A gathering place for enduring ideas in youth work that just won’t go away. After decades on the front lines of youth work and therapy, Michael recognized a significant gap in the sector—a lack of a dedicated, practical framework. This realization led him to develop ’The Solutions Toolkit,’ a program designed specifically for youth workers. Built around an ’Absorb & Practice’ model, the toolkit enables skill-building on the job, with modules broken down into practical, bite-sized units. Thes ...
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Youth Work Today is produced by Erasmus + funded Edulabs’s project. The Edulabs is consortio of four active non-formal education operator from four countries: Czech, Slovakia, Portugal and Finland.
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“Talking Youth Work” is a series of podcast interviews to Youth Work experts and practitioners that have a say when it comes to Innovation in Youth Work.
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The Reimagining Youth Work podcast is an exciting, new, and thoughtful exploration of how our world is impacting young people, what adults can do to re-think their work with young people, and how we can all work together to re-make the systems that serve young people. The podcast is hosted by veteran educator, mentoring expert, and executive director of the Youth Mentoring Action Network (YMAN), Dr. Torie Weiston-Serdan. The podcast is recorded in both audio and video formats. Like the work ...
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Youth Work State of Mind Podcast - Discussions around Christian youth ministry
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Youth Work State of Mind Podcast from the Blackburn Diocese Board of Education is for anyone who works as a leader, volunteer, church leader or is interested in Christian Youth Ministry. Each episode has helpful discussion along all aspects of youth ministry with the help of special guests and has some fun along the way with some lighthearted games. If that sounds like your thing, then please do listen, subscribe, and share the podcast with those who will find it helpful, and you can connect ...
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Youth ministry is not a solo sport, but far too often youth workers feel like they have to do it alone. We are here to help with that. Every week some of the top United Methodist youth workers offer free resources from their real-world ministries. You’ll find everything from games to downloadable lessons to coaching on how to put together a budget. We hope that when you get online to work, you don’t feel like you have to do it all yourself. We want to be the first place you turn for games, l ...
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Today's youth need youth pastors, mentors, teachers, volunteers, and most of all, they need YOU! Youth Worker On Fire is designed to give you the knowledge and inspiration you need to be the best youth worker possible. Youth Worker On Fire podcast is full of valuable information from people who work with youth on a daily basis. It is also packed with interviews with former students (years later) in their adult life and how student ministry, or the lack of it, effected their future. Many are ...
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Aaron Garth is Executive Director of Ultimate Youth Worker and Coordinator of Youth Studies at a higher education provider in Melbourne, Australia.
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Author and youth life skills coach Deon D. Price addresses issues concerning todays youth generation for parents, youth and youth workers. Author and youth life skills coach Deon D. Price addresses issues concerning todays youth generation for parents, youth and youth workers.
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Welcome to The Youth Workshop Podcast. The Youth Workshop is a youth ministry organisation dedicated to helping youth leaders and pastors navigate the rough terrain that is youth ministry and committed to equipping and growing the next generation of leaders through events, resources and mentoring. On this podcast you will hear interviews and conversation with the most innovative and creative youth experts from around the world. If you are ready to take your youth ministry to the next level, ...
