Hybrid Ministry

Episode 097: 📈 Exponential YouTube Growth Hacks: YouTube Shorts Crash Course

May 16th, 2024  |  14 mins 42 secs

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YouTube has more to offer than just posting videos!
It has some social media components in it!

We explore the best 3 non video elements
As well as all the things you need to know about YouTube Shorts.
How to Post
What to Post
How Often to Post

Episode 096: 🔀 YouTube Playlists: Rethinking Teaching in the Church

May 9th, 2024  |  13 mins 59 secs

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YouTube Playists are a fantastic way to offer courses and learnings for your church.

And when we lean into them, you can start to get time back for your family during the evenings.

Anything that you might be tempted to turn into a meeting can become a playlist.

We'll show you everything you need from philosophy behind online teaching as well as how to get started posted playlists on YouTube.

Episode 095: 💻 Posting Your Teaching Message to YouTube

May 2nd, 2024  |  18 mins 42 secs

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Whether you think it or not, if you're a youth pastor, you're in the content creation business!
In this episode we'll walk you through how to create
Epic Titles
SEO Infused Tags
Meaningful Descriptions
Links that get clicks
Helpful Chapters
Eye-Popping Thumbnails
YouTube Cards & End Screens

This step-by-step guide is your way to get started growing on YouTube, today!

Episode 093: 📹 LiveStream vs. Pre-Filming: Editing for Youth Ministries

April 18th, 2024  |  13 mins 42 secs

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Should Churches Quit Live-Streaming their videos to YouTube?
If YouTube is as relevant and powerful of a platform, it seems as though we should be making it a top priority
How can youth pastors grow as video editors and make the maximum impact on their students and teenagers?
Follow along as we unpack how to grow on YouTube for Youth Ministries

Episode 091: 📹 YouTube for Youth Ministries

April 4th, 2024  |  16 mins 45 secs

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📹 YouTube is an incredible platform for reaching teenagers with the message and hope of the gospel.

🖥️ It's Clear that YouTube is (or should be) the most used platform for Youth Ministries

🎤As a Youth Pastor, you already have natural YouTube skills

💥We'll also unpack some of the other features that YouTube has to offer, beyond long-form video

Episode 090: 🐿️ When to Split High School and Middle School Youth Group

March 28th, 2024  |  11 mins 20 secs

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🐿️ Middle School and High School Students
What are the factors that need to be considered when deciding whether or not you’re ready to split them?
And what are some creative hacks to getting around it, if you’re not ready or able yet?

Episode 089: ⚠️ Sharing your Youth Room with other Church Ministries

March 21st, 2024  |  12 mins 18 secs

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🗑️ Have you ever walked into your youth room after another church ministry had an event in there?
Was it clean?

Probably not.

🫧 Was it put back how you preferred it to be?
Probably, also, not.

⚠️ But you don’t have the authority to tell people not to use it.
How do you share a space well?

Episode 088: 🔥Youth Ministry Planning: Weekend Service vs. Midweek Program

March 14th, 2024  |  21 mins 32 secs

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🤔 What is the best day to meet with our youth group students
🖐️I’m ranking my top 5 curriculum resources
⚙️Finally, I’m going to share my top 3 interactive, and creative programming hacks

Episode 086: 😨 Reaction: Carey Nieuwhof’s 2024 Church Trends

February 29th, 2024  |  14 mins 32 secs

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🔥 Carey Niuwhof has recently been dropping some hot takes on the future of the church.
👓 In this episode, Nick reacts from a Hybrid Ministry and Youth Ministry perspective!
🎱 Number 8 is crazy!

Episode 085: ✍ Youth Ministry Volunteer Training

February 22nd, 2024  |  16 mins 26 secs

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🤔 How do we train our youth and student ministry volunteers?

📅 How frequently should we be training our volunteers?

🧑‍🏫 What are some topics?

🖥️ And what are some platforms you can utilize?

And be sure to stick around to the end because I have an idea that will help you train your volunteers but not add another meeting to your plate