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Youth Ministry That Lasts w/ Dr. David Odom
Jun 18, 2026
27m 36s
Relational Youth Ministry Reimagined w/ Dr. David Odom
Jun 11, 2026
33m 53s
Rethinking Relational Youth Ministry w/ Dr. David Odom
Jun 11, 2026
33m 53s
Youth Ministry Presence Over Hype w/ JP Black
Jun 6, 2026
38m 26s
Youth Ministry Deconstructed with Dr. David Odom
Jun 4, 2026
33m 08s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/18/26 | Youth Ministry That Lasts w/ Dr. David Odom | Send us Fan Mail This episode wraps up our three-part conversation with Dr. David Odom on Deconstructing Youth Ministry and offers a timely reminders for youth ministry friends. The future of youth ministry doesn't hinge on doing more. It depends on becoming the kind of leader who can faithfully serve for longer. 🎙️ In this episode: Why working harder isn't the answerThe hidden cost of ministry without marginRed flags that reveal you're running too close to emptyThe power of honest ac... | 27m 36s | ||||||
| 6/11/26 |  Relational Youth Ministry Reimagined w/ Dr. David Odom✨ | youth ministrydiscipleship+3 | Dr. David Odom | Deconstructing Youth Ministry | — | youth ministrydiscipleship+4 | — | 33m 53s | |
| 6/11/26 | Rethinking Relational Youth Ministry w/ Dr. David Odom | Send us Fan Mail Before we know it, youth ministry can become really good at running events—and not as effective at making disciples. In Part 2 of our conversation with Dr. David Odom and Deconstructing Youth Ministry, we tackle one of the biggest questions facing churches today. How do we build student ministries that produce lasting faith, not just busy calendars? We explore why teenagers today are both different and surprisingly the same. Students still wrestle with identity, belonging, p... | 33m 53s | ||||||
| 6/6/26 | Youth Ministry Presence Over Hype w/ JP Black✨ | youth ministrypresence+3 | JP Black | — | — | youth ministryfruitful ministry+3 | — | 38m 26s | |
| 6/4/26 | Youth Ministry Deconstructed with Dr. David Odom✨ | youth ministryfaith formation+3 | Dr. David Odom | New Orleans Baptist Theological SeminaryYouth Ministry Deconstructed | — | youth ministryfaith+3 | — | 33m 08s | |
| 6/4/26 | Youth Ministry Deconstructed w/ Dr. David Odom | Send us Fan Mail Youth Ministry Deconstructed with David Odom | What If We've Been Doing Youth Ministry Wrong? Have we built youth ministries that attract students… but struggle to form lasting faith? In this first episode of a 3 part series of the Youth Ministry Booster Podcast, Zac Workun sits down with Dr. David Odom from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and author of Youth Ministry Deconstructed, for a conversation about the past, present, and future of student ministry. Together... | 33m 08s | ||||||
| 5/14/26 | The Great Commission for Gen Alpha: Go to the ends of the earth w/ Kyle Wiltshire✨ | Great Commissionyouth ministry+3 | Kyle Wiltshire | GO | — | youth ministryGreat Commission+3 | — | 43m 35s | |
| 2/26/26 | Gospel Centered Soul Care At Home For Youth Ministry w/ Dr. Randy Jackson✨ | soul careyouth ministry+3 | Dr. Randy Jackson | — | — | youth ministrysoul care+5 | — | 50m 24s | |
| 2/19/26 | Youth Ministry Volunteers Are Undefeated w/ Chad Daugherty✨ | youth ministryvolunteer culture+3 | Chad Daugherty | — | — | youth ministryvolunteers+3 | — | 25m 15s | |
| 2/12/26 | The Church Calendar, Don't Drown! Stop, Start, Change And Swim w/ Amanda Mejias✨ | church calendaryouth ministry+3 | Amanda Mejias | Lifeway | — | church calendaryouth ministry+3 | — | 34m 40s | |
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| 2/5/26 | Youth Ministry Needs Sacred Rhythms For Real Students w/ Ribbin Dorado✨ | youth ministrysacred rhythms+4 | Ribbin Dorado | — | — | youth ministrysacred rhythms+4 | — | 52m 20s | |
| 1/29/26 | Youth Ministry is still Awe-some w/ Joseph Kellogg✨ | youth ministrydiscipleship+3 | Joseph Kellogg | — | — | youth ministrydiscipling teenagers+3 | — | 46m 04s | |
| 1/22/26 | Youth Ministry Meditations On Fatherhood, Failure, & Freedom w/ Wyatt Pennington✨ | fatherhoodyouth ministry+3 | Wyatt Pennington | — | — | youth ministryfatherhood+3 | — | 43m 10s | |
| 1/15/26 | Homegrown Youth Ministry: Why Sustainable Ministry Beats Hype with Jonathan Kornelsen✨ | sustainable ministryspiritual formation+3 | Jonathan Kornelsen | — | — | youth ministrysustainability+5 | — | 39m 31s | |
| 1/8/26 | Youth Ministry Trends 2026: Predicting Win Lose Meme✨ | youth ministrycultural trends+3 | — | Youth Ministry Booster | — | youth ministryteen culture+3 | — | 23m 23s | |
| 12/18/25 | Merry Christmas Adam & Eve Everyone! Youth Ministry's Gift of Presence | Send us Fan Mail Merry Christmas Adam & Eve everyone! The holiday calendar swirls, the phone notification buzzes, and suddenly December is deciding everything for you. We pressed pause to talk about the real pressure of ministering well at church and home. Our gift this year to share is presence. Chad and Zac share practical ways to build margin without dropping what matters. There’s a tender side to all this too. The holidays carry joy and grief in the same pew. We talk about wa... | 26m 14s | ||||||
