CIY’s Caleb Deroin breaks down creative programming and steps he takes when planning a CIY event. Check out CIY’s Digital Camp Experience https://new.ciy.com/at SPONSORS CHRIST IN YOUTH – ciy.com GIVE CENTRAL - https://www.givecentral.org DYM PODCAST NETWORK - https://podcast.downloadyouthministry.com/ Train Your Volunteers with DYM University - https://www.dymuniversity.com FOLLOW US INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/ym_lab/ FACEBOOK - https://bit.ly/2D7Vh9T MORE ABOUT ANTHONY AND SAM Antho...
Aug 10, 2020•35 min
Sam breaks down 5 things you should be thinking on during this weird and stressful time. SPONSORS GIVE CENTRAL - https://www.givecentral.org DYM PODCAST NETWORK - https://podcast.downloadyouthministry.com/ Train Your Volunteers with DYM University - https://www.dymuniversity.com FOLLOW US INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/ym_lab/ FACEBOOK - https://bit.ly/2D7Vh9T MORE ABOUT ANTHONY AND SAM Anthony’s Resources - https://bit.ly/2D3m3An Sam’s Resources - https://bit.ly/2UG4ekO...
Mar 16, 2020•18 min
21: JOSH GRIFFIN innovating in your context Part 1 of our Season 2 Launch. Josh Griffin breaks down innovative ideas for your context and a lady does yoga on a window SPONSORS Youth Works - www.youthworks.com GIVE CENTRAL - https://www.givecentral.org DYM PODCAST NETWORK - https://podcast.downloadyouthministry.com/ Train Your Volunteers with DYM University - https://www.dymuniversity.com FOLLOW US INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/ym_lab/ FACEBOOK - https://bit.ly/2D7Vh9T MORE ABOUT ANTHONY ...
Mar 11, 2020•17 min
Part 2 of our Season 2 Launch. Zac breaks down spiritual innovation for leadership and we also come up with terrible invention ideas. SPONSORS Youth Works - www.youthworks.com GIVE CENTRAL - https://www.givecentral.org DYM PODCAST NETWORK - https://podcast.downloadyouthministry.com/ Train Your Volunteers with DYM University - https://www.dymuniversity.com FOLLOW US INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/ym_lab/ FACEBOOK - https://bit.ly/2D7Vh9T MORE ABOUT ANTHONY AND SAM Anthony’s Resources - htt...
Mar 11, 2020•16 min
Part 1 of our Season 2 Launch. We get to hear the amazing voice of our good friend Allison which is worth the listen on it’s own. SPONSORS Youth Works - www.youthworks.com GIVE CENTRAL - https://www.givecentral.org DYM PODCAST NETWORK - https://podcast.downloadyouthministry.com/ Train Your Volunteers with DYM University - https://www.dymuniversity.com FOLLOW US INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/ym_lab/ FACEBOOK - https://bit.ly/2D7Vh9T MORE ABOUT ANTHONY AND SAM Anthony’s Resources - https:/...
Mar 11, 2020•16 min
Sam and Anthony breakdown a ton of tips and tricks for improving your speaking chops. Product Placement Improving Your Stage Presence DYM Leader Library https://bit.ly/2OLrhWo SPONSORS GIVE CENTRAL - https://www.givecentral.org DYM PODCAST NETWORK - https://podcast.downloadyouthministry.com/ Train Your Volunteers with DYM University - https://www.dymuniversity.com FOLLOW US INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/ym_lab/ FACEBOOK - https://bit.ly/2D7Vh9T MORE ABOUT ANTHONY AND SAM Anthony’s Resour...
Nov 27, 2019•39 min
Sam and Anthony breakdown over 15 small group hacks to make small groups win. COME SEE US LIVE YM LAB LIVE @NYWC2019 https://bit.ly/2BJpDP1 SPONSORS GIVE CENTRAL - https://www.givecentral.org DYM PODCAST NETWORK - https://podcast.downloadyouthministry.com/ Train Your Volunteers with DYM University - https://www.dymuniversity.com FOLLOW US INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/ym_lab/ FACEBOOK - https://bit.ly/2D7Vh9T MORE ABOUT ANTHONY AND SAM Anthony’s Resources - https://bit.ly/2D3m3An Sam’s R...
