Episode 7 : Content is Not King

In Episode 7 of The Youth Ministry Mindset Podcast, a limited series with voices from Alpha and YDisciple, Joshua, Annie, and Jordan bring Jim Beckman, the founding architect of YDisciple, into the discussion on the relationship between content and the culture of youth ministry. Join us as we continue the conversation about how youth ministry could look in a post-COVID world.

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Introductions: Culture matters more than content COVID took away the games we were clinging to. - What are the core values of a thriving ministry? - Clinging to youth ministry models that are ineffective Tsunami - Reveals the bedrock/problems for miles before waves/grace come crashing in - Gen Z seeking the truth and being that crashing wave Transactional to transformational ministry - Confirmation prep - viewed as a cause of stress & just checking the boxes - Missing the grace - the point is to create room for the Holy Spirit - People come with a transactional mindset - Need to engage in meaningful relationships - Opportunity to meet Jesus, have a relationship with Him, and know that they are accepted in the Church. 4 lenses for looking at youth ministry: - Real + Welcome real doubts, questions, statements + Meet the real person of Jesus + “Authentic” - Gen Z buzzword + Small group - with the objective of engaging in conversation and be heard + How can we invite and challenge people to be real with us? How can we make a space for that in the Church? How can we be real with them? - Relational + Concept for a long time, but needs renewal + Youth need 5 adults to stay in the Church - so we need the whole Church + Youth asking if they belong in the Church + What would it look like to turnup the dial on the relational part of our ministry? What can we do to make that a reality? What impact would it have? - Reliant + Relying on the Holy Spirit + Create space, do our job, but trust the Holy Spirit to do his part - Reproducible + Work ourselves out of a job + Create space for young people to engage/participate in ministry + Need to reproduce youth ministers/more volunteers + Give opportunities to others 2021 is the new era of youth ministry Many guests will join over this series REFERENCES 1. “The typical expression of opening Friendship would be something like, ‘What? You too? I thought I was the only one.’" -C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves 2. The most dangerous phrase in the language is ‘we’ve always done it this way.’ -Grace Hopper 3. “It’s not doubt that is toxic to faith, it’s silence’ -Kara Powell 4. “Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ” -1Corinthians 11:1 5. Parable of the Talents -Matthew 25:14-30 PULL QUOTES 10:30 “It wasn’t really working before, and we knew it, but the change was scary.” 20:10 “They don’t care that we know until they know that we care.”

Episode 6 : Empowering Young People

In Episode 6 of The Youth Ministry Mindset Podcast, a limited series with voices from Alpha and YDisciple, Joshua, Annie, and Jordan discuss practicals of reproducing a transformational youth ministry that empowers young people. Join us as we continue the conversation on youth ministry in a post-COVID world.

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Introductions: Culture matters more than content COVID took away the games we were clinging to. - What are the core values of a thriving ministry? - Clinging to youth ministry models that are ineffective Tsunami - Reveals the bedrock/problems for miles before waves/grace come crashing in - Gen Z seeking the truth and being that crashing wave Transactional to transformational ministry - Confirmation prep - viewed as a cause of stress & just checking the boxes - Missing the grace - the point is to create room for the Holy Spirit - People come with a transactional mindset - Need to engage in meaningful relationships - Opportunity to meet Jesus, have a relationship with Him, and know that they are accepted in the Church. 4 lenses for looking at youth ministry: - Real + Welcome real doubts, questions, statements + Meet the real person of Jesus + “Authentic” - Gen Z buzzword + Small group - with the objective of engaging in conversation and be heard + How can we invite and challenge people to be real with us? How can we make a space for that in the Church? How can we be real with them? - Relational + Concept for a long time, but needs renewal + Youth need 5 adults to stay in the Church - so we need the whole Church + Youth asking if they belong in the Church + What would it look like to turnup the dial on the relational part of our ministry? What can we do to make that a reality? What impact would it have? - Reliant + Relying on the Holy Spirit + Create space, do our job, but trust the Holy Spirit to do his part - Reproducible + Work ourselves out of a job + Create space for young people to engage/participate in ministry + Need to reproduce youth ministers/more volunteers + Give opportunities to others 2021 is the new era of youth ministry Many guests will join over this series REFERENCES 1. “The typical expression of opening Friendship would be something like, ‘What? You too? I thought I was the only one.’" -C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves 2. The most dangerous phrase in the language is ‘we’ve always done it this way.’ -Grace Hopper 3. “It’s not doubt that is toxic to faith, it’s silence’ -Kara Powell 4. “Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ” -1Corinthians 11:1 5. Parable of the Talents -Matthew 25:14-30 PULL QUOTES 10:30 “It wasn’t really working before, and we knew it, but the change was scary.” 20:10 “They don’t care that we know until they know that we care.”

