Podcasts about high school youth

Unburdened for Mission Pastor Mark Havel Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30[Jesus said,] “But to what shall I compare this generation? They are like children in the market places, calling, ‘We played he flute for you and you would not dance. We wailed and you did not mourn.' For John came neither eating nor drinking and they said, ‘He has a demon.' The Son of Man came eating and drinking and they said, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard. A friend of tax collectors and sinners.' Yet, wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”At that time, Jesus said, “I thank you Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and you have revealed them to children, for such was your gracious will. All things, in heaven and on earth, have been handed over to me by my Father. For no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”“Come to me all you who are weary and carrying heavy burdens and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Can you think of a time recently when a burden was lifted for you? Or when your load was lightened in some way – literally or figuratively? Maybe it was a worldly, practical kind of lifting… or maybe it was a deeper, more spiritual sort of unloading you needed…I'm getting ready to leave for the summer trip with the High School Youth tomorrow morning. We're heading to Ohio, stopping by Capital University for a tour of my favorite Lutheran college campus, we'll spend a couple of days working, learning, and unplugging on a farm, north of there, then we'll have a day at Cedar Point before coming home. Pastor Cogan did the initial, heavy-lifting of setting the itinerary, renting the van, reserving the rooms, and what-not before taking off for his paternity leave. And I've been grateful for that as the trip has gotten closer.Dianne Kaucher has agreed to be here on Wednesday to make sure things are ready when the kids show up for our Summer Reading Program, since I can't be here. And on Friday, Donna Kuffner said she'd take care of getting the snacks for that day, knowing I had a lot on my plate getting ready to be gone. Many of you've heard that our annual Camp @ Church program canceled on us and I've been grateful for those of you who've offered to step up and help me make that program happen, anyway.And I'm grateful for every e-mail and decision Lance Oxley deals with where the building project is concerned, and every time I see Kent Kuffner mowing the labyrinth, or Steve Beebe digging a ditch, or Gayle gathering the troops for our 25th Anniversary festival, or any number of you cleaning the building. The list goes on. You get the idea.It's nice, isn't it, when something gets removed from your litany of things to do? It's a gift to move something from your full plate onto someone else's. It's a relief to be unburdened, to have someone help carry the weight of a task at hand or to remove a worry from you list. Which is what I hear in Jesus' words from this morning's Gospel. And, he's talking about more, of course, than what's on our everyday lists of things to do.The passage seems disconnected, you might think, with all that talk about children in the marketplaces who play the flute but no one dances, or who wail but no one mourns. And when he talks about John the Baptist who was thought to be possessed by demons, because he didn't eat and drink like so many others. But that when Jesus did the opposite – ate and drank like the rest of the world, with tax collectors and sinner, even – they called him a glutton and a drunk.Jesus is comparing the people of his generation to little children, playing games with their faith. People didn't like John because he didn't eat and drink like the rest of them. And they didn't like Jesus because he did. In other words, the people of his time were fickle and played around with notions of what God was, with who the Messiah might be, with what salvation was supposed to look like or who heaven could include.And there's nothing new under the sun, sadly. Christians and people of faith do the same, still. We add up sins – our own and those of others. We judge – ourselves and one another. We compare. We choose sides. We pick winners and we declare losers. We can be a fickle, faithless, lot of God's children.And just like even Jesus experienced, we realize, too often, that we don't live up to the world's standards and expectations. And we may have a hard time living up to the unrealistic expectations we've laid out for ourselves, a lot of the time, too.So, heavier than anything on our “To Do Lists,” we bear these expectations like yokes – those heavy wooden bars laid across the shoulders of oxen and asses and other beasts of burden who plowed the fields in the days of Jesus. And we bear them, not just over our shoulders or across our backs, but in our hearts and in our minds and in every part of our lives:Yokes of breaking or broken relationships…Burdens of guilt or shame or sin…Yokes of addiction…Burdens of illness and disease…Yokes of injustice, burdens of inadequacy, yokes of fear and worry…And this way of living is tedious and overbearing. It's tiresome and overwhelming. It's impossible, really. And it's enough to wear a person out, to wipe out a person's spirit, to dry up a person's soul.And what we long for – whether we know it or not, or whether we're slow to admit it – is for someone to call or stop by and to say, “Hey, let me get that for you?” “Why are you trying to do my job?” “I told you I would help, so why aren't you letting me?” And along comes this Jesus.“Come to me, all you who are weary and carrying heavy burdens. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me for I am gentle and humble in heart and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”Jesus knew we would try too hard, for too long, for too many of the things that would continue to leave us hungry and thirsty and without answers, without comfort, without satisfaction and without any kind of meaning or peace in this life. Most of all, Jesus understood how tiring and weary and burdensome it could be for us to try to save us from ourselves, so he promises to do that for us. Jesus calls us to rest in the arms of God's grace and to quit trying to win in the eyes of the world. And he shows us we can do that best when we know and believe and trust that we've already been won by the love of God, the Lord of heaven and earth.But that's not all. It doesn't end there.Because Pastor Cogan did so much of the planning for the High School trip… Because Donna picked up those snacks… Because Dianne will be here Wednesday… Because so many of you are committed to this new Camp @ Church mission… my plans, my agenda, my To-Do List? – it didn't go away – it just changed, for the better.I could finish a sermon, sooner than expected this week. I could take communion to someone at home. I could prepare devotions for the Youth Trip. I could begin planning new stuff for Camp. And I even found time for a break. And finished a book, too. I'm not gonna lie.When someone lifts a burden for or from you, it frees you to do something else. Even if it's just a matter of hours in your day, you're all of a sudden freed up to accomplish something else in its place. And the freedom we have through God's forgiveness in Jesus Christ is no different.Jesus calls us to trust that the burden of our sin and shame is lifted, as far as our Creator is concerned, so that we'll be free to get about the business of living differently as a result. We are unburdened. We are un-yoked. We are un-tethered from whatever weighed us down. And we are let loose on the world – set free – changed by God's grace – and allowed to transform the world with acts of mercy, generosity, grace, gratitude, and the love of God, in return.Amen

