The Download Youth Ministry Show (Video)

Many listeners sent questions starting with, "Matt… sorry you got canned!" Its good to know our community knows Matt's love language: sarcasm. But, beyond the humor, there's a lot of good YM discussion waiting for you.

We reach another podcast milestone & celebrate it with our youth ministry friends at NYWC in San Diego. Our awesome sponsors showered our guests with tons of great prizes & valuable giveaways. Such a fun night!

After last week's episode ending with a cliffhanger - some big news is revealed. How will it affect the YMG team? Tune-in and find out!

In this episode, Doug had some great one-liners, Katie was the queen, Josh was feisty, and Matt was… well, Matt. After discussing several great YM questions, we ended the episode with a cliffhanger. Tune-in!

We heard from many youth workers walking through pretty trying circumstances. Join us as we have tough conversations about difficult situations… we wish we could say it was all serious, but the laughter continued.

The miracle could be that Matt admitted he was wrong or that he posted the show quickly-we can't remember. We also discussed the term "been there youth ministry." Can you relate? Have you ever "been there"?

In this episode, it seemed like the recurring theme was about how we need to be careful in defining 'success' in youth ministry. Such a great discussion on this important topic. So go be successful and watch this episode!

Matt's back... and so is his gout. Wait... what? Could this be his final show? [Warning: This show is rated PG due to subject matter about a very serious medical condition known as gout; a.k.a., "rich man's disease!"]

Torie Fields (Doug's oldest daughter) got called up to the big leagues to replace the aging and mission-tripping Matt McGill. She shared insights from her experiences completing her first year in youth ministry including details on what its like to work for McGill. Katie dropped some great wisdom (again), Josh dropped some references to www.MoreThanDodgeball.com (cha-ching!), & Doug left everyone speechless after one of his answers. Listen to this episode as we discuss your questions about finances, background checks, flirting volunteers, siblings in small groups, and more!

It just feels like something is missing in this episode, but it takes a while for the YMG team to notice. Matt is away on a mission trip so the three amigos take over without missing a beat (just a few loud cackles). Katie is rested and returns from her vacation to offer up some great youth ministry wisdom - as well as some great sound-bytes as the team takes on a ton of youth ministry questions.

While we were bummed that the Podcast Queen, Katie Edwards, was on a much-needed vacation and couldn't join us for this episode of the YM Garage, we're thrilled to have special guest & former podcast regular Jana Sarti, aka the Squawker,return! Jana shares her insights, Matt brings the funny, Josh agrees with everyone a lot, and Doug explains how his 'drinking habit' first started. That and we answer a lot of questions! Join us as we take our first step to Episode 300.

For those viewers who have ever doubted if this podcast was taped in an actual garage - doubt no longer friends. You'll get an exclusive all-access tour of the YM Garage. You'll get a behind-the-scenes look at Doug's old office (some might even say "storage closet"). While this is the shortest episode we've ever taped, it's because we've already begun packing for our trip to San Diego for Show 200 LIVE at YS' NYWC! What a milestone - and we couldn't think of a more fitting way to celebrate it than with a few hundred fellow youth workers as our live studio audience. Enjoy the tour!