Free Refills Podcast

We are all in youth ministry because we care deeply about students. Most of us are in settings in which we are close to a school. Our organizations (either you & I or our leadership) want to be connected in more of a partnership with the school or schools that our students attend. This is a simple goal, or so it seems. Danyele Easterhaus sits with us to share how consistency has produced a strong, healthy relationship with the school. ----- Join us for our next Network Conversation Get More Info Here See the video from the previous conversation here! ----- Follow us on Instagram @youthminnetworks  ------ Did this conversation resonate with you? We want to hear from you! Write us at freerefillspodcast@nnym.org Help us grow the community! Subscribe, share, and leave a review. For more information about the National Network of Youth Ministries (NNYM) or to find a community of leaders in your area: www.nnym.org

We are fully into summer now. For many churches/parachurches/ministries, the summer is filled with reaching your friends through a fun via trip/camp/experience or simply put evangelism. While these have good intentions and may be effective, there is a different approach that we are focusing on today: the school year calendar. It may seem counterintuitive seeing as we finished the school year only days ago, but what if talked about it now so that we planned for the fall now? ----- 9 Month Mission Trip ----- Join us for our next Network Conversation Get More Info Here See the video from the previous conversation here! ----- Follow us on Instagram @youthminnetworks  ------ Did this conversation resonate with you? We want to hear from you! Write us at freerefillspodcast@nnym.org Help us grow the community! Subscribe, share, and leave a review. For more information about the National Network of Youth Ministries (NNYM) or to find a community of leaders in your area: www.nnym.org

Sadly, today, you don’t have to look far to find a youth leader who has been hurt/burned by a church/organization. Many times, this person has left vocational ministry or volunteer ministry altogether because of their experiences. Today we are talking about our personal journey of healing and how we are still for the church. ----- Connect with Jonathan Podcast : Unlearning Youth Group @jonathan_carone ----- Join us for our next Network Conversation Get More Info Here See the video from the previous conversation here! ----- Follow us on Instagram @youthminnetworks  ------ Did this conversation resonate with you? We want to hear from you! Write us at freerefillspodcast@nnym.org Help us grow the community! Subscribe, share, and leave a review. For more information about the National Network of Youth Ministries (NNYM) or to find a community of leaders in your area: www.nnym.org

"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." -African Proverb Our guest, José Torres, embodies that spirit in ministry. He shares with us the importance of collaborating with other youth leaders in his community.  ----- Resource Links! Sign Up for National Day of Volunteer Youth Ministry Training - September 24, 2022 ----- Join us for our next Network Conversation Get More Info Here See the video from the previous conversation here! ----- Follow us on Instagram @youthminnetworks  ------ Did this conversation resonate with you? We want to hear from you! Write us at freerefillspodcast@nnym.org Help us grow the community! Subscribe, share, and leave a review. For more information about the National Network of Youth Ministries (NNYM) or to find a community of leaders in your area: www.nnym.org

We cannot do ministry alone. We must build a team to go with us. Volunteers are the key to successful, thriving ministry.  Josh Griffin sits with Boss to discuss everything he has learn about leading volunteers.  ----- Connect with Josh Instagram ----- Resource Links! Sign Up for National Day of Volunteer Youth Ministry Training - September 24, 2022 Download Youth Ministry First Few Years in Youth Ministry ----- Join us for our next Network Conversation Get More Info Here See the video from the previous conversation here! ----- Follow us on Instagram @youthminnetworks  ------ Did this conversation resonate with you? We want to hear from you! Write us at freerefillspodcast@nnym.org Help us grow the community! Subscribe, share, and leave a review. For more information about the National Network of Youth Ministries (NNYM) or to find a community of leaders in your area: www.nnym.org

Many of us are products of a leader or group of leaders who saw something in us when we were younger. They called it out in us and allowed us to learn within a youth group setting. Now that we are the leader of a ministry, it's our turn to create an environment for students to flourish in their gifts and talents.  Emily Krohn joins us today to share about her experience not only as a ministry leader now, but also about the leaders who created a space for her when she was a student. ----- Connect with Emily Instagram ----- Join us for our next Network Conversation Get More Info Here See the video from the previous conversation here! ----- Follow us on Instagram @youthminnetworks  ------ Did this conversation resonate with you? We want to hear from you! Write us at freerefillspodcast@nnym.org Help us grow the community! Subscribe, share, and leave a review. For more information about the National Network of Youth Ministries (NNYM) or to find a community of leaders in your area: www.nnym.org

