Youth Leader
Everything theChurch.digital has on youth leader — 53 articles, episodes, and guides on making disciples in digital spaces.
Investing in Apprentices
In ministry, investing in apprentices is so important. See how and why as Christopher Wesley shares. Subscribe to TCD…
How to Use TikTok for Digital Discipleship
Since the beginning of the Covid pandemic, reaching and discipling the younger generation requires new and innovative…
Youth Ministry in a Digital World
Youth ministry has changed a lot over the years, especially since Covid. So what does youth ministry look like today?…
Exploring Authentic Faith
jeff • April 3, 2024 embed In this week's episode is all about the raw, real, and relatable journey of faith with the…
Making Waves in the Next Generation
jeff • March 27, 2024 embed In this episode, Ashley and Andy are joined by the effervescent Katie Bulmer, host of the…
How to Get Out of a Funk
jeff • February 1, 2024 embed Whether it is a work related one or personal one, we have all been in funks before. And…
The Art Of Connecting With The Next Generation
jeff • November 7, 2023 embed Are you struggling to bridge the gap and effectively communicate with the next generation…
How Youth Ministers Can Help Teenagers with Social Media
Gen Z and Alpha are growing up in a world where they only ever knew a world with social media. They are the first…
5 Online Children's Ministry Options for Your Church
At the beginning on the Covid pandemic, many ministries started doing online ministry for the very first time.…
5 Phygital Summer Youth Ministry Activities You Can Do
Every season of the year presents new opportunities for youth ministry leaders. The summer is no different. With…
Creating Digital Processes for Better Communication Amongst Your Team
jeff • May 11, 2023 embed Creating systems and processes is so important for ministry. But, how can you create these…
5 Online Ministry Insights from April 2023
Easter is over and we start to get into the heart of Spring. So what is the latest online ministry insights and lessons…
How to Effectively Communicate with Families
jeff • March 30, 2023 embed Children's and Youth Ministry has changed a lot over the years. However, one thing that…
4 Post Easter Events Your Church Can Do
There are three Church services that are traditionally the most attended Church services of the year. They are…
Practicing the Ministry of Digital Presence with Teens
jeff • March 16, 2023 embed While social media has been a part of youth ministry since it came about, when Covid hit,…
7 Essential Apps for Youth Ministers
Youth Ministry is all about relationships. The more effective you are about building and developing relationships with…
EP256: Johno and Esports
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EP254: Bubba Stallcup & Love Thy Nerd
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3 Ministry Takeaways from CES 2023
CES is one of the most influential technology events in the world. Every January the worlds biggest brands come…
How to Honor and Appreciate Your Volunteers this Christmas
jeff • December 8, 2022 embed The Christmas season is a special time of year. There are lots of celebrations and…
EP244 - Starting a Barbecue Church
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5 Phygital Thanksgiving Events Your Church Can Still Do
Thanksgiving is right around the corner! It's a great time of year to be with family, friends and eat lots of delicious…
Why and How Should Your Church Rebrand
jeff • October 27, 2022 embed Stan Rodda is back on the podcast! He is the Lead Pastor at Lee's Summit Community Church…
How Hybrid Student Ministry Works in a Post-Covid World
jeff • September 29, 2022 embed Taylor Terpstra has been doing Online Youth Ministry for the past 2 years. In fact, he…
How Meta's Discord-Clone Impacts Your Church
Meta just recently announced that Messenger and Facebook Groups were going to highlight "community chats". This would…
5 Digital Ways to Connect with Students this School Year
Social media has always been a good way for student ministers to connect with students. But, when Covid hit, student…
New Research about Gen Z and Faith
jeff • June 23, 2022 embed Covid has been hard on all of us and have effected us all in different ways. Now, Springtide…
How Student Ministry has Changed Over the Past 2 Years
jeff • May 26, 2022 embed Student Ministry is always changing. But, over the past few years, it has changed so much…
How to Communicate More Effectively to Middle Schoolers
jeff • May 19, 2022 embed Ministering to Middle Schoolers has always seemed hard. They aren't children anymore and yet…
Digital Tools and Apps that Help Us
jeff • April 21, 2022 embed "There's an app for that" used to be a common phrase when apps came out and were new for…
One Way to Minister to Gamers
jeff • March 24, 2022 embed Just like in any Church, there are lots of different types of people who are online and…
How to Help Parents in a Tech World
jeff • March 3, 2022 embed Parenting was always tough work. But then you add technology into the mix and it become a…
What Online Only Student Ministry Looks Like
jeff • February 24, 2022 embed Churches have been doing student ministry for decades. Over that time, what student…
How to Create an Online Ministry Team
jeff • February 10, 2022 embed No ministry can be done by a single person. You need a team of people around you to help…
6 to Seek Out in 2022
jeff • January 6, 2022 embed Since 2016 I have been highlighting 6 people you, as ministers, should follow on Social…
Last Minute Christmas Encouragement for Ministers
jeff • December 23, 2021 embed Christmas is just 2 days away and for some of you Christmas services may have already…
4 Digital Christmas Activities Your Church Can Do
Christmas gives Churches so many opportunities to minister and support people. The great news is that with digital…
How Student Ministers Can Reach Gen Z in a Phygital World
Student ministry has been around a long time. I'm not sure if there was a first official student ministry meeting was…
BETA24: Kids Church Online - Won’t Someone Please Think of the Children
2016 we were doing Kids Church Online at Christ Fellowship Miami. What a crazy idea! Well, the idea was certainly…
Digital Ads Framework for Non-Specialists
A year ago, I noticed teenagers all over town on their bikes playing something on their phones. I once stopped outside…
How do you get 1500 Students On-Mission During COVID Season? Summer Camp, Phygital Edition!
If you have ever served in student ministry like I have, you know the importance of a good camp experience. The fun,…
Creating an Online Prayer Community
I work for a college ministry at a private school that I used to attend. Our core group of students is not large but…
PODCAST 061: Kids, Students, and Church Online
Don't forget about the Kids & Students. In the midst of the Coronavirus season, with the pressure of Easter looming,…
PODCAST 043: Kyle Schultz & Deconstructing Kids Church Online
One of the greatest untapped resources in Church Online, I believe, is the Kids Church Online. There’s huge potential…
PODCAST 040: Daniel Herron & The Robloxian Christians, or doing Gen Z Church in a Video Game
I (Jeff) used to consider myself innovative. Then I met Daniel. While most kids were running away from church, Daniel…
PODCAST 013: Jate Earhart & Creating Disciples While Playing Video Games
Love video games? Love discipleship? Sharing your faith? Thinking outside the box? This is your episode. Until Jate…
NEW PODCAST: Creating an Online Discipleship Pathway for Church Online
Recently I was a guest on Youth Ministry Sidekick, a podcast hosted by Tom Pounder. Tom is a huge supporter of Church…
NEW PODCAST: What could a Kids Church Online service look like?
I had the opportunity to be on another podcast this week, talking about a fun topic for me... What does it look like to…
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EP366: Final Preview - Jeff Teases the Digital Missionary Gaming Summit
Gaming Ministry is Bigger Than Anyone Realizes
She Got a Dream from God About Going Live - This is Wild
