Justin and Sean sit down and talk about metrics. Everyone’s favorite topic. Why do numbers have to be weird? Now they don’t talk about specific numbers but they talk about best practices of what to track and why. It’s something every youth pastor should know. SPONSORS: Onward Leadership Coaching https://onwardleader.com/ 1st Few Years Conference https://1stfewyears.com/ @youthministryhacks on IG https://www.instagram.com/youthministryhacks/ Justin’s Resources https://www.downloadyouthministry.co...
May 24, 2022•45 min
Justin and Sean sit down and talk about hacks on how to practically rest and take time off well. Too many youth workers do not know how to rest well, which then leads to burn out. Some don’t know what to do when they are off. Some don’t know how to set themselves or their teams up for success when they want to take time off. They talk about all of these different things on resting well in this episode. SPONSORS: 1st Few Years Conference https://1stfewyears.com/ MVMNT 2022 Conference https://mvmn...
May 02, 2022•55 min
Josh Griffin joins the hack boys to chat about how to last longer in ministry when we are seeing a ton of burnout and turn over. Josh gives some practical thoughts, we dive into some great discussion and laugh along the way. We also chatted about the 1st Few Years Conference for newer youth workers in October! SPONSORS: 1st Few Years Conference https://1stfewyears.com/ MVMNT 2022 Conference https://mvmnt2022.com/# DYM’s Program Like A Pro https://offers.downloadyouthministry.com/en/youth-group-p...
Apr 18, 2022•57 min
In his first Q&A, Sean answers a bunch of questions with Justin covering: - What does online ministry look like now that most are back in person? - How do I start a band and siciple them? - What does work/life balance look like with a new baby? - How do you develop content for your students? - What does your multi-site model look like? - How does ministry change as you get bigger? - How do you cast a compelling vision? Side note: We know Justin sounds bad in this. We will fix that next episo...
Apr 04, 2022•50 min
As Sean is starting in his new position and wanting to walk through some change, he talks with Justin about the process of how to do that. Justin has refreshed a few ministries over the last few years and so what started as a conversation between two friends turned into a great episode that was recorded. Whether you are starting at a new ministry and starting fresh or are looking to refresh your current ministry, this one is for you. SPONSORS: DYM’s Program Like A Pro https://offers.downloadyout...
Mar 21, 2022•46 min
Justin and Sean are talk through how they have made some major adjustments in their own ministries to make sure that small groups ACTUALLY match the values of the ministry. Sometimes we can say that we value something but how we execute the ministry shows something different. @youthministryhacks on IG https://www.instagram.com/youthministryhacks/ Justin’s Resources https://www.downloadyouthministry.com/search?q=justin+knowles&search-button=&lang=default...
Mar 07, 2022•41 min
Justin and Sean are chatting through questions to ask yourself and your ministry in order to see growth in 2022. There is no easy way to hack on to grow something, but there are some good questions to ask to hack your thinking. We discuss them in this episode. SPONSORS: @youthministryhacks on IG https://www.instagram.com/youthministryhacks/ Justin’s Resources https://www.downloadyouthministry.com/search?q=justin+knowles&search-button=&lang=default...
Feb 15, 2022•35 min
Justin welcomes new show co-host Sean Lord to the show and they talk through how to be a better leader in 2022 by not giving answers, but asking questions to make you a better leader. SPONSORS: @youthministryhacks on IG https://www.instagram.com/youthministryhacks/ Justin’s Resources https://www.downloadyouthministry.com/search?q=justin+knowles&search-button=&lang=default...
Feb 01, 2022•40 min
Justin answers your questions that people submitted. He goes rapid fire through a bunch of questions ranging from hardship to leadership, how to remove a volunteer, setting culture and training. SPONSORS: DYM’s Program Like A Pro: https://offers.downloadyouthministry.com/en/youth-group-programming-course @youthministryhacks on IG: https://www.instagram.com/youthministryhacks/ Pastor Matt Brown’s Book On Enneagram: https://abookcalledyou.com/ Justin’s Resources: https://www.downloadyouthministry....
Dec 21, 2021•47 min
Justin talks with Blake Faris, who is a youth lead on the Sandals Church Youth team, about the intentionality of on-boarding your volunteers will help you have better leaders and a better leader culture. We talk through practical tips on how you can do that in your ministry. SPONSORS: DYM’s Program Like A Pro https://offers.downloadyouthministry.com/en/youth-group-programming-course @youthministryhacks on IG https://www.instagram.com/youthministryhacks/ Pastor Matt Brown’s Book On Enneagram http...
