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Big Ideas in Youth Ministry

30 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratings

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Episodes

Season 02 Episode 10- Theresa Cho Solo Pastors and Youth

December 20, 2023 01:21

Top 5 Youth Leader Hacks 5. Order youth by Class. Class of 2030. Put names in your phone by class. 4. Birthday Cards at the start of the year. 3. FaceList for each trip and leader list. 2. List of Small Jobs you do NOT want to do for when people ask if there's anything they can do to help. 1. Google Calendar.

Season 02 Episode 09- Beth Gunn talks Presbytery level ministry

December 06, 2023 23:14

Bubba’s Top 5 Game list 5 Animal Farm 4 Flippin Burgers 3 Fishbowl 2 Alien Abduction 1 Christians and Romans

Season 02 Episode 08- Erin Rugh Q and A

November 29, 2023 16:01

Cliff and Michelle talk with Erin Rugh and take some Questions Top 5 ways to get Youth involved in Leadership in the Church 5. Creating Space for Listening 4. Treat them like adults 3. Recognize their gifts 2. Youth Sponsored Annual Event 1. Be Flexible

Season 02 Episode 07- Shelley Donaldson and Ashley McFall-Irwin LGBTQ+ issues

November 13, 2023 18:11

Michelle and Cliff talk with Shelly Donaldson and Ashley McFall-Irwin about how to do affirming and welcoming ministry with LGBTQ+ youth and adults. Kari Morgan also gives her Top 5 "mixers". 5. Hot Choclate 4. Memory Match 3. Story Bag 2. Happy, Grappy, Buffalo 1. Post Past This Podcast is made possible through a generous grant from the APCE Edowment Ministry Team. Visit apcenet.org to register for the next national event!

Season 02 Episode 06- Maggie Johnson Talks Small Groups

November 07, 2023 19:05

Cliff and Michelle talk with Maggie Johnson, Director of Youth at Shallowford Presbyterian Church about Small Groups Top 5 Go to Program Ideas 5) Backwards Book Club Choose a Book. When youth arrive at youth group, they get the book and a few highlighters. During youth group, go through a few key stories, passages and let them highlight, talk about the book. It is “backwards” because then they can take the book home and have it on their shelf. Favorites: Anne Lamott, Help, Thanks, Wow. ...

Season 02 Episode 05- Parenting in Youth Ministry with Josh Owen Sweeny

October 22, 2023 21:05

Top 5 Parenting Books 5. Wise Minded Parenting: 7 Essentials for Raising Successful Tweens + Teens by Dr. Laura Kastner 4. The Spiritual Child: The New Science on Parenting for Health and Lifelong Thriving by Lisa Miller 3. Sticky Faith: Everyday Ideas to Build Lasting Faith in Your Kids by Kara Powell 2. How to Raise an Adult by Julie Lythcott-Haims 1. Getting to Calm: Cool-Headed Strategies for Parenting Tweens + Teens by Dr. Laura Kastner

Season 02 Episode 05- Parenting in Youth Ministry with Josh Owen-Sweeny

October 22, 2023 21:05

Top 5 Parenting Books 5. Wise Minded Parenting: 7 Essentials for Raising Successful Tweens + Teens by Dr. Laura Kastner 4. The Spiritual Child: The New Science on Parenting for Health and Lifelong Thriving by Lisa Miller 3. Sticky Faith: Everyday Ideas to Build Lasting Faith in Your Kids by Kara Powell 2. How to Raise an Adult by Julie Lythcott-Haims 1. Getting to Calm: Cool-Headed Strategies for Parenting Tweens + Teens by Dr. Laura Kastner This Podcast is made possible through a gen...

Season 02 Episode 04- Volunteers With Genevieve Brooks And Allison Billings

October 04, 2023 16:14

Michelle and Cliff talk with Allison Billings, Middle School Coordinator at Myers Park Presbyterian Church and Genevieve Brooks, Director of Youth Ministries at White Memorial presbyterian Church talk Volunteers This Podcast is made possible through a generous grant from the APCE Edowment Ministry Team. Visit apcenet.org to register for the next national event!

Season 2 Episode 3- Camino Pilgrimages with Shannon Guse and Alan Bancroft

September 23, 2023 00:03

Shannon Guse, Director of High School and College Ministries at Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church in Dallas texas and Alan Bancroft, Youth Ministry Coordinator at Cary Presbyterian Church in Cary NC join Michelle and Cliff to talk about Camino Pilgrimages and Allison Billings has a top 5 List around connecting. This Podcast is made possible through a generous grant from the APCE Edowment Ministry Team. Visit apcenet.org to register for the next national event!

