The Morning After Ministry Show

Episode 32: Security Matters and Draining the TankThis morning we were joined again by Jim Howard of Trinity Security Allies. Trinity Security Allies is hosting the 2nd Annual Church Safety and Liability Conference this coming Saturday, September 15, in Trinity Florida. More info can be found about the conference here. https://www.trinitysecurityallies.com/church-safety-conference.htmlWe have been busy. September brings with it all kinds of new beginnings in church world. Andrew’s church began a new 6 week sermon series called BLESS that aims at developing a culture of evangelism in the church. We were expecting to have baptisms this Sunday morning, but the family of the two young men being baptized decided against it. When Andrew went to drain the baptistry (read horse trough here) he got soaked, because he is a dummy.. The highight of this experience was the kindness and grace shown by a few ladies in the church. It is amazing to watch what kindness can accomplish.Jim Howard came on to not just discuss the Church Safet and Liability Conference, but also to discuss serious safety issues facing churches. He touched on the importance of vigilance, and the need for the ongoing scandal in the Catholic Church to be handled correctly, because all churches need to be trustworthy and accountable. We talked about particular issues in churches, namely with children and students. Jim stressed the importance of separate spaces, especially restrooms, for each age group.Have we got a deal for you! Our biggest resource ever in the DYM store, the One Year. One Click. Bundle is being offered for just $30! This is only happening for this week, so don’t miss out!. https://www.downloadyouthministry.com/1-year-1-click-50-week-teaching-bundle-youth-groupWe have a new resource about to come out on DYM, and we gave a little sneak of both the message and the game. It is called, Neighbor, and is a deep look at the Good Samaratian. You can win it before it is even in the DYM store by letting us know that you have left a review for our show and another show in the DYM Podcast network.Check out our resources in the DYM store here: https://www.downloadyouthministry.com/shop?author=8 Be sure to like The Morning After Ministry on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/morningafterministry/instagram.com/morningaftermin and twitter.com/morningaftermin. You can also find Tim @t00th and Andrew @andrewlarsenBe sure to check out the other shows in the DYM Podcast Network at podcast.downloadyouthministry.comThanks to Dignity Memorial, Peek Reach, and Give Central for making our show possible!

Episode 32: Security Matters and Draining the TankThis morning we were joined again by Jim Howard of Trinity Security Allies. Trinity Security Allies is hosting the 2nd Annual Church Safety and Liability Conference this coming Saturday, September 15, in Trinity Florida. More info can be found about the conference here. https://www.trinitysecurityallies.com/church-safety-conference.htmlWe have been busy. September brings with it all kinds of new beginnings in church world. Andrew’s church began a new 6 week sermon series called BLESS that aims at developing a culture of evangelism in the church. We were expecting to have baptisms this Sunday morning, but the family of the two young men being baptized decided against it. When Andrew went to drain the baptistry (read horse trough here) he got soaked, because he is a dummy.. The highight of this experience was the kindness and grace shown by a few ladies in the church. It is amazing to watch what kindness can accomplish.Jim Howard came on to not just discuss the Church Safet and Liability Conference, but also to discuss serious safety issues facing churches. He touched on the importance of vigilance, and the need for the ongoing scandal in the Catholic Church to be handled correctly, because all churches need to be trustworthy and accountable. We talked about particular issues in churches, namely with children and students. Jim stressed the importance of separate spaces, especially restrooms, for each age group.Have we got a deal for you! Our biggest resource ever in the DYM store, the One Year. One Click. Bundle is being offered for just $30! This is only happening for this week, so don’t miss out!. https://www.downloadyouthministry.com/1-year-1-click-50-week-teaching-bundle-youth-groupWe have a new resource about to come out on DYM, and we gave a little sneak of both the message and the game. It is called, Neighbor, and is a deep look at the Good Samaratian. You can win it before it is even in the DYM store by letting us know that you have left a review for our show and another show in the DYM Podcast network.Check out our resources in the DYM store here: https://www.downloadyouthministry.com/shop?author=8 Be sure to like The Morning After Ministry on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/morningafterministry/instagram.com/morningaftermin and twitter.com/morningaftermin. You can also find Tim @t00th and Andrew @andrewlarsenBe sure to check out the other shows in the DYM Podcast Network at podcast.downloadyouthministry.comThanks to Dignity Memorial, Peek Reach, and Give Central for making our show possible!

