DYM Podcast
DYM Podcast Network
Join Doug Fields, Josh Griffin & Matt McGill from the trenches of their youth ministry! Every week they’ll download what happened and share learnings, ideas and tips that will help you be a better youth worker, too! Take half an hour to be refreshed, challenged and get plenty of laughs along the way from these veteran youth workers with 60+ years combined experience. Check out some of the amazing resources and fantastic youth worker community at: http://downloadyouthministry.com
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Jan 13, 2020 • 25min
The Jessica Sanchez Show: Josh Griffin is Back in Youth Ministry!
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!
Jan 6, 2020 • 27min
New Year, New Goals
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!
Dec 16, 2019 • 25min
Creative Ways to Boost Attendance
What do you do when you notice your attendance dropping or not rising? Panic? Plan an outreach event? Re-strategize? Curl up into a ball and cry? The podcast crew talks through the internal and external pressures of keeping numbers up and creative ways to healthily navigate the numbers game.
Dec 9, 2019 • 24min
Caring for Hurting Students
Today's conversation is a good one! No matter how "put together" a student appears on the outside, every student will face hurts and challenges at some point in their teenage journey. How should we, as their youth pastors, respond? We jump right in and discuss what we have learned and put into practice as we've cared for students through the years.
Dec 1, 2019 • 27min
So You're on Staff at a Church
We're still basking in the excitement of Doug Fields being a youth pastor at Mariner's Church, and talking about many of the ins and outs of our experience being on a church staff. Great discussion you won't want to miss if you're on a church or ministry staff or will be in the future!
Nov 18, 2019 • 22min
Leaders are Learners: Best Practices for Learning
Strong leaders recognize that they are lifelong learners, so how does that learning take place? The podcast crew shares what learning looks like for them (podcasts, conferences, conversations) and how to get the most out of these learning opportunities!
Nov 11, 2019 • 21min
Bringing Out the Best in Students
Such a fun and eye opening conversation with Doug, Josh, Katie & Jessica. How can you develop and bring the best out in your students? Is student leadership the only way to grow leaders in your ministry? How can we invite students into ministry no matter where they are on their faith journey? This is a great one!
Nov 4, 2019 • 23min
Doug Fields is a YOUTH PASTOR Again!
The greatest news to hit the youth ministry world is announced in this episode. Listen now!
Oct 31, 2019 • 23min
How to: Sermon Series Planning
The podcast crew is back together and tackle the topic of sermon series planning. Why plan a series vs. doing 1-offs? How exactly do you plan a sermon series? What are some of the teaching topics we should cover over the course of the school year? We answer those questions and a ton more! Plus, you'll find out who DYM's IT Director is ... spoiler alert: it's sure not Doug!
Oct 7, 2019 • 24min
Dealing w/Conflict in Youth Ministry
Josh Griffin, Doug Fields & Jessica Sanchez talk about conflict in ministry. They share how they personally deal with conflict, what they've learned about themselves and others in conflict, best practices in tense moments, and the "other side" of conflict in the church (reconciliation).