Nov 22, 2021•59 min
Justin walks you through what he is personally doing right now to try and become and better leader in asking questions to his supervisors, his team, and himself. Self-realization is kind of a big deal and asking questions to help you grow is part of growing as a leader. SPONSORS: DYM’s Program Like A Pro https://offers.downloadyouthministry.com/en/youth-group-programming-course @youthministryhacks on IG https://www.instagram.com/youthministryhacks/ Pastor Matt Brown’s Book On Enneagram https://a...
Nov 08, 2021•33 min
Justin takes you through his ministry's own strategy and playbook for their youth ministry. It’s important to write things down, think through, and define the wins, the whys, the whats, and the hows so you can keep focused on what is most important. SPONSORS: DYM’s Program Like A Pro https://offers.downloadyouthministry.com/en/youth-group-programming-course Onward Leadership Training https://onwardleader.com/ @onwardleader on IG...
Sep 13, 2021•37 min
Justin talks about how to build community amongst your leaders. This is something that we tend to think just happens but it really takes some intentionality to do it and do it well. Something happens when your leaders actually like to be around each other and Justin talks about how they do it in their ministry. SPONSORS: DYM’s Program Like A Pro https://offers.downloadyouthministry.com/en/youth-group-programming-course Onward Leadership Training https://onwardleader.com/ @onwardleader on IG...
Aug 20, 2021•24 min
Justin and Josh Griffin talk about all things programming and the new course that is coming out for free on downloadyouthministry.com. Head there now to sign up to receive this free 6 session + bonus sessions on how to program like a pro. Josh’s links: Josh’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/joshuagriffin/ Mariners JH IG:https://www.instagram.com/mariners.jhm/ Justin’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/justinknowles3/ SPONSORS: DYM’s Program Like A Pro - SIGN UP TODAY! https://offers.downloadyouthminis...
Jul 31, 2021•32 min
Justin literally walks through the process has done with his youth team and now the kid's team at Sandals church to begin to assess and evaluate where the ministry stands now so you can move forward in making it more effective for the future. He walks through 4 areas with a bunch of different questions for each area to walk through with people you do ministry with. Take a look at our new first-time sponsor ONWARD LEADERSHIP! SPONSORS: Onward Leadership Coaching https://onwardleader.com/...
May 17, 2021•35 min
We get to sit down with Joseph Kellogg, a youth ministry veteran, to talk about the 4 C’s that he and his teams are focusing on right now in regards to youth ministry as things are picking back up since the country shut down. Super practical. Super powerful. HYM https://www.hymconference.com HYM Instagram @hymconference YouthPastor.co https://youthpastor.co Feed https://feed.bible Joseph Kellogg @josephkellogg Take a look at our new first time sponsor ONWARD LEADERSHIP! SPONSORS: Onward Leadersh...
May 03, 2021•55 min
Justin and Matthew are talking about one of their favorite subjects… service programming. They discuss what are some of the things they are looking for in a smooth and excellent service. They walk through questions we as leaders should be asking of our services to make them better. Take a look at our new first time sponsor of The Youth Cartel! SPONSORS: Download Youth Ministry University https://www.dymuniversity.com/a/10517/QbmGUcX2 The Youth Cartel Coaching theyouthcartel.com/coaching...
Apr 15, 2021•52 min
Notes: Justin is solo on this episode and talking through how to create a culture of candor on your staff or volunteer teams. We are going to be talking through WHY it’s a big deal, how to make it happen so the best ideas come out of your teams. SPONSORS: Give Central https://www.givecentral.org/ Download Youth Ministry University https://www.dymuniversity.com/a/10517/QbmGUcX2...
Mar 01, 2021•37 min
Justin and Matthew sit down and chat in the first episode of the new year talking through some of the hacks they learned while leading in 2020. Last year was a unique one for everyone and it forced us to be more efficient and agile. The dudes share 3 hacks they learned in hopes to help you too. SPONSORS: Give Central https://www.givecentral.org/ Download Youth Ministry University https://www.dymuniversity.com/a/10517/QbmGUcX2...
Jan 26, 2021•47 min
This episode we have Tim Somers, the lead Youth Pastor of Elevation Church. In my option, Elevation Youth is leading the way in how to engage students with content online AND with how they get students involved in small groups who never have stepped foot on campus before. We chat through how they do it and what are some things we all need to know. @timsomers3 on IG SPONSORS: Give Central https://www.givecentral.org/ Download Youth Ministry University https://www.dymuniversity.com/a/10517/QbmGUcX...