March 8, 2026 | Faith Isn't Pretending Storms Don't Exist | High School Youth by Shandon Presbyterian Church

What could possibly incentivize 18 High School Youth to give up a week of summer jobs, sports, and time with friends to serve people they don't know in ways that the students won't see the impact of? Pastor Chad hopes that they see it as a reflection of the New Creation that God calls us into. Being an active part of God's New Creation is the kind of Incentive that leads to the outcome of bringing God's Kingdom to our neighbors here in town, across the country in Seattle, and across the globe!

March 9, 2025 | High School Youth Sunday by Shandon Presbyterian Church

Have you been considering splitting your middle school & high school students into two separate youth ministries but aren't sure how to do it?  In this episode, we give practical tips on how you can make it happen!  This episode is packed with tips to help foster a healthy, growing youth ministry that can support the addition of new staff in the future.Managing student ministries within the same space and schedule can be a challenge. We discuss the rewards and obstacles of splitting junior high and high school youth groups, highlighting the importance of dedicated spaces and times to cater to their unique needs. While an initial drop in attendance might occur, the long-term benefits of a thriving youth ministry far outweigh temporary setbacks.  Youth pastors: always remember...focus on health and the growth will happen. =======Are you looking to grow the size and health of your youth ministry?GrowYourYouthMinistry.com *****=======We love hearing from you all and we do our best to provide powerful and insightful youth ministry content on a weekly basis to be that coach and mentor you may not have, but desperately need.If you have an episode idea, please E-Mail us at MinistryCoachPodcast@gmail.com!If you have it on your heart to support this ministry, please consider going to our Patreon page at: www.patreon.com/ministrycoach=======You may also enjoy these episodes:(#095) Why a Combined Middle & High School Youth Ministry is Killing Your Growth=======

We often hear about high school-age teenagers today having to deal with issues and facing challenges that many of us never had to deal with when we were their age. And the idea of working with them and accompanying them on their faith journeys can be intimidating when we think about the teen culture that can sometimes seem so foreign and inaccessible.How are we as a Church supposed to work with teens today amid all the chaos that is going on in their lives and help them to deal with the challenges facing them as young Catholics?To talk about that with us today, I'm joined by Brian Henrtize and Jeanette Gonzalez - two of the Associate Directors from the Office of Adolescent Catechesis and Evangelization.We also discuss the upcoming Archdiocesan Youth Conference (AYC), taking place on July 26-28, the largest event we hold each year for Catholic teens.Office of Adolescent Catechesis and EvangelizationArchdiocesan Youth Conference (AYC)AYC on InstagramAYC on Facebook-----------------------------------To learn about the ministries and office of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, visit us online at archgh.org.FacebookInstagramYouTube

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.

