Youth Ministry Hacks

We all know that summer camps are a big deal. Matthew and Justin go to CIY Move & Mix for theirs and they love the pre-programmed out summer camp because it allows them to be pastors and hang with students more freely. Others feel like running their own camp suits their ministry better because they can customize it for their students... but it comes with a lot more work.On this podcast they sit down with Brett Eddy who has been running his own camp for 10+ years and has seen it grow and grow. We talk through hacks on how to make it a little eaiser.Send in questions to theotherstudentministrypodcast@gmail.com Like us on FB:https://www.facebook.com/theotherstudentministrypodcast/ Find Brett:https://www.instagram.com/bretteddy/ 

Justin and Matthew are back after a short Christmas break! In this episode they catch up what they did over the last few weeks they have been off after the Christmas services. They also sit down with Terry Linhart, who is an author, speaker, educator, pastor, and strategist. Terry is the Dean of Adult and Graduate Studies at Bethel College (Indiana) where he leads a variety of innovative nontraditional, online, and graduate-level degree programs. He is the founder and director of the Arbor Research Group (www.arborresearchgroup.org), a leading research firm supplying organizations, churches, and mission-driven businesses with actionable insights and leverageable data for strategic decision-making.Terry walks us through some hacks on how to be a self aware leader.Pick up his amazing book:https://www.amazon.com/Self-Aware-Leader-Discovering-Ministry-Potential/dp/0830844805/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1515548406&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=self+aware+leader&psc=1 Our FB Page:https://www.facebook.com/theotherstudentministrypodcast/

In this episode with Justin and Matthew sit down with Terry Parkman, the NextGen Pastor of River Valley Church in MN. They chat about how to turn your vision into motion. We talk through systems, vision, values and bahavior of how to carry out the vision that God has called you to for your ministry. Let me tell you, you are going to want to take notes. Justin and Mathew have listened to this, shared this with their teams and encourage you to do the same!TerryParkman.comCheck out Terry on IGhttps://www.instagram.com/terryparkman/

In this episode Justin and Matthew sit down with Shayley Combe, who is on staff at CCV, who was tasked to start a special needs ministry at our church. Let me tell you, it has blown up in all the right ways! Shayley shares her heart for special needs kidsa dn students and gives practical hacks on how to start one at your church if you have been wanting to but have had no idea where to even begin.Our FB pageOur Twitter Show notes:Email Shayley at ShayleyC@ccvsocal.comSepcial needs highlight video we mention (only watch if you are ready to tear up)Info sheet for new buddiesStart With Hello bookCCV's A Night To Shine

In this episode Justin and Matthew talk about how to have better stage presence. If you are leading a minsitry or even involved, chances are high you will have to be on stage at some point. We talk through hacks on how to have better stage presence and we brought in a special guest to help. Joel Casey is the front of house engineer of CCV and gives us some perspectives from a sound guy to the people on the stage. We hope this can give you some grest hacks on how to be better up front.Email questions to theotherstudentministrypodcast@gmail.comUse #ymhacks on TwitterReview us oniTunes for a chance to win $25 to DYMGive us a like on FB HERE 

In this episode Justin and Matt walk through their volunteer process for both in the worship band and for adults wanting to serve in the student ministry. they talk about the challenges and mistakes they have seen or have made themselves and offer up hacks on how to streamline the process.AND WE ANNOUNCE THE WINNER OF THE $25 TO DYM FOR LEAVING US REVIEW! You can view the adult leader application for the student ministry HEREYou can go back to Episodes 3 & 4 to get your hands on Matt's CRUD form for worship band volunteers.Make sure to LIKE us on FB HEREGive us a follow on Twiter HERE

Justin and Matt are spooky on Halloween talking about hacks in social media in student ministry. They run through their thoughts and how they each use social media in their own ministry and give tips and tricks on how to use it effectively.If you review our podcast by next week, we will send you $25 to the DYM store."Like" us on Facebook and interact with us there! Click HERE to do so.Justin's Twitter & IGMatt's Twitter & IGCCV Students Instagram

