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Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
Kristen Lascola from North Coast Church gives weekly insight and tips on how to grow the size and health of your Youth Ministry! With over 20 years in Student Ministry, Kristen shares her knowledge and experiences and frequently features guests from various ministries, churches and leadership roles so that you can use proven strategies to increase your impact from your leadership role. This podcast will help you grow your leadership skills, enhance your youth group, learn new youth group games…
Episodes
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
Youth Pastor Leadership: 8 Skills You Need to Master
Being a youth pastor can require you to wear a lot of different hats in your youth ministry...everything from speaking on stage, to event planning, to patching…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
How Pride Can Steal Our Gratitude in Youth Ministry
Pride and ministry, unfortunately, can often times go hand in hand. How can we have a heart of contentment and thankfulness but at the same time want to…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
Youth Ministry Calendar - Youth Group Planning Ideas!
The new year is rapidly approaching so it's time to get your 2022 youth ministry calendar planned out. In this episode we go over some youth group planning…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
Why You Don't Have What it Takes to Do Youth Ministry
Have youth pastors gotten so good at their jobs that they've missed the point of youth ministry? God has given us all gifts and it's our job to use them for…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
5 Simple Youth Group Games - Last Minute Games for Youth Ministry
Today we discuss 5 simple youth group games that require no prep! No Prep games are always great to have in your back pocket for your youth ministry because…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
Youth Ministry Mission Statement - Vision Casting for your Youth Group
Ultimately, guiding our youth ministry students towards Jesus is always the number one priority in our Sunday and mid-week programs; but, it's always good to…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
Going from New Student to Student Leader in Youth Ministry
How do you take a first time visitor in your youth ministry all the way to them being an active, serving student leader? Today, we go over the road map for how…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
5 Things That Can Hurt Your Youth Ministry's Growth
If your numbers aren't as good as you'd like them to be, or if you are just looking to grow, there are some things that you may unintentionally be doing that…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
Portable Church Set Up Ideas for Youth Ministry
Today, we are talking all about the best tips and tricks for how you can set up portable church successfully. Even if you aren't having to rent out weekly…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
Youth Ministry Overnighter - Fun Lock In Games & Theme Idea
Love them or hate them, lock ins / overnighters are part of youth ministry. Today, we're talking about my FAVORITE youth group lock in / overnighter: the…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
How to Run a Youth Ministry on a Tight Budget - 6 Ways to Succeed!
How can we run big ministry with a small budget? Not all churches are fortunate enough to have mega-church money backing their student ministries; but, whether…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
5 Ways to Motivate Your Students to Invite Friends to Youth Group
As youth pastors, we are always encouraging our students to invite their friends to youth group...but are they? Are they forgetting to ask or do they just not…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
5 Things Every Youth Pastor Needs to Start Doing
In this episode, we go over 5 important things that every youth pastor should be doing, if they aren't already. There are obviously a ton of things that youth…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
ICEBREAKER GAMES for Youth Ministry - EASY Youth Group Games!
Icebreaker games can be a fun way to get the energy up in your youth group. Whether you are using icebreakers as a short game before your main game, or if you…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
Writing Effective Talk Sheets for Small Group Time in Youth Ministry
Whether you are looking to write your own talk sheets based off of your sermons, or if you are looking to add a talk sheet to a curriculum you use, this…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
How to Lead Your Youth Ministry Team: Training vs Coaching
How can we be intentional about not just training the people we work with but actually coaching them? In student ministry, we feel we are going a good job with…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
What's the BIG DEAL About SMALL GROUPS in Youth Ministry?
Why do churches and youth groups make such a big deal about small groups? Are they valuable? Are they really necessary? How would your student ministry benefit…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
How to Keep Your Youth Ministry's "Camp High" Momentum Going!
Summer camp is such an excellent time for building those relationships with our youth group students and helping them grow in their love and knowledge of…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
Why Working as a Youth Pastor is the Best Job in the World!