Have we got a deal for you! Our biggest resource ever in the DYM store, the One Year. One Click. Bundle is being offered for just $30! This is only happening for this week, so don’t miss out!. https://www.downloadyouthministry.com/1-year-1-click-50-week-teaching-bundle-youth-groupThis morning we were joined live by our wives! Between the two of them they have 24 years of being married to a pastor. We spoke about all things that related to ministry spouses. We started the show by asking what were the best and worst things about being married into ministry.We talked about the benefits and challanges of both being at the same church long term or changing churches. We discussed our wacky weekly schedules, and how our famiy calendars look. We talked about this and so much more, we hope you check it out.We have a new resource about to come out on DYM, and we gave a little sneak of both the message and the game. It is called, Neighbor, and is a deep look at the Good Samaratian. You can win it before it is even in the DYM store by letting us know that you have left a review for our show and another show in the DYM Podcast network.Check out our resources in the DYM store here: https://www.downloadyouthministry.com/shop?author=8 Be sure to like The Morning After Ministry on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/morningafterministry/instagram.com/morningaftermin and twitter.com/morningaftermin. You can also find Tim @t00th and Andrew @andrewlarsenBe sure to check out the other shows in the DYM Podcast Network at podcast.downloadyouthministry.comThanks to Dignity Memorial, Peek Reach, and Give Central for making our show possible!

Have we got a deal for you! Our biggest resource ever in the DYM store, the One Year. One Click. Bundle is being offered for just $30! This is only happening for this week, so don’t miss out!. https://www.downloadyouthministry.com/1-year-1-click-50-week-teaching-bundle-youth-groupThis morning we were joined live by our wives! Between the two of them they have 24 years of being married to a pastor. We spoke about all things that related to ministry spouses. We started the show by asking what were the best and worst things about being married into ministry.We talked about the benefits and challanges of both being at the same church long term or changing churches. We discussed our wacky weekly schedules, and how our famiy calendars look. We talked about this and so much more, we hope you check it out.We have a new resource about to come out on DYM, and we gave a little sneak of both the message and the game. It is called, Neighbor, and is a deep look at the Good Samaratian. You can win it before it is even in the DYM store by letting us know that you have left a review for our show and another show in the DYM Podcast network.Check out our resources in the DYM store here: https://www.downloadyouthministry.com/shop?author=8 Be sure to like The Morning After Ministry on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/morningafterministry/instagram.com/morningaftermin and twitter.com/morningaftermin. You can also find Tim @t00th and Andrew @andrewlarsenBe sure to check out the other shows in the DYM Podcast Network at podcast.downloadyouthministry.comThanks to Dignity Memorial, Peek Reach, and Give Central for making our show possible!

In honor of our 30th episode, have we got a deal for you! Our biggest resource ever in the DYM store, the One Year. One Click. Bundle is being offered for just $30! This is only happening for this week, so don’t miss out!. https://www.downloadyouthministry.com/1-year-1-click-50-week-teaching-bundle-youth-groupThis morning we talked about the views we get from the pulpit that noone else is privy to. Tim had a guy approach the stage while he was preaching, Andrew had a poodle come in to the church mid service…Andrew and Tim were both preaching this week. Andrew preached a “controversial” sermon that went over much better than he did the last time he preached it. We talked about how to respond when people do not respond well to a sermon.We have a new resource about to come out on DYM, and we gave a little sneak of both the message and the game. It is called, Neighbor, and is a deep look at the Good Samaratian. You can win it before it is even in the DYM store by letting us know that you have left a review for our show and another show in the DYM Podcast network.Check out our resources in the DYM store here: https://www.downloadyouthministry.com/shop?author=8 Be sure to like The Morning After Ministry on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/morningafterministry/instagram.com/morningaftermin and twitter.com/morningaftermin. You can also find Tim @t00th and Andrew @andrewlarsenBe sure to check out the other shows in the DYM Podcast Network at podcast.downloadyouthministry.comThanks to Dignity Memorial, Peek Reach, and Give Central for making our show possible!

