In this episode it’s just Justin talking about and sharing about their big leader training night they had a few months back. Justin talks about how and why they cancelled group to make training happen and he shares the audio of the training video that played across all 11 campuses to cast the vision of the new school year and what we are focusing on as a ministry across the board in the new school year. The goal is to give you an inside look of how Justin and team go about training and casting that long term vision and hopefully inspires you to do the same with your teams. SPONSORS: Give Centralhttps://www.givecentral.org/Download Youth Ministry Universityhttps://www.dymuniversity.com/a/10517/QbmGUcX2

In this special episode of the podcast Justin and Matthew sat down some some of our friends at Samaritan's Purse who run Operation Chritmas Child to talk about how youth groups can have an easy way to serve those around the world without leaving their church. We are always looking for great ways to help students realize there is more outside themselves and this is a great way to do that. For questions or more helpful tips email occstudents@samaritan.org· OCC Home Page- https://www.samaritanspurse.org/occ· Build a Shoebox Online Page- https://www.samaritanspurse.org/buildonline/· Vladimir’s Story (video)- https://video.samaritanspurse.org/vladimir-ps-story/SPONSORS: Give Centralhttps://www.givecentral.org/Download Youth Ministry Universityhttps://www.dymuniversity.com/a/10517/QbmGUcX2

We sat down with Landon Macdonald who oversees students and young adults at Cornerstone Church in Arizona. He is a self proclaimed theology nerd but loves to help people understand deep theology in a practical way...especially students. So we chat with him how to teach deep theology in a way students can get excited about it too. @iamlandonmacdonaldLandon’s Youtube ChannelTheosUSPONSORS: Give Centralhttps://www.givecentral.org/Download Youth Ministry Universityhttps://www.dymuniversity.com/a/10517/QbmGUcX2

We got to sit down with Chris Moore who is the youth pastor at Pure Heart Church in AZ. We chatted with him about his student social media influencer program he has set up in which students help create content and extend their reach in an exponential way on all socials. It’s a good conversation with some very good practical takeaways. @8mooreYouth Pastor Round Table SPONSORS: Give Centralhttps://www.givecentral.org/Download Youth Ministry Universityhttps://www.dymuniversity.com/a/10517/QbmGUcX2

In this episode we have our first ever return guest! Terry Parkman runs the family ministry teams at River Valley Church. He gives us a run down, a class, a teaching or who is Gen Z and what they value. Anyone working with high school students and below needs to listen to this episode. Feed.bible@terryparkmanSPONSORS: Give Centralhttps://www.givecentral.org/Download Youth Ministry Universityhttps://www.dymuniversity.com/a/10517/QbmGUcX2

Justin got to sit down with Gerald who was a long time youth pastor, now speaker, coach, and author and got to talk about his new book, WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS, and how it can help youth workers everywhere. Gerald serves as the Founder and President of the Stello Initiative, a 501c3 organization that mobilizes young adults to serve through service based conferences (For God So Loved Tour). Gerald’s passion for the next generation is best expressed by preaching biblical truth to students and adults around the globe. This passion has positioned him as a trusted voice for multiple organizations including North Point Ministries, Bigstuf Camps, Passion City Church, Calvary Chapel, Newsprint Church, Orange Conference and many more.Gerald is the author of “Before You Go,” a resource designed to help students follow Jesus and grow in their faith after high school. He also co-authored Starting Now, a devotional for college freshman. His most recent book entitled “When Life Gives You Lemons,” serves as a practical guide for navigating seasons of adversity for all ages.Check out his book here!When Life Gives You LemonsThelemonbook.comSPONSORS: Give Centralhttps://www.givecentral.org/Download Youth Ministry Universityhttps://www.dymuniversity.com/a/10517/QbmGUcX2

Justin got to sit down with Eric Epperson, the VP of Story for CIY (Christ In Youth). Justin and Eric talk about how to craft the best stories for teaching, social media, marketing etc. There is a lot of practical wisdom to help make youth workers better. CIY Digital Summer Camp: ciy.com/at@ericeppersonSPONSORS: Give Centralhttps://www.givecentral.org/Download Youth Ministry Universityhttps://www.dymuniversity.com/a/10517/QbmGUcX2

Justin and Matthew sit down with Theo Davis, who wrote a very helpful blog post on the DYM Blog about how white your pastors can talk and help with racism. His post on Facebook has thousands of views and shares and we have a great conversation about the current state of our country and how to chat about it with students. Theo Davis serves as the Multi-Site Youth Pastor at Restore Community Church in Kansas City, Missouri. He has worked in youth ministry for 15 years in a variety of settings which include church plants, rural churches, and mega-churches on the East Coast and now Midwest. He received his degree in Youth Ministry from Eastern University in 2008 and has continued to leverage his education with real-world experience. He and his wife Malia are huge gamers and named their kids after video game characters — Zelda & Shepherd (from The Legend of Zelda and the Mass Effect Series). Theo also loves action figures and spends his spare time developing his musical and visual art talents. Follow him on Instagram @theo_davisBlog post: https://blog.downloadyouthministry.com/8-things-white-youth-pastors-can-do-about-racism/Books:White AwakeThe Color Of Compromise The Debrief Podcast - Race, Riots and Injustice link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC5mOS1B6EkSPONSORS: Give Centralhttps://www.givecentral.org/Download Youth Ministry Universityhttps://www.dymuniversity.com/a/10517/QbmGUcX2

We asked in the DYM Facebook group and on our Instagram accounts for questions that you wanted us to hack through and we did! So many great questions and some pretty mediocre answers coming your way!Sam Grosso InstagramSponsors:Give Centralhttps://www.givecentral.org/Download Youth Ministry Universityhttps://www.dymuniversity.com/a/10517/QbmGUcX2

We asked in the DYM Facebook group and on our Instagram accounts for questions that you wanted us to hack through and we did! So many great questions and some pretty mediocre answers coming your way!Sam Grosso InstagramSponsors:Give Centralhttps://www.givecentral.org/Download Youth Ministry Universityhttps://www.dymuniversity.com/a/10517/QbmGUcX2