Nov 19, 2019•52 min
16: Announcement Videos w/Jeremy Poland Sam and Anthony read some awkward youth worker stories and Sam is joined by Jeremy Poland to break down how to make announcement videos worth watching. PRODUCT PLACEMENT Improv Announcements - https://bit.ly/36UMrcH COME SEE US LIVE YM LAB LIVE @NYWC2019 https://bit.ly/2BJpDP1 SPONSORS GIVE CENTRAL - https://www.givecentral.org DYM PODCAST NETWORK - https://podcast.downloadyouthministry.com/ Train Your Volunteers with DYM University - https://www.dymuniver...
Nov 11, 2019•24 min
Sam is alone in the lab so he breaks down how to be more creative and innovative. PRODUCT PLACEMENT Lumberjack Night https://bit.ly/31SO8Ui COME SEE US LIVE YM LAB LIVE @NYWC2019 https://bit.ly/2BJpDP1 SPONSORS GIVE CENTRAL - https://www.givecentral.org DYM PODCAST NETWORK - https://podcast.downloadyouthministry.com/ Train Your Volunteers with DYM University - https://www.dymuniversity.com FOLLOW US INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/ym_lab/ FACEBOOK - https://bit.ly/2D7Vh9T MORE ABOUT ANTHON...
Oct 27, 2019•23 min
Sam is joined by Grayson Bearden, a Tik Tok expert, in the lab where we break down how to do Tik Tok as a church and why you should start doing it with your youth group today. CHECK OUT GRAYSON HERE ON TIK TOK https://bit.ly/2N0Esld PRODUCT PLACEMENT Sculptionary Halloween Edition https://bit.ly/2o1psLx SPONSORS GIVE CENTRAL - https://www.givecentral.org DYM PODCAST NETWORK - https://podcast.downloadyouthministry.com/ Train Your Volunteers with DYM University - https://www.dymuniversity.com FOLL...
Oct 21, 2019•25 min
Anthony & Sam break down the stigma of youth workers with mental health. We talk through burnout, professional counseling, practical steps to starting a journey of health, and Sam opens up about what led him to a diagnosis of depression. PRODUCT PLACEMENT Download Youth Ministry University 201 https://bit.ly/35xp34o SPONSORS GIVE CENTRAL - https://www.givecentral.org DYM PODCAST NETWORK - https://podcast.downloadyouthministry.com/ Train Your Volunteers with DYM University - https://www.dymun...
Oct 14, 2019•37 min
Anthony and Sam are joined by David Miller from Slingshot Group and we get to breakdown what churches are looking for in a new hire and what you need to do the first 90 days of a new church. Slingshot Group: https://bit.ly/2Iod1Al PRODUCT PLACEMENT Time To Transition by Allison Williams https://bit.ly/2Irvb4u SPONSORS BRIGHT COAL CREATIVE- https://brightcoal.com GIVE CENTRAL - https://www.givecentral.org DYM PODCAST NETWORK - https://podcast.downloadyouthministry.com/ Train Your Volunteers with ...
Oct 08, 2019•42 min
Anthony and Sam are joined by David Wood as we break down how to make truly magical moments in your programming. Book David by following this link: https://bit.ly/2ndnesb PRODUCT PLACEMENT Magical Countdowns by David https://bit.ly/2o02B2s SPONSORS BRIGHT COAL CREATIVE- https://brightcoal.com GIVE CENTRAL - https://www.givecentral.org DYM PODCAST NETWORK - https://podcast.downloadyouthministry.com/ Train Your Volunteers with DYM University - https://www.dymuniversity.com FOLLOW US INSTAGRAM - ht...
