DYM Podcast

Josh Boldman and Michelle Anderson from DYM talk about how Michelle’s youth group used Sidekick Pro’s Live Responses for an anonymous “Ask Us Anything” night with their lead pastor. Students asked incredibly deep and transparent questions about violence and the military, politics, denominations, and more, leading to the most engaging Q&A the youth ministry has ever had.If you’re a DYM Gold/Platinum Member or a Coleader Subscriber, the Brand New Sidekick Pro is already included in your membership!If not, you can try it free for 30 days at sidekick.tv with code FIRSTMONTHFREE.

New show alert! Hey DYM listeners, check out Josh Griffin's new podcast Youth Ministry Debrief! Join Josh Griffin for the ride home after youth group in his soccer-mom 2018 Ford Flex! The drive home is 15-25 minutes - depending on how ugly the traffic is here in Southern California. Raw and uncut, thoughts, reaction, strategies, tips, tricks and more on the commute.Subscribe here! 

One of the best things that DYM produces each year is The National Day of Volunteer Youth Ministry Training! Fun, bits, laughter and great practical training for your volunteers, all rolled into an incredible 3-hour video event. Josh Griffin and Travis Prouty discuss the fun elements and hard work that goes into putting it all together so your volunteers can have a great time getting great training.Links:National Day of Youth Ministry TrainingThe Life Book

After years of development and months of behind-the-scenes testing, Sidekick Pro is finally here!!! Josh Boldman sits down with Nick Clason (one of the few youth pastors who got the opportunity to use a pre-release version of Sidekick Pro in front of real, live teenagers) to unpack everything the new app can do.From returning legacy favorites like Survey Says, Boxes, and Photo Fury, to a fully reimagined Leaderboard that finally handles more than 10 teams, to brand new features like Live Responses, Live Ranking, Live Pick Me, Live Trivia, Countdown Loops, Songs, Stage Display, and AI-powered list generation for Wheels, Pick Me, Boxes, Trivia, and Survey Says… Sidekick Pro is packed.Nick shares how Live Responses has increased pastoral conversations “a hundredfold” in his ministry, why Countdown Loops has replaced traditional countdown timers for him, and how Sidekick Pro can genuinely become your church’s full presentation software.Head to sidekick.tv or search Sidekick Pro in the Mac App Store to check it out.

Josh Griffin and Brandon "Blarg" Smart talk about principles on starting right at your next church after you say yes. Be sandpaper, not the saw. Build relationships and be a learner first, changes at a later date. Enjoy the show and learn to start strong!