Uprising: The Rebuilt Student Podcast

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Youth Ministry isn’t easy, and you don’t have much time. That’s why this is a car ride’s worth of content to help you reimagine, revive, and rebuild youth ministry.

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    • Nov 27, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 16m AVG DURATION
    • 92 EPISODES


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    Episode 4.10: Both INNOVATION and TRADITION

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023 17:19


    The Catholic capital "T" Tradition would seem to limit innovation in church world, but Allie and Daniel explain how they're striving to honor the steady traditions of our faith while progressing in approach, technology, and creativity.

    Episode 4.9: Both CONTENT and CONNECTION

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 19:55


    Joseph, Sage, and Daniel sort through how to achieve depth and breadth in content without sacrificing relationship building in ministry.

    Episode 4.8 Both GRACE and TRUTH

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2023 18:37


    John 1 tells us Jesus was the fullness of both GRACE and TRUTH. How do we show both of these in Next Gen Ministry? Daniel, Maryann, and Allie share some ideas.

    Episode 4.7: What's working in high school youth ministry?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023 19:15


    Our series "What We're Doing Now" wraps up with Daniel, Allie, and Maryann talking high school youth ministry. At Nativity, that means Uprising, our Sunday afternoon program for 9th-12th graders.

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    Episode 4.6: What keeps middle schoolers coming back for more?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2023 20:01


    We love middle schoolers! Maryann and Daniel lead Resurrection, our ministry for 5th-8th graders and try to answer the question: What keeps them coming back?

    4.5: Is Confirmation all that's keeping Catholic youth ministry alive?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2023 17:03


    Daniel and Allie talk about their experience with the Sacrament of Confirmation and the opportunities it presents with teens.

    Episode 4.4: How do we engage families coming back for First Communion and Reconciliation?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2023 16:36


    First Communion and Reconciliation is a great opportunity to engage families coming back to church. Sage and Meghan talk to Daniel about Nativity's current sacramental strategy.

    Episode 4.3: How do we create a small group-based program for kids?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2023 15:16


    Sammy and Sage return to tell Daniel about Quest, the first chance kids have at Nativity to take part in a small group.

    Episode 4.2: What's the trick to Kids Liturgy of the Word?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2023 14:22


    Next Gen Team Members Meghan and Sage talk to Allie about Time Travelers, the Kids Liturgy of the Word program at Nativity.

    Episode 4.1 How do we capture preschoolers' imaginations?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2023 18:00


    Daniel talks to fellow team members Kerry and Sammy about Nativity's preschool program called All Stars.

    Episode 3.25: Celebrating milestones

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2022 18:11


    Allie and Daniel welcome Joseph, a new coworker from Nativity, as they cap the season by discussing how relational ministry can be enhanced by celebrating milestones in the lives of our students.

    Episode 3.24: The five elements new research identified in effective relational ministry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022 15:41


    Most adults who are trying to pour into young people do it in one of two ways: Expertise or relationships. That means you either are giving them advice and teaching them as an expert or experienced person in a certain field (sports, medicine, prayer, cooking, car care). Or you are just hanging out with them to build the friendship and be a part of their life. But the five elements are opportunities to build what the study from Springtide Research calls Relational Authority: (1) Listening, (2) Transparency, (3) Integrity, (4) Care, and (5) Expertise.

    Episode 3.23: Discipline and correction in teen relationships

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 13:29


    Teens are becoming adults, but they aren't there yet. We want to help them. We see in young people the potential that's there, but there's a gap between who they are now and who they want to be. They don't see that gap for the most part. It's not just a teen gap either. We all have a gap between who we are and who we want to be. None of us are finished products. So what's in that gap?

    Episode 3.22: The power of one-on-one moments

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 15:03


    The power of one-on-one moments. We are big advocates of small groups, but there are moments that are even more personal. We need to leverage those moments. Some one-on-one moments happen naturally. Others you create. They are all important. As much as you try to personalize the group and use everyone's name and remember things about each teen, it's these one-on-one moments that they will remember most.