Gen Z is the most diverse, the most activism driven, and the most digital. We have to be intentionally working on how we will be reaching these students. We dive into a full range of topics with our guest, Will Cumby, to discuss what we can be doing now to prioritize the future in youth ministry.  ----- Connect with Will Instagram ----- Follow us on Instagram @youthminnetworks  ------ Did this conversation resonate with you? We want to hear from you! Write us at freerefillspodcast@nnym.org Help us grow the community! Subscribe, share, and leave a review. For more information about the National Network of Youth Ministries (NNYM) or to find a community of leaders in your area: www.nnym.org

The past two years of ministry have required many to pivot strategy, reimagine ministry, and in some cases, rediscover their calling. But one thing is clear: students still need intentional youth workers who will be united in bringing the gospel to every community. That's why our theme for 2022 is Be Intentional. Following the example Jesus set for us, we believe serving students looks like disciplined and diligent service. But what does that mean for you, in your context and in your community? Proverbs 21:5 says, "The plans of the diligent lead to profit." At National Network of Youth Ministries, we are passionate about diligently reaching students with the love of Jesus. It's what drives our mission to resource and network youth workers across the country. And it's worth our focus and determination. ----- Follow us on Instagram @youthminnetworks  ------ Did this conversation resonate with you? We want to hear from you! Write us at freerefillspodcast@nnym.org Help us grow the community! Subscribe, share

It’s December. In the ministry context it is one of the busiest times of the year. We have parties for every group we are connected with, if we are in a local church, then we all have Christmas assignments we must plan for, people are excited because it’s Christmas, and then we have all of our own families to think about in the midst of the scramble. There are so many levels of festivities during this month that we can be moving through them without being able to pause in way that we can really take notice of what we are celebrating. The phrase Thrill of Hope is used at Christmas time in various forms. But what does that mean? The old English definition (for when this song was written) a piercing penetrating desire and expectation of an obtainable good. In order to fully grasp the depths of this type of hope, is to have experienced hopelessness. That is what we are talking about today. We asked Eda Esilaba to sit with us to talk about her own experience.  ----- Follow us on Instagram @youthminnetworks&nb

It's a real

You are so much more than what you do, so take a break. Create boundaries so that you can keep going. Our guest, George Moss, has a lot of responsibility, like most of us, and that is why we asked him to sit with us to share his insights in managing the tensions in his world.  ----- Connect with George Insta & FB @georgemoss Text George! 616.378.8942 GeorgeMossMusic.com ----- Follow us on Instagram @youthminnetworks  ------ Did this conversation resonate with you? We want to hear from you! Write us at freerefillspodcast@nnym.org Help us grow the community! Subscribe, share, and leave a review. For more information about the National Network of Youth Ministries (NNYM) or to find a community of leaders in your area: www.nnym.org

We want you to be connected with someone else in youth ministry. We want you to stay in youth ministry. We know that youth workers are over-worked, under-valued, and tired. We want you to have a place that you are appreciated, understood, and cared for now. We invited our friends to sit with us over the next two episodes to discuss why being in a network or relationship with other youth leaders is crucial to ministry. Much love to our friends in ministry: Jessica Sanchez, Will Cumby, Matt Swigart, and Zac Workun! ----- Connect Download Youth Ministry Urban Youth Workers Institute Lead222 Youth Ministry Booster ----- Follow us on Instagram @youthminnetworks  ------ Did this conversation resonate with you? We want to hear from you! Write us at freerefillspodcast@nnym.org Help us grow the community! Subscribe, share, and leave a review. For more information about the National Network of Youth Ministries (NNYM) or to find a community of leaders in your area: www.nnym.org

We want you to be connected with someone else in youth ministry. We want you to stay in youth ministry. We know that youth workers are over-worked, under-valued, and tired. We want you to have a place that you are appreciated, understood, and cared for now.  We invited our friends to sit with us over the next two episodes to discuss why being in a network or relationship with other youth leaders is crucial to ministry.  Much love to our friends in ministry: Jessica Sanchez, Will Cumby, Matt Swigart, and Zac Workun! ----- Connect Download Youth Ministry Urban Youth Workers Institute Lead222 Youth Ministry Booster ----- Follow us on Instagram @youthminnetworks  ------ Did this conversation resonate with you? We want to hear from you! Write us at freerefillspodcast@nnym.org Help us grow the community! Subscribe, share, and leave a review. For more information about the National Network of Youth Ministries (NNYM) or to find a community of leaders in your area: www.nnym.org

