Young Saints Leadership Podcast

On today’s episode of The Young Saints Leadership Podcast join us as we dive into the hot topic question of “why is youth ministry so freaking hard?” We have all been there in ministry when it feels like we hit a wall or it all feels so intense. You’re not alone in that feeling, but it’s not a place to stay. Our pastors talk about how they strengthen themselves in The Lord and how to take the pressure off a little bit.

On today’s episode of The Young Saints Leadership Podcast Rory, Mari and Donta discuss the big question: “is youth pastoring just a season?” They address the difference between a season and an assignment. Are we believing the unhealthy narratives of youth ministry and how do we manage our own thoughts and beliefs while in it. We have faith in what we are building and the longevity of it. Tune in to find out why our pastors have been passionately serving in youth ministry for over 10 years.

On today’s episode of The Young Saints Leadership Podcast Rory, Mari and Donta discuss the pressure of pleasing people within youth ministry. From Parents, pastors and youth leaders, we get it, it can feel like a lot of pressure with everyone’s opinion. Not all pressure is bad, though. In this episode our pastors discuss how to navigate and recognize healthy pressure vs. unhealthy pressure. Tune in to find out more!

On today’s episode of The Young Saints Leadership Podcast Rory, Mari and Donta discuss what successful ministry actually looks like. They begin the honest discussion of what fulfills us in ministry and if that thing actually matters in eternity? Are we celebrating what Jesus Himself is celebrating or are we celebrating something that just “looks good”? Tune in to find out more!

On this episode of The Young Saints Leadership Podcast, our pastors dive into the topic of what it looks like to be a disciple. They talk through how being discipled shaped their life, how the power of belief breeds identity and changed the trajectory of their life. They enter into the challenging conversation of what it looks like to humble ourselves and let people fully into our life. If we are trying to disciple people, we need to be submitted and be discipled ourselves. Join in on the conversation of what it looks like to be disciples before we make disciples.

On this episode of The Young Saints Leadership Podcast we jump back into the conversation on discipleship. In episode 5 we started the conversation on the power of being a disciple, but what about making disciples? Join the follow up discussion on the power of discipleship, why is it important and how do you form Jesus in your disciples? We are not just buddies to the students we lead, but our job is to remember who God said they are and help them create a new way to walk in life. Jump into this conversation with us and let us know what you think!

Ever been cussed out by a teenager in your youth group? Yeah.. us too! On this episode we jump into the conversation of how to handle when a kid is disrespectful in your environment, how to not panic, listen and not take things personal. Are we operating out of compassion and adding water or gas to disrespectful situations? Join us as we let you into real life scenarios on how we’ve dealt with the hard conversations after we’ve been disrespected by a teenager.

Ever been so excited for your youth night and got to it then realized you couldn’t be more exhausted? Again, we get it! What if it’s more spiritual than what a cup of coffee can handle? On this episode of The Young Saints Leadership Podcast our conversation is around deciphering if our exhaustion is spiritual or just not getting a good night's sleep. We are not meant to just trudge through the tiredness, but to take authority over the night. We hold the keys and we are the gatekeeper for our youth group, there is grace as the gatekeeper to tap in and overcome the tiredness. We’d love for you to join in on this conversation!

On this episode of The Young Saints Leadership Podcast, we talk through how we’ve experienced taking over a youth ministry. The reality is, youth ministry is mostly just handed over to you and there's never a training process of how to handle the ministry. We can be left with the feeling of “ What the heck are we even doing?”. Our pastor’s talk through that exact experience they had. The temptation of taking over can be that you must prove yourself which breeds the belief that we’re in this alone and we end up dying year one. Our goal in this podcast is to reveal those lies and breathe belief into your first year of pastoring. We’d love for you to join in on this conversation!

On this episode of The Young Saints Leadership Podcast, our leaders discuss how to stay in the game. We’ve all been in the season of life where we feel like giving up if we feel like we’re not succeeding and now all we want to do is run. In this we find out that sometimes if you take a step back and get a bigger perspective, you will realize that there is more going on. In this episode we talk through how to recognize when we feel like we’re running and how to keep our head in the game.

Welcome back to season two of The Young Saints Leadership Podcast! We’re kicking off this season on the topic of Marriage and Ministry! If you’re married or want to be married and in ministry this episode is for you. We’ve all seen the pain of what happens to put ministry first in a marriage, but we believe it doesn’t have to be that way. Our pastors talk about how to navigate the different seasons of favor and how to still pursue your spouse while in ministry thus changing the old narrative of one spouse has to be hidden while the other is highlighted.

In continuation of last episode we’re diving into the conversation of Kids and Ministry. Our pastors talk on how to navigate the hard seasons of young kids while still serving in ministry and redefining what success looks like in this season of your life. When we redefine success we realize we’re thriving way more than what we think we are. Your kids are your first yes - not ministry, in this episode our pastors talk through how to put up healthy boundaries in ministry to protect your family.

In this episode Rory, Donta, and our art & design director, Jordan, talk through our journey in building culture in Young Saints.

On this episode of The Young Saints Leadership podcast our youth pastors dive into the topic of leading from a supernatural perspective when approaching youth. When we lead from the mindset that God is willing to break into any situation at any time to change it for the better, we don't look for an event to change our teenagers lives but we lead from a belief system and awareness that God is always in the business of the supernatural. Join in on our conversation and let us know what you think!

On this Episode of the Young Saints Leadership Podcast we brought on some of our female youth leaders to talk on the topic of how we lead girls and build powerful woman in todays culture. We speak into the main topics that are brought up in Junior High and High School and how we navigate around it, topics like friendships, body image and insecurities. Join us in this conversation and look out for part two of growing strong woman.

On this episode of the Young Saints Leadership Podcast we continue on with the conversation on growing strong women. Mari Helart our youth pastor and Tori Baker our events director talk on the main keys it takes to lead and grow powerful young women who will be the next generations leaders. Though we talk on leading woman, we believe these principles are interchangeable through both men and women. Join in on our conversation and let us know your thoughts.

On this episode of the Young Saints Leadership Podcast we talk on the importance of becoming mothers and fathers on our journey of leadership. As we lead this generation and the ones to come it's important for us capture the Father heart of God and allow ourselves become what this generation needs.

In the season 2 finale, our pastors discuss and release recent encounters with God as well as dialog about what they feel like the Lord is doing in the realm of encounters.

On this episode of the Young Saints Leadership Podcast we talk about how we lead one of our youth nights and let the Holy Spirit take over the plans we had. The willingness to yield to what God is wanting to do takes sacrifice and adjustment to switch, but when we learn that our ministry is under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. We learn how to not lead out of our own plan, but the Holy Spirit’s. Join in on the conversation and please let us know your thoughts or questions by email youth@bethel.com.

We believe the success of ministry is built in a strong team. To build a strong team, you need to have strong trust and equity built. In this episode we break down the importance of getting away with your team to dream, connect and unify as one to be able to build on to the vision of the ministry.Join in on all the hoots and hollers of this episode and let us know your thoughts or questions via Instagram or email!