From our podcast network ... you just can't miss!Justin and Matthew from DYM's Youth Ministry Hacks Podcast 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

Katie, Josh, Doug & Jessica chat over Zoom on some of their learnings since the quarantine took over 6 weeks ago. It's been a wild ride, and since we recorded this live with a studio audience as well we take some random Q&As at the end. Fun being together, even virtually!https://youthgroup.downloadyouthministry.comhttps://sidekick.tv/learn/

Kara Powell is back and fills this episode with so much wisdom, our minds were blown! Kara, Doug, and Jessica discuss what it looks like to grow with students into adulthood. With research proving that teenagers oftentimes graduate from their faith when they gradutae from high school, Kara gives us great insight regarding the role youth workers and parents play in the lives of young people when their faith undergoes major changes and is tested. https://fulleryouthinstitute.org/

Recorded before the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic - but as timely as ever. We have the wonderful Kara Powell, from Fuller Youth Institute, joining us on the podcast today! Kara discusses a topic that students are facing daily: anxiety. She answers our questions regarding why young people are more anxious than ever, what some common mistakes are that we make when caring for students struggling with anxiety, and how to identify when a student in anxious (and not simply having a "bad day"). https://fulleryouthinstitute.org/

Doug, Josh, Katie & Jessica all get together (6ft apart of course) to process the coronavirus and the process for many to think about canceling youth group and church. Raw and open, largely unfiltered conversation about youth ministry & what to do for the next few weeks. http://youthgroup.downloadyouthministry.com/

Josh Griffin sits down with Jeremy Camp and talks about his new movie I Still Believe in theaters March 13th, 2020. One love can change your life. One life can change the world. From the creators of I CAN ONLY IMAGINE comes an inspiring love story for the ages. Rediscover the wonder of love in I STILL BELIEVE, based on the real-life story of chart-topping singer Jeremy Camp.https://istillbelievemovie.com

The Queen, Katie Edwards, shares GREAT wisdom for junior high ministry! Even if you aren't a junior high ministry leader you'll want to tune in as the podcast crew discusses how to lead and care for students during this pivotal and transformational time in their lives. Such good stuff in this episode, Doug was taking notes the entire time!

Doug, Josh, Katie, and Jess are back together again and they're talking about CHANGE. No matter what the change is - your role, staff at the church, program elements, a new boss or structure - change can be hard. You'll definitely want to to tune in today as the podcast crew shares what they have learned through changes in their own ministry experiences.

Josh is back in youth ministry! He works as a youth pastor at Mariners Church in the Junior High Ministry. If you follow him on Instagram @joshuagriffin you've for sure seen he's jumped back into pastoring at a local church. And he works with Doug Fields again! And DYM is firing on all cylinders right now as well with the addition of their newest hire/great friend Travis Prouty. Enjoy the Jessica Sanchez Show!

It's the New Year (and a brand new decade!), it's time to get planning! The podcast crew talks about looking back before planning ahead, what goal setting looks like at the start of a new calendar year, how to set priorities and stick to them. Set yourself up well for the new year with the wisdom shared in this episode!