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Dr. Frank Turek is a dynamic speaker and award-winning author and coauthor of four books: Stealing from God: Why Atheists Need God to make their Case, I Don’t Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist, Correct, Not Politically Correct and Legislating Morality. As the President of CrossExamined.org, Frank presents powerful and entertaining evidence for Christianity at churches, high schools and at secular...

What is worship? Is it just singing a few songs at a Sunday service or something more? This week, we talked with Jacob Roberts about what worship is and more. Jacob is the Worship Pastor at Unity Baptist Church in Prince George, Virginia. Get Connected with Jacob Roberts: · Facebook Get Connected with Youth & Culture: · Facebook · Instagram Covenant Eyes: If you want more information on Covena...

On this episode, David and Ryan tackle why every leader needs to lead through humility are remain teachable. Get Connected with Youth & Culture: · Facebook · Instagram Covenant Eyes: If you want more information on Covenant Eyes and how to protect your home or use it as a resource for parents and students in your ministry then click the link! Make sure you signup today! Music Provided by hooks...

What does it mean to be the "church?" Can you do effective discipleship online? Online ministry is more popular than ever, but is it be the best way to do church? This week Ryan and David talk about this and more. You don't want to miss this week's episode! Get Connected with Youth & Culture: · Facebook · Instagram Covenant Eyes: If you want more information on Covenant Eyes and how to protect...

Have you ever asked the question, “Should I quit?” Have you ever wondered if there are good reasons to stay in your ministry? This week Ryan and David discuss when to quit and when to stay in your ministry. Get Connected with Youth & Culture: · Facebook · Instagram Covenant Eyes: If you want more information on Covenant Eyes and how to protect your home or use it as a resource for parents and stud...

Throughout the past 45 years, Jim Wideman has led and guided church ministries with a clear vision of how to help leaders find solutions to seemingly impossible problems. Jim understands what priorities are important for moving the mission forward. Throughout his career, Jim has developed systems and processes to help teams make sound decisions, translate visions into action, and provide practical...

Where does youth ministry start? Who's role is it to disciple students? Is it the Student Pastor? Is it Small Group leaders? Is it parents? We answer these questions and more in this week's episode with Dr. Michael Gereaux. Michael is a youth pastor who is passionate about seeing parents equipped in discipling their children. Get Connected with Michael Gereaux: · Facebook- @dr. Michael. Gereaux ·...

This week Ryan and David discuss how supporting and teaching things outside of biblical truth is dangerous for students, especially middle school students. Warning, this episode may not be suitable for children. Get Connected with Youth & Culture: · Facebook · Instagram · Youtube Covenant Eyes: If you want more information on Covenant Eyes and how to protect your home or use it as a resource f...

Michaela O’Donnell is the Executive Director of the Max De Pree Center for Leadership at Fuller Seminary, where she oversees the center’s vision, strategy, program, and team, all with the goal of helping leaders like you respond faithfully to God in all seasons of your life and leadership. In addition to her academic work, Michaela has over ten years of experience as a leader in the marketplace. P...

This week David and Ryan talk about how to transition well. Many people in ministry have experienced difficulty in their previous ministries, but how should we respond? How do we transition to the next ministry that God is calling us to? Get Connected with Youth & Culture: · Facebook · Instagram · Youtube Covenant Eyes: If you want more information on Covenant Eyes and how to protect your home...

Zach Johnson is the Associate Pastor of Students and Families at Oakland Baptist Church in Disputanta, Virginia. Before serving on staff at Oakland, Zach served as a Student Revivalist for Life Action Ministries. Get Connected with Zach Johnson: · Facebook Get Connected with Youth & Culture: · Facebook · Instagram · Youtube Covenant Eyes: If you want more information on Covenant Eyes and how t...

JC Groves was born into a very strict, conservative Independent Fundamental Baptist family. His parents were part of a large IFB church in Indiana while his father went to an IFB bible school. In the mid 80s they moved to Chattanooga so his father could continue his studies at Tennessee Temple University. JC comes from a family of preachers. His father and grandfather Charlie Sturgill both served...

