Youth Ministry Hacks

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63: Hacks On What To Do When You’re Fired Or Step Down (Part 1) Jan 22, 2020

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Justin Knowles and Matthew Ferrer are back in 2020 with a brand new show, a special guest and talking about what to do when you are fired or step down from your position. We thought we would start off the year with a pretty vulnerable episode where Justin opens about about being fired and talks through the process in the aftermath in part 1 of this two part episode.
Sponsors:
Youth Works
Youthworks.com/DYM
Give Central
https://www.givecentral.org/
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https://www.dymuniversity.com/a/10517/QbmGUcX2

62: Live Hacks From #NYWC19 Dec 11, 2019

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To close our 2019, we leave you with our live show at Youth Specialties National Youth Workers Convention in Tampa, Florida! Justin (Matthew could not join us) and special limited-time guest host Karl Romeus sit down in a full room of guests and have a bunch of the live audience members come up and share some of their own hacks! It’s a great show and we can’t wait to see how God continues to use the Youth Ministry Hacks Podcast in 2020!
Sponsors:
Youth Works
Youthworks.com/DYM
Give Central
https://www.givecentral.org/
Download Youth Ministry University
https://www.dymuniversity.com/a/10517/QbmGUcX2

61: Hacks On Message Prep & Speaking [Part 2] + Free Book Giveaway Nov 18, 2019

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Justin and Matthew (with special guest Karl) dive into the 2nd part of the conversation on message prepping and speaking. If you have not listened to episode 60, we recommend you go back and check that out first.
Matthew plays interviewer and peppers Justin and Karl about how they come up with content, sermon series, etc from starting on the 50,000 foot level and slowly bring it to the on the ground “how to’s”. If you are looking for some solid message prep and speaking hacks, this is the one.
If you want a chance to win the free Kristen Ivy book, It’s Personal, rate and review this podcast and you will be entered to win!
Sponsors:
Give Central
https://www.givecentral.org/
Download Youth Ministry University
https://www.dymuniversity.com/a/10517/QbmGUcX2

60: Hacks On Message Prep & Speaking [Part 1] Nov 04, 2019

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Justin, Matthew & Karl dive into part 1 of 2 of message prepping and speaking. Matthew plays interviewer and peppers Justin and Karl about how they come up with content, sermon series, etc from starting on the 50,000 foot level and slowly bring it to the on the ground “how to’s”. If you are looking for some solid message prep and speaking hacks, this is the one.
If you want a chance to win the free Kristen Ivy book, It’s Personal, rate and review this podcast and you will be entered to win!
Sponsors:
Give Central
https://www.givecentral.org/
Download Youth Ministry University
https://www.dymuniversity.com/a/10517/QbmGUcX2

59: Hacks On How To Start The School Year Off Strong Sep 27, 2019

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The crew talks through some hacks on how to start the school year off to gain the most momentum possible and share some of the learnings along the way.
Sponsors:
Give Central
https://www.givecentral.org/
Download Youth Ministry University
https://www.dymuniversity.com/a/10517/QbmGUcX2

58: Hacks We Learned This Summer + Introducing Karl Romeus - A New Voice On The Podcast Sep 12, 2019

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Matthew and Justin are back… and with a new co-host! Karl Romeus is joining the Youth Ministry Hacks Podcast and we love it. He is going to add so much to the show!
We get to know Karl a little bit in the first half of the show and then we all talk through our hacks we have learned this summer.
Sponsors:
Give Central
https://www.givecentral.org/
Download Youth Ministry University
https://www.dymuniversity.com/a/10517/QbmGUcX2

57: Hacks On Being Personal w/Students w/Kristen Ivy from Orange Jul 12, 2019

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Matthew and Justin sit down with Kristen Ivy for an incredible conversation. Her newest book is It’s Personal: Five Questions You Should Answer to Give Every Kid Hope (Orange Books, May 15, 2019) co-authored with Orange founder and CEO Reggie Joiner and Rev. Dr. Virginia Ward. In a world where kids are known by a number on a jersey, digits on a car pool tag, and random usernames, Ivy describes the need for more adults who will stop and take the time to know them personally. It’s Personal revisits the story of Zacchaeus and Jesus’ simple model for how to be personal.
It’s Personal centers around the five questions every leader working with kids should be able to answer: Do you know my name? Do you know what matters to me? Do you know where I live? Do you know what I have done? Do you know what I can do? Taking the time to answer these five questions for a kid or teenager could radically change someone’s faith -- maybe even that of the adult leaders themselves.
Kristen Ivy is the executive director of messaging at Orange, a book and church curriculum publisher focused on family ministry, an environment where the church and family work together to influence the faith and character of the next generation. She is a prolific author, writing several ministry and parenting books. With an understanding and passion for influencing the next generation, she develops effective ministry curriculum for elementary, middle school and high school students.
Check out Kristen’s book we are talking through:
https://store.thinkorange.com/its-personal-book.html
Check out ORANGE
http://orangeblogs.org/orangeleaders/
Sponsors:
Give Central
https://www.givecentral.org/
Download Youth Ministry University
https://www.dymuniversity.com/a/10517/QbmGUcX2

56: Hacks On Putting On Your Own “Youth Group Tonight Show” w/ Frank Gil Jun 29, 2019

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In this episode Justin sits down with Frank Gil (from 15 Minutes With Frank podcast) and he explains some hacks on how to pull off a successful Youth Group Tonight service. What is that? It’s a great way to switch up your normal programming and making your service like the late night talk shows on TV.
Super fun and super creative and Frank has pulled it off well. We hope you enjoy!
Frank’s Youth Group Tonight Resource
https://www.downloadyouthministry.com/youth-group-tonight
Extreme Bingo Boxes of Doom
https://www.downloadyouthministry.com/extreme-bingo-game
Bingo Numbers on The TV
https://www.downloadyouthministry.com/bingo
How To Play Extreme Bingo
https://blog.downloadyouthministry.com/play-extreme-bingo-dym-boxes/
Sponsors:
Give Central
https://www.givecentral.org/
Download Youth Ministry University
https://www.dymuniversity.com/a/10517/QbmGUcX2

55: Hacks On Making A Shared/Borrowed Space Your Own Jun 15, 2019

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Matthew is back! And Justin is here too I guess. Lot’s of ministries have to share their space and that makes it difficult to feel like you “own” it. Justin and Matthew know all about this as they have been doing it for years. In this episode they chat through practical hacks on how to make a shared space feel like it’s all yours.
Justin’s Pre/Post Service Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2OTbbNAhl2WXsyZ1n6BP4V
Sponsors:
Give Central
https://www.givecentral.org/
Download Youth Ministry University
https://www.dymuniversity.com/a/10517/QbmGUcX2

54: Hacks On Aligning Children’s & Student Ministry In Your Church w/Derry Prenkert May 27, 2019

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In this episode, Justin sits down with Derry Prenkert (from the My Third Decade Podcast on the DYM Podcast Network) to talk through hacks on how to create better alignment between the children’s ministry and student ministry so you can work better together and have an aligned vision from birth to high school.
Morning After Ministry Show
Andy Stanley Video
Derry on Instagram
Sponsors:
Give Central
https://www.givecentral.org/
Download Youth Ministry University
https://www.dymuniversity.com/a/10517/QbmGUcX2
Emory University – Candler School of Theology
Candler.emory.edu/youthministryhacks

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