YM Sidekick Podcast

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Episode 28 Show Notes: Today Tom talks to Brennan Loveless about the creative process he went through to make his album and how he used the gifts and talents of others close to him and in his church during the process. In this episode you'll discover how Brennan used people within the Church with gifts and talents to help with his album. It also helps show us that there are people within our own Church that want to help and support each other using their own gifts and talents for a greater community use. Here are some of the resources mentioned in the podcast: Brennan Loveless - where to find his music CDbaby - Uploading and selling your own music Crowdfunding - raising support for the album Squarespace - Get your own website Brandilynn Photography - Photography work Brand Army - Brand and graphic arts guru Fiverr - best place to get work for your digital strategy To email Tom some ideas on future episodes email him here. Listen and make sure you goto iTunes and subscribe to the podcast and see what cool things we do each and every week! Join the conversation! How are you utilizing people's gifts and talents for ministry in your church? Share below or on social media using the hashtag #ymsidekick. 

Episode 27 Show Notes: Make sure you are following the NEW FEED: http://ht.ly/QdLHJ. Only 2 more weeks before we switch over permanently! Today Tom talks to 5 different students in his student ministry who are serving in different roles/positions in the church. In this episode you'll discover what are some different roles students can serve in at your church, how they came upon serving and how they benefit from serving. To email Tom some ideas on future episodes email him here. Listen and make sure you goto iTunes and subscribe (http://ht.ly/QdLHJ) to the podcast and see what cool things we do each and every week! Join the conversation! Do you have students serving in your church?  If so, where and in what positions?  How is everyone benefitting from it? Share below or on social media using the hashtag #ymsidekick. 

Episode 26 Show Notes: Make sure you turn to the NEW FEED: http://ht.ly/QNVTQ Today Tom talks to Kristen Ivy, Executive Director of Messaging for Orange, about her book out that she co-authored with Reggie Joiner entitled, "It's Just a Phase". The book is an amazing resource for leaders in the Family Ministry department to understand the different stages of life each child is going through and how to best minster to them. In this episode Tom and Kristen will talk about the reasonings behind the book, how it can serve your ministry leaders and parents as well as what is next from Orange to help ministry leaders not miss each phase children are going through. We also play some '90s trivia...a Tom Pounder personal favorite. To get the book you can goto Amazon or the Orange Book Store. To email Tom some ideas on future episodes email him here. Listen and make sure you goto iTunes and subscribe to the podcast and see what cool things we do each and every week! Join the conversation! Have you read the book yet?  What do you think and how are you using it in your ministry?  Share below or on social media using the hashtag #ymsidekick. 

Getting students to camp can be hard at times, but once they are there it can be the most impactful moment in their life.  But the question is how do you successfully follow up with students AFTER camp so that the decisions made at camp stick? Today Tom talks to Cory Sullivan about what he did to get students to camp and how he's planning on following up with them. To email Tom some ideas on future episodes email him here. Listen and make sure you goto iTunes and subscribe to the podcast and see what cool things we do each and every week! Join the conversation! What are you doing to follow up with students after a camp trip?  Share below or on social media using the hashtag #ymsidekick. 

Episode 24 Show Notes: Today Tom interviews Dave Shrein. Dave is a communications guru and helps you become more equipped to effectively do your job. He has worked in communications primary since 2008.  Not only does he blog and periscope regularly but he is also the host the Church Marketing Podcast. In this podcast we talk about what churches are doing well and what they are doing...no so well :-/.  It's a great episode with great insights. To email Tom some ideas on future episodes email him here. Listen and make sure you goto iTunes and subscribe to the podcast and see what cool things we do each and every week! Join the conversation! What are you doing in your church communications that is going well?  And, what tools or tricks have you learned along the way?  Share below or on social media using the hashtag #ymsidekick. 

In this week's podcast Tom interviewed Jason Morris, Innovation and Technology Pastor at Westside Family Church. We talk about getting started with Online Church and what the future holds for online ministry.  It's a great conversation, especially if you are looking to get started with some sort of online ministry at your church. Take a listen and make sure you goto iTunes and subscribe (http://ht.ly/JcsaY) to the podcast and see what cool things we do each and every week! Join the conversation! Are you all looking into starting an online ministry? Why or why not?  Share below or on social media using the hashtag #ymsidekick. 

