new outreach?
Episode 013: 3 Hybrid Ministry Lessons Learned from a Moving Company
Episode 012: Why Email and Social may not satisfy the on demand world we live in. Is Social Media for your church even worth it? And are Big Events only for the Pastor's Ego?
Episode 011: Building a Digital Strategy from Scratch and optimizing your church website for all intended audiences
Episode 010: Common Myths about Generation Z and how to Reach them in 2022
Episode 009: Step by Step Guide to Running a Successful Facebook Ad in 2022
Episode 008: TikTok and Reels Short Form Video Content Ideas for Churches in 2022
Episode 007: The Best Content Marketing Strategies for your churches in 2022
Episode 006: Findings from Barnas Future of Hybrid Church ebook
Episode 005: Meet Gen Z
Episode 004: Rest and Boundaries
Episode 003: Is Digital Discipleship Even Possible?
Episode 002: The Best Practices for Your Church Digital Platforms
Episode 001: How My Church can Reach Millennials and Gen Z in 2022
Episode 000: Pilot