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The Life In Student Ministry Podcast podcast provides spiritual food, encouragement, insights, ideas, interviews, Bible studies, advice and more, all for those serving in youth ministry. It equips the soul and ministry of youth workers around the world.
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Podcast Archives
March 2010
- 16: 3 things I want my students to know before they graduate (part 1) (4)
- 15: Talking about my struggle with pornography at church (6)
- 13: Questions and answers from MinistryQuestions.com #3 [Podcast] (0)
- 02: Youth Pastor is more than a title (9)
February 2010
- 24: Special podcast: The YMATH team talks about their trip to Haiti (1)
- 23: Podcast: Q&A with Tic Long about the future of Youth Specialties (1)
- 22: I’m struggling with re-entry into America after being in Haiti (51)
- 20: YouTube playlist of my daily Haiti videos (0)
- 11: Video report from Haiti YMATH Missions Trip: Day 1 (4)
- 08: The “Youth Ministry Advance Team: Haiti” discusses their upcoming trip (0)
- 06: Podcast: The need for theological questioning in youth ministry (2)
January 2010
- 30: Podcast: How to connect God’s Word with students who appear disconnected, apathetic, and distracted (0)
- 26: 8 tips for maximizing your mission trip’s impact (4)
- 26: I’m going to Haiti in 16 days! (7)
- 23: Podcast: What every youth worker can learn from urban youth ministry (1)
- 18: How mobile location-based games will impact the future of youth ministry (12)
- 16: Podcast: Answering questions and debates from MinistryQuestions.com #2 (1)
- 13: Outcomes of youth groups who serve their community (7)
- 11: Next round of youth ministry mentoring starts at SYMC! (4)
- 11: Podcast: Designing a vision for your student ministry (2)
- 07: My interview with the new Youth Specialties Executive Director: Tic Long (14)
December 2009
- 19: Podcast: Issues surrounding separate jr. and sr. high youth ministries (3)
- 16: How we used Google Wave at youth group (23)
- 12: Podcast: Q&A with Walt Mueller – youth culture, ministry, parenting, and more (0)
- 08: Tips for helping students start a campus bible study (1)
- 06: Podcast: Answering recent questions and debates from MinistryQuestions.com (0)
- 03: Signs that a youth leader is lacking maturity and healthy adult relationships (11)
November 2009
- 28: Podcast: Leading a team of volunteer youth workers (0)
- 20: Podcast: How to find and determine the Lord’s leading to a healthy church ministry (0)
- 17: 13 tips for teaching and communicating God’s Word to teenagers (6)
- 07: Podtcast: Key steps for a successful start in youth ministry as a volunteer (1)
- 03: The “big rocks” of ministry (11)
October 2009
- 31: Podcast: Working with cross-cultural students and minorities at youth group (0)
- 28: Communication avenues for my youth group (14)
- 24: Podcast: Mobilizing students to share their faith (0)
- 19: 5 ideas to help teenagers share their faith (0)
- 18: Podcast: Communicating God’s Word effectively with teenagers (0)
- 15: How to beat an addiction to porn before it’s too late (3)
- 02: Podcast: Serving as a woman in youth ministry (1)
September 2009
- 30: Tips for shooting and producing high quality videos (13)
- 26: Podcast: Unleashing student artists to use their gifts in ministry (3)
- 21: 5 things every adult volunteer needs from their youth pastor (0)
- 18: Podcast: How to use improvisational techniques for group learning (0)
- 14: Why volunteers won’t show up for your training (1 of 3) (6)
- 12: Podcast: High school transitions, time management, pastor’s kid goes to a different youth group (0)
- 09: Bob Stromberg: Crafting the art of storytelling (0)
- 08: Online Missions Trip info for 2010 (2)
- 05: Podcast: Having and raising children in full time youth ministry (0)
- 03: Another round of youth ministry mentoring is now open! (9)
August 2009
- 21: Podcast: Transferring summer momentum into the fall ministry (0)
- 11: Handling conflict with your sr. pastor and church staff members (1)
- 03: timschmoyer.com no longer exists, kinda… (3)
- 01: Podcast: The importance of building a youth ministry team (0)
July 2009
- 28: 9 tips for planning youth group events and trips (0)
- 24: Podcast: Rest, burn-out and time management in youth ministry (0)
- 20: Gifts from Youth Specialties, Interlinc, Simply Youth Ministry (3)
- 17: Podcast: How to be a volunteer and still have a full time job and a family (0)
- 10: Podcast: One year anniversary show of LIVE YM Talk (0)
- 06: 10 ideas for keeping adult leaders on board long-term (3)
- 04: Podcast: Marriage and youth ministry (1)
June 2009
- 30: Tracking attendance at youth group (1)
- 25: Ideas for balancing athletic and non-athletic youth group games (4)
- 19: Podcast: Teaching theology in youth ministry (4)