Oct 01, 2019•33 min
Anthony & Sam are joined by Frank Gil and Justin Knowles as we break down how to turn an adult space into a youth space effectively. If you have to make a different space yours every week or work at a church plant, this one is for you. PRODUCT PLACEMENT Justin’s Favorite Things - a bundle found on https://bit.ly/2lJgH7r SPONSORS BRIGHT COAL CREATIVE- https://brightcoal.com GIVE CENTRAL - https://www.givecentral.org DYM PODCAST NETWORK - https://podcast.downloadyouthministry.com/ Train Your V...
Sep 12, 2019•37 min
Anthony & Sam have come back from their cryogenic chamber and are pumped for season 1.5 of YMLab. Get ready as we break down some awesome events, spill some tea, and talk about our summers. SPONSORS BRIGHT COAL CREATIVE- https://brightcoal.com GIVE CENTRAL - https://www.givecentral.org DYM PODCAST NETWORK - https://podcast.downloadyouthministry.com/ Train Your Volunteers with DYM University - https://www.dymuniversity.com FOLLOW US INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/ym_lab/ FACEBOOK - htt...
Sep 12, 2019•24 min
In this episode we Greg Stier comes in the lab to teach us how to create a culture of evangelism and he also lays the arm wrestling smack down on another podcaster. We talk about 8-Bit worship and then we get Nsync. PRODUCT PLACEMENT 8 Bit Worship - https://bit.ly/2QbOrpj RESOURCES TALK ABOUT Dare2share - https://www.dare2share.org Dare2share App - https://apple.co/1fLWZ1I YS TICKET GIVEAWAY Contest Details - https://ymlab.carrd.co SPONSORS BRIGHT COAL CREATIVE- https://brightcoal.com GIVE CENTR...
May 20, 2019•34 min
In this episode we hang out in the Lab with Frank Gil from Fifteen Minutes With Frank and learn from his summer camp sign up hack and we break down how we’ve added to his formula. PRODUCT PLACEMENT Suns Out Buns Out - https://bit.ly/2JcvMZx YS TICKET GIVEAWAY Contest Details - https://ymlab.carrd.co SPONSORS BRIGHT COAL CREATIVE- https://brightcoal.com GIVE CENTRAL - https://www.givecentral.org DYM PODCAST NETWORK - https://podcast.downloadyouthministry.com/ Train Your Volunteers with DYM Univer...
May 10, 2019•28 min
In this episode we bring back a youth worker from the dead/Easter hangover, we talk through a tool that is a must have, and we break down what went right and what went wrong this Easter PRODUCT PLACEMENT Train Your Volunteers with DYM University - https://www.dymuniversity.com YS TICKET GIVEAWAY Contest Details - https://ymlab.carrd.co SPONSORS BRIGHT COAL CREATIVE- https://brightcoal.com GIVE CENTRAL - https://www.givecentral.org DYM PODCAST NETWORK - https://podcast.downloadyouthministry.com/ ...
May 03, 2019•22 min
In this episode we reveal an awesome contest, talk about some killer comedy videos, and we learn and laugh with the Skit Guys. PRODUCT PLACEMENT Skit Guys’ Videos: - https://skitguys.com YS TICKET GIVEAWAY Contest Details - https://ymlab.carrd.co SPONSORS BRIGHT COAL CREATIVE- https://brightcoal.com GIVE CENTRAL - https://www.givecentral.org DYM PODCAST NETWORK - https://podcast.downloadyouthministry.com/ Train Your Volunteers with DYM University - https://www.dymuniversity.com FOLLOW US INSTAGR...
Apr 29, 2019•24 min
In this episode we clone Frank, try out the Kawhi Laugh Challenge, talk about a game dropping next week, and we learn about a huge communication tool that will be a gamechanger for you. Check out Ramon’s Graphic Designs https://www.instagram.com/wknd_designs/ Check out the landing page platform we talk about https://www.Carrd.co SPONSORS BRIGHT COAL CREATIVE- https://brightcoal.com GIVE CENTRAL - https://www.givecentral.org DYM PODCAST NETWORK - https://podcast.downloadyouthministry.com/ Train Y...
