All Episodes

TLH152: Why Your 20s Aren’t What You Think—and Your 50s Are Better

TLH151: Burned Out After Summer Youth Ministry? Start Here

TLH150: What Youth Ministers Need to Last: The Story Behind Staying Power

TLH149: Reaching Gen Z in a Post-Christian Culture

TLH148: Navigating Change from the Second Chair with Jake Mulder

TLH147: What Every Youth Pastor Needs to Know About Middle Schoolers

TLH146: Helping Parents Understand Today’s Youth Culture

TLH145: The Challenges and Joys of Being a Volunteer Youth Minister

TLH144: Making Changes in Youth Ministry Without Getting Fired

TLH143: Staying the Course: Longevity and Mental Health in Ministry

TLH142: Moving Students from Consumers to Disciples

TLH141: 10 Common Youth Ministry Traps and How to Avoid Them

TLH140: Developing Student Leaders in Youth Ministry—Best Practices for Impact

TLH139: AI Tools for Youth Pastors—What to Use and What to Avoid

TLH138: Why Youth Ministry Coaching Could Be the Game-Changer You’re Looking For

TLH137: Loneliness in Youth Ministry—Why So Many Feel Isolated and What to Do About It

TLH136: Finding and Landing a Youth Ministry Job

TLH135: Essentials for Large Church Youth Ministry

TLH134: Multi-Site Youth Ministry

TLH133: Navigating Bi-Vocational Youth Ministry

TLH132: Teens and Anxiety with Brock Morgan

TLH131: Secrets to Youth Ministry Volunteers

TLH130: Changes in Youth Ministry with Zac Workun and Chad Higgins

TLH129: Secrets to Staying in Youth Ministry

TLH128: Five(ish) Books for Youth Pastors

TLH127:”Raising Kids in the Fishbowl” Insights from a Youth Pastor and His Wife

TLH126: Growing Up in Youth Ministry: A Youth Pastor’s Kids’ Perspective

TLH125: Where Have All The Youth Pastors Gone?

TLH124: When “Other Duties As Assigned” Includes Design

TLH123: The End of The Longer Haul?

TLH122: How To, What To, And Why Evaluate Your Youth Ministry

TLH121: Growing and Learning

TLH120: Partnering with Parents in Youth Ministry

TLH119: And We’re Back

TLH118: Rebuilding Your Youth Ministry

TLH117: Engaging Gen Z

TLH116: What if they DO come back?

TLH115: What If They Don’t Come Back

TLH114: Youth Ministry Beyond the “In-Person” Gathering

TLH113: Ten Things We Learned in 2020

TLH112: Helping parents with the Social Dilemma

TLH111: Helping Gen Z Navigate Life in a Pandemic

TLH110: Crucial Question for Longevity in Youth Ministry

TLH109: Youth Ministry After Quarantine

TLH108: Listener Episode! What We’re All Going Through

TLH107: Recovering from Illness and from Social Distancing

TLH106: Youth Ministry in Quarantine

TLH105: Radical Reevaluation of Youth Ministry

TLH104: The Heart of Fundraising

TLH103: The Importance of Helping Students with Identity

TLH102: Youth Ministry Lessons Learned From the Past Year

TLH101: Family Ministry with Nick Blevins

TLH100: Leading in a World of Distraction

TLH099: Encouraging and Equipping your Youth Ministry Volunteers

TLH098: Networking in Youth Ministry

TLH097: Navigating your first year at a new church

TLH096: Summer Recap

TLH095: Discipling Students During Short Term Missions

TLH094: Raising Kids in Youth Ministry

TLH093: Youth Ministry Budgeting 101

TLH092: 5 Great Summer Youth Ministry Ideas You Can Use Now

TLH091: Dealing with Discipline in Youth Ministry

TLH090: Old School Youth Ministry

TLH089: Staying Encouraged in Youth Ministry

TLH088: Trusting God When Your Calling Changes

TLH087: Creating and Sustaining a Thriving Youth Ministry

TLH086: Within Reach an Interview with Ben Trueblood

TLH085: How to Help Teenagers Dealing with Self-Harm and Suicide

TLH084: What is a DiscipleNow?

TLH083: The Magical Impact of a Youth Pastor

TLH082: Youth Pastor Compensation Survey

TLH081: Longevity in Youth Ministry

TLH080: Jimmy Fallon’s Rules for a Great Youth Ministry

TLH079: Evaluating and Goal Setting in Youth Ministry

TLH078: UPDATE:Where have we been and where are we now?