Episode 5 : Empowering Adults

In Episode 5 of The Youth Ministry Mindset Podcast, a limited series with voices from Alpha and YDisciple, Joshua, Annie, and Jordan talk about how to empower volunteers to become leaders and create a successful ministry. Join us as we continue the conversation on youth ministry in a post-COVID world.

SHOWNOTES

Introductions: Culture matters more than content COVID took away the games we were clinging to. - What are the core values of a thriving ministry? - Clinging to youth ministry models that are ineffective Tsunami - Reveals the bedrock/problems for miles before waves/grace come crashing in - Gen Z seeking the truth and being that crashing wave Transactional to transformational ministry - Confirmation prep - viewed as a cause of stress & just checking the boxes - Missing the grace - the point is to create room for the Holy Spirit - People come with a transactional mindset - Need to engage in meaningful relationships - Opportunity to meet Jesus, have a relationship with Him, and know that they are accepted in the Church. 4 lenses for looking at youth ministry: - Real + Welcome real doubts, questions, statements + Meet the real person of Jesus + “Authentic” - Gen Z buzzword + Small group - with the objective of engaging in conversation and be heard + How can we invite and challenge people to be real with us? How can we make a space for that in the Church? How can we be real with them? - Relational + Concept for a long time, but needs renewal + Youth need 5 adults to stay in the Church - so we need the whole Church + Youth asking if they belong in the Church + What would it look like to turnup the dial on the relational part of our ministry? What can we do to make that a reality? What impact would it have? - Reliant + Relying on the Holy Spirit + Create space, do our job, but trust the Holy Spirit to do his part - Reproducible + Work ourselves out of a job + Create space for young people to engage/participate in ministry + Need to reproduce youth ministers/more volunteers + Give opportunities to others 2021 is the new era of youth ministry Many guests will join over this series REFERENCES 1. “The typical expression of opening Friendship would be something like, ‘What? You too? I thought I was the only one.’" -C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves 2. The most dangerous phrase in the language is ‘we’ve always done it this way.’ -Grace Hopper 3. “It’s not doubt that is toxic to faith, it’s silence’ -Kara Powell 4. “Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ” -1Corinthians 11:1 5. Parable of the Talents -Matthew 25:14-30 PULL QUOTES 10:30 “It wasn’t really working before, and we knew it, but the change was scary.” 20:10 “They don’t care that we know until they know that we care.”

Episode 4 : Gen Z & the Holy Spirit

In Episode 4 of The Youth Ministry Mindset Podcast, a limited series with voices from Alpha and YDisciple, Joshua, Annie, and Jordan discuss successes, failures, and the importance of relying on the Holy Spirit in ministry with guest Sarah Kaczmarek, Director of Pastoral Ministry at Encounter Ministries. Join us as we continue the conversation on what to bring into youth ministry in a post-COVID world.

