app03 Sat, 10 Oct 2026 04:31:35 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Hybrid Ministry - Episodes Tagged with β€œYouth Group Check In” https://www.hybridministry.xyz/tags/youth%20group%20check%20in Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Hybrid Ministry is complicated and hard. Or is it? How do pastors and youth pastors create a vibrant extension, not replacement, of what's already happening during their weekly church services? To cater in a digital ministry way to an online focused ministry audience. Reaching Millennials, Gen Z and even Gen Alpha is going to require us to rethink some of the ways we do church. Follow along on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@clasonnick en-us episodic Digital Discipleship made easy Nick Clason Hybrid Ministry is complicated and hard. Or is it? How do pastors and youth pastors create a vibrant extension, not replacement, of what's already happening during their weekly church services? To cater in a digital ministry way to an online focused ministry audience. Reaching Millennials, Gen Z and even Gen Alpha is going to require us to rethink some of the ways we do church. Follow along on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@clasonnick no Digital, Online Church, Hybrid Ministry, Church, Meta, Gen Z, Millennials, Digital Marketing, Church Marketing, Youth Ministry, Student Ministry, Nick Clason, Digital Ministry, Church Social Media, Youth Ministry Social Media, YouTube for Church, YouTube for Youth Ministry, TikTok for Churches, TikTok for Youth Ministry, Instagram for Churches, Instagram for Youth Ministry, Facebook for Church, Facebook for Youth Ministry, Cell Phone Usage at Church Nick Clason nickclason@hybridministry.xyz Episode 227: Youth Group Brackets: The Engagement Game That Uses Every Phone https://www.hybridministry.xyz/227 d64a38ed-319d-4c04-b2f9-5d6340346830 Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Nick Clason 227 Youth Group Brackets: The Engagement Game That Uses Every Phone full Nick Clason 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. 9:56 no <p>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.</p> <p>They are already playing the game. They're just not playing it with you.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>SEASONAL SOCIAL MEDIA:<br> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/collection/1470781?view=expanded" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.patreon.com/collection/1470781?view=expanded</a></p> <p>[FREE] HYBRID STRATEGY GUIDE<br> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/complete-guide-142500019?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&amp;utm_source=copyLink&amp;utm_campaign=postshare_creator&amp;utm_content=join_link" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.patreon.com/posts/complete-guide-142500019?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&amp;utm_source=copyLink&amp;utm_campaign=postshare_creator&amp;utm_content=join_link</a></p> <p><strong>SHOW NOTES &amp; TRANSCRIPT</strong><br> <a href="https://www.hybridministry.xyz/227" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.hybridministry.xyz/227</a></p> <p>BRACKET GUIDE FOR YOUTH PASTORS<br> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/hybridministry/posts/youth-ministry-171613530" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.patreon.com/hybridministry/posts/youth-ministry-171613530</a></p> <p>[2026 UPDATED] WORLD'S GREATEST DONUT EVENT GUIDE<br> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/hybridministry/posts/free-worlds-171620042?pr=true" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.patreon.com/hybridministry/posts/free-worlds-171620042?pr=true</a></p> <p>πŸ‘‰ STAY CONNECTED WITH NICK<br> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@clasonnick" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/@clasonnick</a><br> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hybridministry/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.instagram.com/hybridministry/</a><br> TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@clasonnick" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.tiktok.com/@clasonnick</a><br> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HybridMinistry" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.facebook.com/HybridMinistry</a><br> Website: <a href="https://www.hybridministry.xyz" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.hybridministry.xyz</a></p> <hr> <p>πŸŽ‰ FREE STUFF πŸŽ‰<br> We have all kinds of FREE Things that you can use in your context!<br> The best way to pay us back is a review or a YouTube Subscribe!<br> <a href="https://www.linktr.ee/clasonnick" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.linktr.ee/clasonnick</a></p> <hr> <p>TOOLS I USE THAT CAN HELP YOU!<br> Some of the below links are affiliate links in which we do receive a small commission based on your purchase or use of products<br> //VIDIQ<br> <a href="https://vidiq.com/hybrid" rel="nofollow noopener">https://vidiq.com/hybrid</a></p> <p>//BEST DYM RESOURCES<br> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/9-amazing-dym-142425755" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.patreon.com/posts/9-amazing-dym-142425755</a></p> <p>//OPUS.PRO FOR AI SHORTS &amp; REELS<br> <a href="https://www.opus.pro/?via=a5d361" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.opus.pro/?via=a5d361</a></p> <p>//HYBRID MINISTRY MEGA GUIDE<br> Everything I've ever learned in one blog post [FOR FREE!]<br> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/hybrid-ministry-151264417?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&amp;utm_source=copyLink&amp;utm_campaign=postshare_creator&amp;utm_content=join_link" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.patreon.com/posts/hybrid-ministry-151264417?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&amp;utm_source=copyLink&amp;utm_campaign=postshare_creator&amp;utm_content=join_link</a></p> <hr> <p>πŸ•°οΈ TIMECODES<br> 00:00 My Favorite Event All Year: Free Guide Below!<br> 00:41 All the Brackets I've Ever Done!<br> 02:38 The Key to Better Social Media<br> 04:15 Why Brackets Work for Teens &amp; Their Phones </p> Brackets, phones in youth group, youth group phone policy, youth ministry phones, youth ministry ideas, youth group ideas, youth pastor tips, student ministry ideas, youth ministry hacks, youth group hacks, church tech, church technology, digital ministry, hybrid ministry, youth ministry social media, youth group check in, worlds greatest donut, youth ministry tools, student ministry, youth pastor, nick clason, hybrid ministry 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.