TLH077: Finding a Youth Ministry Job

TLH076: Reasons to Leave Youth Ministry

TLH075: Helping Youth Find their Identity Through Jesus Colored Glasses

TLH074: Insights into Gen Z

TLH073: Changes in How Teens Respond to the Gospel

TLH072: Be Soberly Reminded

TLH071: Partnering with Parents to Navigate a Hyper-sexualized Culture

TLH070: All About Youth Ministry Volunteers

TLH069: Transitioning From Summer Youth Ministry To YOU Ministry

TLH068: Youth Ministry in Small Churches

TLH067: Youth Ministry When Your Church Doesn’t Like Teenagers

TLH066: Special Needs in Youth Ministry

TLH065: How to Lead When You’re Not in Charge

TLH064: Tips for Leading Parent Seminars in your Youth Ministry

TLH063: 25 Tips from 25 Years of Marriage While Serving in Youth Ministry

TLH062: Essentials for a Youth Worship Service

TLH061: Secrets to Effectively Communicating with Teenagers

TLH060: Youth Ministry Interns 101

TLH059: The Importance of Youth Ministry Networks and Community

TLH058: Maturing as a Youth Pastor

TLH057: Great Resources for Youth Ministry

TLH056: Tips for Getting Organized in Youth Ministry

TLH055: Youth Camp 101: How to Promote, Prepare, and Participate

TLH054: Top 10 Youth Ministry Games

TLH053: Fundraising for Mission Trips

TLH052: Racial Diversity in Youth Ministry

TLH051: Youth Ministry with Middle School Students

TLH050: BIG CHANGES, Longevity Truths, and a Live Magician (really)

TLH049: How to Deal with Criticism in Youth Ministry

TLH048: How to Foster an Evangelistic Youth Ministry

TLH047: 6 Reasons Youth Pastors Leave Youth Ministry

TLH046: When You Need a Downshift In Your Youth Ministry

TLH045: Reaching Post-Christian Students in Youth Ministry

TLH044: Surviving a Downturn in Youth Ministry Numbers

TLH043: Secrets to a Great Guest Speaker

TLH042: Choosing to Stay in Youth Ministry When You Can Leave

TLH041: Fighting Pornography Addiction

TLH040: Ministering to Introverted Students

TLH039: Staying Organized in Youth Ministry with Evernote

TLH038: Getting the Most Out of a Youth Ministry Conference

TLH037: Dealing with Expectations in Youth Ministry

TLH036: Must Haves for Longevity in Youth Ministry

TLH035: How to Set Goals in Youth Ministry

TLH034: How to Read at Least One Book Every Week

TLH033: A Youth Ministry that Builds Disciples

TLH032: Helping Youth Share the Gospel at School

TLH031: When Youth Pastors Leave Too Often

TLH030: Avoiding Burnout in Youth Ministry

TLH029: Lessons When Assuming Additional Responsiblities

TLH028: Question and Answer New and Volunteer Youth Pastor

TLH027: Serving in a Dual Role in Youth Ministry

TLH026: Tools to Manage Your Youth Ministry

TLH025: Getting Your Youth to Share Their Faith

TLH024: Partnering with Parents in Youth Ministry

TLH023: How and When to Write Your Own Youth Ministry Curriculum

TLH022: Getting Adults To REALLY Pray for Your Students

TLH021: Making The Most of Summer in Youth Ministry

TLH020: Qualities of a Vibrant Youth Ministry

TLH019: Inspiring Teens to Serve Others

TLH018: How to Make Changes Without Getting Fired

TLH017: Transitioning Your Youth To College

TLH016: Creating Community in Your Youth Leaders

TLH015: If I Could Start Over in Youth Ministry

TLH014: Seasons in Youth Ministry

TLH013: Balancing Family and Youth Ministry

TLH012: What Youth Leaders Need From Youth Pastors

TLH011: Equipping Students to Defend their Faith

TLH010: Teaching Theology in Youth Ministry

TLH009: How To Market Your Youth Ministry To Students

TLH008: What to do with busy teens

TLH007: Why They Stay (Keeping Teens From Graduating From God)

TLH006: Crafting Vision For Youth Ministry

TLH005: From Crisis to Credibility (part 2)

TLH004: From Crisis to Credibility (part 1)

TLH003: Youth Ministry Lessons From a Rookie

TLH002: Youth Ministry App

TLH001: Welcome to the Longer Haul Youth Ministry Podcast!