In honor of our 30th episode, have we got a deal for you! Our biggest resource ever in the DYM store, the One Year. One Click. Bundle is being offered for just $30! This is only happening for this week, so don’t miss out!. https://www.downloadyouthministry.com/1-year-1-click-50-week-teaching-bundle-youth-groupThis morning we talked about the views we get from the pulpit that noone else is privy to. Tim had a guy approach the stage while he was preaching, Andrew had a poodle come in to the church mid service…Andrew and Tim were both preaching this week. Andrew preached a “controversial” sermon that went over much better than he did the last time he preached it. We talked about how to respond when people do not respond well to a sermon.We have a new resource about to come out on DYM, and we gave a little sneak of both the message and the game. It is called, Neighbor, and is a deep look at the Good Samaratian. You can win it before it is even in the DYM store by letting us know that you have left a review for our show and another show in the DYM Podcast network.Check out our resources in the DYM store here: https://www.downloadyouthministry.com/shop?author=8 Be sure to like The Morning After Ministry on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/morningafterministry/instagram.com/morningaftermin and twitter.com/morningaftermin. You can also find Tim @t00th and Andrew @andrewlarsenBe sure to check out the other shows in the DYM Podcast Network at podcast.downloadyouthministry.comThanks to Dignity Memorial, Peek Reach, and Give Central for making our show possible!

This morning we are both excited and exhausted. Excited because we are both back live and in person for the first time in several weeks, but we’re a bit sleepy cause we were out late since our homie Josh Griffin was in town! We are so excited that NYWC is going to be in our back yard next November. This morning we talked about the real stinker Timmy had to deal with at church yesterday…someone pooped at church. We dove into the messy sides of ministr and how being wiling to do what noone else wants to do gives you buy in and credability with your people.We have a new resource about to come out on DYM, and we gave a little sneak of both the message and the game. It is called, Neighbor, and is a deep look at the Good Samaratian. You can win it before it is even in the DYM store by letting us know that you have left a review for our show and another show in the DYM Podcast network.Andrew’s church celebrated a birthday yesterday, and we talked about celebrating the people that serve in the church. Next week is our 30th Episdoe and we have a great offer from DYM to celebrate, BUT you’ll have t tune in next week to find out what it is!Check out our resources in the DYM store here: https://www.downloadyouthministry.com/shop?author=8 Be sure to like The Morning After Ministry on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/morningafterministry/instagram.com/morningaftermin and twitter.com/morningaftermin. You can also find Tim @t00th and Andrew @andrewlarsenBe sure to check out the other shows in the DYM Podcast Network at podcast.downloadyouthministry.comThanks to Dignity Memorial, Peek Reach, and Give Central for making our show possible!

This morning we are both excited and exhausted. Excited because we are both back live and in person for the first time in several weeks, but we’re a bit sleepy cause we were out late since our homie Josh Griffin was in town! We are so excited that NYWC is going to be in our back yard next November. This morning we talked about the real stinker Timmy had to deal with at church yesterday…someone pooped at church. We dove into the messy sides of ministr and how being wiling to do what noone else wants to do gives you buy in and credability with your people.We have a new resource about to come out on DYM, and we gave a little sneak of both the message and the game. It is called, Neighbor, and is a deep look at the Good Samaratian. You can win it before it is even in the DYM store by letting us know that you have left a review for our show and another show in the DYM Podcast network.Andrew’s church celebrated a birthday yesterday, and we talked about celebrating the people that serve in the church. Next week is our 30th Episdoe and we have a great offer from DYM to celebrate, BUT you’ll have t tune in next week to find out what it is!Check out our resources in the DYM store here: https://www.downloadyouthministry.com/shop?author=8 Be sure to like The Morning After Ministry on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/morningafterministry/instagram.com/morningaftermin and twitter.com/morningaftermin. You can also find Tim @t00th and Andrew @andrewlarsenBe sure to check out the other shows in the DYM Podcast Network at podcast.downloadyouthministry.comThanks to Dignity Memorial, Peek Reach, and Give Central for making our show possible!