Does anxiety get in the way of your ability to be an effective leader? Is your inability to notice when you and those around you are anxious keeping you "stuck" in chronic unhealthy patterns? Steve Cuss is a published Author of the book Managing Leadership Anxiety- Yours & Theirs and the host on the Managing Anxiety Podcast. Since 2005, Steve have served as the Lead Pastor of Discovery Christi...

Sara Barratt is an author, speaker, avid reader, chocolate lover, and managing editor for TheRebelution.com , a growing online platform that reaches more than half a million Christian teens, parents, and youth workers each year. She’s a frequent speaker on topics including using your teen years for Christ, biblical worldview, and godly dating and relationships. She wrote her first book Love Riot:...

Have you ever wondered if what you are doing is actually working? Have you ever felt like what you were doing does not matter? This week Ryan had the opportunity to talk with one of his students, Ethan Driggers, about these very questions. Ethan spent his entire tenure in student ministry under Ryan's leadership and now is leading a group of Jr. High Boys. You don't want to miss this episode! Not...

Have you ever wondered if there were common questions that every teenager wants to know? We had the opportunity to talk with Brad Griffin about his new book 3 Big Questions That Change Every Teenager. Brad is the Senior Director of Content for the Fuller Youth Institute, where he develops research-based training for youth workers and parents. A speaker, writer, and volunteer youth pastor, Brad is...

Do you have students in your ministry that struggle with anxiety, depression, and despair? We had an opportunity this week to talk with Will Hutcherson on his new book Seen. Will has worked with kids and teenagers for 14 years, from five students in a small rural church to ten years serving as a NextGen / Student pastor at a large multisite church. In 2018, he started a non-profit, Curate Hope, th...

How do you build influence in your ministry? This week Ryan and David talk about how faithful longevity produces influence in your ministry. You don’t want to miss this week’s episode! Get Connected with Youth & Culture: · Facebook · Instagram · Youtube Covenant Eyes: If you want more information on Covenant Eyes and how to protect your home or use it as a resource for parents and students in...

To be an effective leader starts by leading yourself. Why do so many pastors struggle with this? This week Ryan and David tackle this question of how to be effective in our leadership. Get Connected with Youth & Culture: · Facebook · Instagram · Youtube Covenant Eyes: If you want more information on Covenant Eyes and how to protect your home or use it as a resource for parents and students in...

Kristen Lascola has been the Middle School Pastor at North Coast Church in San Diego County for over 16 years. While middle schoolers have her heart, she is also passionate about church leadership development. She loves speaking at leadership conferences and equipping pastors and leaders to become healthy and effective for the long haul. She hosts “The Ministry Coach Podcast” with her husband, Jef...

Have you removed God from your ministry? This is a question that we don’t really ask, but we should. It is easy for us as youth ministry leaders to focus on our own strengths rather than being dependent on God in our ministry. Get Connected with Youth & Culture: · Facebook · Instagram · Youtube Covenant Eyes: If you want more information on Covenant Eyes and how to protect your home or use it...

We had the opportunity to talk with John Eldredge about biblical masculinity. John is an author, a counselor, and a teacher. He is also president of Wild at Heart, a ministry devoted to helping people discover the heart of God, recover their own hearts in God's love, and learn to live in God's Kingdom. Get Wild At Heart Expanded Edition ! Get Connected with John Eldredge: · Facebook · Twitter Get...

Ted Shimer is the founder of The Freedom Fight, an online addiction recovery program. He has mentored young adults for nearly three decades with the collegiate ministry Student Mobilization. He received his MABS from Dallas Seminary and is trained as a Pastoral Sex Addiction Professional-Supervisor. His discipleship background, theological instruction and world-class clinical training gives Shimer...

How do you approach biblically with your students? This week we had an opportunity to talk with Jake Morris on this topic. Jake is the Student Director at Village Church in Midlothian, Virginia. Get Connected with Jake Morris: · Facebook · Twitter Get Connected with Youth & Culture: · Facebook · Instagram · Youtube Covenant Eyes: If you want more information on Covenant Eyes and how to protect...

We had a great time talking with Sean McDowell about his new book Chasing Love. Sean is an associate professor of Apologetics at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University. He is the author, co-author, or editor of over fifteen books. His apologetics training has received exemplary status from the Association of Christian Schools International. He is a regular guest on various radio and TV shows....