Youth Ministry Maverick: Hosted by Jeff Harding
110 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago -A podcast for youth pastors, youth workers, and parents about ministry topics and methods that range from the conventional to the unconventional...all for solid investment in the next generation of the Church.
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Episodes
Episode 10: Setbacks = Opportunities
July 14, 2020 14:00 - 37 minutes - 30.2 MBThe natural progression of biology and mental/emotional growth is hard on teenagers, especially when it comes to self-esteem. But spiritual growth comes through dedication and faith, so combining the pursuit of Jesus with adolescent transformation can be heavy. Coy Poitier joins Jeff to talk about growing up in the shadow of important men, and how God can use setbacks as opportunities for growth and ministry otherwise unrealized.
Episode 9: Educate to Eliminate
July 07, 2020 14:00 - 56 minutes - 45.3 MBAs youth workers, we teach students what God says and desires for us. But when we all engage online, we often forget that how we dialogue is just as important as the content. In short, we need to educate instead of shout down. Robert L. Wagner joins Jeff to discuss what that dialogue looks like, as they respond to the recent conversation between Louie Giglio, Dan Cathy and Lecrae.
Episode 8: A Cord of Three Strands
June 23, 2020 14:00 - 44 minutes - 36 MBBig youth retreats, summer camps and mission organizations often have multiple churches together, but what would it look like for local churches to combine on their own for reasons beyond convenience or meeting a capacity quota? Jeff discusses networking and ministry collaboration with three of his youth ministry cohorts, and they use their own multi-year partnership as a possible template for others to follow.
Episode 7: All For One
June 09, 2020 14:00 - 49 minutes - 40.4 MBA good youth ministry can be a great youth ministry when it's within a healthy and unified family ministry. Kari Jane Smith joins Jeff to discuss how discipleship should progress as a child grows older, and what they have to done to streamline their church's family ministry.
Episode 6: Whatever is Just
June 02, 2020 14:00 - 48 minutes - 39.2 MBThis special off-week episode was produced so as to not wait one week longer to start another source of dialogue regarding the teaching and discussing of racism and prejudice with our students. Jeff was honored to have Mikiala Tennie and Karli Loving join him in an enlightening conversation composed of three family ministry workers in the local church. Mikiala has served at First United Methodist Church of Stuart, FL for six years and currently has the role of Director of Discipleship and ...
Episode 5: Running On Empty
May 26, 2020 14:00 - 48 minutes - 88.8 MBWe're all tired of Zoom and online-only interaction, but burnout is a real threat that has seen a spike among those in ministry during the last decade. Jeff discusses this crucial topic with Scott Savage, and they identify some misnomers and unhealthy approaches to dealing with leadership exhaustion. Also, Scott provided three of his resources that are pertinent to our conversation: Article on burnout - https://www.scottsavagelive.com/burnout/ Article on cynicism - https://www.scottsavagel...
Episode 4: Owning Your Faith > Having Faith
May 12, 2020 14:00 - 43 minutes - 79.4 MBFor this episode, Jeff interviews a church youth ministry volunteer about how the concept of apologetics plays an important role in the development of authentic faith during adolescence. That volunteer just happens to be his brother, Ryan!
Episode 3: Love God, Love Others
April 28, 2020 16:41 - 49 minutes - 90.4 MBJeff brings in his long-time friend, Josh Daniels, to discuss the importance of youth leaders teaching and modeling how Christians and non-Christians can interact well for their students.
Episode 2: Pandemic Ministry
April 14, 2020 21:02 - 42 minutes - 77.1 MBFor this episode, Jeff brings in his good friend and partner in ministry, Mike Heinz, to discuss how to do youth ministry in the midst of quarantines and empty church buildings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Episode 1: We Need More Mavericks
March 17, 2020 20:29 - 9 minutes - 18 MBFor the inaugural episode, Jeff talks about the story of how the podcast was named from his experience as a junior high student through being done with seminary for almost a decade.