Season 02 Episode 02-Louden Young

September 12, 2023 18:20

Cliff and Michelle talk with Louden Young-Associate Pastor of Emerging Generations and Mission at New Providence Presbyterian Church in Maryville TN about Generational Connections and hav a Top 5 List for Mental Health Books and Resources. 5 THRIVERS by Michele Borba 4 Spiritual Practices for the Brain by Anne Kertz Kernion 3 Shining Like the Sun, Seven Mindful Practices for Rekindling your Faith by Steve Wiens 2 Mindful Games Activity Cards, Susan Kaiser Greenland with Annaka Harris 1...

Season 02 Episode 01-Anne Stark and John Weicher

September 09, 2023 13:23

Anne Stark has a Top 5 List for Youth engagement and John Weicher talks planning and when to divert from the plan. This Podcast is made possible through a generous grant from the APCE Edowment Ministry Team. Visit apcenet.org to register for the next national event!

Episode #19-Kenda Creasy Dean and Megan Dewald

August 02, 2023 15:54

Michelle and Cliff discuss the Newly Revised Godbearing Life with Kenda Creasy Dean and Megan Dewald.

Episode 18- Mark Yaconelli

November 10, 2022 18:56

Cliff and Michelle talk with Marc about his new book: Between the Listening and the Telling: How Stories Can Save Us.

Episode 17-Andy Root

August 24, 2022 15:26

Michelle and Cliff talk with Dr. Andy Root about his book "The End of Youth Ministry"

Episode 16-John Weicher and Jacob Kennedy (Summer Special)

June 01, 2022 13:28

Michelle, Cliff, John Weicher and Jacob Kennedy talk about summer activities.

Episode 15- Nathan Wheeler

May 17, 2022 14:34

Michelle and Cliff talk with Nathan Wheeler about his book "A Faith of Their Own: A Theological Field Guide for Youth Ministry"

Episode 14- Michelle Icard

March 07, 2022 17:56

Cliff and Michelle talk with CNN contributor and Author Michelle Icard about her new book Fourteen Talks by Age Fourteen

Episode 13- 21 days starts today

April 21, 2021 16:02

Michelle and Cliff Talk with Dr. Eddie Moore Jr. You can find more on Dr Moore Here

Episode 12- Fearless Dialogues

December 17, 2019 16:38

A conversation from the Big Ideas in Youth Ministry conference with Greg Ellison and Charles Peterson about the Fearless Dialogues process.

Episode 11- Advice on Starting out and Longevity

November 08, 2019 21:58

In this episode Michelle and Cliff talk with some of the participants of the Big Ideas in Youth Ministry Conference about advice given early on, lessons learned the hard way, and tips for longevity in youth ministry.

Episode 10- Cliff and Michelle talk with Dan Davis about Issues facing men and boys

July 12, 2019 13:00

Cliff and Michelle talk with Dan Davis director of Camp Rockmont about issues relating to Boys and Men.

Episode #08- We Talk Youth in Leadership with John Weicher

October 10, 2018 14:24

Michelle and Cliff talk with John Weicher about Youth in Leadership Live at ARW. How to Rock a Committee A Guide for Youth Serving on a Committee, as an Elder or as a Deacon 1. You are a full member. You were selected to be a part of this committee (deacon board, session), and regardless of your age, you are expected to fulfill the duties like any other member. You are not a “youth member.” You are a youth, and you are a member, but you are not some sort of ‘junior member.’ You have been...

Episode #07-We Talk LIVE with Bill Buchanan about mission work in a post colonial understanding.

August 16, 2018 17:48

Live From ARW in Montreat North Carolina.

Episode #06- We get some Big Ideas on Youth Curriculum for Confirmation

June 06, 2018 19:45

John Turnbull and Chris Williams step in with Michelle and Cliff to talk to with Katie Douglass and get the Latest on the New Confirmation Curriculum "Big God, Big Questions" Which is the result of the work of the Confirmation Project.

Episode #05- We Get LGBTQ inclusivity 101

June 06, 2018 19:32

Cliff and Michelle talk with Shelly Donaldson about Everything from labels to Sleeping arrangements in an LGBTQ inclusive Youth group.

Episode #04- We are on a Mission

March 06, 2018 17:43

Tully Fletcher joins Michelle and Cliff to talk Mission trips.

Episode #03- We Play

December 08, 2017 15:37

Michelle and Cliff talk with Sophie Maness and Lynn Anne Turnage about the importance of play and games.

Episode #02- We Get Anxious

November 13, 2017 15:58

Michelle and Cliff are joined by Brian Kuhn to discuss anxiety and its effects on youth and in youth ministry settings. Resources mentioned in this episode: The spiritual Child by Lisa Miller Copingskillsforkids.com

Episode #01- We Talk #MeToo

October 28, 2017 23:24

Episode #00- We Launch

October 10, 2017 19:12