Let's face it. Jimmy Fallon is funny. Well, at least most of the time. Don't get us wrong. We're not making a major moral endorsement for who and what he's all about. But rather, we want to take a minute and consider how Jimmy Fallon is pretty much a y...

It's a new year! How are those resolutions going so far? - Regardless of how you feel about New Year's resolutions, the start of a new year is always a great time to evaluate how things are going in your youth ministry and set goals for the upcoming y...

What the heck happened and where did we go? - Whew! It's been a crazy few weeks and months for both of us and a little while since the last episode. - We've had a ton of listeners and members of the Super Secret Podcast Group asking for an update so ...

So why an episode on finding a youth ministry job? - Hopefully, you know that our goal at the Longer Haul is to help you achieve longevity in youth ministry.  For us we think of this in two ways, staying in youth ministry for the longer haul,

We, the Longer Haul Podcast team, are committed to... well... the Longer Haul. That's why we do the podcast. We know though, from experience that there are times when God makes it known that it's time to move on. There are seasons of change. -

This weeks interview tackles identity in Christ head on. - Todd Jones has written an excellent book called Jesus Colored Glasses. Besides our being jealous of his coming up with a super catchy super cool name for his book,

Many of us have been guilty of thinking that the teenagers of today are pretty much like all the teenagers that have gone before them. Ahhhhh, if only it were that easy! Research tells us that there are characteristics of the current generation that we...

We all want to see our students sharing their faith.  We would all love to have students leading other students to Jesus.  But what is it that is really keeping this from happening? - Look we get it.  This topic isn't new...even for this podcast,

Over the years we've heard people say that we're only one bad decision away from disqualifying ourselves from ministry. Over and over again throughout the years we've heard of friends and peers have to quit serving in the church because of immoral deci...

Let's face it... we live in a hyper sexualized culture! Ok, either you're giggling like a middle schooler right now or tempted to close this and move on. Stick with us for a second. Parents are overwhelmed and they need our help navigating everything ...