A podcast to equip, energize, and connect youth leaders to love and disciple teenagers in the way of Jesus. Though created by the Student Ministry Team at Blackhawk Church in Madison, WI for the leaders in their church, this will also be helpful resource to anyone serving in any student ministry context.
In this episode we hear a talk from Crystal Kirgiss, Vice President of Discipleship for Young Life. This is her main stage talk from YLC 2020 about being true to Jesus, a gentle invitation to something bigger and better than our cultural call to be true to (just) ourselves.
In this episode, Marko shares about how to be a ministry where every student belongs. We know there may be theological debates about this topic, but loving every student with the radical, gracious, and welcoming love of Jesus is not up for debate.
In this episode, Pastor Drew Hill shares ideas from his book “Alongside: Loving Teenagers with the Gospel” at the 2019 Blackhawk Youth Leader Conference. It's a true masterclass in relational ministry.
Get ready to experience some of the talks and breakouts from YLC 2019 & 2020 in a new, more accessible way. We've been hard at work repackaging the live conference content into short episodes that will equip, energize, and connect us as we love and disciple teenagers in the way of Jesus.
In this episode Lief and Jimmy ask the question, “What's up with kids these days?” Students are more stressed, anxious, and lonely than ever, and that means the way we do youth ministry might have to adapt. As we consider how we might better understand and respond to this new generation, we dive into two recently published books, iGen by Jean Twenge https://www.amazon.com/iGen-Super-Connected-Rebellious-Happy-Adulthood/dp/1501151983 , and Youth Ministry 2027 by Brock Morgan https://theyouthcartel.com/product/youth-ministry-2027/ , and interview a number of different youth pastors from around the country about ways they think we can shape our ministries to better reach and love students. 0:45-16:06 – Introduction and Preview of the Youth Leader Conference 16:35-22:50 – Coffee Break: Your stories of how God is working in the ministries. 23:12-33:05 – Training Intro and Summary of iGen 33:30-56:50 – Transition to YM 2027 and Interviews with Youth Pastors 57:13-60:27 – Benediction Links and other information: Head to http://www.blackhawkchurch.org/ylpodcast for more Follow the podcast on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/youthleaderpodcast/ Share a story with us by calling our StoryLine: 608-571-7314 Save that number in your phone so you're always ready to share! Links for this episode: iGen Articles http://time.com/4904288/igen-jean-m-twenge-review/ https://www.npr.org/2017/09/17/548664627/move-over-millennials-here-comes-igen-or-maybe-not https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/09/has-the-smartphone-destroyed-a-generation/534198/ Response to the Atlantic piece: http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2017/08/smartphones_haven_t_destroyed_a_generation.html Videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8oBrmlIZe8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA8q88nEEwM Youth Ministry 2027 Youth Ministry After 9 Podcast (interview with Brock Morgan) https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/after9/e/51297073 Thank you to: All our youth pastor friends who recorded their perspective and advice Dan Lawonn for the incredible music Mark Wyse for doing the behind the scenes work to make this available on your favorite podcast apps Tolly, Tom, Ryan, and Ben for sharing your stories The Blackhawk Communications Team for your feedback and direction on this.
Links and other information: The website is still in the works, so until then… Follow the podcast on Instagram "youthleaderpodcast" Share a story with us by calling our StoryLine: 608-571-7314 Save that number in your phone so you're always ready to share! Times for each section of the episode: Welcome/Intro 0:00-10:45 Coffee Break 11:11-19:48 Training Discussion 20:15-33:09 Game Time! 33:34-45:14 Benediction 45:38-47:53 Thank you to: Dan Lawonn for the incredible music Emily Bostrom for playing the ridiculous game with us Paul Berkbigler and Andy Johnson for helping us figure out how technology works Mark Wyse for doing the behind the scenes work to make this available on your favorite podcast apps Ted, Abby, David, and John for sharing your stories The Blackhawk Communications Team for your feedback and direction on this
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