Everyone is back and we are ready to roll!Justin and Matthew are back together with Sean on the Couch rolling into this great episode tackling how to identify which leaders are just glorified baby-sitters in your ministry. They also give practical hacks on how to turn them in to the leaders you hope for and desire to have in your ministry.They answer questions before every episode so send them to:theotherstudentministrypodcast@gmail.comUse #ymhacks to insert your own hacks on this topic on Twitter.theotherstudentministrypodcast.com 

In this episode Justin sits down and chats with Derry Prenkert. With 20+ years serving at the same church, Derry has been able to craft a plethora of experiences and resources that help students and parents in their spiritual journey. It is because of this we wanted to hear some of the hacks he has learned thoughout the years to be in one place for so long. I don't know about you, but this is a personal goal of mine and we know youth workers do not have the best reputation for staying put. We hope this conversation can give you practical hacks on how to be in ministry for the long haul.You can find Derry at the links below:DYM ResourcesInstagramFacebook

This is a mini-sode because Matthew is out traveling the world and Justin does not know how to do all the cool music-like things we normally have on the podcast. But since we didn't want to go too long without an episode here we have this awesome episode (Forgive us for the background noise, we were recording at the DYM 100 conference).Soooooooo...We have Frank Gil with us talking about hacks on what do with volunteers. He gives some practical advice on how to lead your leaders.Enage us in the convo using #ymhacks on Twitter or email us a question to chat through for a few minutes on the show at theotherstudentministrypodcast@gmail.com

In this episode Justin and Matt talk about how they have learned to think big but start in small, reachable steps and setting goals to which will pay off big in the long run. They walk through their process of how the team went through this year and share some hacks in hopes can help others do the same. They talk through:How to have big goalsSetting OKR's (Objectives and Key Results)How to set up small wins towards a big vision They would love to spend a few minutes to talk through some questions so add the the conversation by sending them in email at theotherstudentministrypodcast@gmail.com OR Use #ymhacks on Twitter

In this episode Matthew and Justin talk about how their ministry is re-launching small groups this year. They talk about how the last time was not as successful and why that was. They walk through what they did different this year and talk through hacks based off what they learned to launch/start/train small group leaders to make them successful. Check out their small group registration:ccvsocal.com/students  

In this episode we are joined by Sean Lord (Sean on the couch) talking through future planning, dreaming and calendar stuff for the future in ministry. One of the best things you can be for your ministry is prepared. We just planned all of 2018 and we go through our process with our team. Google Calendar View: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jRh64NgLt_L9YE0cHvqn69v9cvPl2bR6OgMJnH4NDMk/edit?usp=sharing

In this episode Justin and Matthew talk about hacks in service programming. They recently lead a Master Class at CCV (their church) with the family ministry department about the "what's, why's, and how's" of service programming and they wanted to share that content.You will here a little bit of their service flow and how to make sure you have balance, pace and space in your service program.Add to the conversatian by using #ymhacks on Twitter.Follow us on Twitter:@justinknowles3@Matthew_Ferrer@OtherSMPodcastOr email us your questions at theotherstudentministrypodcast@gmail.com FREE Extreme Bingo Boxes Of Doom Files:http://www.downloadyouthministry.com/shop/games/extreme-bingo-gameBlog on how to play Extreme Bingo:http://blog.downloadyouthministry.com/play-extreme-bingo-dym-boxes/

This week Matt and I were out and about as we are wrapping up our summer time schedules. This week they both had separate conversations with two guys who have built up quite a summer camp culture in their churches. They have taken their summer camps to another level and we have seen them first hand so we wanted them to share how they were able to build the hype for summer camp.Some things covered:How Brian got 70 students to come to camp who never came beforeHow Dayne has over 100 HS students serving for his JH campHacks on getting students to get friends to comeIt's a good conversation and something we all can learn from them and their ministry. Add to the convo in a few ways:Use #ymhacks on Twitter to add your own hacks on the subjectEmail us and we will talk through hacks on the podcast so email us at theotherstudentministrypodcast@gmail.comIf you want to see what Brian and Dane are doing, here are their ministry links:Brian Howardbrian.howard@calvarycc.orghttps://www.instagram.com/brianjohnhoward/https://www.instagram.com/calvaryhsm805/Dayne Scalonhttps://www.instagram.com/daynescalon/daynes@willamette.cc