The Morning After Ministry Show

Tim was out being a youth pastor this morning, taking his kids to camp. He’ll be back next week, and we’ll have Derry Prenkert with us to talk all things camp. You won’t want to miss it! Today we had Riley Lester in the hot seat. We talked about his weird path to full time employment, impending changes, and social evolution. It was a great show. Riley is the high schooll pastor, and only student m...

Show Notes Episode 22: One Show, Two Locations…cause sometimes you need to go to Toy Story Land. This morning was the first time we have ever done a complete show from two separate locations. To be honest, we’re still kind of shocked that it worked so well, but we are so glad that it did! Andrew was in the regular office/studio while Tim was off at the brand new Toy Story Land at Disney’s Hollywoo...

Tim was out side hustling again this week, so he missed church for the second time in three weeks. We talked about what different churches require for their ministry staff attendance on Sundays, how many Sundays they can miss for personal reasons, and how many can be missed for ministry reasons. Many of the people watching expressed that they were only allowed to miss two Sundays per year. Andrew,...

And we’re back….after a week long mission trip in the little village of La Lista in the south west corner of the Dominican Republic, we are glad to be back in our regular air conditioned recording space. We didn’t do a podcast last week, but we did do a facebook live video, you can check it out here. https://www.facebook.com/morningafterministry/videos/215223025954489/ We had a fantastic time on o...

This week has been crazy. Both Tim and Andrew were driving until the wee hours of the morning in order to be home for this morning’s show, and it was great to be together talking about all that happened this week, and all happening in the week ahead. Tim was in a movie! His brother Steve is a director, and got Tim his first ever big screen speaking role. His wife and kids made an appearance too! H...

It’s Memorial Day. The offices are closed, but we’re still here recording Episode 18. Since it is a holiday weekend, senior pastors expect lower attendance, which means youth pastors everywhere are asked to preach. We talked about preaching schedules and how often youth and associate pastors get the nod. We were joined today by Alexis Freedman. Alexis is a former student of Andrew’s and is on full...

This morning Andrew was joined by another senior pastor, Mitch Kuhn. Mitch is a pastor in Tampa, and a graduate of Andrew’s alma mater, Clearwater Christian College. We talked about the Hurt resource in the DYM store, and how student ministries can address the issues brought up in 13 Reasons Why. https://www.downloadyouthministry.com/hurt-series-13-reasons-why We discussed the draw of Bible Colleg...

Today we dove into a subject that your students will no doubt be discussing in the weeks to come: 13 Reasons Why. The Show deals with suicide, self harm, and destructive behaviors that students are faced with. We have a resource in the DYM store called hurt. Hurt asks the questions “What is pain?” Why do I hurt?” and “why would God let this happen?” The series has been revised and updated to bette...

It was an exhausting week for both of us, nut for very different reasons. Tim went to Chicago and back, and Andrew had about six months of senior pastor responsibilities dumped into one week. Before we got into our content we talked about two DYM resources that we have in the store that could be very helpful to you you and your ministry this time of year. Since Mother’s Day is this weekend, we tho...

After several years out of pocket, Timmy made his triumphant return to the studio and was very excited to talk about his Jaguars and a few other topics near and dear to his heart. We recapped last week’s show and talked about the impact of having smart women around. We talked about how to wrap up one teaching series and promote another. We discussed the benefits and difficulties of a long series,...

Episode 13 Intern(ons) and Intern(offs) A few weeks ago we spent an entire show talking about side hustles, and this morning Tim was off in Vegas for one of those side hustles. But The Morning After Ministry Show must go on, so Andrew’s wife Melissa is filled in as co-host this morning. Melissa is currently leading the children’s ministry at Safety Harbor Community Church, has spent a decade or so...

Today we were privileged to have Jim Howard of Trinity Security Allies, the industry leader in church safety, in with us. Jim is a retired police detective who now devotes his time to helping churches set up and maintain safety teams and policies. We opened the show by talking about a series called “Hurt” that we released on DYM a few years ago. We have redone the look and feel of the series to mi...

