Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
Kristen Lascola from North Coast Church gives weekly insight and tips on how to grow the size and health of your Youth Ministry! With over 20 years in Student Ministry, Kristen shares her knowledge and experiences and frequently features guests from various ministries, churches and leadership roles so that you can use proven strategies to increase your impact from your leadership role. This podcast will help you grow your leadership skills, enhance your youth group, learn new youth group games, put on impactful youth ministry events, build a thriving volunteer staff, grow your influence and create a healthy environment so that you can help take the ministry God has you in to the next level. Hit subscribe and get ready to advance your youth ministry!
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Episodes
321 episodes
Is Your Youth Ministry Welcoming or Confusing?!? Here's How to Tell...
➡️📝 Interested in an Audit for your Youth Ministry? E-mail us at MinistryCoachPodcast@gmail.com and we can send over more information! ⬅️ *** A brand-new student shows up at church and freezes in the hallway. They do not know where to go, how c...
What Do Students REALLY Want From Youth Ministry...Is That What You Offer?
If you’ve ever wondered why students stop inviting friends to youth group or why your regulars start drifting away from youth ministry, the answer is often simpler than a new game night or a better message. Students are looking for a youth mini...
11 Books to Make You a Better Teacher in Youth Ministry!
Teaching in youth ministry can be a weekly pressure cooker - junior high attention spans, high school skepticism, limited prep time, and the real weight of opening the Bible and preaching responsibly. In this episode, we’re sharing 11 books tha...
The 5 MUST-HAVE Youth Ministry Resources for NEW Youth Pastors!
The fastest way to burn out as a new youth pastor is trying to create everything from scratch: games, graphics, sermons, small group questions, student leadership training, and a communication system that parents will actually use. Don't wear y...
How to Create a Student Leadership Team with a Small Youth Ministry
Looking for Student Leadership Curriculum? We've just launched our own called "Student Leadership Journey!" Grab yours here: Stud...
5 Youth Ministry Leadership SUPERPOWERS You NEED to Thrive!
This Fall, we are teaming up with Onward Leadership for a Fall Cohort!!! If you are interested in joining or simply looking for more information, please visit: www.onwardleader.com&nbs...
5 Mistakes Youth Pastors Make with Student Leadership Teams
Looking for Student Leadership Curriculum? We've just launched our own called "Student Leadership Journey!" Grab yours here: Stud...
Fall Festival Planning Ideas for Youth Ministry!
Start the school year with a healthy, thriving youth ministry...let's work together to make it happen! Check out GrowYourYouthMinistry.com for more info *** Costumes, candy, a...
How to Create FUN & MEMORABLE Youth Ministry Events on a Small Budget
Start the school year with a healthy, thriving youth ministry...let's work together to make it happen! Check out GrowYourYouthMinistry.com for more info *** You can throw a yo...
Youth Pastor Leadership Training - 5 Tips for Success!
🎉 300th Episode Giveaway Info!! 🎉 (Details below!) The fastest way to burn out in youth ministry is simple: make yourself the bottleneck. When every decision, every problem, and every awkward moment has to run through you and only you,...
How to Inspire Your Youth Group to READ & UNDERSTAND the BIBLE
🎉 300th Episode Giveaway Info!! 🎉 (Details below!) Guilt can get your youth group students to open a Bible once, but it rarely builds a habit that lasts, and it almost never produces understanding because it lacks desire & inspirat...
How Your Youth Ministry Can Build Trust in the Community (PLUS 300th Episode Giveaway Info! 🎉)
🎉 300th Episode Giveaway Info!! 🎉 (Details below!) Your youth ministry already has a reputation. The opinions of the community about you the youth pastor, about your youth group program and about your church have already be...
4 Things You Should Avoid Before Stepping on Stage to Preach in Youth Ministry
Start the school year with a healthy, thriving youth ministry...let's work together to make it happen! Check out GrowYourYouthMinistry.com for more info - or feel free to email us at...
How to Build Trust When Partnering with Parents in Youth Ministry
Start the school year with a healthy, thriving youth ministry...let's work together to make it happen! Check out GrowYourYouthMinistry.com for more info - or feel free to email us at...
How to Start a Christian Club at Your Local School (Youth Pastor Tips)
Start the school year with a healthy, thriving youth ministry...let's work together to make it happen! Check out GrowYourYouthMinistry.com for more info - or feel free to email us at...
Youth Group Event KILLERS ☠️ 3 Mistakes Youth Ministries Make with Events!
Start the school year with a healthy, thriving youth ministry...let's work together to make it happen! Check out GrowYourYouthMinistry.com for more info *** Youth group event ...
Final Planning Tips for Youth Ministry Summer Camp!
The time to grow a healthy, thriving youth ministry is NOW...let's work together to make it happen! Check out GrowYourYouthMinistry.com for more info *** Summer camp can be th...
Strong Vision Casting in Youth Ministry: How to Identify, Implement & Inspire!
The time to grow a healthy, thriving youth ministry is NOW...let's work together to make it happen! Check out GrowYourYouthMinistry.com for more info *** If your youth ministr...
Why Do Some Youth Ministries Feel ALIVE & Others DEAD?
The time to grow a healthy, thriving youth ministry is NOW...let's work together to make it happen! Check out GrowYourYouthMinistry.com for more info *** Why is it that some y...
Youth Group Games for REALLY SMALL Youth Ministries
**FOR A PDF OF THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR ALL OF THE GAMES - EMAIL US AT MinistryCoachPodcast@gmail.com - and put in the subject or description "Games for SUPER Small Youth Groups" and we will send it over to you!** We have done game episodes ...
What Does Reaching the Next Generation Look Like in Youth Ministry? (Beyond The Numbers Collaboration)
How do we reach the Next Generation in youth ministry? Gen Z can spot a fake a mile away, but they respond fast to something rarer: an adult who is fully present. In this episode, we have collaborated with Josh Williams from Beyond the Nu...
Don't Shut Your Youth Ministry Down For the Summer...Do THIS Instead!
The time to grow a healthy, thriving youth ministry is NOW...let's work together to make it happen! Check out GrowYourYouthMinistry.com for more info *** Youth ministry thrive...
What I Wish I Would Have DONE SOONER as a Youth Pastor!
The time to grow a healthy, thriving youth ministry is NOW...let's work together to make it happen! Check out GrowYourYouthMinistry.com for more info *** You can love students...
Protecting Your Youth Ministry Students (Safety at Youth Group - Pt. 2)
*** Would you like a FREE Student Ministry Volunteer Application? E-mail us at MinistryCoachPodcast@gmail.com and we can send one over! *** In this episode, we take a intentional, practical look at youth ministry safety and stud...
How to Protect Your Youth Ministry Students (Safety at Youth Group - Pt. 1)
*** Would you like a FREE Student Ministry Volunteer Application? E-mail us at MinistryCoachPodcast@gmail.com and we can send one over! *** Protecting your youth group students is top priority, so who are the volunteers yo...