| 12/4/25 | Multicultural Student Ministry | Send us Fan Mail understand your words. We sat down with the Champion Forest student team to unpack how a “one church, two languages” model becomes one student ministry that actually belongs to everyone. If your context includes Spanish-speaking parents, English-dominant teens, and first-generation families navigating two worlds, this conversation offers a blueprint that’s both practical and hopeful. We share how one student ministry serves Spanish-speaking families and English-dominant stude... | 26m 32s | ||||||
| 11/20/25 | Lessons For First Year Youth Ministers | Send us Fan Mail What if the fastest way to build a strong student ministry isn’t a bigger stage, but a crowded living room? We pull back the curtain on our biggest do-overs: why we’d start with relationships, not programs; why a right-sized room beats a flashy setup; and why coaching volunteers weekly will outperform any event on your calendar. • starting in homes to build belonging • coaching volunteers rather than just filling roles • using the 80 percent rule for room choice • fast hando... | 23m 02s | ||||||
| 11/13/25 | Ten Years, Still Showing Up For Youth Ministry Games & Taco Bell | Send us Fan Mail Ten years in and we’re still showing up, still laughing about late-night Taco Bell runs, and still fighting for youth pastors to feel seen on that drive home after midweek. We rewind to the After Nine roots—two friends comparing notes before weekend trainings—and trace how a simple idea to be a caring voice turned into a decade of community, practical help, and honest talk about the inner life of ministry. We mark ten years by tracing our start as a late-night voice for youth... | 21m 35s | ||||||
| 10/2/25 | Don't Panic! Setting Better Goals in Youth Ministry | Send us Fan Mail 🔥 Feel like you need to throw a last-minute mega event to fix that attendance dip? You’re not alone—but there’s a better way. This week, Chad and Zac kick things off with a hilarious misheard small group moment 😂 and dive deep into the tension youth pastors feel when numbers start to slip. Instead of chasing hype, we talk about trading panic for purpose, and crafting a longer runway for deeper discipleship. 🎯 Learn how to move from reactive programming to intentional minist... | 35m 44s | ||||||
| 9/25/25 | Rethinking How Students Actually Learn in Youth Ministry *Also They Sniff Deodorant* | Send us Fan Mail Hey buddy... Are your teaching methods actually connecting with how today's students learn? I mean they love Roblox, Minecraft, and Cedarwood Scents. In this conversation, Chad and Zac challenge youth ministry leaders to move beyond traditional sermon-style approaches to create more engaging, effective learning experiences. The disconnect is clear: while schools have changed their teaching methods to include more group work, technology integration, and interactive learning, ... | 30m 52s | ||||||
| 9/4/25 | Growing Youth Ministry: The Power of Story | Send us Fan Mail "It's all about the numbers." Ever feel like your ministry's is trapped by attendance numbers? What if the most powerful metric isn't quantitative at all? The stories unfolding in your student ministry reveal far more about God's work than any statistical report. We mean it! We want you to measure in stories! This webinar replay reveals why stories are a better scorecard for ministry success than numbers, showing how collecting and sharing transformation narratives creates l... | 38m 33s | ||||||
| 8/28/25 | The Youth Ministry Meeting Makeover w/ Kate Downing | Send us Fan Mail Ever wondered if there's a way to make meetings less painful and more productive? Kate Downing pulls back the curtain on what makes ministry team gatherings work—or fail spectacularly. Returning guest Kate Downing shares practical strategies for transforming team meetings from dreaded time-wasters into valuable, engaging experiences that build team culture and advance ministry goals. Kate's Great Tips • Starting meetings with celebration time (20-30 minutes) focused on re... | 33m 26s | ||||||
| 8/21/25 | Timeless Jesus In Strange Times w/ Shane Pruitt | Send us Fan Mail Broncos, Gameboys, Doves... er uh Pigeons? Join Zac for an interview with Shane Pruitt. As they discuss how our culture has shifted to embracing a distorted version of a personalized Jesus while rejecting biblical authority, and why youth ministers must help students discover the authentic Jesus of Scripture. SHOW NOTES • Culture has shifted from accepting God-talk but rejecting Jesus-talk to accepting Jesus-talk but rejecting Bible-talk • People reshape Jesus into th... | 23m 57s | ||||||
| 8/14/25 | Why Youth Ministers Quit and How to Stay: Staying Power w/ Jody Livingston | Send us Fan Mail Have you ever wondered why it seems so many youth ministers quit or leave around the three-year mark? In this candid conversation with longtime youth ministry veteran and author Jody Livingston, we talk the secret to youth ministry longevity. It's 2 old friends with personal stories, hard-earned wisdom, and practical insights that are meant to encourage youth ministers young and old. Fresh and wizened. In Staying Power, Jody Livingston shares his journey of ... | 44m 01s | ||||||
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