Apr 19, 2019•26 min
In this episode Sam breaks down how he’s leveraging youtube with his high school ministry, we review a sermon series you should probably buy, and we play a game called “Tongue Testers” and you can play it too! DYM RESOURCE SPOTLIGHT Kingdom Worker Series - https://bit.ly/2WXKFCa SPONSORS BRIGHT COAL CREATIVE- https://brightcoal.com GIVE CENTRAL - https://www.givecentral.org DYM PODCAST NETWORK - https://podcast.downloadyouthministry.com/ Train Your Volunteers with DYM University - https://www.dy...
Apr 09, 2019•36 min
In this episode we break down what “branding” truly is with Josh Whiting from Bright Coal creative, Sam serenades Anthony with meows, and Anthony sneaks fart noises into the episode within the first 5 secs. That last one may not be ground breaking... DYM RESOURCE SPOTLIGHT Jason Pearson’s DIY Kits - Click here for more info BOOK THAT JOSH MENTIONED Positioning For Professionals - Click here for more info WHERE TO FIND JOSH Brightcoal.com Facebook Instagram SPONSORS GIVE CENTRAL DYM PODCAST NETWO...
Apr 04, 2019•49 min
In this episode we break down our current favorite DYM resources, Sam talks about how one kid made him throw up, and Anthony drops some knowledge bombs on how to make your games more memorable. DYM RESOURCE SPOTLIGHT 17 Game Bundle https://www.downloadyouthministry.com/seventeen-game-bundle-of-vol-1 Pick A Planet Game https://www.downloadyouthministry.com/pick-a-planet-game...
Mar 29, 2019•36 min
Welcome to Youth Ministry Lab. A podcast dedicated to exploring new ideas and pioneering where no one else is going. In this episode we introduce you to Anthony and Sam, and Sam explains why and how DYM Create transformed into YM Lab. For more resources by Anthony Taylor https://www.downloadyouthministry.com/shop?author=333 For more resources by Sam Pettersen https://www.downloadyouthministry.com/shop?author=78...
Mar 28, 2019•16 min
In this episode Sam breaks down how to turn good ideas into great ideas. Books talked about in this episode: Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert The Idea Book by Fredrik Haren For more resources by Sam Pettersen Click Here SPONSORS GIVE CENTRAL RETHINK GROUP AKA ORANGE DYM PODCAST NETWORK
Nov 30, 2018•18 min
Sam breaks down how to effectively pull off an “At the Movies” series. He talks through creative elements, stage design, promotion, and how to build the message content effectively. Resources used in this episode: Video Downloader Life.Church At The Movies Graphic Kit For more resources by Sam Pettersen Click Here SPONSORS GIVE CENTRAL RETHINK GROUP AKA ORANGE DYM PODCAST NETWORK
Nov 19, 2018•24 min
In this episode Sam talks about his best event this year and what could have been his worst but somehow it pulled a 180 through intentional planning. Resources used in this episode: Side Kick App Fortnite Dance Party Intro Instahack For more resources by Sam Pettersen Click Here SPONSORS GIVE CENTRAL RETHINK GROUP AKA ORANGE DYM PODCAST NETWORK
Nov 08, 2018•30 min
In this episode we get more creative by breaking down the myth “creativity is a personality type” and we replace the word create with worship. Because all creatives are really worshipping. For more resources by Sam Pettersen Click Here SPONSORS GIVE CENTRAL RETHINK GROUP AKA ORANGE DYM PODCAST NETWORK
Oct 31, 2018•16 min
In this episode we get creative by binge watching TV. It’s tough I know. For more resources by Sam Pettersen Click Here SPONSORS GIVE CENTRAL RETHINK GROUP AKA ORANGE DYM PODCAST NETWORK
Oct 18, 2018•18 min
Ep. 017 Jamey Dickens on Speaking Onstage In this episode, Jamey gives us some awesome tips to speaking onstage to students. We talk about the importance of an intro, what a successful talk looks like, and other awesome stuff. To Learn more about Speaking To Students visit: Speaking To Students For more resources by Sam Pettersen Click Here SPONSORS GIVE CENTRAL RETHINK GROUP AKA ORANGE DYM PODCAST NETWORK
Jul 30, 2018•33 min
