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Dan, Jordan, Adam return to address the “why” behind youth ministry.

Jordan, Adam, and Dan continue their discussion regarding the place of youth ministry within the local church, how to analyze what we're doing well, and to see what might be hindering our ministries.

Adam McCarlson joins the podcast this month as Jordan and Dan discuss big questions in youth ministry.

Dan and Jordan share about a general session from D6 which focused on the intentionality of ministering to introverts as well as extroverts. Also, here’s the link to the introverts quiz from Holley Gerth: https://holleygerth.com/introvertquiz/

Jordan shares highlights from a breakout session he attended at the D6 Conference about the importance of rest.

Jordan and Dan go over the highlights of a general session from D6, addressing the importance of knowing “why” and “how” behind “what” you do.

Dan and Jordan start off a new series this month. It's not formal education; it's not even honoring the Sabbath. It's taking opportunities to pursue personal growth and development while in ministry. They share some of the main points from their trip to Orlando, Florida to attend the D6 Ministry Conference. 

Jordan and Dan move into some higher pursuits for involving parents in the ministry of your church, specifically regarding the discipleship of their children.

Dan and Jordan talk about some bigger ideas with involving parents in student ministry.

In this week’s episode, there are rotting bananas, postcards, and encouragement and pointers on having important conversations with parents. Also, the origin story of one who may very well become a recurring character on the podcast.

Jordan and Dan start a new series, picking up from the last episode's topic about connecting and involving parents more in the faith development of their kids. Friendly correction: at one point, Dan mentions that parents have 30,000 hours a year. That is incorrect - that would equate to a little under 3.5 years. The correct number is 3000 hours a year, compared to the 40 hours (on average) a pasto...

Dan and Jordan discuss the importance of involving parents in the process of equipping, training, and preparing students for involvement within the life of the church.

So...you've got a game plan in mind. You have obtainable goals and are eager to start moving your ministry in a new direction. Jordan and Dan discuss the importance of rallying church leadership to your vision.

Jordan and Dan crack into the topic of how their own churches have engaged students in spiritual life and what could be done to further encourage that line of thinking and practice. Also, a surprisingly applicable reference to "Singing in the Rain." 

A foundational way to bring your students into the life of the local church is to teach and guide them through how to study the Bible. This week, Dan and Jordan discuss ways to help strengthen people in this area of spiritual life.

Dan and Jordan kick off a new series this month, talking about how our churches better equip and train our students to be involved as disciple-makers.

Yes, you read the title of this weeks episode correctly. Jordan and Dan have a pretty serious conversation about when it’s okay to say no to volunteers.

Jordan and Dan tackle instances when ministries should say no to old furniture, coke machines, dated ministry books, pianos, treadmills, and even financial contributions. 

Unexpected requests, ministry philosophy differences, and job descriptions (oh, my!). If you haven't been asked by someone in the church if the youth group could help out with something, consider this your fair warning - it'll happen eventually. Jordan and Dan pick up on how to say "no" professionally. Also, we noticed that one of our microphones was making some screeching noises. Fear not; we res...

Jordan and Dan share about the benefits of saying “no” in ministry, looking at how we can do it in a spirit of humility and maturity.

Youth workers continue to share about their call into student ministry at our National Youth Workers Weekends outside Osceola, WI. 

Dan and Jordan hit "Record" at the 2022 Youth Workers Weekends with Chrissy, Molly, Daniel, Tyler, and Hannah to talk about how God had lead them into fulltime ministry.

Dan shares about his call into youth ministry.

This week, Jordan takes some time to describe his call to work with students as a profession. 

Jordan and Dan celebrate the 2nd Annual Christmas Break Extravaganza by talking about ministry resources they found to be helpful/invaluable. Apps, books, and ministry highlights abound.