Maybe you need a reminder as to why being a youth pastor, a youth director, a youth minister is the best job in the world! It can be easy to get discouraged…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
How to Prioritize Your Time as a Youth Pastor and Love Your Job
A key ingredient for time management and avoiding burnout in youth ministry, is understanding prioritization. As Youth Pastors, if we can get our priorities in…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
Dodgeball Variation Games for Youth Ministry - 7 Youth Group Games!
Dodgeball is by far one of the most popular games to play at youth group, but sometimes changing up HOW we play dodgeball, can make it even more fun. Today we…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
Leadership Skills for Youth Pastors - 9 Effective Leadership Traits (Part 2)
This episode is Part 2 of 2 on 9 traits of an effective leader. Youth pastors are notoriously "thrown into the deep end" when it comes to leading a student…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
Leadership Skills for Youth Pastors - 9 Effective Leadership Traits
This episode is Part 1 of 2 on 9 traits of an effective leader. Youth pastors are notoriously "thrown into the deep end" when it comes to leading a student…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
Getting Parents Involved in Youth Ministry
How do we get parents more involved and connected to our youth ministry? Sometimes parents seem like strangers in a car that drop off and pick up their…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
How to Maximize the FUN in Your Youth Group Games!
Youth group games are an excellent way to build community inside of your youth ministry. Unfortunately, not every youth group game goes with every group of…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
Get to Know You Games for Student Ministry!
In today's episode, we talk about some fun youth group games that will help students get to know each other better. It's that time of the year when a lot of…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
Youth Ministry Tips: Finding Motivation During Frustration
As youth pastors, we often find ourselves in a season of frustration. Whether it's from an unsupportive senior pastor, difficult students, difficult parents…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
How to Plan a Low Cost Summer Camp for Youth Ministry
Summer camp is one of the most effective ways of building relationships with students...but it can also be super expensive and not exactly budget friendly for…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
Small Group Leader Training for Youth Ministry
Whether you are looking to level up your game as a small group leader or you are a youth pastor leading a small group team, today's episode will give you a…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
Youth Ministry Planning - Youth Group Midweek Schedule
The midweek program for your youth ministry is probably your biggest turnout of the week. Today we are sharing some best tips and strategies to make your youth…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
Games for Youth Groups at Church - Up Front Games!
** 50th Episode Giveaway!! Details below! ** To celebrate our 50th Episode, we are having a giveaway over the next 50 Days! Once per week, we will be randomly…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
Women in Youth Ministry - Female Youth Pastor Challenges
Being a woman in youth ministry comes with a different set of challenges. In today's episode, we have a candid conversation about what being a female youth…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
Surviving Youth Ministry Summer Camp: Youth Pastor's Guide
Youth ministry summer camps can be so impactful to your youth group with the connections made not only between leaders and students, but between the students…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
Youth Pastors and Parents - Best Communication Tips
For youth pastors to have a successful student ministry, communication needs to be very clear and consistent. In today's episode, we go over 8 areas of…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
Fun Youth Ministry Games - 7 Low Prep Youth Group Games!
Sometimes it’s nice to play youth group games and not have to spend the entire day planning them. Today, we are going over our favorite LOW PREP Youth Ministry…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
Preventing Your Volunteers From Burning Out in Youth Ministry
Burnout is a real thing and it happens all the time to those working in ministry. As a Youth Pastor, there are steps you can take to help prevent burnout…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
Best Games for Summer Camp - 14 Fun Camp Game Ideas
For a FREE PDF of this weeks games list with instructions, email us at MinistryCoachPodcast@gmail.com In this episode, which is part 3 of our 3 part series, we…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
DIY Church Camp Planning - Youth Ministry Summer Camp CHECKLIST!
***Email us at MinistryCoachPodcast@gmail.com for THE ULTIMATE Youth Ministry Summer Camp CHECKLIST!*** Last week we went over the pros and cons of Prepackaged…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
Church Camp Planning for Youth Ministry: Prepackaged vs. DIY??
