How NOT To Be a Youth Pastor

There comes a point as a Youth Pastor where you can't do it all. Besides, you can't even be there all the time! On today's episode, Kyle and Derek talk about delegating within youth ministry, especially with Kyle's upcoming paternity leave.

There are many, many things our students might be struggling with. But porn is as close to a certainty as you can get. Statistically, if you have at least two students in your youth ministry, one of them is probably struggling with porn in some capacity. On today's episode, Kyle and Derek talk through some of the struggles Youth Pastors face in this arena, and how we can have healthy conversations with our students that lead towards real progress.

Parents get to live with their kids and raise them for 18 years. Youth Pastors? Well, we get them for maybe an hour per week. In today's episode, Kyle and Derek talk about why it's so important to partner with parents in youth ministry, and some key ways to do it.

Adding people to the Kingdom of God is one of the biggest goals of ministry. But in today's episode, Kyle takes the stance that, in an ideal world, no student ever accepts Christ during one of their youth services. Is it lunacy, or are Kyle and Derek on to something about how we should be approaching evangelism?

Many listeners have wondered how in the world Kyle and Derek managed to convince their wives to marry them. Was it a trick? Hypnosis? Did they pay them off? Nope! Check out today's episode for "biblically founded sayings to win over the opposite gender." Or, as some people would call them, Christian Pickup Lines.

Riley is back for another episode as the gang closes out 2022 with a friendly round of The Initials Game, courtesy of the Power Trip Morning Show on KFAN.

Stepping into a new pastoral role can be a challenge, and there are plenty of obstacles to navigate. On today's episode, Derek's new Youth Pastor, Riley, joins the show to talk about the joys and challenges that come with being new on the job.

Ministry tends to introduce us to individuals or situations that are... unpleasant. Youth Pastors get put in tough situations all the time where there isn't always a right answer, but you're forced to act like there is. Or, more likely, you have to pick between two less-than-ideal choices and go for it! On today's episode, Kyle and Derek talk about some of the ways to make these uncomfortable situations a little more comfortable.

We are all familiar with the Christmas story, right? Jesus' birth has been portrayed by small children for generations. But do we have all the details right? Join Kyle and Derek as they dive into the Christmas story and shed new light on some of the details we've gotten wrong.

Churches talk all the time about how terrible idols are. But last we checked, most people aren't making sacrifices in their backyard to Ba'al anymore. So where do we look for idols today? Kyle and Derek talk today about some of the modern idols that Youth Pastors have, and they might not be what you think.