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After the last episode, I've been thinking deeply. So many people asked me when I was going to write that book about weight loss that I discussed in the previous episode. Well, here we are in 2025, and I did much more than that: I wrote the book, and I'm currently giving away 100,000 copies on a pay-what-you-want basis. I also have a course coming …
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80 summers is about how many most individuals have to live... Let that sink in! So, would you rather spend those summers hoarding your stuff and time only for yourself... or would you rather promote kindness and goodwill to your family, neighbors and the world around you in Jesus name? What matters in eternity is who we've fed, clothed, and shared …
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Episode 182 - Rules of Youth Ministry: #3 Live Your Title
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21:11Chris and Jeremy are continuing their series of rules of youth ministry. We're talking about the importance of knowing and understanding your job title and ways that you can foster sustainability in ministry work.Por Youth Worker Collective Podcast
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CORE Values is about an article written by Greg Stier of Dare 2 Share Ministries. "How to Implement the 7 Values of a Gospel Advancing Ministry" is the name of the article. There are many organizations that you can find to help you with CORE Values that I mention in this episode, but this one is very good if you have been looking for direction and …
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The World-O-Meter is pretty impressive. It's calculating the births and deaths in 20 countries by the second (or faster), to let us know approximately how many people are alive on planet Earth each second of every day. How can we as youth workers, youth pastors, student ministry leaders, and volunteers reach the millions that are being born each ye…
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This week, Chris and Jeremy give some tips on how to take some old games that have been popular in youth ministry for years and give them a new twist!Por Youth Worker Collective Podcast
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244 Good Idea or Bad Idea? - Winter Retreats
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10:59The best time for college retreats seemed to be at the beginning of Christmas break and return from that trip the day before Christmas. Was it successful yes... for several years. Was it worth it? For the students yes.... for my family who was very gracious to me? No. Why? Because all things in Jesus name are not necessarily the best thing to do. T…
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243 The Wholehearted Journey with Joel Johnson
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1:07:10If you want to know the value of investing in a child and especially in teenagers, Joel Johnson is one of the greatest examples. He grew up with a Father that left him, a step father that hurt him, threatened him, and left him. Yet... God saw him! He asked Jesus into his heart and his youth pastor challenged him. He took those challenges and did wh…
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This week Chris and Jeremy sit down to discuss the "He Gets Us" ad that aired during the Super Bowl. They explore the importance of authenticity as well as diving a little deeper before sharing content with others.Por Youth Worker Collective Podcast
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You can hike the Grand Canyon or you can be a RIM HUGGER. One experiences the canyon first hand. You get thirsty, dirty, and you use energy... but you see what rim huggers never see, the truth about the canyon. We can do ministry. Spend time with people, lead them to Jesus, and disciple them (make a student out of them)... or you can just look at o…
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The Truth is always the right thing to talk about and believe. The Truth is not what society usually wants to hear. Real Truth usually goes against the grain of society. So... it has to be delivered in Love, Compassion, and Power through God's spirit. Not by our own self-righteous power. Students (and humans in general) are drawn to God's convictio…
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Episode 179 - Rules of Youth Ministry: #2 Be Yourself
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26:37Chris and Jeremy are continuing their series of Rules of Youth Ministry. This week we are sharing 6 tips on how to be yourself.Por Youth Worker Collective Podcast
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240 Dr. Larry E. Shyers - Therapist and Professor
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41:17What do you do when students and families need help on a professional level? This interview is going to help you find answers to those questions and situations. This interview is a straightforward discussion with a man who has given his life to the spiritual and mental growth students and their families. He has trained countless numbers to do the s…
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Episode 178 - Spiritual Practices for Lent
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21:51This week Chris sits down with Rev. Stephanie Dunn and Deb Arca to talk about spiritual practices for Lent. You can get a copy of Stephanie's new book, "Draw Close: A Creative Companion for Lent" is at https://store.upperroom.org/product/draw-close(Enter discount code "DC20" for 20% off!)ABOUT THE BOOK: On each of the 40 days of Lent, Dunn introduc…
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Making God's Love Clear is important. It sounds like that should be easy and it is, but the power and passion of it needs to be fresh everyday. At the start of what would become one of the largest churches in the world, the pastor's first intention was that their church was going to intentionally make sure that every person that came to their churc…
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Episode 177 - Rules of Youth Ministry: #1 Be Easy to Work With
