5 Lessons I Learned From My First Year in Youth Ministry!

🚨 ➡️ The time ⏰ to grow a healthy, thriving youth ministry is NOW...let's work together! 🎉 Make sure to check out https://www.growyouryouthministry.com/ ⬅️ 🚨*** My first year as a youth pastor was rough but it definitely helped shape my future in youth ministry. Here are 5 things I learned that I've carried with me since then. These mindset shifts can completely change your first year as a youth pastor and they can rescue you from the traps that crush a lot of youth leaders. In this episode, we cover topics like comparison vs. learning, youth leader growth, the real reason students stay, how to build upon your strengths and more! If you got a lot of value out of this episode, please subscribe, share it with another youth leader, and leave a review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ so more youth pastors can find it. What’s one lesson you wish YOU knew in your first year? 📕Book Mentioned in this episode: The 21 Most Powerful Minutes in a Leader's Day - John Maxwell https://amzn.to/4uxRkTX ======== 😍 WE WOULD LOVE ❤️ YOUR SUPPORT 😍 If you'd like to help us make more videos like this & have it on your heart ❤️ to support this ministry, please consider going to our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/ministrycoach 🙏Thank you!🙏 ========= We love hearing from you all and we do our best to provide powerful and insightful content on a weekly basis to be that coach and mentor you may not have, but desperately need. If you have a story to share or have an episode idea, please 💻 📩 E-Mail us at MinistryCoachPodcast@gmail.com Thank you for those who have submitted! 🙏🙏🙏 ========= You may also enjoy these episodes: ▶️ 5 Ways to Connect With Your Students in Youth Ministry https://youtu.be/yjH0DDoJZD4 ▶️ How to Connect With Introverted Students in Your Youth Ministry https://youtu.be/9v-T2cyeXuo ▶️ How to Deliver Better Sermons - 5 Youth Pastor Tips https://youtu.be/fwfauy0NXIA ▶️ How to Get Better Engagement During Sermons in Youth Ministry https://youtu.be/eZUVNXgx1wg ▶️ These 5 Things Will Help Your Youth Group Retain Your Sermons https://youtu.be/eaYLAfY_riQ ▶️ 3 Ways to Immediately Improve Your Youth Ministry Sermons https://youtu.be/gRUjumfGIQI ======= 📕 CHAPTERS:📕 0:00 - 5 THINGS I LEARNED FROM MY FIRST YEAR AS A YOUTH PASTOR 0:38 - (1) EXCHANGING COMPARISON FOR LEARNING 1:58 - (2) TAKE PRINCIPLES & IDEAS FROM PEOPLE, BUT NOT THEIR EXACT SCRIPT 5:22 - (3) IF YOU STOP GROWING, SO DOES YOUR MINISTRY 7:14 - HOW CAN YOUTH PASTORS CONTINUE TO GROW? 9:57 - GROW AS A TEACHER 10:07 - GROW AS A THEOLOGIAN 11:04 - GROW AS A RELATIONAL ARCHITECT 11:16 - GROW AS A "FUN EXPERT" 12:15 - NEW, IMPROVED & IMPROVING 12:26 - THE "NEW" 13:11 - THE "IMPROVED" 13:29 - THE "IMPROVING" 14:46 - BEING A STUDENTS, NOT A CRITIC 15:37 - (4) YOU ARE THE BEST THING YOUR STUDENTS / FAMILIES HAVE 16:11 - RELATIONSHIP SUPERCHARGE 19:38 - (5) BUILD ON ISLANDS OF STRENGTH 24:45 - VALUABLE SKILLS YOUTH PASTORS SHOULD HAVE 27:59 - WHERE TO GO NEXT? 28:11 - COMMUNITY COMMENT OF THE DAY Thank you @findingdisney9016 for your comment! ========= 🔄 CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA 📱: Ministry Coach Podcast: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MinistryCoach/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ministrycoachpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ministrycoachpodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ministrycoachpodcast Kristen Lascola: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/klascola/ Jeffrey Lascola: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grandmasterbengal/ ======= AUDIO / VIDEO GEAR (We used in this podcast): Camera 📸: https://amzn.to/3eWTTaS Lens: https://amzn.to/3dIeJM6 Memory Cards: https://amzn.to/38p6pxA Front Lighting / Key Lighting💡: https://amzn.to/2YX3v02 Accent Lighting in Background💡: https://amzn.to/3im1QsB https://amzn.to/3NdiQ33 Microphones 🎤: https://amzn.to/4awimQo Microphone Preamp: https://amzn.to/4bPhFml Digital Recorder: https://amzn.to/3eXmvkj Mic Stands: https://amzn.to/4bZA8MX #youthministry #studentministry #youthgroup *This episode is not sponsored. Some of the links are affiliate links which simply means, if you buy something, we will receive a small commission (at no additional cost to you) Thank you!*