YPT Podcast ep.84: Leading and Equipping Volunteers (Alex Tufano)
Sooner or later, every youth pastor learns that their youth ministry is only as strong as their volunteers. If that’s true then how do we lead and equip them for fruitful ministry?
YPT Podcast Episode 60: Good Leadership in Youth Ministry (Beau Johnson)
How can youth pastors become more effective leaders by understanding their own “working genius”? Link for a free working genius assessment in shownotes.
YPT Podcast Episode 44: Evangelism as the Care of Souls (Sean McGever)
In this podcast episode, we talk with Dr. Sean McGever about how youth pastors, volunteers, and teenagers themselves can engage in evangelism, and about the role of conversion and sound doctrine.
YPT Podcast Episode 22: Asking Questions to Prompt Deep Conversations (Hartman & Bradley)
Every youth leader knows how challenging it can be to facilitate meaningful and deep conversations. It can be so discouraging to prepare for meaningful ministry only to receive one-word answers and silence. This episode of the podcast discussed how youth workers can learn to ask better questions that prompt meaningful conversations.
Attributes of a Great Youth Worker
Youth Ministries are always on the search for new volunteers. And volunteers often wonder if they “have what it takes” to be a good youth worker. This excerpt from Lead Them to Jesus lays out what to look for in a youth leader.
Book Highlight: Lead Them to Jesus
Youth ministry is theological ministry. Students ask hard questions and being a youth worker can be overwhelming. Lead Them to Jesus was written to help volunteer youth workers to navigate these significant conversations and to equip them with the practical skills that benefit every fruitful youth worker.