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21:40Chris and Jeremy are kicking off a series of episodes about the Rules of Youth Ministry. This week, they're sharing SIX tips for how you can be easy to work with.Por Youth Worker Collective Podcast
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Pick your… WORD FOR THE YEAR! Yes, one word. A friend of mine has asked me and many other friends to pick their “word” for quite a few years now. What is that one word that you want to define the upcoming year? Here are a few changes you can make to go from negative talk to positive and proactive thinking: Impatient…Patient Unprepared…..Always Prep…
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Student Ministry is all about leading students to Jesus and then setting them up for success to live a Jesus centered life. In this episode, we talk about some books and authors that will help you guide students that love God and those who don't, answers to questions that we all ask at some point in our life. Lee Strobel, Josh McDowell, and his son…
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236 Family Matters with My Big Sis Deb
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17:17There are 4 of us. My oldest sister Deborah, then me (Doug), Deanna and Dawn in that order. Deborah and I being the oldest, pioneered the way as the first teenagers and we benefited big time from student ministries, family and music groups we sang and performed with. Our volunteer youth workers Ronnie and Maxine Kennedy were superheroes to us. They…
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235 NEW YEAR'S EVE - The Eldridge's Gift
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11:39Friends who are always there and go way beyond the extra mile… You will encounter people who will inspire you. The journey will be fun, because of those people. Keep these people in your life. Their spiritual and emotional DNA will pass onto you. The holiday miracles are Never convenient, they are necessary. There was no room at the Inn for Joseph …
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When Jesus showed up the timing seemed off. It was a harsh and cruel time. No one was really looking for him. They were wishing, but not looking. They were hoping for someone to get them out of trouble, but not believing it could happen that day. The process had started, but not the release from another regime take over. Joseph was not expecting it…
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#149 - Lessons from a Weight Loss Experiment
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24:16What happens when you bring together 12 clinically obese individuals and a team of experts to tackle weight loss and save lives? ANNOUNCEMENT So many people asked me when I was going to write that book about weight loss that I discussed in this episode. Well, here we are in 2025, and I did much more than that: I wrote the book, and I'm currently gi…
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233 Finding Your Rhythm with Brent Crowe - Vice President of Student Leadership University
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43:01The two phrases Brent Crowe says most often are... “Leadership begins at the feet of Jesus.” “Self preservation never changed the world” The reasons behind these phrases are right in line with a God sized World View. Brent Crowe is Vice President of Student Leadership University. He has a lot to do with why Youth Pastor Summit is hosted in major ci…
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As we start back with a new year and a new semester for your students, we pulled a back-to-school episode from our livestream this past summer.Por Youth Worker Collective Podcast
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This week Chris and Jeremy are talking about what to do when someone stops attending your youth ministry events.Por Youth Worker Collective Podcast
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Episode 175 - Youth Ministry as Car Maintenance
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17:41This week Chris and Jeremy look at youth ministry through the metaphor of car maintenance. If you don't take care of it, then it will break down. What are some of the things you need to be looking at in order to maintain your youth ministry?Por Youth Worker Collective Podcast
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This episode was inspired by Mark Batterson’s book "Not Safe: Discovering God's Dangerous Plan for Your Life". It talks about people who believed God was up to something great and then would take huge leaps of faith at a moments notice. In business, it's called people who are able to be decisive! People have to learn to make quick decisions when li…
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This episode was inspired by a reading from the John Maxwell's "The Maxwell Leadership Bible". If you have this leadership resource, go to 2 Timothy 2:2 and you will see the list of "Leading Followers verses Leading Leaders". I hope that this episode will help you on a path to leading leaders! _______________________________ Looking for a new stude…
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This week Chris and Jeremy talk about drama. Every youth ministry has it, so let's talk about how to deal with it.Por Youth Worker Collective Podcast
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I took what I knew and I maximized it. I was relentless, because I knew it was the right thing to do. I never felt trained enough nor that I had enough knowledge. God calls us to trust Him and to go with what He has shown us until... He shows us more. It's like driving in the fog at night in the mountains. Traveling through Blowing Rock, North Caro…
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"The second you have expectations of others, is the second you’re vulnerable. Expectations of others often leads to deep unhappiness… This doesn’t mean you don’t have standards of how people should act, but it does mean that all the social media dm’s and thousands of expectations out there are drowning weights that give no clear direction. These ex…
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