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Meet the replacement of my replacement. Sam Olson is the High School Pastor at my church. He is the 5thperson on staff to lead our High School Ministry, and all 5 people are still on staff at our [...]

Run the Race is in theaters February 22nd, 2019! A great inspirational film for your youth group or family with great themes to discuss together. Enjoy this special show with executive producer [...]

Teens love screens, tweens love screens, adults love screens… but how much is too much? In this episode of the Parent Tips podcast we explore a little bit about the effects of screen time on all [...]

It’s just me in your ear holes. Some recommendations, a powerful story of a former student breaking the silence on an important ministry topic, and a principle that has been key to help me think [...]

Parents love it, kids can’t get enough of it, some of us even binge it… but what do we do if our kids are watching innappropriate content on it? We’re talking about Netflix this [...]

I’ve talked about sex and dating with students a lot over the years. However, in 2016, I did a deeper evaluation on the why, who, what, when, and how of covering these topics inside our ministry. [...]

Even the best kids will disobey. They might sneak, or download an app they shouldn’t, or come home late… something that requires us to lovingly correct. But what does that actually look like? If [...]

Should I give/have given my kid a smartphone? It’s one of the biggest questions we hear from parents today, “What age should I give my kids a smartphone?” Find out what the [...]

At the beginning of 2018, I set a goal to realease 30 episodes of this podcast, and on this last Thursday of 2018 my this is my 30thepisode* #goalz Mentioned in the show: – Youth Pastor [...]

It’s the first Podcast crossover for My Third Decade as I sit down with the Youth Ministry Sherpas to discuss why we do what we do and what we are learning this year. Between the three of us [...]