Today Andrew was with DYM legend Ken Leslie, at Epcot. He won our day at Disney contest in the spring, and is in Florida for the week with his wife Jaime.We talked about his transition after fourteen years of youth ministry, into his new role as assistant pastor. We answered some viewer/listener questions about rebranding and relaunching a ministry. We also played Ken’s newest DYM game “Which Pratt is That?”Be sure to check out all of Ken’s resources in the DYM store:https://www.downloadyouthministry.com/shop?author=59Check out our resources in the DYM store here: https://www.downloadyouthministry.com/shop?author=8 Be sure to like The Morning After Ministry on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/morningafterministry/instagram.com/morningaftermin and twitter.com/morningaftermin. You can also find Tim @t00th and Andrew @andrewlarsenBe sure to check out the other shows in the DYM Podcast Network at podcast.downloadyouthministry.comThanks to Dignity Memorial, Peek Reach, and Give Central for making our show possible!

Today Andrew was with DYM legend Ken Leslie, at Epcot. He won our day at Disney contest in the spring, and is in Florida for the week with his wife Jaime.We talked about his transition after fourteen years of youth ministry, into his new role as assistant pastor. We answered some viewer/listener questions about rebranding and relaunching a ministry. We also played Ken’s newest DYM game “Which Pratt is That?”Be sure to check out all of Ken’s resources in the DYM store:https://www.downloadyouthministry.com/shop?author=59Check out our resources in the DYM store here: https://www.downloadyouthministry.com/shop?author=8 Be sure to like The Morning After Ministry on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/morningafterministry/instagram.com/morningaftermin and twitter.com/morningaftermin. You can also find Tim @t00th and Andrew @andrewlarsenBe sure to check out the other shows in the DYM Podcast Network at podcast.downloadyouthministry.comThanks to Dignity Memorial, Peek Reach, and Give Central for making our show possible!

With Tim on his way to California to celebrate a decade of marriage to the wonderful Stephanie Miller, Andrew was joined this morning by Justin Halog. Justin is the director of student ministries at Faith Community Church in Seminole, FL. Which happens to be the possition that Andrew held for six years before becoming the pastor at Safety Harbor Community Church. We discussed Justin’s first year in full time ministry and some things that he wished he would have known heading in. We talked about things that surprised him and the tings that went, at least relatively, how he expected them to go. When Justin arrived at Faith, the ministry staff had gone from 5 to one in a period of just a few months. We discussed what was it like coming into a church that was in transition and what things are most different now from when he arrived. The church now has a strong lead pastor and is pursuing five key values that have defined a vision for the church.We turned a bit more personal, and discussed what it was like replacing me (Andrew) and if I could have made Justin’s transition easier. We discussed the difficulty I faced from the youth pastor before me, and how some things need to be learned.Check out our resources in the DYM store here: https://www.downloadyouthministry.com/shop?author=8 Be sure to check out Landen’s resources in the DYM store. https://www.downloadyouthministry.com/shop?author=279Be sure to like The Morning After Ministry on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/morningafterministry/instagram.com/morningaftermin and twitter.com/morningaftermin. You can also find Tim @t00th and Andrew @andrewlarsenBe sure to check out the other shows in the DYM Podcast Network at podcast.downloadyouthministry.comThanks to Dignity Memorial, Peek Reach, and Give Central for making our show possible!

With Tim on his way to California to celebrate a decade of marriage to the wonderful Stephanie Miller, Andrew was joined this morning by Justin Halog. Justin is the director of student ministries at Faith Community Church in Seminole, FL. Which happens to be the possition that Andrew held for six years before becoming the pastor at Safety Harbor Community Church. We discussed Justin’s first year in full time ministry and some things that he wished he would have known heading in. We talked about things that surprised him and the tings that went, at least relatively, how he expected them to go. When Justin arrived at Faith, the ministry staff had gone from 5 to one in a period of just a few months. We discussed what was it like coming into a church that was in transition and what things are most different now from when he arrived. The church now has a strong lead pastor and is pursuing five key values that have defined a vision for the church.We turned a bit more personal, and discussed what it was like replacing me (Andrew) and if I could have made Justin’s transition easier. We discussed the difficulty I faced from the youth pastor before me, and how some things need to be learned.Check out our resources in the DYM store here: https://www.downloadyouthministry.com/shop?author=8 Be sure to check out Landen’s resources in the DYM store. https://www.downloadyouthministry.com/shop?author=279Be sure to like The Morning After Ministry on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/morningafterministry/instagram.com/morningaftermin and twitter.com/morningaftermin. You can also find Tim @t00th and Andrew @andrewlarsenBe sure to check out the other shows in the DYM Podcast Network at podcast.downloadyouthministry.comThanks to Dignity Memorial, Peek Reach, and Give Central for making our show possible!

