Youth Ministry United

Juan Martinez, a Next Gen Pastor from Cincinnati, OH joined us to talk about raising and releasing leaders. Do you have a kingdom mindset or do you have a corporate mindset?  Follow Juan on socials @juanmartineznow  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/youth-ministry-united/support

JON BROWN, Next Gen Pastor at Journey Church, joined us to talk about 5 keys to longevity in ministry. This episode is on point! Jon shares his wisdom in these 5 key areas that can help you on the road to longevity in ministry. Follow Jon on IG @pjon and follow Journey Church @jrnychurch!  Subscribe. Rate. Review.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/youth-ministry-united/support

Shane Pruitt joins us to talk about things to keep in mind as we begin engaging our students in the area of mental health. If you want to read an article that Shane wrote, check it out here - https://ymunitedpodcast.com/2020/12/14/8-things-to-remember-when-engaging-next-gen-on-mental-health/  Follow Shane on Instagram/Twitter @shane_pruitt78 Subscribe. Rate. Review.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/youth-ministry-united/support

Elijah Lamb, a Gen Z Christian content creator on TikTok joined us to talk about what Gen Z wants in YOUR ministry. What do we miss as Youth Pastors and Youth Workers when it comes to Gen Z? Elijah also shares some awesome stories about how God has used his platform to reach other people for Jesus! Follow Elijah on TikTok and Instagram @elijah.lamb Subscribe. Rate. Review.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/youth-ministry-united/support

Shane Sanchez, of Gwinnett Church joined us to talk about how we as student pastors can increase our influence with Gen Z. What are some practical steps we can take to do so? How do we better reach students? How do we better reach parents? Give Shane a follow on Instagram @shanesanchez Subscribe. Rate. Review.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/youth-ministry-united/support

Noah Herrin, who founded The Gathering young adult movement in Cleveland, TN joined us to talk about his book Viral Jesus! He is a 25 year old communicator and pastor based out of Atlanta, GA. His passion for Gen Z and college students is so evident in talking to him. Follow Noah on Instagram @NoahHerrin Subscribe. Rate. Review.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/youth-ministry-united/support

Sunday Cool Chat with Andy and Cool Carll. Sunday Cool published the Gen Z Devo back in September with Lifeway Publishing before getting canceled. Now, they are self published along with Stuff You Can Use! Hear the story behind Cool Carll and Sunday Cool. What have been some redeeming experiences in getting canceled and then re-published! Follow Sunday Cool @sundaycooltees. Follow Cool Carll @coolcarll and Andy @livingforthedash  Subscribe. Rate. Review. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/youth-ministry-united/support

Will Hutcherson, of Curate Hope joined us to talk about helping students in times of despair. How do we help students through times of despair, how do we recognize signs? All that, and more! Follow Will on Instagram @willhutch or @curate_hope ! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/youth-ministry-united/support

Chris Moore, of Pure Heart Church joined us to talk about his student influencers group and the Youth Pastor Roundtable Facebook group! God has been using Chris to spark a movement of youth pastors that start student influencer groups all over the country. Take a listen, and find out why YouTube is the "burning building of Youth Ministry." You can follow Chris on Instagram @8moore --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/youth-ministry-united/support

Author, Kristan Dooley joined us to talk about her new book titled "Left Turns: Following Jesus off the Beaten Path." Kristan shares with us her story, the left turns God asked her to take, and the courage that it took her to take those left turns. She also shares with us how to lead students well along their journeys when Jesus asks them to take left turns. Follow Kristan on Instagram @kristandooley --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/youth-ministry-united/support

Vince Parker, of Life Church joined us to talk about how to plan for a year you can't plan for. We talked about innovation vs adaptation and how to plan from a mindset of innovation! You can follow Vince on instagram @vincelparker and also @sneakerheadbiblenerd  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/youth-ministry-united/support

The future of Student Ministry is bound to look different as we continue on living in a world with COVID, and even in a post-COVID world. What have we learned in the midst of this pandemic? What will the future of Student Ministry look like? Join us for the conversation!  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/youth-ministry-united/support

Stuart Hall joins us for today's episode as we talked about identifying and launching a student leadership team! We may also find out what mammals we could knock out with one punch... Aside from that, what are key factors you look for in identifying student leaders? What is student leadership? Follow Stuart Hall on instagram @iamstuarthall  Also, check out the INFLUNSR program at www.influnsr.co (not dot com!!!) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/youth-ministry-united/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/youth-ministry-united/support

Jon McCallon, of Southeast Christian Church and HUB Student joined us to talk about the Youth Ministry Game Changer! An Acts 19 approach to Student Ministry! Follow Jon on Instagram @jonmccallon Subscribe. Rate. Review.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/youth-ministry-united/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/youth-ministry-united/support

Special guest, Kristen Ivy joined us to talk about the one question we should be asking ourselves when it comes to partnering with parents! What should we as student pastors be asking ourselves when we are partnering with the parents in our student ministries? Follow Kristen Ivy on Instagram @_kristen_ivy  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/youth-ministry-united/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/youth-ministry-united/support

We had guests Trey McKnight and Mike Haynes on to talk about race in youth ministry. Such a fascinating conversation with GREAT input from Trey and Mike on racial reconciliation and what we as Youth Pastors can do to shift change in the church and in the world today.  Follow Trey McKnight on Instagram @iamtreymcknight and follow Mike Haynes on Instagram @mikeehaynes  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/youth-ministry-united/support

Author Gerald Fadayomi joined us to talk about his new book that just released, When Life Gives You Lemons! He talks about overcoming adversity and the life events that he's experienced. Go check out his new book and order it today and also give him a follow on Instagram @geraldfadayomi  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/youth-ministry-united/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/youth-ministry-united/support

Matt Perry, host of the Leaderswift Podcast joined us to talk about vision and strategy and how they relate to Student Ministry. Check out the Leaderswift Podcast wherever you listen to your podcasts!  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/youth-ministry-united/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/youth-ministry-united/support

Trey McKnight joined us for a great conversation about the importance of partnering with parents in Student Ministry. How do we effectively do that in the midst of COVID and even afterwards? Join us for this conversation! You can follow Trey on Instagram @iamtreymcknight Visit our website at ymunitedpodcast.com and sign up for our email list today!  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/youth-ministry-united/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/youth-ministry-united/support

Terry Parkman joined us on this episode to talk about balancing the demands of ministry with family during this time. Lots of full-time Youth Pastors have now had to jump into full-time parenting in the midst of this COVID-19 crisis all while working full-time from home. How do we balance the two? Terry is the NextGen Pastor at River Valley Church in Minnesota! Follow Terry @terryparkman on Instagram!  Visit our website at www.ymunitedpodcast.com and sign up for our email list!  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/youth-ministry-united/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/youth-ministry-united/support