SEASONAL SOCIAL MEDIA:
https://www.patreon.com/collection/1470781?view=expanded

[FREE] HYBRID STRATEGY GUIDE
https://www.patreon.com/posts/complete-guide-142500019?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

SHOW NOTES & TRANSCRIPT
https://www.hybridministry.xyz/227

BRACKET GUIDE FOR YOUTH PASTORS
https://www.patreon.com/hybridministry/posts/youth-ministry-171613530

[2026 UPDATED] WORLD'S GREATEST DONUT EVENT GUIDE
https://www.patreon.com/hybridministry/posts/free-worlds-171620042?pr=true

πŸ‘‰ STAY CONNECTED WITH NICK
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@clasonnick
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πŸŽ‰ FREE STUFF πŸŽ‰
We have all kinds of FREE Things that you can use in your context!
The best way to pay us back is a review or a YouTube Subscribe!
https://www.linktr.ee/clasonnick

TOOLS I USE THAT CAN HELP YOU!
Some of the below links are affiliate links in which we do receive a small commission based on your purchase or use of products
//VIDIQ
https://vidiq.com/hybrid

//BEST DYM RESOURCES
https://www.patreon.com/posts/9-amazing-dym-142425755

//OPUS.PRO FOR AI SHORTS & REELS
https://www.opus.pro/?via=a5d361

//HYBRID MINISTRY MEGA GUIDE
Everything I've ever learned in one blog post [FOR FREE!]
https://www.patreon.com/posts/hybrid-ministry-151264417?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

πŸ•°οΈ 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

]]> 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.

SEASONAL SOCIAL MEDIA:
https://www.patreon.com/collection/1470781?view=expanded

[FREE] HYBRID STRATEGY GUIDE
https://www.patreon.com/posts/complete-guide-142500019?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

SHOW NOTES & TRANSCRIPT
https://www.hybridministry.xyz/227

BRACKET GUIDE FOR YOUTH PASTORS
https://www.patreon.com/hybridministry/posts/youth-ministry-171613530

[2026 UPDATED] WORLD'S GREATEST DONUT EVENT GUIDE
https://www.patreon.com/hybridministry/posts/free-worlds-171620042?pr=true

πŸ‘‰ STAY CONNECTED WITH NICK
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@clasonnick
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hybridministry/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@clasonnick
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HybridMinistry
Website: https://www.hybridministry.xyz

πŸŽ‰ FREE STUFF πŸŽ‰
We have all kinds of FREE Things that you can use in your context!
The best way to pay us back is a review or a YouTube Subscribe!
https://www.linktr.ee/clasonnick

TOOLS I USE THAT CAN HELP YOU!
Some of the below links are affiliate links in which we do receive a small commission based on your purchase or use of products
//VIDIQ
https://vidiq.com/hybrid

//BEST DYM RESOURCES
https://www.patreon.com/posts/9-amazing-dym-142425755

//OPUS.PRO FOR AI SHORTS & REELS
https://www.opus.pro/?via=a5d361

//HYBRID MINISTRY MEGA GUIDE
Everything I've ever learned in one blog post [FOR FREE!]
https://www.patreon.com/posts/hybrid-ministry-151264417?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

πŸ•°οΈ 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

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