First-Century Youth Ministry

The apocrypha can be an intimidating book for many Christians. How should we understand it? How did it come about?  Why wasn't it included in the Biblical canon? Should we even be reading it as followers of Jesus? What benefit can reading the apocrypha have for our lives?  Heather and Jonathan discuss all of those questions in this episode.  Join us at www.firstcenturyyouthministry.com Become...

In this episode, Jonathan brings the hammer on more of the material we're covering in our study of Between the Testaments.  Maccabees, hammers, and zeal for the Torah, oh my! Here we look at the priestly family of Mattathias and his sons, the family that came to be known as the Maccabees. This material is covered extensively in the books of 1 and 2 Maccabees, which are part of the Apocrypha,...

Here it is, Season 3, kicking off a new series on Between the Testaments!  Have you ever paused and asked: what happened during the time between the end of Old Testament writings, but before the Gospels? During this era known as the Intertestamental period, many fascinating and important events transpired. Part of this story begins with the Hasmonean Dynasty, which finds its eventual culmination i...

Heather and Jonathan keep talking about the importance of the festivals. Why should we practice them? What's the purpose of them? You'll be blessed by this conversation!  Join us at www.firstcenturyyouthministry.com Become part of our growing Facebook community  Join our "closed" group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/firstcenturyouthministry Like our fan page! https://www.face...

Heather sits down with Jonathan Brown to have a discussion about the festivals. Are they just for the gentiles or are they for everyone?  Jonathan holds a wealth of knowledge on this subject and you are going to really love learning from him.  Join us at www.firstcenturyyouthministry.com Become part of our growing Facebook community  Join our "closed" group: https://www.facebook.com/grou...

Jesus loved the vulnerable. Many of the religious leaders of Jesus' day created a wall of separation between the vulnerable and God. Heather and Dr. Clark have a great discussion on how we can break down those walls and truly love people.  Join us at www.firstcenturyyouthministry.com Become part of our growing Facebook community  Join our "closed" group: https://www.facebook.com/gro...

The Jewish community places an extremely high value on community. Heather and Dr. Clark discuss bringing some of those first century values into todays world to help you grow in community as a 21st century youth leader.  Join us at www.firstcenturyyouthministry.com Become part of our growing Facebook community  Join our "closed" group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/firstcenturyouthmini...

Heather sits down once more with youth ministry veteran and champion, Dr. Chap Clark to have an important discussion on creating community. Together, their conversation seeks to answer your 21st century questions by looking back into the Jewish idea of community.  To get connected with Dr. Clark go to www.chapclark.com To get signed up for the conference and join him for the session he'll be...

During Jesus' time of ministry he spent quite a bit of time seeing people who others ignored. He passionately made a way for every individual to be part of God's Kingdom.  In this 4 part series on Disciple-making Heather and Chap sit down to have a conversation about how disciple-makers, just like Jesus, see people.  Join us at www.firstcenturyyouthministry.com Become part of our growing...

What Dr. Clark has to say in this episode can truly change the landscape of your youth ministry. Taking it from a place where students come to a place where they are truly loved and cared for at their deepest need.  Join us at www.firstcenturyyouthministry.com Become part of our growing Facebook community  Join our "closed" group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/firstcenturyouthministry...

Heather welcomes back Dr. Chap Clark. Dr. Clark offers some great insight and wisdom on how to help teenagers navigate the mosaic self. Tune in. You'll be happy you did.  Join us at www.firstcenturyyouthministry.com Become part of our growing Facebook community  Join our "closed" group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/firstcenturyouthministry Like our fan page! https://www.facebook....

Heather has a great discussion with youth ministry champion, Dr. Chap Clark. Dr. Clark has so much wisdom to help you understand today's teenager. The focus of there conversation pulls us into understanding the virtual life of a. teenager.  To get connected to Dr. Clark go to www.chapclark.com  Join us at www.firstcenturyyouthministry.com  Join us at www.firstcenturyyouthministry.com Become p...

Heather welcomes Brent Glossinger back once again to have another really great and practical conversation about discipleship. Brent offers some great first steps for every youth leader who wants to make disciples.  Join us at www.firstcenturyyouthministry.com  Join us at www.firstcenturyyouthministry.com Become part of our growing Facebook community  Join our "closed" group: https://www....

