Flyover Ministry

Dan and Jordan bring in Pastor Gordy Williams for this week's episode to talk about how his church incorporates the catechism in their worship service. Gordy is the Pastor at Harvard Avenue E. Free Church in Villa Park, IL.

There are a lot of events you can plan into your ministry year, but is there a way to maximize their effectiveness? Jordan and Dan share on this and more in this week's episode.

Jordan stands by and watches Dan stumble through SMART Goals in this week's episode. Not exactly the answer to life, the universe, and everything, but still worth a listen.

Dan and Jordan discuss the value of finding time to get away, rest, and starting to plan out the next phase of ministry in your ministry context.

Summer is a great part of your yearly ministry with lots of unique opportunities. Why not spend some time and debrief the previous year while making a rough plan for the upcoming year?

There are all sorts of opportunities for a small church to engage and involve students as they continue to grow in spiritual maturity. Dan and Jordan wrap up their discussion on transitions in ministry in this week's episode.

Jr. High ministry is jokingly compared to "herding cats." While not entirely inaccurate, the transition into a youth ministry is an incredible opportunity to connect students into the life of the larger church.

How can we as youth leaders help out our students and their families make the transition from High School into college/adulthood? What should students look for in a church? How can churches shape their ministry to better receive this unique group of people? Find out in this week’s episode.

A new month means a new series! Dan and Jordan start to talk about transitions within, out of, and into student ministry.

Wrapping up their discussion on VBS (for now), Dan and Jordan share unique opportunities that smaller churches have for networking, promoting, and outreach.

Quilting makes a surprise cameo as Jordan and Dan discuss who should be involved in VBS and when churches should have it.

Vacation Bible School can be a terrific week of outreach for your church, but how do you choose which material to use? This week, Jordan and Dan share some of the things they look for in curriculum.

Dan and Jordan start discussing the ministry opportunities of VBS in smaller churches. Jordan also gives one of the worst puns (to date) in the history of this podcast.

Jordan and Dan take a look at the 3D Guide from the Center for Parent/Youth Understanding in this week

In the final episode in this topic's arc, Grant, Molly, Dan, and Jordan discuss the differences between growing and maintaining a youth ministry.

In this weeks episode, we discuss how to use numbers in a healthy way and how to set realistic ministry goals

Dan and Jordan continue their conversation with Grant and Molly about what it looks like to build a Youth Ministry from the ground up.

Generally speaking, most youth workers inherit a ministry that's been established by someone else. But what if you feel God leading you to start a formal youth ministry in your church? Jordan and Dan are joined by two special guests this month to talk about how to start a youth ministry from scratch.

Dan and Jordan wrap up their conversation on discipleship, talking about tools that are more readily available than you might think.

Jordan and Dan continue their conversation on the importance and some of the challenges of discipleship.

Who do we disciple? How long do we go? What do we do? These questions and more are talked about in this week’s episode.

Jordan and Dan start discussing the importance of discipleship in youth ministry.

Honoring their first listener request, Jordan and Dan talk about the importance of accountability in this week's episode.

Looking for a fresh take on raising funds for ministry? Dan and Jordan highlight a few fundraisers that have worked in their ministry setting in this week's episode.

In this week's episode, Dan and Jordan discuss group based and event based fundraisers, touching on the potential blessing these can be for families and ministries.