What Does Reaching the Next Generation Look Like in Youth Ministry? (Beyond the Numbers)

How do we reach the Next Generation in youth ministry 🍕✝️? Gen Z can spot a fake a mile away, but they respond fast to something rarer: an adult who is fully present and willing to listen 👂. In this episode, we have collaborated 🤝 with Josh Williams from Beyond the Numbers Podcast to talk 🗣️ about what healthy youth ministry 🍕✝️ looks like when the goal 🥅 is real discipleship, not just a full room. We dig 🪏 into the myths that keep 🍕✝️ youth groups and churches ⛪️ stuck, what great youth ministry volunteers look like and how to get concrete about vision, strategy, and program. Adding 🎪 events can feel productive, but program for program’s sake does not 🛠️ fix a discipleship problem. We 🗣️ talk about creating a culture that “drips”💧 the mission into everything, building space for deeper worship 🙏 experiences, and helping students ⬆️ grow in a relationship with ✝️ Jesus that outlasts youth group 🍕✝️. If you lead a 🍕✝️ student ministry, train volunteers, or care about the future of the church ⛪️, this conversation will give you practical next steps you can use this week. Subscribe, share with a youth leader, and leave a review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ then reply with your biggest next gen challenge so we can talk about it together. What’s one change you want to make in your youth ministry right now? ➡️ Be sure to check out, like and subscribe to Josh's podcast: 🔈 Beyond the Numbers Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-the-numbers/id1833764858 ▶️ Also, watch on YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@BeyondTheNumbersPodcast/videos ========== 🚨 ➡️ Start growing a healthy, thriving youth ministry this summer...let's work together! 🎉 Make sure to check out https://www.growyouryouthministry.com/ ⬅️ 🚨*** ======== 😍 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 this episode: ▶️ How Can Youth Pastors Reach Gen Z? https://youtu.be/bj7kENyc_6M ======= 📕 CHAPTERS:📕 0:00 - WHAT DOES REACHING THE NEXT GENERATION LOOK LIKE IN YOUTH MINISTRY? 3:52 - WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST MYTHS ABOUT GEN Z STUDENTS? 7:52 - WHAT ARE STUDENTS LOOKING FOR IN YOUTH MINISTRY LEADERS? 15:48 - WHAT PART DOES "PROGRAM" PLAY IN REACHING THE NEXT GEN? 24:40 - WHAT ARE THE BEST METHODS FOR REACHING THE NEXT GENERATION? ========= 🔄 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!*