Doubt is present in all areas of our life. Most of us were taught if we doubted God at any point, our faith was in question.  What do you do when you doubt? Where do you go with that doubt?  Jonny speaks about how he has navigated his time of doubt and how he encourages us to handle it as well.  ----- Connect with Jonny Email ----- Resources Mentioned The Reason for God - Tim Keller ----- Follow us on Instagram @youthminnetworks  ------ Did this conversation resonate with you? We want to hear from you! Write us at freerefillspodcast@nnym.org Help us grow the community! Subscribe, share, and leave a review. For more information about the National Network of Youth Ministries (NNYM) or to find a community of leaders in your area: www.nnym.org

You need coaching; always. Your leadership can continue to grow no matter how long you have been in ministry. You will be better, your volunteers will be better, your students will receive the best because of it.  Kent Bjurstrom joins us to share his experience and insights from being coached and coaching others. ----- Connect with Kent Insta ----- Resources Mentioned Student Ministry Coach Cohort Speed of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything by Stephen Covey The Path Between Us by Suzanne Stabile ----- Follow us on Instagram @youthminnetworks  ------ Did this conversation resonate with you? We want to hear from you! Write us at freerefillspodcast@nnym.org Help us grow the community! Subscribe, share, and leave a review. For more information about the National Network of Youth Ministries (NNYM) or to find a community of leaders in your area: www.nnym.org

As the African proverb tells us, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” We are meant for relationships. We thrive in community with others. This holds true in our vocations as well. Being coached/mentored in ministry will be the best investment you can make.  Carrie Brooks joins us to share her experience and insights from being coached and coaching others. ----- Connect with Carrie Email ----- Resources Mentioned Lead The Generation Ordering Your Private World by Gordon MacDonald ----- Follow us on Instagram @youthminnetworks  ------ Did this conversation resonate with you? We want to hear from you! Write us at freerefillspodcast@nnym.org Help us grow the community! Subscribe, share, and leave a review. For more information about the National Network of Youth Ministries (NNYM) or to find a community of leaders in your area: www.nnym.org

Our world has changed. Our day-to-day has changed. We have all had to make adjustments and shifts; even our ministries. Our mission has not though. What adjustments do we need to make in order to reach students for Christ in our communities?  Chris Moore joins us to share what God has placed on his heart for today's ministry. ----- Connect with Chris Instagram ----- Resources Mentioned Canoeing the Mountain Online Influencers Program Youth Pastor Round Table Youth With A Mission (YWAM) ----- Follow us on Instagram @youthminnetworks  ------ Did this conversation resonate with you? We want to hear from you! Write us at freerefillspodcast@nnym.org Help us grow the community! Subscribe, share, and leave a review. For more information about the National Network of Youth Ministries (NNYM) or to find a community of leaders in your area: www.nnym.org

The month of May is Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. Our time together all this month will be focused on conversations about AAPI experiences to raise our awareness so that we can serve students, adult leaders, and people in our communities well.  We asked Tara Vanderwoude to sit with us to share her experience as a member of the AAPI community, as a parent, and as a leader. ----- Connect with Tara Website Facebook ----- Mentioned So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. Genesis 1:27 NIV After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language,standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. Revelation 7:9 NIV ----- Follow us on Instagram @youthminnetworks  ------ Did this conversation resonate with you? We want to hear from you! Write us at freerefillspodcas

The month of May is Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. Our time together all this month will be focused on conversations about AAPI experiences to raise our awareness so that we can serve students, adult leaders, and people in our communities well. We asked Jeremy Chen to sit with us to share his experience. ----- Connect with Jeremy Facebook Twitter Email ----- Book Mentioned The Making of Asian America The Empire of Pain ----- Follow us on Instagram @youthminnetworks  ------ Did this conversation resonate with you? We want to hear from you! Write us at freerefillspodcast@nnym.org Help us grow the community! Subscribe, share, and leave a review. For more information about the National Network of Youth Ministries (NNYM) or to find a community of leaders in your area: www.nnym.org

How many times have you told yourself 'no' when thinking about prioritizing your physical health? What would it be like if you started with a 'yes'?  We are joined by Lauren Mallory as she shares her journey of making her physical health a top priority. She unpacks how that decision has impacted many other areas of her life in a positive way, including ministering to students. ----- Connect with Lauren @laurenmallory60 ----- Book Mentioned Try Softer ----- Follow us on Instagram @youthminnetworks  ------ Did this conversation resonate with you? We want to hear from you! Write us at freerefillspodcast@nnym.org Help us grow the community! Subscribe, share, and leave a review. For more information about the National Network of Youth Ministries (NNYM) or to find a community of leaders in your area: www.nnym.org