Dr. Anthony Bradley teaches theology at Kings' College, and in this episode of the Rooted Youth Ministry podcast he speaks with Cameron Cole about what he hears from the college freshmen he teaches. Tune in to hear what Bradley's students have to say about Biblical literacy and intergenerational integration. You'll also want to listen for what teenagers really think about hanging out with adults (hint: you might learn something unexpected). Anthony Bradley is Professor of Religious Studies, The King's College. Talk to Your Kids about Failure – and Share Stories from Your Life by Kari KampakisDon't Banish Your Students to the Kids' Table by Dan MontgomeryRooted Resources for Integrating Students Into the Life of Your ChurchFollow @therootedministry on InstagramJoin us for our 2023 conference in Nashville, TN! 

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Okay...we realize that this is going to a very touchy subject since the vast majority of Youth Pastors minister to middle school through high school; but, hear us out.  What we want to make very clear is that doing student ministry with middle school through high school doesn't mean you are doing BAD ministry...it doesn't mean that you CAN'T grow...it doesn't mean that you are a HORRIBLE student pastor and how dare you even think to combine them.  No.  Not at all.  In this episode, we will be talking about how combining middle school ministry with high school ministry isn't IDEAL.  It's not ideal for you, for the students or for the growth and health of the church overall.  Again...the key word is: "ideal."  This podcast is dedicated to seeing you winning.  This podcast is here so that you can grow the size and health of your youth group.  This podcast is available so that you can win more students for the Kingdom of God.  With that said, we won't be holding anything back and we will always be giving you the best advice that we have.  Okay, now that all of that is out of the way....don't kill us, but you need to seriously consider splitting your middle school and high school students into two separate ministries and we go over exactly why in this episode.This episode was suggested by a listener!  We love hearing from you all and we do our best to provide powerful and insightful youth ministry content on a weekly basis to be that coach and mentor you may not have, but desperately need.If you have a story to share or have an episode idea, please E-Mail us at MinistryCoachPodcast@gmail.com!  Thank you for those who have submitted!If you have it on your heart to support this ministry, please consider going to our Patreon page at: www.patreon.com/ministrycoachYou may also enjoy these episodes:(#085) How to Do Youth Ministry at a Dying Churchhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/974710/episodes/9915060(#088) How to Balance Multiple Ministries in One Churchhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/974710/episodes/10045978(#073) 5 Things That Can Hurt Your Youth Ministry's Growthhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/974710/episodes/9325433(#024) Raising Up Leaders in Student Ministry - How to Duplicate Yourself!!!https://www.buzzsprout.com/974710/episodes/5881144Audio Equipment:Microphoneshttps://amzn.to/3eWUWrkDigital Recorderhttps://amzn.to/3eXmvkjPop Filtershttps://amzn.to/2ApEz7MMic Standshttps://amzn.to/2Zrwat2Shock Mounthttps://amzn.to/2AvjhWwXLR Cableshttps://amzn.to/2VI4uiy*This episode is not sponsored. Some of the links are affiliate links which simply means, if you buy something, we will receive a small commission (at no additional cost to you) Thank you!*Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ministrycoach)

Alicia Clark, our youth ministry leader, discusses the two flourishing ministries she leads here at OLL - Mustard Seed and Verso L'Alto!

3 students, Joshua Boado, Toshi Boado, Maricela Magdaleno and 1 colleague, Ildeberto Ojeda, share their thoughts and interactions with Principal Ben Nakamura of Stagg High School in Stockton, CA. Mr. Nakamura will not be invited back as the leader of that community and the panelists for this episode have strong feelings about his removal. The panelists share what makes Principal Nakamura their favorite.

