
Youth Ministry Hacks
Justin Knowles and Sean Lord (2 great friends and veterans in Youth Ministry) have open conversations with each other and great guests about real life hacks in youth ministry. They will talk about things they are doing in youth ministry, what is working, what is not, and have some friends join the conversation along the way. The goal is to share real life, helpful, time saving and efficient hacks to help you do ministry better.
Latest episodes

May 7, 2020 • 54min
68: You Asked We Answered Hacks (Part 1)
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

Apr 6, 2020 • 54min
67: Hacks On Developing Leadership Culture In A Digital Age w/ Sam Grosso
First of all, Justin loves Oklahoma. Just know that. Justin and Matthew sit down with Sam Grosso from Victory Church in Tulsa, OK about how he is leading his leadership team in this digital age we all have been forced to during COVID-19. Lot’s of good and practical insight in this episode. Sam Grosso InstagramSponsors:Give Centralhttps://www.givecentral.org/Download Youth Ministry Universityhttps://www.dymuniversity.com/a/10517/QbmGUcX2

Mar 30, 2020 • 47min
66: Hacks Of How To Make Online Small Groups Successful with Jon Rush from Elevation Youth
Justin Knowles sits down with Jon Rush, Youth Director at Elevation Church in South Carolina, about how to go about small groups and doing them online in the age of COVID-19. Check out Jon Rush on Instagram: @_jonrushElevation Youth Instagram: @elevationythElevation Youth YoutubeSponsors:Youth WorksYouthworks.com/DYMGive Centralhttps://www.givecentral.org/Download Youth Ministry Universityhttps://www.dymuniversity.com/a/10517/QbmGUcX2

Mar 24, 2020 • 18min
Update During COVID19
Justin and Matthew just wanted to take a second to let you know a few things that are happening with the podcast during this time, what they are doing in their church and how they are thinking of you the listener.Links in the show:Free Resources and Ideas To Minister During COVID19 from DYMhttps://youthgroup.downloadyouthministry.com/Sandals Church Youth Ministry:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/sandalschurchyouthIG: https://www.instagram.com/sandalsyouth/Sponsors:Youth WorksYouthworks.com/DYMGive Centralhttps://www.givecentral.org/Download Youth Ministry Universityhttps://www.dymuniversity.com/a/10517/QbmGUcX2

Mar 6, 2020 • 55min
65: 3 Meetings To Hack Your Ministry For The Better
Justin Knowles and Matthew Ferrer chat through 3 types of meetings if you are looking to hack your ministry into a jump-start. The discuss 3 types of meetings, with asking certain questions, to really navigate how to bring some fresh breath into what you have going on in your youth ministry. Sponsors:Youth WorksYouthworks.com/DYMGive Centralhttps://www.givecentral.org/Download Youth Ministry Universityhttps://www.dymuniversity.com/a/10517/QbmGUcX2

Feb 13, 2020 • 52min
64: Hacks On Casting Vision/Starting Something From Nothing
Justin Knowles and Matthew Ferrer chat through hack on casting vision for putting on something that has never happened before or does not exist yet in your ministry. How do you come up with it? Pitch it to hire ups? Get people behind it when you have nothing to promote it because you never done it before? This episode explores all those questions. Sponsors:Youth WorksYouthworks.com/DYMGive Centralhttps://www.givecentral.org/Download Youth Ministry Universityhttps://www.dymuniversity.com/a/10517/QbmGUcX2

Jan 22, 2020 • 43min
63: Hacks On What To Do When You’re Fired Or Step Down (Part 1)
Justin Knowles and Matthew Ferrer are back in 2020 with a brand new show, a special guest and talking about what to do when you are fired or step down from your position. We thought we would start off the year with a pretty vulnerable episode where Justin opens about about being fired and talks through the process in the aftermath in part 1 of this two part episode. Sponsors:Youth WorksYouthworks.com/DYMGive Centralhttps://www.givecentral.org/Download Youth Ministry Universityhttps://www.dymuniversity.com/a/10517/QbmGUcX2

Dec 11, 2019 • 60min
62: Live Hacks From #NYWC19
To close our 2019, we leave you with our live show at Youth Specialties National Youth Workers Convention in Tampa, Florida! Justin (Matthew could not join us) and special limited-time guest host Karl Romeus sit down in a full room of guests and have a bunch of the live audience members come up and share some of their own hacks! It’s a great show and we can’t wait to see how God continues to use the Youth Ministry Hacks Podcast in 2020!Sponsors:Youth WorksYouthworks.com/DYMGive Centralhttps://www.givecentral.org/Download Youth Ministry Universityhttps://www.dymuniversity.com/a/10517/QbmGUcX2

Nov 18, 2019 • 1h 5min
61: Hacks On Message Prep & Speaking [Part 2] + Free Book Giveaway
Justin and Matthew (with special guest Karl) dive into the 2nd part of the conversation on message prepping and speaking. If you have not listened to episode 60, we recommend you go back and check that out first. Matthew plays interviewer and peppers Justin and Karl about how they come up with content, sermon series, etc from starting on the 50,000 foot level and slowly bring it to the on the ground “how to’s”. If you are looking for some solid message prep and speaking hacks, this is the one. If you want a chance to win the free Kristen Ivy book, It’s Personal, rate and review this podcast and you will be entered to win!Sponsors:Give Centralhttps://www.givecentral.org/Download Youth Ministry Universityhttps://www.dymuniversity.com/a/10517/QbmGUcX2

Nov 4, 2019 • 47min
60: Hacks On Message Prep & Speaking [Part 1]
Justin, Matthew & Karl dive into part 1 of 2 of message prepping and speaking. Matthew plays interviewer and peppers Justin and Karl about how they come up with content, sermon series, etc from starting on the 50,000 foot level and slowly bring it to the on the ground “how to’s”. If you are looking for some solid message prep and speaking hacks, this is the one. If you want a chance to win the free Kristen Ivy book, It’s Personal, rate and review this podcast and you will be entered to win!Sponsors:Give Centralhttps://www.givecentral.org/Download Youth Ministry Universityhttps://www.dymuniversity.com/a/10517/QbmGUcX2