Dec 14, 2020•1 hr 1 min
This is a follow up from our last episode. Make sure to go back and listen if you have not. Justin casted vision to all of the leaders in the ministry and this episode is the HOW to make it happen. This is the tactical execution of the big picture summary. This episode gives you an inside look into Justin and crew trained their own leaders for this year. SPONSORS: Give Central https://www.givecentral.org/ Download Youth Ministry University https://www.dymuniversity.com/a/10517/QbmGUcX2...
Nov 30, 2020•32 min
In this episode it’s just Justin talking about and sharing about their big leader training night they had a few months back. Justin talks about how and why they cancelled group to make training happen and he shares the audio of the training video that played across all 11 campuses to cast the vision of the new school year and what we are focusing on as a ministry across the board in the new school year. The goal is to give you an inside look of how Justin and team go about training and casting t...
Nov 18, 2020•36 min
In this special episode of the podcast Justin and Matthew sat down some some of our friends at Samaritan's Purse who run Operation Chritmas Child to talk about how youth groups can have an easy way to serve those around the world without leaving their church. We are always looking for great ways to help students realize there is more outside themselves and this is a great way to do that. For questions or more helpful tips email occstudents@samaritan.org · OCC Home Page- https://www.samaritanspur...
Nov 05, 2020•39 min
We sat down with Landon Macdonald who oversees students and young adults at Cornerstone Church in Arizona. He is a self proclaimed theology nerd but loves to help people understand deep theology in a practical way...especially students. So we chat with him how to teach deep theology in a way students can get excited about it too. @iamlandonmacdonald Landon’s Youtube Channel TheosU SPONSORS: Give Central https://www.givecentral.org/ Download Youth Ministry University https://www.dymuniversity.com...
Oct 09, 2020•53 min
We got to sit down with Chris Moore who is the youth pastor at Pure Heart Church in AZ. We chatted with him about his student social media influencer program he has set up in which students help create content and extend their reach in an exponential way on all socials. It’s a good conversation with some very good practical takeaways. @8moore Youth Pastor Round Table SPONSORS: Give Central https://www.givecentral.org/ Download Youth Ministry University https://www.dymuniversity.com/a/10517/QbmGU...
Sep 22, 2020•1 hr 14 min
In this episode we have our first ever return guest! Terry Parkman runs the family ministry teams at River Valley Church. He gives us a run down, a class, a teaching or who is Gen Z and what they value. Anyone working with high school students and below needs to listen to this episode. Feed.bible @terryparkman SPONSORS: Give Central https://www.givecentral.org/ Download Youth Ministry University https://www.dymuniversity.com/a/10517/QbmGUcX2...
Aug 09, 2020•1 hr 4 min
Justin got to sit down with Gerald who was a long time youth pastor, now speaker, coach, and author and got to talk about his new book, WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS, and how it can help youth workers everywhere. Gerald serves as the Founder and President of the Stello Initiative, a 501c3 organization that mobilizes young adults to serve through service based conferences (For God So Loved Tour). Gerald’s passion for the next generation is best expressed by preaching biblical truth to students and a...
Jul 21, 2020•53 min
Justin got to sit down with Eric Epperson, the VP of Story for CIY (Christ In Youth). Justin and Eric talk about how to craft the best stories for teaching, social media, marketing etc. There is a lot of practical wisdom to help make youth workers better. CIY Digital Summer Camp: ciy.com/at @ericepperson SPONSORS: Give Central https://www.givecentral.org/ Download Youth Ministry University https://www.dymuniversity.com/a/10517/QbmGUcX2...
Jun 26, 2020•1 hr 9 min
Justin and Matthew sit down with Theo Davis, who wrote a very helpful blog post on the DYM Blog about how white your pastors can talk and help with racism. His post on Facebook has thousands of views and shares and we have a great conversation about the current state of our country and how to chat about it with students. Theo Davis serves as the Multi-Site Youth Pastor at Restore Community Church in Kansas City, Missouri. He has worked in youth ministry for 15 years in a variety of settings whic...
Jun 04, 2020•1 hr 40 min
We asked in the DYM Facebook group and on our Instagram accounts for questions that you wanted us to hack through and we did! So many great questions and some pretty mediocre answers coming your way! Sam Grosso Instagram Sponsors: Give Central https://www.givecentral.org/ Download Youth Ministry University https://www.dymuniversity.com/a/10517/QbmGUcX2
May 21, 2020•41 min