We opened the show by discussing some relational issues. The harsh reality is that interpersonal relationship fallout carries over to the church. As much as we love people while they are going through relationship issues, our mind can go to “how will this affect the church?” It is hard to expect people to serve when they are dealing with serious turmoil in their lives! But the church still needs p...

Episode 10: Easter Recap and the Side Hustle Show This morning we dove into all things Holy Week. We talked Maundy Thursday vs Good Friday service, community service vs local church service, and everything that goes into an Easter service. This was Andrew’s first Easter as lead pastor, and he talked about what made it easier than his last year as a youth pastor. Tim was running tech in three servi...

Show Notes Episode 009: A conversation with Sam Pettersen, and West Side Safety Harbor Story Today’s show was packed! We had a great interview with our friend and host of the DYM Create Podcast Sam Pettersen. We also finally announced the winner of our Day at Disney Contest! Tim was preaching in the main service at his church for the second week in a row, which made a busy week even busier! Andrew...

We are live this morning from the Youth Pastor Summit at Universal Studios. We promise, we actually have real jobs, and don’t just hang out at theme parks. YPS is a FREE conference put on by Student Leadership University, and comes with two free meals and a free ticket to Universal! Tim had a Wednesday night where everything went wrong, and that was OK. Even though 75% of his leaders couldn’t be t...

We have both had a few wild ministry weeks in a row, so we cashed in some comp time. This morning we are at Disney with our families again, this time we are at the International Flower and Garden Festival at Epcot. It’s way manlier than it sounds. We discussed practical ways to make time with families a priority especially since ministry isn’t a 9-5 gig. We also talked about push back and criticis...

This morning we dove into the craziness of our busy weeks. We talked about managing weeks where several ministry events and calendars collide. We also talked about dealing with unforeseen issues during a ministry week, and balancing ministry responsibilities with the rest of life. Both of us had preaching responsibilities on Sunday. Tim preached from Ezekiel on getting a new heart, while wearing p...

This morning we gave out details on how to enter our Day at Disney Contest. You can enter the contest by liking our Facebook page, subscribing to the podcast, leaving reviews, and following our social media accounts. Then we talked through our Wednesday night and Sunday morning. We talked about how we handle it when we aren’t feeling our best, attendance is low, or things just didn’t land. We went...

We were broadcasting LIVE from the happiest place on earth, Walt Disney World. Our wives and kids were with us, and we were only interrupted by fireworks one time! We discussed our mutual love for Disney, and our ministry weeks, then we made two HUGE announcements on today’s show. The first is that we are now a part of the Download Youth Ministry Podcast Network. We are so honored and excited to b...

Tim’s wife think we text too much. Andrew doesn’t understand video games. Apparently bath bombs and sugar scrubs are a thing. Sometimes the weeks when you think nothing is being accomplished turn out to be the most fruitful, and partnerships with other ministries are so life giving. We have different opinions about who should be able to serve as volunteers in student ministry. Check out our resour...

We sound so much better now! The Super Bowl was great, and so were the commercials. We discuss the pros and cons of having a church sponsored party. Andrew hired a new staff member, and it is his wife. Tim started a fire on stage and endangered everyone. Then we played a brand new game. https://www.downloadyouthministry.com/sheeran-or-shakespeare-game Check out our resources in the DYM store here:...

This week we are debriefing after a conference and discussing our favorite things and best practices for attending conferences. Then we dove into how we handle and support guest speakers. We discussed naming a new series, and how to get rid of a weird volunteer. Check out our resources in the DYM store here: https://www.downloadyouthministry.com/shop?author=8 Be sure to like The Morning After Mini...

Allow us to introduce ourselves, from a hotel bathroom. We are Timothy Miller and Andrew Larsen. We are friends and ministry partners in the Tampa Bay area. We’d love for you to join in on our weekly conversations about what did and didn’t work this week in ministry. Check out our resources in the DYM store here: https://www.downloadyouthministry.com/shop?author=8 Be sure to like The Morning After...