Youth and Culture Podcast | Youth Ministry | Student Ministry

What is an attractional ministry? Is it the most effective way to reach and make disciples of students? David and Ryan answer these questions and more in 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 your home or use it as a resource for parents and students in your ministry, click the...

Have you ever wondered if exegetical or topical teaching is best? What about expository teaching? David and Ryan answer these questions and more in 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 your home or use it as a resource for parents and students in your ministry, click the l...

Have you ever wondered how AI may affect the Church? How does it affect my ministry? David and Ryan answer these questions and more in 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 your home or use it as a resource for parents and students in your ministry, click the link! Make sur...

This week, David and Ryan had the opportunity to talk with Adam Erlichman about discipleship strategies for your ministry.  Get Connected with Adam Erlichman: Facebook Website 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,...

Have you ever felt tired and worn out? Do you feel like you barely have time for your family? This week David and Ryan talk about the importance of having margin in 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 students in your ministry, c...

This week David and Ryan had the opportunity to talk with John Cooper about his upcoming book  Wimpy, Weak, and Woke . John is the lead vocalist, bassist, and songwriter/producer for Skillet, one of the best-selling rock bands of the 21st century. The two-time Grammy-award nominated, 17X platinum band was inducted to Pandora’s Billionaire club after garnering 2 Billion streams, took home a  Billbo...

Why is contentment important to be successful in ministry? Why is contentment connected to longevity in ministry? In this week's episode, David and Ryan discuss this and more! 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 minist...

How do you lead people in your ministry? Are you a manager, or are you a leader? In this week's episode, David and Ryan discuss this and more! 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, click the link! Make sure you...

Why does God seem so hidden, obscure, and silent? Why doesn't he make himself known more explicitly to those who dispute his existence? We had the opportunity to talk with Josh Waltman about this and more concerning students in your ministry.  Josh is a theologian, Christian apologist, writer, and teacher. He is an Associate Professor of Theological Studies at the Rawlings School of Divinity a...

Have you ever seen a pastor do a "call to ministry?" Have you ever felt like this was a little off? This week, Ryan and David discuss this and more! 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, click the link! M...

Why is social media important in ministry? How do you utilize social media? We are going to answer these questions and more.  Get Connected with McKenzie Little: Facebook Instagram 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 minis...

This week David and Ryan discuss the seven key values of youth 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 students in your ministry, click the link! Make sure you  signup today!   Music Provided by hooksounds.com

Have you ever wondered if camp is beneficial to youth ministry? Does it even help your students walk with Jesus? This week we had the opportunity to talk with Kyle Gray, the Camp Director at Word of Life Florida. Kyle is passionate about camp ministry and seeing students radically transformed by the Gospel. Get Connected with Kyle Gray: Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Get Connected with the  Stack...

This week Ryan and David discuss the future of ministry overnight events. Are they dead? 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, click the link! Make sure you  signup today!   Music Provided by hooksounds.com

We had the opportunity to talk with Rick Harris about interviewing with integrity. Rick desires to continue serving as a Student Pastor in the local church, while also looking to assist the greater church body by consulting and mentoring. He has a desire for youth leaders to catch the vision that they can be in student ministry for the long haul, dispelling the myth that they will “age out.” He al...

This week, David and Ryan talk about revival and what it looks like in our lives and our ministries. 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 hooksounds.co...

Can your ministry be an idol in your life? This week David and Ryan wrestle this question and more! 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 hooksounds.com

This week, David and Ryan discuss how to build trust 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 students in your ministry then click the link! Make sure you signup today! Music Provided by hooksounds.com

Do we have a Gospel-Driven ministry? We had the opportunity to talk with Jared C. Wilson about how to have a gospel-driven youth ministry. Jared serves as Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry, Author in Residence, and General Editor, For the Church. In addition, he serves as the director of the Pastoral Training Center at Liberty Baptist Church. He’s the author of numerous books, including Gos...

Have you ever wondered what the future of Youth Ministry is? Have you ever wondered if what you are doing is working? David and Ryan spend some time talking about these questions and more. The landscape of youth ministry is changing, and it may be time to refocus and make changes to be better at making disciples of students. Get Connected with Youth & Culture: · Facebook · Instagram Covenant E...

This week we had the opportunity to talk with Chad Higgins in the importance of parent ministry. Chad serves as the Parent Ministry Specialist for Lifeway Students. Chad is passionate about serving and helping student ministry leaders and helping parents in their discipleship journey. Get Connected with Chad Higgins: · Facebook · Instagram Get Connected with Youth & Culture: · Facebook · Insta...

Have you ever felt like today's cultural environment is hard to navigate through? You are not alone. We had the opportunity to talk with John L. Cooper about the importance of a biblical worldview. John is the lead vocalist, bassist, and songwriter/producer for Skillet, one of the best-selling rock bands of the 21st century. The two-time Grammy award-nominated 12X platinum band was inducted to Pan...

Are you spending time with God? Are you leading yourself spiritually? This week Ryan and David talk through these questions and more. 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...

We had a great time talking with Sean McDowell about apologetics in youth ministry. 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 sh...

What is church abuse and what can we do to prevent it? This week we had an opportunity to talk with Grace Crosby on this topic. Grace has served in student ministries for over 15 years and now serves as a U.S. Missionary Liaison with Reliant, which is an organization that partners with missional churches and Gospel-centered nonprofits to mobilize support-based missionaries for the Great Commission...