Mike McGarry 4/23/24 Mike McGarry 4/23/24

YPT Podcast 68: Should Youth Ministry be Incarnational? (Tim Gough)

We often anchor relational discipleship in Christ’s incarnation, but is that the best biblical and theological foundation?

Kyle Kennicott 11/15/23 Kyle Kennicott 11/15/23

Five Ways to Observe Christmas Afresh

Here are five ways to approach Advent and Christmas in your student ministry afresh, as either a one-off Christmas message or an Advent series.

Mike McGarry 12/21/22 Mike McGarry 12/21/22

Christmas… When it’s NOT the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

If we only talk about Christmas joy and happiness then our students who are struggling will miss an important perspective on Christmas… why Jesus was born at all.

Mike McGarry 12/6/22 Mike McGarry 12/6/22

YPT Podcast Episode 19: Teaching the Incarnation and Christology at Christmas (Griffin Gulledge)

Griffin Gulledge joins the podcast to help us teach the Incarnation and Christology in our youth groups with greater confidence, clarity, and depth, especially during the Christmas season.

Mike McGarry 11/23/22 Mike McGarry 11/23/22

Teaching Christology and the Incarnation at Christmas

Digging into Christology and the Hypostatic Union can help youth workers teach about the Incarnation at Christmas with renewed awe and wonder.

Mike McGarry 12/6/21 Mike McGarry 12/6/21

Where Was Jesus Born: A Barn, Cave, or House

As students grow increasingly skeptical about the truth of Christmas, it’s important to teach clearly and accurately about what happened surrounding Christ’s birth.

Mike McGarry 11/29/21 Mike McGarry 11/29/21

Embracing Advent in Student Ministry

Some church traditions place Advent front-and-center, while it merely gets a head-nod in others. Whichever your church tradition may be, I believe it’s wise to think about some of the central Advent themes, and to consider how to emphasize those in our youth groups.