Posted on 13 March 2010 by Tim Schmoyer
Every month or two I like to bring to the table some of the questions other ministry workers ask at MinistryQuestions.com and have a live discussion about them. There’s always a lot of great input both on the site and in LIVE YM Talk.
This week we cranked through 8 youth ministry questions:
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March 15: This Monday Jason Lamb will be our guest and together we’ll talk through some common questions regarding Deep and Wide Youth Ministry. We’d love to have you join us! It starts at 2:00 PM eastern time.
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Posted on 24 February 2010 by Tim Schmoyer
Today was a special episode of LIVE YM Talk. Some of us on the “Youth Ministry Advance Team: Haiti” talked publicly about our trip. Joining the conversation was myself, Clint Bokleman, Seth Barnes, Adam McLane, Jeremy Zach, and Ian Robertson.
Some of the things we talked about:
- Stories of what we’ve been processing since returning to the States
- Addressed common questions, excuses, and criticisms of going to Haiti
- How teenagers can make a difference in Haiti
- What God is doing in Haiti and how it’s impacting us
- And a whole lot more…
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Next LIVE YM Talk in 2 weeks
March 8: There is no LIVE YM Talk on Monday due to me being at the Simply Youth Ministry Conference, so our next discussion in on March 8 when we talk about some of the recent questions and debates from MinistryQuestions.com. Join us and give your input to answering other youth worker’s ministry questions.
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Posted on 23 February 2010 by Tim Schmoyer
Today we had a special treat. Tic Long, the new Executive Director of Youth Specialties, joined us to talk about what’s been going on with the organization over the past couple months and what lies ahead. It was fun! There’s a lot of be excited about.
Some of the things we talked about:
- Who YouthWorks is and what they bring to YS
- What’s in store for the NYWC, One Day, Planet Wisdom, DCLA, and other events
- How they will serve a theologically diverse community of youth workers
- The 10-year big picture vision for YS
- And a whole lot more…
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Special YMATH show this Wednesday
February 24: Now that we’ve been home from Haiti for a couple days and have had some time to process it a bit, most of the YMATH team will be joining me to talk about our recent experiences in Haiti. We’ll also discuss what it could mean for you and your youth ministry.
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Posted on 08 February 2010 by Tim Schmoyer
Today was a unique show. Instead of the normal round-table discussion we usually have, a couple members from the Youth Ministry Advance Team: Haiti joined me to talk about our upcoming missions trip to Haiti.
In the discussion was myself, Adam McLane, Jeremy Zach, Anne Jackson, and Jeff Goins.
You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook throughout the trip!
Some of the things we talked about:
- Why we’re each agreed to go to Haiti
- What we’re expecting on the trip
- What we’ll be doing there and why it will make a difference
- How other groups can help Haiti both financially and by visiting
- And a whole lot more…
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Next Monday’s discussion
No Talk on February 15: I’ll be in Haiti, so there will be no LIVE YM Talk next week. However, the week after that, February 22, Tic Long will join us to talk about The future of Youth Specialties and Q&A. See our LIVE YM Talk page for details.
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Posted on 06 February 2010 by Tim Schmoyer
Last Monday we talked about the need for theological questioning in youth ministry. Our featured guest was Jake Bouma, a youth pastor who even named his cat after a theologian!
The discussion we had was one that every youth worker needs to recognize and consider because the implications can run very deep for the teens in our ministries.
Some of the things we talked about:
- Why it’s important to help kids wrestle through their theological questions
- Common questions our youth group kids are asking
- How to help teenagers process through the questions
- The balance between spewing answers and encouraging the self-discovery process
- And a whole lot more…
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February 8: Join us for LIVE YM Talk again this Monday! The “Youth Ministry Advance Team: Haiti” members discuss their upcoming missions work. We will have several guests, including Adam McLane, Jeremy Zach, Anne Jackson, Jeff Goins, and others. We’d love to have you join us! The live conversation starts at 2:00 PM eastern time! See our LIVE YM Talk page for details.
