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Monthly Podcasts
Previous Monthly Podcasts in iTunes:
December 2007—Listen as Mark Matlock discusses the importance of teaching students about wisdom, and his new books for teens in the Wisdom On... series. You'll also learn more about WisdomWorks Ministries, and you can save on his new books, released in January 2008.
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November 2007—Listen to a practical, and yet really funny interview with Doug Fields and Duffy Robbins, the authors of the new book, Speaking to Teenagers. With decades of youth ministry and speaking experience, these guys have a lot of wisdom to pass along.
October 2007—Jeanne Stevens, author of Soul School, talks about how you can care for your own soul in the midst of the craziness of ministry and life and her passion for HERstory, the event for women in youth ministry taking place in Atlanta before NYWC.
September 2007—Check out this interview with Dale Fincher, author of the new invert book for students called Living with Questions. He addresses issues of apologetics in a way that really connects with students today.
August 2007—Based on research, youth ministry vet Ginny Olson, shares about Teenage Girls, today's youth culture and its effects on young girls. A key interview for both male and female youth workers.
July 2007—Get inside tips from author Jonathan McKee to help you get students to show up at your events.
June 2007—Mark Yaconelli shares stories from his new book, Growing Souls: Experiments in Contemplative Youth Ministry. He's actually pretty funny for a "contemplative" guy!
May 2007—Get a lesson on the world your teens live in from Walt Mueller, author of the new book, Youth Culture 101.
April 2007—Listen as Kara Powell discusses Deep Ministry in a Shallow World, which she co-wrote with Chap Clark. Learn how you can take your ministry deeper, and save money on this helpful resource.
March 2007—Listen as Dave Rahn talks about 3Story evangelism, and the new 3Story Evangelism Training Curriculum from YS. You'll discover why evangelism as a lifestyle is so important for teens.
February 2007—Listen to middle school veterans, Mark Oestreicher and Kurt Johnston, as they share their thoughts on middle school ministry, early adolescent development, and reveal some of their own middle school embarrassing memories.
January 2007—Listen to author Chris Folmsbee as he talks about his new book, A New Kind of Youth Ministry, and how youth workers can be thinking about change in their own ministry contexts.
December 2006—Jeanne Stevens talks about the seminar she did for teenage girls at DCLA, as well as her upcoming book, Soul School.
November 2006—Heather Flies talks about what it's like to be a middle school youth pastor, deal with challenging parents, and be a woman in youth ministry.
October 2006—An interview with Jim Hancock and Rich Van Pelt, authors of The Youth Workers Guide to Helping Teenagers in Crisis.
September 2006—An interview with Steve Gerali, author of Teenage Guys.
August 2006—An interview with Laurie Polich, author of Small Group Q's, Help! I'm a Small-Group Leader!, and coauthor of Small Group Strategies.
July 2006—Marko reads some emails from "Marko's Mail Bag" and answers questions from youth workers. Also, a reading from Steven James', author of Never The Same.
June 2006—An interview with The Skit Guys—Eddie James and Tommy Woodard, authors of Instant Skits.
May 2006—An interview with Doug Pagitt, author of Preaching Re-Imagined.
April 2006—An interview with Mark Yaconelli, author of Contemplative Youth Ministry. Plus, listen to Steven James read a chapter from his book Never the Same.
March 2006—Find out the latest trends in student evangelism from Dave Rahn, a youth ministry professor and Youth For Christ V.P.
February 2006—An interview with Jim Hancock and Kara Powell, authors of Good Sex: Youth Leader's Curriculum
January 2006—An interview with Duffy Robbins and Maggie Robbins, authors of Enjoy the Silence
Special Edition Podcasts
11.07.06 - Visiting Charlotte - NYWC 2006 Join Tic as he tours Charlotte and spends time with some local youth workers to get the inside scoop on what makes Charlotte a great location for the 2006 National Youth Workers Convention.
10.26.06 - Visiting Anaheim and Cincinnati - NYWC 2006 Join the YS team as they tour Anaheim and Cincinnati in preparation for the 2006 National Youth Workers Conventions in November.
7.26.06 - Visiting Austin - NYWC 2006 Follow Tic and the events team as they tour the Austin Convention Center and get the inside scoop on what makes Austin a great location for the 2006 National Youth Workers Convention.
6.8.06 - Planning the NYWC Booking artists, picking themes, registering attendees... have you ever wondered what it's like around YS when convention season rolls around? Take a sneak (and funny) peek at what happens when it's time to plan NYWC.
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5.3.06 - We have HUGE news! Our longtime publishing partners and friends at Zondervan have purchased Youth Specialties...
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