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Rethinking Youth Ministry | A podcast for youth ministry leaders, pastors, volunteers, and anyone who cares about students

Apr 30, 2019

Your youth ministry environment is communicating something—whether you’re intentional about it or not. The question is, what is it communicating? As students walk through your ministry’s doors each week, is the environment saying what you want it to? This week on the podcast, join us for a conversation about the...


Apr 23, 2019

Science and faith. For many students, these two categories seem incompatible. But are science and faith really as disconnected as our students might be led to believe? Let's face it—these days, students are asking some pretty complex questions about the way science fits into our faith and vice versa. This week, join...


Apr 16, 2019

For many of us in youth ministry, mission trips are a part of our yearly rhythm. And while these trips seem life-changing on the surface, are they really all they’re cracked up to be? This week, we’re joined by Henok Berhanu, founder and CEO of Carry 117 and host to dozens of mission teams every year in Ethiopia....


Apr 9, 2019

In the unrelenting pace of student ministry, it’s easy to slip into the “I’ve got this. How hard can it be to talk to someone of the opposite gender?” mentality. But there are differences, and those differences should be considered when tailoring your communication styles to the students you serve week after...


Apr 2, 2019

Sports and church. We’ve wrestled through this conversation before and we’re back to tackle it again. On this episode, join Stuart Hall, Dan Scott, Ashley Bohinc, and Sarah Anderson for a follow-up conversation on the tensions between church and extracurricular activities, what identity has to do with it, and what...