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Today we welcome special guest, Carol Donsbach! Carol is a mom of four, grandma of two, and serves on staff here at New Hope. Join us as Carol gives encouragement for moms and shares how she connects with God as a busy mom.Spread the Word:Share the podcast on social media by taking a screenshot while you're listening, and tag us at #newhopemomlife. Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe so you don’t miss an episode!Subscribe to the other podcasts in the New Hope Podcast Network:The New Hope Podcast (weekend messages)New Hope Underground (a behind-the-scenes look at all things NH)GL Talk (a podcast for Group Leaders)YouthCast (a podcast for the Jr High and High School Youth of NH)newhopechurch.cc/listenConnect with us on social:@newhopechurchcc#newhopemomlifewww.newhopechurch.cc/listenConnect with Lindsay:Instagram: @lindsaysterchifacebook.com/lindsaysterchiwww.lindsaysterchi.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Have you ever felt like an outsider as a mom? Like you just don’t fit in to the typical or ideal picture of what a mom should be? In this episode, we’ll talk about how our unique differences and challenges as a mom can be a gift, and how we’re never as alone as we think.2 Corinthians 1:4"who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God"This week’s practice:Sometime this week, take a risk and open up to another mom about a struggle you’re facing in your motherhood. It’s tempting to think we’re the only mom struggling, but when we give the gift of going first we usually discover we’re not alone and we can support each other.Spread the Word:Share the podcast on social media by taking a screenshot while you're listening, and tag us at #newhopemomlife. Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe so you don’t miss an episode!Subscribe to the other podcasts in the New Hope Podcast Network:The New Hope Podcast (weekend messages)New Hope Underground (a behind-the-scenes look at all things NH)GL Talk (a podcast for Group Leaders)YouthCast (a podcast for the Jr High and High School Youth of NH)newhopechurch.cc/listenConnect with us on social:@newhopechurchcc#newhopemomlifewww.newhopechurch.cc/listenConnect with Lindsay:Instagram: @lindsaysterchifacebook.com/lindsaysterchiwww.lindsaysterchi.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

If you’ve ever felt way in over your head in your role as a mom, then this episode is for you. Sometimes we wonder if being a mom is this hard for everyone, or if it’s just us. In this episode, we’ll learn how feeling desperate as a mom can actually be a gift, if we allow it to drive us to the presence of Jesus.Show Notes:1 Corinthians 2:1b-5This week’s practice:Download your free phone wallpaper HERE or at newhopechurch.cc/listen!“Let your desperation drive you to Jesus.”On the days you’re feeling desperate as a mom, let this be a reminder to go to Jesus instead of giving up in defeat.Spread the Word:Share the podcast on social media by taking a screenshot while you're listening, and tag us at #newhopemomlife. Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe so you don’t miss an episode!Subscribe to the other podcasts in the New Hope Podcast Network:The New Hope Podcast (weekend messages)New Hope Underground (a behind-the-scenes look at all things NH)GL Talk (a podcast for group leaders)YouthCast (a podcast for the Jr High and High School Youth of NH)newhopechurch.cc/listenConnect with us on social:@newhopechurchcc#newhopemomlifewww.newhopechurch.cc/listenConnect with Lindsay:Instagram: @lindsaysterchifacebook.com/lindsaysterchiwww.lindsaysterchi.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sister Maxine with guests Mrs. Amy Tabler, Sister Shannon Schrein, OSF, and the St. Mary's Church high school youth group, the God Squad. How faith helps with ups and downs of everyday life Why Catholics take communion at every Mass but others don't God's plan vs. free will Popes and rival popes Mary and the saints as our intercessors Why does Joseph get less attention than Mary The ordination situation The host has left the building: consecrated hosts, Eucharistic ministers, and pyx Differences between the Catholic and Protestant bibles Adam and Eve as vocation role models Where did all the Christian denominations come from Why confess to a priest when you can go right to God The ripple effect of sin and forgiveness Subscribe to our e-newsletter   Check out lots more podcasts  Intro/outro music by Wild Carrot

In the second book of the Harry Potter series, Harry and his companions are faced with an ancient deadly secret, discover prejudice amongst their fellow witches and wizards, and are threatened by dark magic. It is only when they learn to share, be vulnerable, and lean on the help of their community that Harry and his friends are able to survive. Our high school youth reflect on this theme in this service with sermonettes.

Rest·Awe Youth hosted a seminar for youth and parents about sex, sexuality and God's design for it in today's technology-obsessed world. This talk by Patricia Weerakoon is aimed at High School Youth about the Biblical and psychological truths behind teen sex. Includes FAQ's at the end.

Once a year our High School Youth perform the entire Sunday Worship Sevice. It's on e of our most popular services every year.   First Homily ~ Grace Oldham Second Homily ~ Kemper Watson

In this special interview episode Zac sits down with high school student Harrison, of the Engage podcast, to talk about starting a podcast and what high school youth ministry students are looking for. It is fun, exciting, and yes engaging! Harrison is wise beyond his years and helps to put a voice to the high school students experience. If you have ever been confused, frustrated, or in need of clarity when it comes to high school students and youth ministry then this episode is for you. Learn more about this episode and check links @ after9.show/81 Support the show (http://community.youthministrybooster.com/)

Recorded mere hours before the tip-off of the new season, infuriating San Antonio Spurs fan & veteran contributor to the Digital Side-Hug NBA Podcasts, Eric Livingston and newbie, Cameron Hendley - husband to Otter Creek’s High School Youth...

