Episode 227

Youth Group Brackets: The Engagement Game That Uses Every Phone

October 9th, 2026

9 mins 56 secs

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About this Episode

The average teenager spends almost five hours a day on social media (Gallup). Five hours. Scrolling, voting in polls, picking sides, arguing about who's better.

They are already playing the game. They're just not playing it with you.

So I built a bracket. Sixteen options, one winner, and every single phone in the room gets a vote. It's the highest-engagement thing I run all year, it takes me about ten minutes to set up, and I'm going to show you the whole system right now.

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🕰️ TIMECODES
00:00 My Favorite Event All Year: Free Guide Below!
00:41 All the Brackets I've Ever Done!
02:38 The Key to Better Social Media
04:15 Why Brackets Work for Teens & Their Phones