Youth Ministry for the Longer Haul Podcast

Youth Ministry for the Longer Haul Podcast


Latest Episodes

TLH108: Listener Episode! What We’re All Going Through
April 21, 2020

WE LOVE OUR LISTENERS!!! Because our listeners LOVE teenagers! - Last week we got a bunch of YOU together for a zoom call where we talked about what we're all going through. It turned out to be a great episode as we heard from listeners from different...

TLH107: Recovering from Illness and from Social Distancing
April 09, 2020

A couple of weeks ago Chris got word through social media that his friend, Patrick Thompson, like many, right now had gotten sick. It was super encouraging to hear over the last few days that he has recovered and is doing much better. -

TLH106: Youth Ministry in Quarantine
March 30, 2020

Like all of you, it has been a CRAZY couple weeks for us as we've adjusted to our current normal of not meeting with teenagers in person. So, we decided to take a moment and share a quick update regarding what we're doing and what we've learned in the ...

TLH105: Radical Reevaluation of Youth Ministry
March 09, 2020

Have you ever wondered if we're doing all we can do to reach students for Jesus in a way that will last into their adult years? After hanging out with teenagers and trying to point them to Jesus for over 30 years now, I have and still do. -

TLH104: The Heart of Fundraising
February 17, 2020

For many youth workers, fundraising is a necessary part of helping our student experience programming that we believe could help point them to Jesus. We know that for many of our students to be able to experience events like camp,

TLH103: The Importance of Helping Students with Identity
February 03, 2020

We are just returning from attending a great conference in Chattanooga, Tennessee. We had a BLAST at Conclave! - While there, we were able to sit down with some great youth ministry thinkers. Today we're sharing with you a great interview with Dr.

TLH102: Youth Ministry Lessons Learned From the Past Year
January 06, 2020

Our hope for you as 2019 comes to an end is that 2020 gets off to a great start. We can't thank you enough for trusting us with your time each week. We don't take that for granted, so we want to be sure to continue to help you accomplish your goal of e...

TLH101: Family Ministry with Nick Blevins
December 02, 2019

Family ministry can mean a lot of different things in the context of ministry. For some, it means that their entire ministry is family-focused and inclusive. For others thinking in a youth ministry context,

TLH100: Leading in a World of Distraction
November 18, 2019

Here we go! Episode 100!!! Wha what! Thanks for hanging with us and trusting us with your time. - We're celebrating episode 100 with Clay Scroggins, Lead Pastor of Buckhead Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Clay is also the author of How to Lead When You're...

TLH099: Encouraging and Equipping your Youth Ministry Volunteers
October 28, 2019

We all love to be appreciated! I know I do! When it comes to volunteers in our youth ministries, we big-time need to know how to encourage and appreciate what they do for teenagers. - In this episode, we interview Erin Wells.