Hybrid Ministry

Episode 218: Easiest & Greatest Youth Ministry Game Innovation of All Time?! - Pt. 3 I TRIED EVERY SIDEKICK PRO FEATURE

September 10th, 2026  |  16 mins 25 secs

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Now that we're wrapped up "Returning Legends" and "Staples" it's time to explore the fun side of sidekick. Some of these features, I truly believe, are some of the greatest youth ministry game innovations that I've ever seen in my career as a youth pastor!

Episode 217: I TRIED EVERY SIDEKICK FEATURE - Pt. 2 “The Staples”

September 3rd, 2026  |  27 mins 1 sec

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In this episode we're ranking the staples of sidekick. Now, don't go to sleep on this, because these staples are what makes "sidekick" be able to be your full presentation software. It's no longer another software's little brother, this is able to function as your entire church software for an entire youth ministry program, and I'm giving you the honest breakdown!

Episode 216: I TRIED EVERY SIDEKICK FEATURE - PT. 1 “Returning Legends”

August 27th, 2026  |  22 mins 20 secs

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I tried every sidekick feature, and I’m giving you the honest low-down.
Each week we’ll be ranking and ultimately crowning a
favorite from 4 categories, and this week the category
is: “Returning Legends.”

Welcome everybody, to the Hybrid Ministry Show

Episode 212: Consistency Isn’t About Motivation (Here’s the Real Problem)

July 30th, 2026  |  9 mins 41 secs

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Summer camp was epic, but let me tell you, the lead up, the planning, the work on the front side, it did something tragic to our social media. Let me show you what I'm implementing to ensure this doesn't happen again!

Episode 209: We Made Youth Group Completely Unfair (On Purpose)

July 9th, 2026  |  2 mins 1 sec

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Christmas in July?!
Why not?
Let's celebrate "National Give Something Away Day" by having a [completely unfair?!] White Elephant exchange!
That's for next Wednesday, get your FREE graphic in the shownotes!

Episode 208: 🍨 Sweetest Wednesday of the Whole Summer

July 2nd, 2026  |  1 min 52 secs

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America's Independence is right around the corner, the unofficial halfway point of summer.
What else screams summer like fireworks?
That would be Ice Cream!
More on how we're celebrating "National Ice Cream Sundae Day" in this week's episode!

Episode 207: Next Week’s Youth Group Night Might Be Our Best Yet

June 25th, 2026  |  1 min 58 secs

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July 1st is right around the horizon.
Will you be throwing this event at your youth ministry?
You can use these graphics for completely free!
And for just $4, I'll plan your whole night!

Episode 206: Don’t Run Youth Group Next Week Without This

June 18th, 2026  |  1 min 39 secs

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You need THIS to run an amazing youth group next week!

Episode 205: I Tested These 5 Board Games With My Youth Group (Here’s What Happened)

June 11th, 2026  |  5 mins 39 secs

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What are the best card & board games for Youth Ministry in 2026?
I've played all of these games with students, and here's what happened!
PLUS! One lucky winner will have an opportunity to win one of these games.

Details inside the episode!

Episode 202: I’m Adding This Social Media Strategy to My Youth Ministry (It’s Working)

May 21st, 2026  |  13 mins 50 secs

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I’ve been doing social media for ministry the same way for years… mostly reels, short-form video…
But recently, I added THIS one new strategy…

And it’s getting more engagement than almost anything else I post.
And the crazy part?

Most people are either ignoring this… or doing it completely wrong.

I’m not replacing video…
I’m stacking this on top of it.

Stick around, because I’m going to show you how you can get a tool, to do it for you, for FREE.
Yeah, not joking!