Unboxed - A Youth Ministry Podcast

If you check out the youth ministry message boards, people are always asking about worship. How do you do it? Student led vs staff led? What if I don't have the people to pull it off? We try and cover all that on this episode... plus a little talk about the importance of Duct Tape in your games!

So many youth pastors operate in a world where "nobody understands what they are going through!" Well, that does not have to be the case. In this episode, Jack and Mark share a little about their experience in one of the strongest youth ministry networks in the country, and give some tips and tricks for starting a network in your area. Plus a couple of fun screen games that you can use in your youth ministry this week!

As we jump back into it this school year - we are talking all things OUTREACH. Why it should matter, and how to look at it in a different way than we may have in the past. They share some ideas that have worked - and some that have not. As always, some game ideas as you get your year going as well.

While many see summer as a time to scale back - Jack and Mark want to encourage you to ramp up. In this episode we talk summer programming... games, leader issues, worship. How do you make things go in the summer so that you use it as a tool to build momentum for the rest of the school year.

In this epsiode, Jack and Mark help churches think thru the benefits of having separate middle school and high school ministires. How do you make it work when you are a paid staff of one? Plus a couple of new games for you to try with your groups this spring!

Your youth ministry will only be as strong as your volunteer team. Where are you recruiting new leaders from? How do you train them? How do you encourage them? In this episode, Jack and Mark talk a lot about how to build your team of leaders. They also share a couple game ideas that you probably have not tried... yet.

Come meet Jack and Mark and hear what makes them go! In the first episode, they share a little about their families, what it's like to be a youth pastor to your own kids, and a few youth ministry fails.