Hybrid Ministry

Episode 225: QR Codes for Youth Ministry: The 5-Minute Phone Hack

October 29th, 2026  |  9 mins 31 secs

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95% of teenagers have a smartphone in their pocket right now. So you can spend Youth Night fighting the phone… or you can use it.
I've been doing youth ministry for 16 years, (not a flex, I'm just old) and the simplest thing I've ever done to redeem the phone is a QR code.
I'm about to give you 9 ways I use them every single week — sign-ups, sermon notes, games, even guest followup.
Number 5 is the one my volunteers ask me about most. Let's go.