Starting churches is hard and not every church succeeds.  Tom's never even come close to starting one.  But, Sean Cronin shares with Tom some ways he has helped start churches in the past.  Check out what Sean and others have done to start churches and hopefully it will help you figure out some new ways to start churches that you are working with. Also to email Tom some ideas on future episodes email him here. Listen and make sure you goto iTunes and subscribe (http://ht.ly/JcsaY) to the podcast and see what cool things we do each and every week! Join the conversation! Have you read the book yet?  What were your thoughts on it?  Share them below or on social media using the hashtag #ymsidekick. 

Do you want to learn how to best minister to THESE students, students in THIS generation?  Ben Kerns just wrote a new book that identifies who they are AND how to best reach them for Christ. To help unpack this, Tom interviewed Ben Kerns about his NEW book, "From the Pen to the Palace" published by Youth Ministry 360. You can find Ben's book at his blog (averageyouthministry.com) and YM360 (youthministry360.com/from-the-pen-to-the-palace). Also to email Tom some ideas on future episodes email him here. Listen and make sure you goto iTunes and subscribe (http://ht.ly/JcsaY) to the podcast and see what cool things we do each and every week! Join the conversation! Have you read the book yet?  What were your thoughts on it?  Share them below or on social media using the hashtag #ymsidekick. 

In this week's podcast Tom interviewed Brennan Loveless, Worship and Creative Arts Pastor at New Life Christian Church in Chantilly, VA.  We talk about worship and creative arts as well as why a Worship Pastor would create and album.  Plus, Brennan shares 1 app that the is using right now that you could use in your ministry. To connect with Brennan follow him on Twitter (@brennanloveless) or check out his album from his site (brennanloveless.net) or his Facebook page (facebook.com/brennanlovelessmusic). To email Tom some ideas on future episodes email him here. Listen and make sure you goto iTunes and subscribe (http://ht.ly/JcsaY) to the podcast and see what cool things we do each and every week! Join the conversation! What did you think of this episode and the live streaming apps now available and how they can help you in ministry?  Share them below or on social media using the hashtag #ymsidekick. 

This week's podcast focuses on current student ministry trends.  For this, Tom interviewed Jeremy Zach. Jeremy has been involved with Student Ministry for many years and currently works with the reThink Group (aka Orange).  This week's episode focuses on what is trending NOW in student ministry. To connect with Jeremy follow him on Twitter (@jeremyzach) or check out his blog and podcast at youthministrytestpilot.com. The 2 Apps that Jeremy recommended were Postso (https://postso.com) and Breeze (https://www.breezechms.com). Check them out. Listen and make sure you goto iTunes and subscribe (http://ht.ly/JcsaY) to the podcast and see what cool things we do each and every week! Join the conversation! What is trending now in your area with student ministry?  Share them below or on social media using the hashtag #ymsidekick. 

This week's podcast focuses on Student Ministry Worship.  Tom talks to Dan Eno the Student Ministry and Worship Director at New Life Christian Church's Linton Hall Campus.  Dan and Tom talk about setting the right environment for effective worship as well as how you can get a Student Ministry Worship Team started. To email Tom some ideas on future episodes email him here. Listen and make sure you goto iTunes and subscribe (http://ht.ly/JcsaY) to the podcast and see what cool things we do each and every week! Do you have a Student Ministry Worship Team?  How is that going and what are you doing to engage students in a great worship environment?  Share them below or on social media using the hashtag #ymsidekick. 

This week I talked to Kenny and Elle Campbell.  You probably know them best from their Stuff You Can Use website (stuffyoucanuse.org) or YM Answers Podcast (ymanswers.com).  However, what you may not know is that they are passionate about middle school ministry.  In fact, they are both working for Orange now focusing in on some great middle school things. We had a lot of fun talking middle school ministry but also tackling some '90s trivia. Other links you may want to check out: Try XP3 Middle School Curriculum for free! (http://ht.ly/O7dXf) YM Sidekick YouTube page (http://ht.ly/O7dS4) Make sure you goto iTunes and subscribe (http://ht.ly/JcsaY) to the podcast and see what cool things we do each and every week! What do you love about middle school ministry?  Share them below or on social media using the hashtag #ymsidekick. 