- 09: 5 essential tools for my youth group’s summer ministry (5)
- 05: Podcast: Simple Student Ministry (0)
May 2009
- 29: Podcast: How adolescent development impacts growth and learning (1)
- 26: An idea for staying in touch with seniors after graduation (3)
- 22: Podcast: Challenges and opportuntities of working with high school students (3)
- 20: Seven benefits of shutting down youth ministry programs for the summer (97)
- 19: A youth worker’s story: Caring changes lives (1)
- 18: Review: Lifeway Student Strategy – Know, Own, Known (4)
- 15: Podcast: Shaping youth ministry around parents (0)
- 12: Tips for new youth workers (4)
- 08: Podcast: Creating a sustainable youth ministry (2)
- 05: Conversations that shape the youth pastor’s role (0)
- 01: Podcast: Finding the right youth ministry job (2)
April 2009
- 24: Podcast: Academic youth ministry training (0)
- 22: Becoming a healthy youth ministry (1)
- 17: Podcast: Youth Ministry 3.0 (4)
- 14: Loving the hard-to-love teenager (0)
- 10: Podcast: Partnering with other youth pastors and ministries (0)
- 08: Why teens will leave Facebook in the next two years (49)
- 07: Transitioning to a family-based youth ministry (4)
- 03: Podcast: Mentoring teenagers (1)
March 2009
- 31: Road blocks to long term youth ministry (1)
- 28: Podcast: Family issues, women youth pastors, cell phones in YM, revival, more (10)
- 25: Helping teens develop a Christlike servant heart (3)
- 20: Podcast: Ideas for holy season in youth ministry (0)
- 18: Loving your wife throughout ministry (4)
- 13: Podcast: Answering teens’ tough questions about God (3)
- 09: “Answering teens’ tough questions” with Greg Stier (6)
- 07: Podcast: The economy, ministry administration, and youth leadership (1)
- 04: Summer camp ministry with your youth group (1)
February 2009
- 26: For Sr. Pastors: Supporting your youth workers (2)
- 20: Podcast: Your prayer requests (0)
- 18: Asking hard questions with teenagers (3)
- 14: Podcast: Youth ministry with 100 kids or fewer (0)
- 12: The importance of prayer in youth ministry (6)
- 06: Podcast: Teaching to large groups of teenagers (1)
- 04: Youth Leadership 101: Commitments every new youth worker should make (12)
January 2009
- 29: Deep and Wide Youth Ministry with Dare2Share (7)
- 24: Podcast: Deep and Wide Youth Ministry model (8)
- 17: Podcast: Using social media to connect with teenagers (2)
- 15: Interview: Leadership development in youth ministry (6)
- 10: Podcast: Achieving longevity in youth ministry (0)
- 06: Making missions a lifestyle in youth group (9)
December 2008
- 20: Podcast: Qualities that grow a youth ministry (1)
- 17: Internet accountability for youth workers (13)
- 13: Podcast: How to respond to flippant teenagers (0)
- 11: 9 mistakes that can kill your ministry’s growth (12)
- 03: 6 ways to improve non-verbal communication with teenagers (4)
November 2008
- 25: Using body-language to communicate with teens (3)
- 22: Podcast: Are youth events still working? (2)
- 19: Creating sacred spaces for worship (6)
- 12: How humor can cut off communication (9)
- 08: Podcast: Youth pastors working with senior pastors (3)
- 05: Guest video: Using youth to lead worship (4)
- 01: Podcast: Keys to successful event planning (1)
October 2008
- 30: The importance of investing in leaders (2)
- 25: Podcast: Using media in teaching students (2)
- 23: Guest video: Using students to minister alongside you (4)
- 18: Podcast: Ministering to parents of unchurched kids in our youth groups (2)
- 15: Addressing self-esteem at youth group (9)
- 13: Video post: Sunday NYWC recap with Connor Murphy (3)
- 12: Video post: Reflections on NYWC with Connor Murphy (3)
- 06: What youth workers needs from their youth pastor (9)
- 04: Podcast: Effects of extra-curricular activities on youth ministry (5)
September 2008
- 30: 3 ideas for making God’s Word “sticky” (11)
- 27: Podcast: Building community with teens online to enhance community at youth group (0)
- 24: 5 tips for making visitors welcomed at youth group (6)
- 20: Podcast: Helping teenagers lead their peers in worship (1)
- 17: The 3 most under-rated youth ministry resources (2)
- 13: Podcast: Working with teens who struggle with eating disorders (1)
- 11: Beginning to videoblog again (0)
- 06: Podcast: Evaluating the spiritual depth of our youth ministries (0)
August 2008
- 27: Podcast: Problems with youth group as a “minichurch” (0)
- 08: Podcast: Getting parents involved in the spiritual lives of their teenagers (0)
July 2008
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November 2006
October 2006
- 12: Distorted perception of beauty (15)
September 2006
- 14: The podcast is still on its way… (8)
August 2006
- 30: Upcoming “Life in student ministry” podcast (5)
- 17: Honeymoon video (6)












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