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The Young Adult Ministry Podcast

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Everything you need to know as a church of any size for failing forward in young adult ministry efforts. And a few things you don’t...YAMcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/NCYAMN

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SYAM Chapter 16 24.10.2020 17:02

16 Failure Isn’t an Option—It’s a Certainty This is the podcast discussion content for the last YAMcast episode dedicated to our reading and review of the book: Sustainable Young Adult Ministry - DeVries, Mark. InterVarsity Press. Kindle Edition.

SYAM Chapters 14-15 10.10.2020 20:44

14 Paradox 6: Attract Young Adults to Your Church by Sending Them Away 15 I Don’t Know . . . Yet: Practicing the Long Obedience

SYAM Chapters 12-13 26.09.2020 28:34

12 Paradox 4: Reach One Young Adult at a Time Through a System to Reach Them All  13 Paradox 5: Respond to Lack of Commitment by Asking for More

SYAM Chapters 10-11 26.09.2020 22:19

10 Paradox 2: Focus on Young Adults by Taking the Focus off Young Adults  11 Paradox 3: Reach Young People by Gathering More Old People

SYAM: Chapters 8-9 26.09.2020 21:54

8 Beyond Fixing 9 Paradox 1: Succeed by Being Willing to Fail

SYAM: Chapters 6-7 26.09.2020 25:26

6 Mistake 5: Wait Until They’re Ready  7 Mistake 6: Give Up Too Soon

SYAM: Chapters 4-5 26.09.2020 31:40

4 Mistake 3: Expect the Youth Director to Do It  5 Mistake 4: Start by Creating a Young Adult Program

SYAM Chapters 2-3 26.09.2020 29:36

2 Mistake 1: Learn About Young Adults  3 Mistake 2: Change the Worship Style

SYAM: Intro & Chapter 1 11.09.2020 30:51

We thought it might be helpful to offer shorter episodes with just the discussion content from the book we have been reading together: Sustainable Young Adult Ministry: Making It Work, Making It Last by Mark DeVries and Scott Pontier's In the Introduction and Chapter 1 the authors briefly describe past success and failure in young adult ministry and the challenge today. Commentary and comic relie...

5. Failing Forward (5.24.20) 06.06.2020 57:40

Failing forward in young adult ministry can be a win when we learn from our mistakes! After personal check-ins and Corona reflections we look at how higher ed is getting ready for the fall of 2020. For our dive into chapters 8-9 in the book Sustainable Young Adult Ministry we deal with being beyond fixing and unpack the paradox of failing forward. Rate us on Apple Podcasts. Leave a review! DM on I...

4. Covid Coping & the Twofer (5.3.20) 04.06.2020 1:02:24

Which generation is coping with Covid19 realities best? Could it be Millennials and GenZ? In our chapter 6-7 book review of Sustainable Young Adult Ministry we expose the danger of the twofer: getting the youth pastor to also lead young adults. Hey, it happens!

1. Why are we doing this? (Recorded 3.1.20) 19.05.2020 1:01:31

This was our first recorded episode way back on March 1, 2020 before Corona RAWKED all our worlds. Enjoy the conversation of simpler times and our first foray into discussing the book Sustainable Young Adult Ministry. Buy it. (Not a sponsor;) Read it. Join the journey on instagram and send us a message! @young_adult_ministry_podcast