126: Should We Practice Communion & Baptism at Youth Group?
John and Mike tackle a controversial topic about whether we should observe the ordinances of communion and baptism in youth ministry contexts, or only with the whole church.
ep.123: Reflecting on 2025 & Teaching the Trinity
Reflecting on the highlights of 2025 and discussing how to teach the Trinity to Youth (and why this is important to do!)
ep.122: The State of Theology in Youth Ministry
We filtered results of the State of Theology 2025 report to represent those who tend to serve as volunteer youth leaders. We need to discuss what these results uncover.
ep.121: Unexpected Skills for Youth Workers
In ep.121 of the YPT Podcast, Mike and John discuss unexpected skills needed to thrive in youth ministry, with a special focus on what mental toughness looks like for pastors.
ep.120: Rooted Conference Highlights & Pressure to Become "Real" Pastors
Mike and John discuss highlights from the Rooted Conference, and reflect on a common question they heard from attendees: how do you know whether to stay in youth ministry or not?
ep.119: Teaching a Christmas/Advent Series & How Many Retreats Are Too Many
In this episode, Mike and John discuss how they handled Advent/Christmas in their teaching calendars, and then answer a question about how many camps/retreats is too many.
ep.118: How Mike Prepares a Sermon
Mike is all alone in this episode… so he brings you behind the scenes by sharing his sermon preparation process for a recent message on Romans 8.
ep.117: Gospel-Shaped Sanctification & Student Leadership
How can we encourage youth to grow in Christ while avoiding the pitfalls of both legalism and antinomianism. Also, should we allow teenagers to teach at youth group?
ep.116: Talking With Students About Sexuality and Gender
The Bible talks about sexuality. If we aren’t, then can we really say we’re teaching the Bible? In this podcast episode, Mike and John discuss how to go about teaching on sexuality and gender at youth group .
ep.115: Youth Ministry Failures & How to Not Be a Know-it-All
In this episode, Mike and John reflect on what they’ve learned from some of their failures as youth pastors, then they brilliantly answer a listener question about how to not be a know-it-all.