This week I talked Stan Rodda and Brennan Loveless, both of whom are always looking for new apps to be productive in their ministries.  To learn more about these guys, check out Stan's blog (leadfromsecond.com) and Brennan's Music Page (facebook.com/brennanlovelessmusic). In this episode we highlight these apps: Feedly, Scannable, Periscope (we were periscoping while recording this podcast), Sunrise, Fantasical, Slack (a recommendation from someone on periscope), Pocket, Wunderlist and Evernote.  Also, here are 2 post I did on how to use periscope for ministry (http://ht.ly/NOG3P) and how to maximize your exposure on periscope (http://ht.ly/NOGbt).  Make sure you goto iTunes and subscribe (http://ht.ly/JcsaY) to the podcast and see what cool things we do each and every week! What are some of your favorite apps to use?  Share them below or on social media using the hashtag #ymsidekick. 

This week I talked Cory Sullivan (remember him from Ep. 1 & 2) about evaluating your year through SMART Goals and some offer some cool summer ideas  you can do with your students. You can find out more about SMART Goals here (http://www.projectsmart.co.uk/smart-goals.php) and why you should have a great summer with students here (http://ymsidekick.com/2009/06/22/summer-plans/) Make sure you goto iTunes and subscribe (http://ht.ly/JcsaY) to the podcast and see what cool things we do each and every week! What are your experiences with goal setting?  AND, what do you do during the summer  How are you using it? Share you experience and join the conversation below or on social media using the hashtag #ymsidekick. 

This week I talked to DJ Chuang about social media and online ministry.  DJ is one of the pioneers and gurus in this field, starting SocialMedia.church and the podcast that he has since passed off to Nil Smith and Jay Karanda.  You can find DJ on Twitter and he blogs at djchuang.com. Tweet about the show... Hear from @djchuang about #socialmedia and online ministry http://ht.ly/JcsaY #thinkorange Today's @ymsidekick podcast talks to @djchuang about #socialmedia and #ministry http://ht.ly/JcsaY #thinorange Hear the NEW @ymsidekick podcast about using more #socialmedia in your #ministry with @djchuang http://ht.ly/JcsaY #thinkorange Make sure you goto iTunes and subscribe (http://ht.ly/JcsaY) to the podcast and see what cool things we do each and every week! What are your experiences with social media and ministry?  How are you using it? Share you experience and join the conversation below or on social media using the hashtag #ymsidekick. 

This week we talk to Ryan Reed, a Student Minister in the great state of California. He shares about an experience he had with his family when they went away on vacation and had to unplug.  See how that experience was and what that means for all of us. Tweet about the show... Discover what @ryanreedme learned from vacation about reconnecting by disconnecting http://ht.ly/JcsaY #thinkorange Today's @ymsidekick podcast talks to @ryanreedme about how you can reconnect with people by disconnecting http://ht.ly/JcsaY #thinorange  Hear the NEW @ymsidekick podcast about reconnecting by disconnecting http://ht.ly/JcsaY #thinkorange  Make sure you goto iTunes and subscribe to the podcast and see what cool things we do each and every week! Have you had an experience like this before where disconnecting from technology has caused you to reconnect with what matters most? Share you experience and join the conversation below or on social media using the hashtag #ymsidekick. 

This week we talk to Mike Miller about a great Mission Trip option Young Life has called Expeditions. It is not just for Young Life folks or teens.  It is for everyone - churches, individuals, business groups, etc.  So take a listen and see how you can get a trip going. You can to tweet about the show, you can say something like... Check out @ymsidekick podcast about mission trips with @m_millertime from @younglife http://ht.ly/JcsaY #missions Today's @ymsidekick podcast talks to @m_millertime from @younglife about missing trips http://ht.ly/JcsaY #missions Make sure you goto iTunes and subscribe to the podcast and see what cool things we do each and every week! Have you gone on a mission trip before?  What was it like and what organization do you normally partner with? Join the conversation below or on social media using the hashtag #ymsidekick. 

This week's podcasts finds Tom at the largest church planting conference in the world...Exponential. There he talks to Stan, Cory and Chat about he value of attending conferences for you and your ministry. Take a listen and if you are attending #exponential or #oc15 share with us what you are getting out of those conferences. You can to tweet about the show, you can say something like... Check out @ymsidekick podcast about the value of conferences for your #ministry http://ht.ly/JcsaY #exponential #oc15 The @ymsidekick podcast talks about how conferences can have an impact in your #ministry http://ht.ly/JcsaY #exponential #oc15 Make sure you goto iTunes (http://ht.ly/JcsaY) and subscribe to the podcast and see what cool things we do each and every week! Have you gone to conferences before? What do you like about them and how much do you value them? Join the conversation below or on social media using the hashtag #ymsidekick.