    Episode 3.21: The first step in relational ministry with teens

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2022 13:30


    Have you noticed a difference in teens and preteens since the pandemic Interpersonal relationships and communication was challenging before, and it's even more so now. Relationships are at the heart of what we do, so how do we continue to build them?

    Episode 3:20: How to Lead Better Conversations with Teenage Girls

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 20:58


    In the last episode of our current series we will talk about leading better conversation for our last age and gender group - teenage girls. 

    Episode 3:19: How to Lead Better Conversations with Teenage Boys

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2022 19:20


    In this episode of our series: The Art of Group Talk, we will be tackling leading conversations for one of the most difficult, but important group - teenage boys. 

    Episode 3:18: How to Lead Better Conversations with Girls

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2022 21:30


    In episode 3 of our current series: The Art of Group Talk, Daniel and Allie will discuss leading better conversations for preteen girls. 

    Episode 3:17: How to Lead Better Conversations with Boys

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 16:29


    In week 2 of our series: The Art of Group Talk we will be discussing how to facilitate better conversation, specifically for Preteen Boys. 

    Episode 3.16: How to Lead Better Conversations with Kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 20:05


    Join Allie and Daniel for the first week of our new series: The Art of Group Talk where we will deep dive into strategic ways to have better conversations with kids and students of all ages. 

    Managing Tension with Written Policies and Priorities

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 11:54


    For the final episode in our series LGBTQ+ we talk about managing tension with written policies and priorities. 

    Theology around LGBTQ+

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 13:11


    In this episode of Uprising, Daniel and Allie dive into the theology around LGBTQ+ for this series.    Books Referenced in Episode:  People to Be Loved by Preston Sprinkle  Made for Love by Fr. Mike Schmitz  Accompanying Those with SSA by David Prosen  Building a Bridge by Fr. James Martin 

    Support for LGBTQ Families

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 13:36


    Episode 3 of our series LGBTQ+ will discuss supporting not only the student, but the family of those in the LGBTQ+ community.     

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    How Welcoming Are You?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 15:11


    Daniel and Allie are back for the second episode of the LGBTQ+ series. This week discussing the importance of reflecting on the question for you and your ministry: how welcoming are you?

    Episode 3.11: It‘s a person, not a problem

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2022 8:59


    Allie and Daniel begin the conversation about LGBTQ with a single quote: “Whether you are a priest, lay leader, church member, or family member, it's not your job to change or fix others. Your job is to love them. It's God's job to do the rest.” Accompanying Those with Same-Sex Attractions: A Guide for Catholics by David Prosen

    Episode 3.10: Moving student leaders out

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2021 16:10


    Allie and Daniel conclude their series on student leadership by interviewing Sammy, a recent Nativity graduate, about how to move student leaders out so they take faith with them in their next steps of life.

    Episode 3.9: Sharing correction and wisdom with student leaders

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2021 13:20


    Another one of Nativity's Student Leaders, Carson, comes on the show to talk about how he's grown and the right way to challenge student leaders with correction and wisdom. Join Allie and Daniel as they continue interviewing student leaders this series.

    Episode 3.8: What's the right level of commitment we should ask for from student leaders?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2021 13:43


    Allie and Daniel continue the series on student leaders with Filippo, one of the Student Leaders at Nativity. This episode, they talk about finding the right balance of commitment busy teens can make to student leadership at your church.

    Episode 3.7: Giving student leaders tasks vs. responsibilities

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 16:55


    Nativity Student Leader Ryan joins Allie and Daniel to talk about his evolution as a student leader and the difference between giving menial tasks to student leaders and offering them responsibility that empowers them to take off and lead.

    Episode 3.6: Everyone wants student leaders. How do we get them?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2021 14:20


    A student leadership team is on the wishlist for many youth ministers. Where do you start? How do you get students to sign up? Nativity Student Leader Lucy joins Allie and Daniel to share what they've learned in building a new student leader team the last couple years.

