Youth Worker Collective

Jeremy and Chris sit down with one of Jeremy's former students and get some insight into youth ministry from the student perspective.

As the wave of news about disaffiliation among the United Methodist Church increases, Jeremy and Chris sit down to talk about what that means for you as a youth worker and us as a church.

Jeremy and Chris discuss the roots of the Methodist church with a little history on John and Charles Wesley.

Christ shares a short excerpt from "Everyday Disciples: Covenant Discipleship with Youth" about the importance of reflecting, not deflecting.

This week Chris and Jeremy sit down with Sam Halverson to talk about growing a youth ministry at a church that didn't see their potential or the ministry that was already there. Links mentioned in today's episode: Perkins School of Theology Microgrants - https://rebootyouthministry.com/?fbclid=IwAR26bw_9hTnctmwF0XGrmZJTsofGfMLw6jPaoYd77W07ADWl6WbY0P90Y8Q Discipleship Ministries One Matters Award - https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/about/one-matters?fbclid=IwAR0fHG3jRFSZ80u2kp9N-HaQIpzJrmlRub5WOJIg0x1_DVxzXg3VO505zqI

Chris and Jeremy talk about design thinking as an approach to ministry planning and development.

Jeremy and Chris sit down with Alyssa, one of Chris' former youth from St. Luke's UMC, to catch up with her and share stories from the past.

Failure is part of life...and youth ministry! On today's episode, Jeremy and Chris share some of their most epic failures, the important lessons they learned, and how they got through them.

Jeremy and Chris wrap up the final episode of our three-part series on discipleship.

Much like coffee, discipleship is something that should be done with a sense of intentionality. Join us this week as Chris and Jeremy move into part two of our three-part discipleship series.

Being able to understand and define a disciple is vital in ministry. Chris and Jeremy introduce our three part series on discipleship by discussing eight way to recognize discipleship.

Chris talks a little about the partnership between UMC Young People and Cultiv8 Group. He also shares a short devotion about Moses.

In the final week of our Digital Youth Ministry series, hosts Chris Wilterdink and Jeremy Steele talk about disinformation and misinformation. Digital youth ministry requires clarity and consistent communication.

In week two of Digital Youth Ministry, Chris and Jeremy talk about Safe Sanctuaries.

Chris and Jeremy talk about youth ministry in a digital age.

Chris and Jeremy tackle a big topic with the final episode of our three part series on Speaking Adolescent. Today we're talking about drama, emotions, and the teenage brain.

On week two of this three part series, Jeremy and Chris talk about the difficulty teens have with understanding metaphors.

The communication struggle between youth and adults can often be frustrating. Chris and Jeremy sit down to talk about what's happening in the adolescent brain during this development stage to help you understand and respond.

This week we're wrapping up our admin series talking about leadership development as part of your administration. Developing strong leaders within your ministry allows you to be able to share some of the responsibilities.

For this special episode, Chris and Jeremy sit down with a mental health professional to talk about the recent tragedy in Uvalde, TX and the impact it can have on young people. They also take a look at God's perspective on gun violence.