ep.108: The Image of God and Youth Ministry, a preview of Mike's new book
This episode stresses the importance of the doctrine of the image of God, and is a preview of Mike’s forthcoming book, Iconic: Being God’s Image in Your World.
ep.107: Using Curriculum Well & Managing "Other Duties as Assigned"
How can we use curriculum well, and how to prioritize youth ministry while navigating other church responsibilities.
ep.106: What NOT to do in Your First Year
In this podcast, Mike and John each offer 5 things NOT to do in your first year of youth ministry.
ep.104: Asking Good Questions, Chat GPT, Engaging Students with Scripture
YPT Podcast ep.104 covers how to ask good questions, whether or not youth workers should use ChatGPT and AI, and how to engage youth with Scripture.
YPT Podcast ep.103: Student Leadership, Book Recommendations, & Time Wasters
ep.103 of the YPT Podcast, featuring a conversation about Student leadership, Mike and John’s book recommendations, and a listener question about time wasters.
ep.102: Missions Trips & Discouraged Youth Pastors
ep.102 of the YPT Podcast features a conversation about short-term missions, gospel ministry, discouragement, and training volunteer leaders.
ep.101: Podcast revamp, Our Ministry Journeys, D.Mins. and Spouses in Youth Ministry
Introducing a whole new YPT Podcast! In this episode, we introduce you to John Gardner, Mike’s new cohost and we share about our youth ministry journeys, experiences pursuing our D.Min.’s, and answer a question about spouse involvement in YM.
ep.100: Revisiting “What is a Youth Pastor Theologian?” (Engle, Hartman, Tufano)
To celebrate the podcast’s 100th episode, Mike welcomes some long-time contributors to discuss what it means to be a Youth Pastor Theologian.
YPT Podcast ep.99: Equipping Youth to Live with Wisdom (Rich Griffith)
Mike talks with Rich Griffith about the importance of guiding our youth to live with wisdom and discernment, and encouraging them to live with godly courage.
YPT Podcast ep.98: Building a Culture of Question-Asking in Youth Ministry (Valerie O'Brien)
Teenagers have lots of questions. How do we engage those questions and cultivate a ministry culture where they ask and discuss them with their youth leaders?