This week's podcasts has Tom chatting with Phyllis Syme. Phyllis and Tom have been friends for a long time and they talk about a great opportunity from Young Life called Young Lives. Young Lives seeks to reach teenage moms for Christ. Find out more about Young Lives at younglife.org (search younglives). You can to tweet about the show, you can say something like... Check out the @ymsidekick podcast about mentoring to teenage moms w/@younglife http://ht.ly/JcsaY #thinkorange #stumin Make sure you goto iTunes (http://ht.ly/JcsaY) and subscribe to the podcast and see what cool things we do each and every week! What do you think of Young Life's YoungLives program? How can your ministry help teenage mothers? Join the conversation below or on social media using the hashtag #ymsidekick.

This week's podcasts has Tom talking to Ben Kern, a California based veteran Student Ministry and all around great guy. Tom met Ben at Orange '12 and have been friends since. Ben talks with Tom about many things but mainly how he has stayed fresh in Student Ministry and lasted so long. Ben also blogs (http://www.averageyouthministry.com) , has a podcast (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/thursday-morning-debrief-aym/id948031940?mt=2) and writes books (http://ht.ly/LDaeJ)! If you haven't checked his stuff out yet, do so now. It's worth it. You can to tweet about the show, you can say something like... Today's @ymsidekick podcast talks about staying fresh in #stumin with @averageym http://ht.ly/JcsaY #thinkorange Make sure you goto iTunes (http://ht.ly/JcsaY) and subscribe to the podcast and see what cool things we do each and every week! Join the conversation below or on social media using the hashtag #ymsidekick. How do you stay fresh and in student ministry for the long haul?

This week I talk to Jay Kranda, Online Pastor at Saddleback Community Church. We talked about something new they are doing with their Life Groups. It's called extensions and it's a really interesting discussion on how it can help Church growth. You can to tweet about the show, you can say something like... The @ymsidekick podcast & @jaykranda talk about church growth through extensions from their small groups http://ht.ly/JcsaY The @ymsidekick podcast talks to @jaykranda about church growth through extensions from their small groups http://ht.ly/JcsaY Hear the NEW @ymsidekick podcast about church growth through small groups http://ht.ly/JcsaY or Make sure you goto iTunes (http://ht.ly/JcsaY) and subscribe to the podcast and see what cool things we do each and every week! Let me know what you think about the episode, in particular about what other V.B.S. alternatives there are out there that you have tried before. Use the hashtag #ymsidekick

This week I talk to my friend Anne Evans (@anneelisabeth). Anne did a V.B.S. alternative camp a few summers ago that went over very well. Hear about what it is and how your Church can do something similar. Also we play a trivia game called “Right or Fart Noise”. You can to tweet about the show, you can say something like… Hear the new #ymsidekick podcast with @tapounder & @anneelisabeth about vbs alternatives http://ht.ly/JcsaY #thinkorange #kidmin The #ymsidekick podcast talks to @anneelisabeth about vbs alternatives this summer http://ht.ly/JcsaY #thinkorange #fammin Make sure you goto iTunes (http://ht.ly/JcsaY) and subscribe to the podcast and see what cool things we do each and every week! Let me know what you think about the episode, in particular about what other V.B.S. alternatives there are out there that you have tried before. Use the hashtag #ymsidekick

This week I talk to Matt McKee (@mattmckee). Matt works with the reThink Group but has just started something on the side called #ParentChat designed to partner with parents to help them understand all that their tweens and teenagers are getting into online and how we can protect them. We also hit on some "dangerous" apps that teens are into today. You can to tweet about the show, you can say something like... Hear the new #ymsidekick podcast with @tapounder & @mattmckee about keeping students safe online http://ht.ly/JcsaY #thinkorange The #ymsidekick podcast talks to @mattmckee about ParentChat & keeping students safe online http://ht.ly/JcsaY #thinkorange Make sure you goto iTunes (http://ht.ly/JcsaY) and subscribe to the podcast and see what cool things we do each and every week! Let me know what you think about the episode, in particular what we can do to train our students to be inviting more people to Church or Youth Group? Use the hashtag #ymsidekick

