Hybrid Ministry

Episode 191: Can a Youth Night Work Without a Game?

March 5th, 2026  |  17 mins 12 secs

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In this 4th and Final Episode of my Creative Programming Playlist we’re continuing on with the 3 challenges, from home this week because of this insane (?) winter storm!

CHALLENGE #1 No Repeat Order
And while last week we had no speaker, what if this week we have NO GAME?!

CHALLENGE #2 I’m creating a DYM Game from Scratch, and this one idea be the best one I’ve made so far
CHALLENGE #3 And as always, we’ll be telling you how it went and giving it all away!

Episode 190: Programming Youth Group With NO SPEAKER?!

February 26th, 2026  |  14 mins 7 secs

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Today we’re programming with NO SPEAKER?!
While still complete these 3 challenges
No Order Repeating
Creating a from-scratch DYM game
And finally, not only will I recap that game - But I’ll recap the entire night.
And give you that game, for free!

Episode 189: I Intentionally Programmed Youth Group “Wrong”

February 19th, 2026  |  7 mins 40 secs

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I’m designing my real youth ministry program, with these 3 rules.
-Order Doesn’t Repeat
And today I'm intentionally going to do it WRONG!!

I'm also making a different, from scratch, DYM Game for EACH week
And I’m going to tell you how to get a FREE early copy of it

Finally, I'll evaluate how it all went!
Join us!

Episode 188: How I Planned Youth Group - 3 Weekly Challenges

February 12th, 2026  |  12 mins 16 secs

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Can I design a compelling youth night from scratch each week with a different order - while also creating a brand-new DYM game from scratch?

Oh - And stick around to the end of the video, because I’m going to tell you how you can get this game that’s not even public yet in the pipeline, FOR FREE!

Let’s find out!

Episode 187: The Game That Changed Youth Camps Forever

February 5th, 2026  |  25 mins 5 secs

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Most youth camp games fail for one simple reason… and almost nobody realizes it.
Leaders spend hours planning activities, but kids lose interest in minutes — and it’s not because they’re distracted or bored.
Today, I’m sitting down with the creator of Camp Clue — a game that’s been used in camps around the world to keep kids fully engaged.
He’s breaking down exactly why it works — and how you can design games that actually hold attention all week long. And how you can get it for yourself!

Episode 177: After the Turkey... Watch This👀

November 27th, 2025  |  11 mins 7 secs

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Thanksgiving is over, but we're just getting started! In this episode, Nick gives his 4 course meal of FREEBIES for youth pastors, 4 things for YOU, along with the 1 Mystery Course that can unlock everything!

Episode 136: 9 Easy & FREE Youth Group Game Ideas

February 13th, 2025  |  17 mins 54 secs

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🎮 Games & Youth Ministry
This is your ultimate "Oh Crap! I forgot the game" video!
Get all 9 of the games talked about in this video, from downloadyouthministry.com for COMPLETELY FREE!

All I ask for is a simple subscribe, it costs you nothing!

Ready to see my top 9 favorite games of all time?
Let's check it out!

Episode 130: 2024 - A Celebration of You: Hybrid Ministry Stats & Stories in Review

January 2nd, 2025  |  11 mins 24 secs

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We're celebrating YOU in the 2024 "Year in Review." We'll look back at stats, shout out some of the best comment and I've put together a "Best of 2024 Highlight Reel!" Join us!

Episode 082: 💡 5 No Prep Youth Group Game Ideas

February 1st, 2024  |  9 mins 29 secs

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🎮 Games & Youth Ministry

We’ve been doing them since the invention of Youth Ministry.

📨 But what do you do when you’re in a hurry or a pinch?

💪 Don’t worry, we got you!
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Episode 071: 🧑‍🚀 New Frontiers in Digital Discipleship for the Church: Youth Ministry Games 🎮

November 16th, 2023  |  17 mins 35 secs

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🎮 Games and Youth Ministry.
They go together like peanut butter and jelly
Macaroni and Cheese
Batman and Robin

🧑‍🚀 But how can we, as youth pastors, readjust the way we do games to lean more into the digital space we find ourselves in?