We were back in action this morning in the SHCC studio (Andrew’s office) with a whole bunch to talk about. Tim’s student ministry held their camp reunion/silent disco party on Wednesday night. We talked about the pros of hosting a “camp reunion” and the additional students it brings out. Silent Events provided the gear for the party. They came in cheaper than $10 a person, and were great to work with.Andrew was on vacation for the past two weeks, and went to The Refuge Church in Russleville, AR last Sunday. We discussed whether or not to go to church on vacation, what kind of churches we look for on vacation, and why it can be a win. The big news that we discussed was that a letter went out to the congregation at Lakeview Community Church naming our own Timothy Allen Miller as the next Sr Pastor. There is no timeframe for the transition as Tim’s sr pastor is not approaching retirement for the next few years, but the church now knows that the elders are planning on Tim taking over n a few years. We discussed what this means for him, and the church moving forward, but don’t worry…we’ll still do the show.Check out our resources in the DYM store here: https://www.downloadyouthministry.com/shop?author=8Be sure to like The Morning After Ministry on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/morningafterministry/instagram.com/morningaftermin and twitter.com/morningaftermin. You can also find Tim @t00th and Andrew @andrewlarsenBe sure to check out the other shows in the DYM Podcast Network at podcast.downloadyouthministry.comThanks to Dignity Memorial, Peek Reach, and Give Central for making our show possible!

We were back in action this morning in the SHCC studio (Andrew’s office) with a whole bunch to talk about. Tim’s student ministry held their camp reunion/silent disco party on Wednesday night. We talked about the pros of hosting a “camp reunion” and the additional students it brings out. Silent Events provided the gear for the party. They came in cheaper than $10 a person, and were great to work with.Andrew was on vacation for the past two weeks, and went to The Refuge Church in Russleville, AR last Sunday. We discussed whether or not to go to church on vacation, what kind of churches we look for on vacation, and why it can be a win. The big news that we discussed was that a letter went out to the congregation at Lakeview Community Church naming our own Timothy Allen Miller as the next Sr Pastor. There is no timeframe for the transition as Tim’s sr pastor is not approaching retirement for the next few years, but the church now knows that the elders are planning on Tim taking over n a few years. We discussed what this means for him, and the church moving forward, but don’t worry…we’ll still do the show.Check out our resources in the DYM store here: https://www.downloadyouthministry.com/shop?author=8Be sure to like The Morning After Ministry on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/morningafterministry/instagram.com/morningaftermin and twitter.com/morningaftermin. You can also find Tim @t00th and Andrew @andrewlarsenBe sure to check out the other shows in the DYM Podcast Network at podcast.downloadyouthministry.comThanks to Dignity Memorial, Peek Reach, and Give Central for making our show possible!

Today Andrew was with Landen Crouch, in Russleville, Arkansas. Landen is leaving his church of 7 years next Sunday, to take another possition. In this episode we talked about how you know it is time to go, what you go through when you’re looking, and how to transition well. Check out our resources in the DYM store here: https://www.downloadyouthministry.com/shop?author=8 Be sure to check out Landen’s resources in the DYM store. https://www.downloadyouthministry.com/shop?author=279Be sure to like The Morning After Ministry on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/morningafterministry/instagram.com/morningaftermin and twitter.com/morningaftermin. You can also find Tim @t00th and Andrew @andrewlarsenBe sure to check out the other shows in the DYM Podcast Network at podcast.downloadyouthministry.comThanks to Dignity Memorial, Peek Reach, and Give Central for making our show possible!