In this episode Justin sits down and chats with Derry Prenkert. With 20+ years serving at the same church, Derry has been able to craft a plethora of experiences and resources that help students and parents in their spiritual journey. It is because of this we wanted to hear some of the hacks he has learned thoughout the years to be in one place for so long. I don't know about you, but this is a personal goal of mine and we know youth workers do not have the best reputation for staying put. We hope this conversation can give you practical hacks on how to be in ministry for the long haul.You can find Derry at the links below:DYM ResourcesInstagramFacebook

This is a mini-sode because Matthew is out traveling the world and Justin does not know how to do all the cool music-like things we normally have on the podcast. But since we didn't want to go too long without an episode here we have this awesome episode (Forgive us for the background noise, we were recording at the DYM 100 conference).Soooooooo...We have Frank Gil with us talking about hacks on what do with volunteers. He gives some practical advice on how to lead your leaders.Enage us in the convo using #ymhacks on Twitter or email us a question to chat through for a few minutes on the show at theotherstudentministrypodcast@gmail.com

In this episode Justin and Matt talk about how they have learned to think big but start in small, reachable steps and setting goals to which will pay off big in the long run. They walk through their process of how the team went through this year and share some hacks in hopes can help others do the same. They talk through:How to have big goalsSetting OKR's (Objectives and Key Results)How to set up small wins towards a big vision They would love to spend a few minutes to talk through some questions so add the the conversation by sending them in email at theotherstudentministrypodcast@gmail.com OR Use #ymhacks on Twitter

In this episode Matthew and Justin talk about how their ministry is re-launching small groups this year. They talk about how the last time was not as successful and why that was. They walk through what they did different this year and talk through hacks based off what they learned to launch/start/train small group leaders to make them successful. Check out their small group registration:ccvsocal.com/students 

In this episode we are joined by Sean Lord (Sean on the couch) talking through future planning, dreaming and calendar stuff for the future in ministry. One of the best things you can be for your ministry is prepared. We just planned all of 2018 and we go through our process with our team. Google Calendar View: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jRh64NgLt_L9YE0cHvqn69v9cvPl2bR6OgMJnH4NDMk/edit?usp=sharing

In this episode Justin and Matthew talk about hacks in service programming. They recently lead a Master Class at CCV (their church) with the family ministry department about the "what's, why's, and how's" of service programming and they wanted to share that content.You will here a little bit of their service flow and how to make sure you have balance, pace and space in your service program.Add to the conversatian by using #ymhacks on Twitter.Follow us on Twitter:@justinknowles3@Matthew_Ferrer@OtherSMPodcastOr email us your questions at theotherstudentministrypodcast@gmail.com FREE Extreme Bingo Boxes Of Doom Files:http://www.downloadyouthministry.com/shop/games/extreme-bingo-gameBlog on how to play Extreme Bingo:http://blog.downloadyouthministry.com/play-extreme-bingo-dym-boxes/

This week Matt and I were out and about as we are wrapping up our summer time schedules. This week they both had separate conversations with two guys who have built up quite a summer camp culture in their churches. They have taken their summer camps to another level and we have seen them first hand so we wanted them to share how they were able to build the hype for summer camp.Some things covered:How Brian got 70 students to come to camp who never came beforeHow Dayne has over 100 HS students serving for his JH campHacks on getting students to get friends to comeIt's a good conversation and something we all can learn from them and their ministry. Add to the convo in a few ways:Use #ymhacks on Twitter to add your own hacks on the subjectEmail us and we will talk through hacks on the podcast so email us at theotherstudentministrypodcast@gmail.comIf you want to see what Brian and Dane are doing, here are their ministry links:Brian Howardbrian.howard@calvarycc.orghttps://www.instagram.com/brianjohnhoward/https://www.instagram.com/calvaryhsm805/Dayne Scalonhttps://www.instagram.com/daynescalon/daynes@willamette.cc

In this episode Matt and Justin chat through hacks in how to begin to change the culture of your ministry into something you as the leader desire to see. Chances are there are a few things that you want to change in your ministry. You want your students to respond better, take notes, you want your leaders to be an example of this. Whatever it is, this episode will talk through some hacks that you can begint to walk through with your ministry and hope take a step in the right direction.Here is the the DYM blog post mentioned:http://blog.downloadyouthministry.com/how-to-change-your-culture-to-something-you-desire/Use the hashtag #ymhacks and join the conversation. We would love to hear what you have to say!We want to answer your questions on the podcast, shoot us an email attheotherstudentministrypodcast@gmail.com

We had a such a good conversation about student led bands that we wanted to make it two episodes. We continue the conversation on how to effectiveley start and maintain student led bands and create a culture of leadership on stage with our co-host Matthew Ferrer.Here are some of the resources mentioned in this episode:Worship Band from Start to Finish https://www.group.com/product/60654web-worship-band-from-start-to-finish-download.do Matt's version of the CRUD formhttps://www.dropbox.com/sh/q90wzx5r7gyvgf7/AAAYae5gA54WNyQxRPcT5QQda?dl=0 Our services so you can see Matt in action:https://vimeo.com/ccvsocal Matt's email:MatthewF@ccvsocal.com Download Youth Ministry:http://www.downloadyouthministry.com/   Use #ymhacks if you want to add to the conversation with your own hacks on this topic.

Thanks all for listening. It's been so fun as we start of this podcast with answering some questions. If you want to send in a few questions and talk about hacks in student ministry, send it over to theotherstudentministrypodcast@gmail.com.This is part 1 of a 2-part conversation with Matthew Ferrer, our co-host of this podcast, talking about hacks in having a student led band. Matthew and Justin discuss about how to start, develop and recruit leaders and students in the goals of having a worship band lead by students.Matthew will give you some hacks on where to begin and how to develop bands and really how to unleash students to lead their peers in worship. Enjoy. Use #ymhacks if you want to add to the conversation with your own hacks on this topic.