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Introductions: Culture matters more than content COVID took away the games we were clinging to. - What are the core values of a thriving ministry? - Clinging to youth ministry models that are ineffective Tsunami - Reveals the bedrock/problems for miles before waves/grace come crashing in - Gen Z seeking the truth and being that crashing wave Transactional to transformational ministry - Confirmation prep - viewed as a cause of stress & just checking the boxes - Missing the grace - the point is to create room for the Holy Spirit - People come with a transactional mindset - Need to engage in meaningful relationships - Opportunity to meet Jesus, have a relationship with Him, and know that they are accepted in the Church. 4 lenses for looking at youth ministry: - Real + Welcome real doubts, questions, statements + Meet the real person of Jesus + “Authentic” - Gen Z buzzword + Small group - with the objective of engaging in conversation and be heard + How can we invite and challenge people to be real with us? How can we make a space for that in the Church? How can we be real with them? - Relational + Concept for a long time, but needs renewal + Youth need 5 adults to stay in the Church - so we need the whole Church + Youth asking if they belong in the Church + What would it look like to turnup the dial on the relational part of our ministry? What can we do to make that a reality? What impact would it have? - Reliant + Relying on the Holy Spirit + Create space, do our job, but trust the Holy Spirit to do his part - Reproducible + Work ourselves out of a job + Create space for young people to engage/participate in ministry + Need to reproduce youth ministers/more volunteers + Give opportunities to others 2021 is the new era of youth ministry Many guests will join over this series REFERENCES 1. “The typical expression of opening Friendship would be something like, ‘What? You too? I thought I was the only one.’" -C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves 2. The most dangerous phrase in the language is ‘we’ve always done it this way.’ -Grace Hopper 3. “It’s not doubt that is toxic to faith, it’s silence’ -Kara Powell 4. “Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ” -1Corinthians 11:1 5. Parable of the Talents -Matthew 25:14-30 PULL QUOTES 10:30 “It wasn’t really working before, and we knew it, but the change was scary.” 20:10 “They don’t care that we know until they know that we care.”

Episode 3 : Listening to Gen Z

In Episode 3 of The Youth Ministry Mindset Podcast, a limited series with voices from Alpha and YDisciple, Joshua, Annie, and Jordan look at how to use active listening as a tool for evangelizing young people. Jason Ballard and Ben Woodman, hosts of the Alpha Youth series, share and discuss the ways listening becomes an invitation. Join us as we continue the conversation on what youth ministry could look like in a post-COVID world.

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Introductions: Culture matters more than content COVID took away the games we were clinging to. - What are the core values of a thriving ministry? - Clinging to youth ministry models that are ineffective Tsunami - Reveals the bedrock/problems for miles before waves/grace come crashing in - Gen Z seeking the truth and being that crashing wave Transactional to transformational ministry - Confirmation prep - viewed as a cause of stress & just checking the boxes - Missing the grace - the point is to create room for the Holy Spirit - People come with a transactional mindset - Need to engage in meaningful relationships - Opportunity to meet Jesus, have a relationship with Him, and know that they are accepted in the Church. 4 lenses for looking at youth ministry: - Real + Welcome real doubts, questions, statements + Meet the real person of Jesus + “Authentic” - Gen Z buzzword + Small group - with the objective of engaging in conversation and be heard + How can we invite and challenge people to be real with us? How can we make a space for that in the Church? How can we be real with them? - Relational + Concept for a long time, but needs renewal + Youth need 5 adults to stay in the Church - so we need the whole Church + Youth asking if they belong in the Church + What would it look like to turnup the dial on the relational part of our ministry? What can we do to make that a reality? What impact would it have? - Reliant + Relying on the Holy Spirit + Create space, do our job, but trust the Holy Spirit to do his part - Reproducible + Work ourselves out of a job + Create space for young people to engage/participate in ministry + Need to reproduce youth ministers/more volunteers + Give opportunities to others 2021 is the new era of youth ministry Many guests will join over this series REFERENCES 1. “The typical expression of opening Friendship would be something like, ‘What? You too? I thought I was the only one.’" -C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves 2. The most dangerous phrase in the language is ‘we’ve always done it this way.’ -Grace Hopper 3. “It’s not doubt that is toxic to faith, it’s silence’ -Kara Powell 4. “Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ” -1Corinthians 11:1 5. Parable of the Talents -Matthew 25:14-30 PULL QUOTES 10:30 “It wasn’t really working before, and we knew it, but the change was scary.” 20:10 “They don’t care that we know until they know that we care.”

