Adam kicks off a brand new interview series called "Dear 25 Year Old Me" with none other than General Secretary of the UPCI, Scott Graham.
Our UPCI Youth Ministries Bible Quizzing director, Russ Faubert, shares some funny and inspiring stories about Bible quizzing as well as practical ways your students can be involved. Enjoy!Find all your youth ministry resources at EducateandEngage.com.
In this episode, the Podfather Adam Shaw returns to the Educate + Engage Podcast as our honored to guest to share his passion about increasing capacity. If you are busy, too busy, way too busy, take 40 minutes to listen in. Find all your youth ministry resources at EducateandEngage.com.
In a culture of "rock stars" in the ministry, God is still calling us to be shepherds and feed His sheep, not our egos. In this episode, Amado and Amber Huizar give tips on how to lead more like a shepherd and less like a rock star. Find all your youth ministry resources at EducateandEngage.com.
Our UPCI Youth Ministries president DJ Hill pulls back the curtain to give us a behind-the-scenes peek at NAYC. And he applies the same principles he used in preparing for NAYC to help you prepare for youth service, youth class, a youth rally, or any other opportunity to educate + engage Apostolic youth. Find all your youth ministry resources at EducateandEngage.com.
Even if you saw social media grow up as you were growing up, you can still be a social media warrior without spending your whole day to get it done. Listen to social media tips and tricks with THE director of promotion of UPCI Youth Ministries, Kyle Thayer. Find all your youth ministry resources at EducateandEngage.com.
It's been said that exposure births a burden. In this episode, Micaela Fedosa, Angie Clark, and Brianna Sellers share stories and testimonies about Apostolic Youth Corps trips and changing students' lives by giving them a burden to reach the world. Plus, one of them learned to look out for lizards.Find all your youth ministry resources at EducateandEngage.com.
God is using Frankie Taylor to help us grow closer to Him through worship. In this episode, Frankie shares practical ways to help you make worship priority in your youth group. Find all your youth ministry resources at EducateandEngage.com.
Our friend and student pastor and Hyphen pastor, Regan Matheson, gives practical tips and techniques on how to partner with parents to disciple the students God is giving you. Find all your youth ministry resources at EducateandEngage.com.
Our friend and NAYC coordinator, Justin Reinking, is back to give us a few more practical tips on preparing for NAYC and what to look out for while you're there in Indy. Find all your youth ministry resources at EducateandEngage.com.Find out more about North American Youth Congress at northamericanyouthcongress.com.
Since July 2024, we have been hearing about Educate + Engage. In this episode, Wesley Stephens, the man behind the site, will give tips on how to use all its features to help you educate + engage your Apostolic youth. Disclaimer: Don't use Educate + Engage unless you want thirteen excellent teaching series each year written by Apostolic youth workers for Apostolic youth workers and thirteen sermons from Apostolic preachers to students and 365 social media graphics to help you promote your youth ministry and planning guides, such as planning for NAYC and for youth services and the full YMTE video package and twice a year Zoom call with UPCI Youth Ministries team and a copy of DJ Hill's new release: A Celebration of Creation: An Apostolic View of Identity and Gender. Side effects include: more rest, less stress, better planning, more systematic discipleship, better youth services, a better NAYC experience, stronger social media game, access to UPCI Youth Ministries team, and really good answers for really tough questions because you have read a really great book on identity and gender. Go now to EducateandEngage.com to sign up or give a gift membership to a youth worker in your life!
They're called hard conversations, crucial conversations, critical conversations, tough conversations, even crunchy conversations. We don't usually like them, but we need them. In this episode, Aaron Soto shares how and when we need to have these hard conversations with our youth. Find all your youth ministry resources at EducateandEngage.com
Some of our students will deal with special needs. In this episode, Stephanie Gossard and Jonathan Walker share stories and practical ways to help you minister to all your students. Find all your youth ministry resources at EducateandEngage.com.
Many of us have small youth groups, but all of us want to have big church. In this episode, Matthew and Athena Smith give tips on how to have big church with a small youth group. Hint: LED walls are just optional. ;) Find all your youth ministry resources at EducateandEngage.com.
Our new host LJ Harry interviews Justin Reinking for tips on planning for NAYC. Grab your pumpkin spice latté, a tablet to take notes (paper or tech), and enjoy! Find all your youth ministry resources at EducateandEngage.com
In this episode, Adam chats with Seth Boyte, National P7 Coordinator, about how youth workers can maximize their impact through P7 Bible Clubs.
In this episode, Adam chats with Kyle Thayer, the NEW Director of Promotions for UPCI Youth Ministries. They talk about his journey to YM, good coffee spots in STL and how to use social media to engage your students.
Attentiveness to the needs of the people you lead will grow your influence like nothing else! In this episode, Adam talks about how walking with people through trouble increases your leadership in their lives.
In this episode, Adam chats with professional counsellor Nashola Pryce about how youth workers can provide pastoral care to young people experiencing trauma.