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Doug and Josh talk through making the most of brainstorming your Summer Calendar, and the best time to get it into the hands of your people. (SPOILER: It’s before Summer!)

The Kingdom of God is all about small beginnings. Jesus taught that the Kingdom of Heaven works like a mustard seed. It starts small and grows. We should expect youth ministry to be the same, and [...]

Josh, Jessica and Travis talk about the benefits of keeping certain experiences exclusive to each grade for your students.

Volunteers are the lifeblood of a healthy ministry. Doug, Josh and Jessica discuss great ways to keep them encouraged!

Josh, Doug and Jessica discuss what do you do when you’re given unsolicited feedback. SPOILER: It happens to EVERYONE.

Episode 30: Is It All Worth It? Summary: What do we do when our students move from following Jesus to following the world? When we see kids who were full of joy and consistently showed up to our [...]

Doug, Josh and Jessica go over breaking up the norm by using a panel of volunteers and other ways to mix it up in your program. Get Doug’s Testimony Tool here: [...]

Josh relates the story of how what he thought was going to be a great activity for the junior high boys in his life group…was not.   Stay Connected: Facebook: [...]

Join Doug Fields and Josh Griffin as they talk about youth ministry calendars! https://blog.downloadyouthministry.com/podcast-extra-youth-ministry-calendar-spring-2023/ Stay Connected: Facebook: [...]

Learn how you can double up on events and make it a win for your ministry! Stay Connected: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DownloadYM​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/downloadym/​ [...]