Heather has a great conversation with Brent Glossinger. Brent has done exactly what all of us want to see happen in our youth ministries. He's created a discipleship community that has grown people's faith. Similar to what we saw alive an active in the first century.  Brent's words are dripping with wisdom. You'll want to make sure you take notes!  Join us at www.firstcenturyyo...

Heather welcomes back fellow Bears fan, Bill Allison to the First-Century Youth Ministry podcast. On this episode, Bill and Heather have a practical conversation about how you can start applying some Jesus's secret sauce methods of friendship discipleship to your ministry.  To connect with Bill, buy his book or support his ministry go to www.cadremissionaries.org Join us at www.firstcenturyyo...

Bill Allison, founder and director of Cadre Missionaries joins Heather for a super practical, simple and applicable conversation about the disciple-making friendships of Jesus.  Listen in because Bill drops so many good truths here that will challenge and inspire you in your faith journey as you love teens for the glory of God. These methods are deeply rooted in the first century way of life that...

The Fuller Youth Institute put out a new book a year ago called, 3 Big Questions. Heather discuss some valuable insights from this book in this episode with Dr. Kara Powell.  To get connected to Dr. Powell and the work at FYI, please go here.  To sign up for the FREE Zoom Roundtable with James Whitman please follow this link- https://firstcenturyyouthministry.com/free-zoom-session You can also acc...

Heather sits down with Dr. Kara Powell from the Fuller Youth Institute. Dr. Powell was a tremendous guest, offering excellent insight on how to grow a deeper community within our youth ministries.  To get all of the great resources, including Growing Young, along with many of their other great books, go to https://fulleryouthinstitute.org Join us at www.firstcenturyyouthministry.com Become part of...

Heather sits down with Dr. Ron Herms for another great discussion on apocalyptic literature. Ron is very passionate about this topic and offers some great helpful tips for any youth leader hoping to teach their students this kind of content like a pro!  Here's a link to one of Ron's books.  https://www.eerdmans.com/Products/6669/early-jewish-literature.aspx Join us at www.firstcenturyyou...

Dr. Ron Herms joins the First-Century Youth Ministry podcast to unpack for us a deeper understanding of, "What is Apocalyptic Literature" in the Bible.  Join us at www.firstcenturyyouthministry.com Join us at www.firstcenturyyouthministry.com Become part of our growing Facebook community  Join our "closed" group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/firstcenturyouthministry Like our...

Heather sits down once more with James Whitman from the Center for Judeo-Christian Studies. Heather and James have an insightful and meaningful conversation about maleness and femaleness in the Bible.  Go to www.jcstudies.org to keep learning from James and his community.  Join us at www.firstcenturyyouthministry.com  Join us at www.firstcenturyyouthministry.com Become part of our growing Facebook...

Heather sits down with Dr. James Whitman. President of the Center for Judaic Christian Studies Institute. James offers some truly amazing insight on the creation account, and how we are made in the image of God.  To get connected with the Center for Judaic Christian Studies Institute please go to www.jcstudies.org  Join us at www.firstcenturyyouthministry.com  Join us at www.firstcenturyyouthminis...

Heather has another conversation with youth ministry guru and leader, Mark Oestreicher. They discuss some practical ways that your teens can be God's image by bringing beauty, justice and peace into the world.  To learn more about the amazing cohorts The Youth Cartel does, please go to, www.theyouthcartel.com/coaching Join us at www.firstcenturyyouthministry.com  Join us at www.firstcenturyyo...

Heather has a super fun conversation with Marko from the Youth Cartel! This conversation can help you ground your kids in using creativity to be God's image bearers. Mark shares a super fun story about some teens of his who created something really valuable for the Kingdom of God. Be inspired and tune in!  To learn more about the amazing cohorts Marko has to offer at the Youth Cartel, go here...

Heather has another great conversation with a previous guest on our show- author, Lois Tverberg. Lois just recently wrote an article on how we may have misunderstood the Pharisees in Premiere Christianity.  To read the full article go here- https://ourrabbijesus.com/articles/have-we-misunderstood-the-pharisees/?fbclid=IwAR2qQi_VZsagmh3hZV-vrtbnNwoWIZ0mQz7tKC0nm3gjztqi2fbkAf5FSIs To get connected t...