Hybrid Ministry

Episode 110: Distractions During Youth Group: The Solution

August 15th, 2024  |  38 mins 26 secs

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What in the world do we do about cellphone usage during youth group?!
It seems like it's getting worse and worse!

Well, Josh Boldman, of DYM (downloadyouthministry.com) is here to help reveal his thoughts, as well as a full-proof program to not only take care of the cell phone epidemic, but to unveil the future of youth ministry as we all know it!

Episode 079: 🤷 Youth Pastor: Event Coordinators? or Disciple-Makers?

January 11th, 2024  |  14 mins 39 secs

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📈 How do we get more people to show up to our events?
How do we grow our group?
How do we attract and retain teens?

57% of American Church Goers, according to Pew Research, don’t even attend church once a month!!

👌In this episode we’re going to explore 3 key shifts in our thinking
⚙️And I have the ultimate tool to accessing and resourcing people/students in the digital age.

Episode 078: 📈 Youth Group Growth: Reaching Gen Z & Gen Alpha

January 4th, 2024  |  16 mins 22 secs

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📈 Youth Ministry Growth and Attendance

🔢 Do number really matter?

😤 It’s an agonizing pursuit that all of us as youth pastors and leaders are constantly feel the tension.
Data suggests that church attendance is going down.
Which means we have our work cut out for us as youth pastors.

How do we reach Generation Z or Generation Alpha students?
Especially in light of this new reality?