    Episode 3.5: How to form and keep forming leaders

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2021 14:11


    There are topics that terrify small group leaders. Perhaps just being in a room with a dozen teens is the terrifying part. How do we build the skills, knowledge, and faith of our leaders? That's the topic for Allie and Daniel in this episode.

    Episode 3.4: Building a team so it's not all on you

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 13:47


    Delegation and empowerment is key, but it's not common in ministry. Though they struggle with it themselves, Allie and Daniel talk about how they've built a team of over 100 ministers serving students each week at Nativity.

    Episode 3.3: What every minister needs from you

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2021 14:23


    Inspiring, equipping, and retaining ministers is an ongoing challenge in Student Ministry. How do we prioritize our time with ministers? Allie and Daniel have some ideas to help.

    Episode 3.2: Three ways to recruit new ministers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2021 15:29


    Need new ministers on your team? Who doesn't?! Allie and Daniel share three recruitment strategies that have worked at Nativity. Here is the book we mentioned in this episode: Building Your Volunteer Team: A 30-Day Change Project for Youth Ministry

    Episode 3.1: Give people a WHY and they will serve happily

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2021 13:41


    Uprising returns for Season 3 with Allie and Daniel talking about their volunteer teams and how to clarify their WHY. When we lose our WHY, we lose our way.

    Episode 2.25: Still a sacramental church

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 14:26


    Even with the advent of digital discipleship and technology connecting in ways we didn't imagine, we believe in the power of sacramental, incarnational experiences to build and deepen our faith.

    Episode 2.24: What's changed, what hasn't

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 16:20


    In post-COVID student ministry, some things will remain and some will change. We look forward to what we're keeping and retiring.

    Episode 2.23: How is this generation going to be different? - PART II

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 17:41


    Whether we call the rising teens Generation Alpha, Screenagers, or something else, what will this generation be like and how will it change our ministry with them?

    Episode 2.22: How is this generation going to be different? - PART I

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 15:59


    Whether we call the rising teens Generation Alpha, Screenagers, or something else, what will this generation be like and how will it change our ministry with them?

    Episode 2.21: Should we keep hybrid ministry?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 18:16


    Hybrid youth ministry is mixing on campus, in-person experiences and virtual interaction, and while challenging, there have been advantage to it versus the old model. We discuss what parts of it we want to keep and why.

    Episode 2.20: Post-COVID Youth Ministry

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 13:11


    What will student ministry look like after COVID? We're increasingly convinced there isn't a distinct date that things will change, so we're integrating both incarnational ministry and digital discipleship into our future.

    Episode 2.19: How Values and Basic Truths Lead to Habits and Life Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 17:55


    Those values we've been talking about need to translate to something practical in our students. We wrap up this message series talking about the basic truths we want our students to know at each stage of their development.

    Episode 2.18: If Our Students Can Say This, We Win

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 15:06


    If your students walked away from each level of your ministry only learning one thing, what would you want it to be?

    Episode 2.17: Seven Values for NextGen Ministry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 13:51


    These are the seven values we live by as a team of volunteers and staff working with children and students from 6 weeks to 18 years old.

    Episode 2.16: Your Values are Showing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 15:05


    Every workplace has values, some named, others accidentally reinforced. We want to more strategically recognize and uphold our values so we go from being a rules-based working culture to a values-based one.

    Episode 2.15: Creating Milestone Ministry in your parish

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2021 13:59


    How do you get Milestone Ministry off and running? We'll share tips we've learned to help you accelerate this idea in your parish.

    Episode 2.14: High School Milestones

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020 18:55


    We share our milestone markers for grades 9-12, including serving like Jesus, the rosary, Tiny Saints, and Senior Survival Kits.

    Episode 2.13: Middle School Milestones

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 16:13


    We share our milestone markers for grades 5-8, including fire paper, an escape room, Bibles, and adult mentors.

    Episode 2.12: Introducing Milestone Ministry

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020 13:56


    Episode 2.11: What the church has to contribute about racism and reconciliation

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 14:50


    Episode 2.10: What the church has to contribute about racism and reform

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 14:11


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