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Posted on 30 January 2010 by Tim Schmoyer
Last Monday we talked about how to connect God’s Word with students who appear disconnected, apathetic, and distracted. Our featured guests was E.J. Swanson, a speaker who travels the country speaking to teens at camps, retreats, and conferences. His wisdom and experience where very helpful for speaking into this issue.
Some of the things we talked about:
- How passion subconsciously teaches kids
- What NOT to share from your personal life when teaching
- Creating community around your teaching
- Number of kids a full-time youth worker can adequately invest into
- Having your voice heard among many negative voices
- And a whole lot more…
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February 1: Join us for LIVE YM Talk again this Monday! We’re discussing, “The need for theological questioning in youth ministry.” Our guest will be Jake Bouma. We’d love to have you join us! The live conversation starts at 2:00 PM eastern time! See our LIVE YM Talk page for details.
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Posted on 23 January 2010 by Tim Schmoyer
Last Monday we spent Martin Luther King Jr. holiday talking about urban youth ministry, diversity, and what the rest of the youth ministry world can learn from those working with inner-city teenagers. Our featured guests were Adam McLane and Eric Iverson. Eric has been doing youth ministry in an urban context for decades and brought a lot of good reminders to the table about what the rest of us can learn from it.
Some of the things we talked about:
- The importance of building trust quickly and how to do it
- Good versus bad reasons for doing youth ministry
- How contextual ministry morphs our view of theology
- Handling ministry events with low-income and no budget
- And a whole lot more…
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January 25: Join us for LIVE YM Talk again this Monday! We’re discussing, “How to connect God’s Word with students who appear disconnected, apathetic, and distracted.” Our guest will be E.J. Swanson, a national speaker at teen conferences, camps, and retreats. We’d love to have you join us! The live conversation starts at 2:00 PM eastern time! See our LIVE YM Talk page for details.
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Posted on 16 January 2010 by Tim Schmoyer
We had a great discussion last Monday answering some of the recent questions and debates that were posted to MinistryQuestions.com. Unfortunately, the service we use to hold the conversations, TalkShoe, was plagued with issues once again, forcing us to switch to Blog Talk Radio for next week’s talk.
Nonetheless, the phone part worked without many hitches, so we were able to discuss a couple topics before our time ran out.
Some of the things we talked about:
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January 19: Join us for LIVE YM Talk again this Monday! We’re discussing, “What every youth worker can learn from urban youth ministry.” Our guest will be Eric Iverson, the Multi-Cultural Integrity Director for YouthWorks. We’d love to have you join us! The live conversation starts at 2:00 PM eastern time! See our LIVE YM Talk page for details.
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Posted on 11 January 2010 by Tim Schmoyer
Due to a little miscommunication, the guest for today’s show wasn’t able to make it, so those of us who were on the call decided to go ahead with the topic ourselves. It actually morphed into the topic you see above, which was great. We’ll talk more about it with Todd Perkins when we reschedule him for another time, but will go more with the direction of “communicating the vision to the church and community” since we didn’t discuss that much in last week’s LIVE YM Talk.
Some of the things we talked about:
- What is a vision?
- How does it different from mission/purpose/values/goals/etc.?
- Why is it important?
- How a vision directs a ministry
- And a lot more…
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January 18: We’re working on getting Todd or someone else scheduled for this coming Monday, so keep an eye on the LIVE YM Talk page this week for updates about next week’s conversation.
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Posted on 19 December 2009 by Tim Schmoyer
John Mulholland recently separated his youth group into jr. high and sr. high ministries. He joined us to talk about some of the issues that surround splitting the ministries and, together with a group of other youth workers who joined us on the call and in the adjoining chat room, we had a pretty lively discussion. Apparently this is an issue that’s much more controversial than I anticipated, with many different perspectives and opinions.
Some of the things we talked about:
- Reasons to separate jr. and sr. high ministries.
- Reasons to keep the ministries together.
- What separating can unintentionally teach teens about the body of Christ.
- If your ministry should split or stay together.
- And a lot more…
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January 4: There is no LIVE YM Talk this week nor next week. Our next talk is on Monday, January 4, 2010, were we will talk about designing and communicating the student ministry’s vision to the church and community. Our guest will be Todd Perkins of Youth Ministry Consultants, Inc.. Join us then for LIVE YM Talk.
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