Youth Worker Collective

As we continue with part two of our admin series, Chris & Jeremy talk about forms and records.

In part one of the admin series, Chris and Jeremy talk about effective administration and small steps you can take to help achieve it.

Chris and Jeremy wrap up the final episode of the three-part series on Self-Care & Sabbath talking about what the most effective form of worship is for them.

This week, Chris and Jeremy continue the conversation by discussing the differences between self-care and sabbath. Being depleted is a spiritual issue as much as a physical one.

This week, Chris and Jeremy talk about the importance of self-care and taking intentional time for sabbath, and how sabbath is a gift to us, not something to be accomplished.

We take a break from the "Crash Courses on Youth Ministry" to talk about what's happening in our world right now, and how you can open up conversations about war and peace with your students.

Chris and Jeremy wrap up our three part series on trips and retreats this week talking about marketing your trip and evaluating how well it went when it's all over.

Chris and Jeremy continue our series on trips and retreats. Part two focuses on more details of planning...like checking the church, community, and school calendars before locking in dates for your trip, as well as planning the daily schedule during your trip.

This week, Chris and Jeremy kick off a three part series on Trips & Retreats. Part 1 is all about brainstorming and planning.

Chris Wilterdink continues our series on Keeping Volunteers with 5 tips for training and keeping volunteers.

Jeremy and Chris share their experiences as youth workers on staff at a church on Christmas Eve.

Melissa Collier Gepford joins us to talk about her experience working with volunteers. She shares important things you can do to help your volunteers avoid burnout and keep them engaged in your ministry.

Chris and Jeremy talk about the FREE "Crash Courses in Youth Ministry" eBooks that were released this fall. You can download those eBooks here: https://www.umcyoungpeople.org/lead/crash-courses-in-youth-ministry

In our last episode we talked to Jarrod Johnston about what NOT to do with fundraising. This week, Chris and Jeremy sit down to talk about what DOES work and share fundraising ideas to get you started.

Fundraising is something that all youth ministers have to do. Jarrod Johnston kicks off part one of this two part series talking about what NOT to do.

Mighty Rasing with Discipleship Ministries joins us this week to talk about what transcends cultures in youth ministry as well as what’s different in Christianity across cultures. Mighty talks about conflicts and destruction within the church and how often the youth can be collateral damage.

This week, Ann Kessler talks about overseeing the Family Ministry at First UMC in Loveland, CO and how she empowers her volunteers. She also shares about finding God’s purpose for us and being willing to take risks.

Bart Patton joins us today to talk about his passion of shifting the focus of seminary to lifelong learning. Instead of looking at education as an end goal of attaining a degree, rather creating a community of lifelong learners. Bart also shares some encouragement from Philippians 2:12b-15 as he talks about how God has called us to be stars.

This week we are joined by Jason Scott, found of theministryfinder.com, a website that helps people looking for ministry jobs find churches looking to fill ministry roles. Jason also talks about the idea of perspective and perception and how moving just six inches to the left or the right completely changes how things look.

This week we are joined by Mike Ratliff as he talks about the importance of focusing on the relational aspects of youth ministry. He also shares with us the ways he finds to listen to God's call on his life and how he uses photography as a way to share that with the world.