This week I talk to the Meg(h)ans. They are friends of mine who are roommates in Northern VA. We talk specifically about their high school youth group experiences. Actually, we focus more on their lack of attending youth group in high school and what student ministers can learn from their experiences. You can to tweet about the show, you can say something like... What #stumin leaders can learn from 2 girls who didn't go to Youth Group? Hear it http://ht.ly/JcsaY #thinkorange The #ymsidekick podcast focuses on what #stumin ldrs can learn from 2 girls who didn't go to Youth Group http://ht.ly/JcsaY #thinkorange Or you can just make up something...as long as it's nice :). Make sure you goto iTunes (http://ht.ly/JcsaY) and subscribe to the podcast and see what cool things we do each and every week! Let me know what you think about the episode, in particular what we can do to train our students to be inviting more people to Church or Youth Group? Use the hashtag #ymsidekick

This week I talk to Peter Von Kahle. Peter and I have known each other for many years. He's a videographer and does a lot of work with Churches and ministries across the nation. Today we talk about 3 specific ways Churches and ministries can be using videos more and how valuable it is to do so. Find out more about Peter on twitter by following him at @petervonkahle and also take a look at some of his videos at watchpvk.com. He is very talented and we're friends...so you should look into hiring him. If you want to tweet about the show, you can say something like... Today @tapounder & @petervonkahle talk about 3 was you can use videos in #ministry. Hear it http://ht.ly/JcsaY #iministry #thinkorange Check out the #ymsidekick podcast today. It focuses on 3 was you can use videos in #ministry http://ht.ly/JcsaY #thinkorange #iministry Or you can just make up something...as long as it's nice :). Make sure you goto iTunes and subscribe to the podcast and see what cool things we do each and every week! Let me know what you think about the episode, in particular about how you are using videos in your ministry. Use the hashtag #ymsidekick

This week I talk to Stan Rodda, New Life Christian Church's Linton Hall Campus Pastor. Not only does he do a lot of social media, but social media was a key component of the relaunch of his campus a year ago. Hear what he did and how he uses social media regularly as a minister. Find out more about Stan on twitter by following him at @stanrodda and also take a look at his relaunch video here (http://youtu.be/nOPVeZPsrJY) If you want to tweet about the show, you can say something like... This week @tapounder & @stanrodda are talking about #socialmedia in #ministry. Hear it here http://ht.ly/JcsaY #stumin #thinkorange Check out the podcast by @tapounder this week. It focuses on #socialmedia http://ht.ly/JcsaY #thinkorange #ymsidekick #iministry Or you can just make up something...as long as it's nice :). Make sure you goto iTunes (http://ht.ly/JcsaY) and subscribe to the podcast and see what cool things we do each and every week! Let me know what you think about the episode, in particular about how you use social media in ministry. Use the hashtag #ymsidekick

This week I talk to Cory...same guy as last week :) about his transitioning from a volunteer leader to full-time Staffer. We also talk about giving grace to students, what that looks like and how it affects the students and ministry. Find out more about Cory on twitter by following him at @Big_Sully55 or at his blog (http://theconqueringofchaos.wordpress.com). To check out the Youth Ministry Leader video Tom referenced that his friend Peter made go to http://www.watchpvk.com/istayleadin/. If you want to tweet about the show, you can say something like... This week @tapounder is talking about Giving Grace to others in #ministry. Here it here http://ht.ly/JcsaY #stumin #thinkorange Check out the podcast by @tapounder this week. It focuses on Giving Grace http://ht.ly/JcsaY #thinkorange #ymsidekick #stumin This week's #ymsidekick podcast focuses on Giving Grace. Check it out http://ht.ly/JcsaY #thinkorange #stumin Or you can just make up something...as long as it's nice :). Also, make sure you goto iTunes and subscribe to the podcast (http://ht.ly/JcsaY) and see what cool things we do each and every week! Thanks for listening!

This is the official launch of the YM Sidekick Podcast. In today's episode we talk to Cory Sullivan who works at New Life Christian Church in Northern VA. We talk about the upcoming Orange Conference in the spring as well as discuss the importance of the Lead Small App they introduced at last year’s Orange Conference. We also play the Big Burper! To find out more and sign up for the Orange Conference, go to: http://theorangeconference.com To learn more about Lead Small, go to: http://leadsmall.org/weekly/ To follow Cory on twitter find him at @Big_Sully55 or at his blog at: http://theconqueringofchaos.wordpress.com And don’t forget to follow the YM Sidekick blog and learn how you can win $50 to the Orange Store this week at http://ymsidekick.com