Led by All Souls Youth, this service originated "in the creative hearts and minds of our High School Youth Group."

Led by All Souls Youth, this service originated "in the creative hearts and minds of our High School Youth Group."

Members of our High School class will share what they have been studying and exploring this year, including music, stories, and reflections. Their insights on UUism and the religious life are always worth hearing and pondering. Graduating seniors will be recognized, and “bridged” on to young-adulthood, and several 8th-graders will “bridge” into YRUU.

Members of the All Souls High School Youth Group lead a service conceived and written by themselves.

July 29, 2012                                                  High Youth Mission Team Report,                                                                                    Summer Missions Celebration   It Didn’t Seem Like Much! Luke 16:10-13   Synopsis: “It Didn’t Seem Like Much” features a recap of summer mission involvement at Emmanuel as a celebration of what God has done with that which we have given to Him.  Bill & Gloria Gaither’s song tells the story of how our “Little is much when God is in it!”         “It Didn’t Seem Like Much” is also used as an excuse what our actions or lack of actions.  When we offer ourselves in the right spirit our little becomes great in the hands of our Lord.         It didn’t seem like much when we offered ourselves in His service, but it make a huge difference in the lives of those we touched.  Joplin, AO Week, VBS, Costa Rica, High School Youth, PA Youth in accident.   Scripture Text (NLT): Luke 16:10-13;       Blessings, Dr. Sonny Strange, Pastor   Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1916 Overlook Ave., Jefferson City, TN 37760 Sharing Hope, Meeting Need, Through Word, Gift and Deed Web Page: www.emmanueljeffcity.com, Podcast of sermons available online.

March 6, 2011   World Day of PrayerA Prayer ConcertPsalm 119:14Synopsis: Today's sermon is spread throughout the service as I callattention to five different dimension of prayer.  I will make severalreferences to E. Glenn Hinson's book The Reaffirmation of Prayer.  Membersof our High School Youth group will be leading the congregation in prayersof praise, thanksgiving, transformation, intercession and surrender.  Theactual prayers used were written by Carson Newman College students enrolledin Introduction to Ministry Class.       The World Day of Prayer is an international ecumenical Christianlaywomen's initiative.  It is run under the motto "Informed Prayer andPrayerful Action," and is celebrated annually in over 170 countries on thefirst Friday in March.       It started in1887 when Mary Ellen James called for prayer to addressthe problems of women around her especially immigrants struggling to live inslums of New York.       Let us pay attention to the words of our prayers and make sure weare using all dimensions of prayer and not just one or two.Scripture Text (NLT):  Psalm 19:14

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Youth Sunday: The Street COA Experiment When’s the last time someone struck up a conversation with you about religion in a public space? The youth of Unity Church have taken their Coming of Age questions out on the streets, engaging folks on the bus or on the sidewalk in respectful discussion about their beliefs around death, the sacred and God. Come hear their reflections on the experience of going deep with strangers as our youth lead us in worship.

Kristi McClintock of Franciscan University of Steubenville's Youth Outreach Office returns to the Spirit and Life Podcast to share about the Franciscan LEAD Program for High School Youth. Our host is Mark Nehrbas. (17:00, 11.9 MB) Franciscan High School Youth Conferences website:www.franciscanyouth.com Franciscan Conferences website:www.franciscanconferences.com  

In this Spirit and Life Podcast, John Beaulieu, Franciscan University of Steubenville's Director of Youth and Young Adult Outreach, talks with host Mark Nehrbas about Steubenville's outreach to youth through the Steubenville High School Conferences held on campus and at many other sites in North America. (13:55, 9.6 MB) Our website:www.franciscanconferences.com Franciscan University of Steubenville's Youth and Young Adults Conferences website:www.franciscanyouth.com

Lisa Militello shares her powerful story about God's role in dramatically changing her life as a young adult and her experiences of God's glory. Recorded Saturday night, July 9, 2005, at one of the 4 on-campus High School Youth conferences at Franciscan University of Steubenville. (Length 31:45, 14.5 mb)

"See the Glory" is the opening night talk given by Fr. John Gordon on Friday, July 8, 2005, at one of Franciscan University of Steubenville's 4 on-campus High School Youth conferences. (Length 33:40, 15.4 mb)

Fr. John Gerth issues a dynamic challenge to become heroic in the Glory of God. Recorded Saturday, July 9, 2005, at one of Franciscan University of Steubenville's 4 on-campus High School Youth conferences. (Length 11:37, 5.3 mb)