Episode 2 : Understanding Gen Z

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Introductions: Culture matters more than content COVID took away the games we were clinging to. - What are the core values of a thriving ministry? - Clinging to youth ministry models that are ineffective Tsunami - Reveals the bedrock/problems for miles before waves/grace come crashing in - Gen Z seeking the truth and being that crashing wave Transactional to transformational ministry - Confirmation prep - viewed as a cause of stress & just checking the boxes - Missing the grace - the point is to create room for the Holy Spirit - People come with a transactional mindset - Need to engage in meaningful relationships - Opportunity to meet Jesus, have a relationship with Him, and know that they are accepted in the Church. 4 lenses for looking at youth ministry: - Real + Welcome real doubts, questions, statements + Meet the real person of Jesus + “Authentic” - Gen Z buzzword + Small group - with the objective of engaging in conversation and be heard + How can we invite and challenge people to be real with us? How can we make a space for that in the Church? How can we be real with them? - Relational + Concept for a long time, but needs renewal + Youth need 5 adults to stay in the Church - so we need the whole Church + Youth asking if they belong in the Church + What would it look like to turnup the dial on the relational part of our ministry? What can we do to make that a reality? What impact would it have? - Reliant + Relying on the Holy Spirit + Create space, do our job, but trust the Holy Spirit to do his part - Reproducible + Work ourselves out of a job + Create space for young people to engage/participate in ministry + Need to reproduce youth ministers/more volunteers + Give opportunities to others 2021 is the new era of youth ministry Many guests will join over this series REFERENCES 1. “The typical expression of opening Friendship would be something like, ‘What? You too? I thought I was the only one.’" -C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves 2. The most dangerous phrase in the language is ‘we’ve always done it this way.’ -Grace Hopper 3. “It’s not doubt that is toxic to faith, it’s silence’ -Kara Powell 4. “Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ” -1Corinthians 11:1 5. Parable of the Talents -Matthew 25:14-30 PULL QUOTES 10:30 “It wasn’t really working before, and we knew it, but the change was scary.” 20:10 “They don’t care that we know until they know that we care.”

In Episode 2 of The Youth Ministry Mindset Podcast, a limited series with voices from Alpha and YDisciple, Joshua, Annie, and Jordan continue to discuss how to move from transactional to transformational ministry. Katie Prejean McGrady weighs in with insights into how Gen Z thinks and ways to reach them in a digital world. Join us as we continue the conversation on what youth ministers can do moving into a post-COVID world.

Episode 1 : The Upside to the Downside

The first episode of The Youth Ministry Mindset Podcast, a limited series with voices from Alpha and YDisciple. Joshua, Annie, and Jordan dive into what youth ministry in the church has been like during COVID and changes that need to be made. Join us as we start the conversation of what youth ministers can do moving into a post-COVID world. We'll look at past failures and look forward to ways to make a space for what our young people need and how to make our ministries more effective.

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Introductions: Culture matters more than content COVID took away the games we were clinging to. - What are the core values of a thriving ministry? - Clinging to youth ministry models that are ineffective Tsunami - Reveals the bedrock/problems for miles before waves/grace come crashing in - Gen Z seeking the truth and being that crashing wave Transactional to transformational ministry - Confirmation prep - viewed as a cause of stress & just checking the boxes - Missing the grace - the point is to create room for the Holy Spirit - People come with a transactional mindset - Need to engage in meaningful relationships - Opportunity to meet Jesus, have a relationship with Him, and know that they are accepted in the Church. 4 lenses for looking at youth ministry: - Real + Welcome real doubts, questions, statements + Meet the real person of Jesus + “Authentic” - Gen Z buzzword + Small group - with the objective of engaging in conversation and be heard + How can we invite and challenge people to be real with us? How can we make a space for that in the Church? How can we be real with them? - Relational + Concept for a long time, but needs renewal + Youth need 5 adults to stay in the Church - so we need the whole Church + Youth asking if they belong in the Church + What would it look like to turnup the dial on the relational part of our ministry? What can we do to make that a reality? What impact would it have? - Reliant + Relying on the Holy Spirit + Create space, do our job, but trust the Holy Spirit to do his part - Reproducible + Work ourselves out of a job + Create space for young people to engage/participate in ministry + Need to reproduce youth ministers/more volunteers + Give opportunities to others 2021 is the new era of youth ministry Many guests will join over this series REFERENCES 1. “The typical expression of opening Friendship would be something like, ‘What? You too? I thought I was the only one.’" -C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves 2. The most dangerous phrase in the language is ‘we’ve always done it this way.’ -Grace Hopper 3. “It’s not doubt that is toxic to faith, it’s silence’ -Kara Powell 4. “Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ” -1Corinthians 11:1 5. Parable of the Talents -Matthew 25:14-30 PULL QUOTES 10:30 “It wasn’t really working before, and we knew it, but the change was scary.” 20:10 “They don’t care that we know until they know that we care.”