Are you trying to decide between a Pre-Packaged Camp or a DIY Camp? Today we take a look at the pros and cons of both. This is the 1st in a 3 part series we…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
Service Project Ideas for Student Ministry
Service projects can be an excellent way of not just serving your community, but also growing your youth group in their discipleship, their compassion for…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
How to Start a Student Leadership Team in Youth Ministry
If you are looking to start a student leadership team in your youth ministry or maybe you are just looking to refresh your current student leadership program…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a Youth Pastor
It's hard to ever be fully prepared for any job you are just beginning, but as the years go by, you learn valuable information and experience that you only…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
How to Plan Your Week in Youth Ministry - Time Management Tips
"If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail." - Benjamin Franklin. If you are feeling overwhelmed with your workload in youth ministry, this might be a good…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
Youth Group Games - 7 NO PREP GAMES for Youth Ministry
We've all been there...your message is ready to go, worship is dialed in, you have all of your announcements in order and all of a sudden you realize !!!!!!…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
How to Get New Students Connected to Your Youth Group
What's the #1 reason students don't come back to your youth ministry? Getting kids to come to your youth ministry is usually a top priority but getting them to…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
Youth Ministry Budget: Best Practices for Planning & Stewarding Money
A New Year, a new budget in your Youth Ministry! In today's episode we talk all about how to plan your budget so that you can do the big events you want to do…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
Epic Fails in Youth Ministry (PART 2): Injuries, Embarrassing Moments and Bloopers
Back in Episode 027, we shared some embarrassing moments and ministry fails with you guys and today we are back sharing more, but this time they are from YOUR…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
The Three C's of Leadership - Qualities to Seek in Your Team
In our last two episodes, we discussed onboarding your new volunteers as well as getting them trained...as a bonus, today we are talking about the Three C's of…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
Training Your Volunteers Part 2 of 2: 4 Week Training Overview
**For a FREE PDF of the Student Ministry Volunteer Application, email us at MinistryCoachPodcast@gmail.com and we will send one to you!** Now that you have…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
Training Your Volunteers Part 1 of 2: Onboarding & Acclimation to Your Team
**For a FREE PDF of the Student Ministry Volunteer Application, email us at MinistryCoachPodcast@gmail.com and we will send one to you!** Back in Episode #011…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
How to Use Personal Social Media Accounts Responsibly in Youth Ministry
When it comes to our PERSONAL Social Media accounts, we have the freedom to post whatever we want...right? Today, we are taking a look at what Social Media…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
How Can Youth Pastors Reach Gen Z?
Generation Z has been described as the loneliest generation. So how can we best connect with these students? Today, we talk about what Gen Z is looking for and…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
Christmas Gift Ideas for Your Youth Ministry Team - 10 Fun Gift Ideas
SEE LINKS BELOW! It's not too late to get your Youth Ministry Team Christmas gifts! Ideally, you'd have set aside some money in your budget to buy some gifts…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
Epic Fails in Youth Ministry: Injuries, Embarrassing Moments and Bloopers
"Fails" in Youth Ministry is inevitable - whether it's with game disasters, students getting injured, embarrassing moments with parents, saying something…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
Increasing Your Value, Worth & Influence: Heart, Hunger, Hustle
In today's episode, we are looking at ways to increase your value, worth and influence within your church. The three keys to doing this are outlined in this…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
Best Practices to Handle an Upset Parent
Although it may not happen often (thankfully), dealing with an upset or angry parent can be a difficult situation. Today, we discuss some of the best practices…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
Raising Up Leaders in Student Ministry - How to Duplicate Yourself!!!
Your leadership team and volunteers are the most powerful part of your ministry, but how can you find people who are equally invested, passionate and motivated…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
Christmas Event and Party Ideas for Youth Groups
Christmas in October?? Well, even though it might be a ways off, it's not too early to start planning for your Christmas event for your youth group! Today, we…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
7 Fun Socially Distanced Games to Play for Small Youth Groups
Today we go over 7 super fun and socially distanced games which work well for smaller youth groups (although they can work for larger ones too). If there is…
- Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
From Church Ministry to Campus Ministry: Trusting & Obeying God's Call - Interview w/Chace Steeves
***BE SURE TO SUPPORT JEFF in the FCA Golf Fundraiser!*** Link Below! In today's episode, we interview Chace Steeves (Area Rep for FCA & Associate Pastor at…