Youth Specialties, the premier provider of youth ministry training and resources, now offers a monthly podcast to bring encouragement, training, new resources, and other great stuff to youth workers. http://www.youthspecialties.com en-us Youth Specialties 110 37 http://www.youthspecialties.com http://media.youthspecialties.com/podcasts/assets/ys.png 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, releasing in January 2008. http://www.youthspecialties.com Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:43:06 GMT http://media.youthspecialties.com/podcasts/12012007.mp3 18:29ys, youth specialties, youth ministry, teens, wisdom, practical, mark matlock, wisdomworks 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. http://www.youthspecialties.com Fri, 02 Nov 2007 09:43:06 GMT http://media.youthspecialties.com/podcasts/11012007.mp3 32:55ys, youth specialties, youth ministry, teens, speaking to teenagers, practical, doug fields, duffy robbins, jeanne stevens 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. http://www.youthspecialties.com Mon, 01 Oct 2007 09:43:06 GMT http://media.youthspecialties.com/podcasts/10012007.mp3 21:18ys, youth specialties, youth ministry, teens, soul school, soul care, women in youth ministry, herstory, nywc, jeanne stevens 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. http://www.youthspecialties.com Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:00:08 GMT http://media.youthspecialties.com/podcasts/08312007.mp3 26:14ys, youth specialties, youth ministry, teens, students, questions, apologetics, youth culture, dale fincher Based on research, youth ministry vet Ginny Olson, shares about "Teenage Girls", today's youth culture and its affects on young girls. A key interview for both male and female youth workers. http://www.youthspecialties.com Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:44:08 GMT http://media.youthspecialties.com/podcasts/08012007.mp3 17:06ys, youth specialties, youth ministry, teens, teenage girls, youth culture, ginny olson Get inside tips from author Jonathan McKee to help you get students to show up at your events. http://www.youthspecialties.com Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:33:08 GMT http://media.youthspecialties.com/podcasts/07052007.mp3 20:27ys, youth specialties, youth ministry, teens, getting students to show up, jonathan mckee Mark Yaconelli shares stories from his new book, "Growing Souls: Experiments in Contemplative Youth Ministry". He's actually pretty funny for a "contemplative" guy! http://www.youthspecialties.com Mon, 04 Jun 2007 17:33:08 GMT http://media.youthspecialties.com/podcasts/06012007.mp3 18:49ys, youth specialties, youth ministry, teens, growing souls, contemplative youth ministry, mark yaconelli Get a lesson on the world your teens live in from Walt Mueller, author of the new book, "Youth Culture 101". http://www.youthspecialties.com Tue, 01 May 2007 09:15:08 GMT http://media.youthspecialties.com/podcasts/05012007.mp3 19:52ys, youth specialties, youth ministry, teens, youth culture 101, walt mueller 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. http://www.youthspecialties.com Mon, 02 Apr 2007 09:10:07 GMT http://media.youthspecialties.com/podcasts/04012007.mp3 18:57ys, youth specialties, youth ministry, deep ministry in a shallow world, kara powell, chap clark 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. http://www.youthspecialties.com Mon, 05 Mar 2007 16:30:07 GMT http://media.youthspecialties.com/podcasts/03012007.mp3 14:19ys, youth specialties, youth ministry, 3story evangelism training curriculum, teen evangelism, dave rahn MS vets, Mark Oestreicher and Kurt Johnston, share their thoughts on ministry, early adolescent development, and reveal some of their own MS embarrassing memories. http://www.youthspecialties.com Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:11:08 GMT http://media.youthspecialties.com/podcasts/02012007.mp3 32:06ys, youth specialties, youth ministry, middle school ministry, adolescent development, mark oestreicher, kurt johnston 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. http://www.youthspecialties.com Mon, 01 Jan 2007 17:10:08 GMT http://media.youthspecialties.com/podcasts/01012007.mp3 22:39ys, youth specialties, youth ministry, new kind of youth minstry, change, chris folmsbee, This month listen to an interview with one of the newest members of the YS team, Jeanne Stevens. Recorded months before she joined YS, Jeanne talks about the seminar she did for teenage girls at DCLA, as well as her upcoming book, "Soul School". http://www.youthspecialties.com Fri, 01 Dec 2006 15:10:07 GMT http://media.youthspecialties.com/podcasts/12012006.mp3 16:33ys, youth specialties, youth ministry, teenage girls, souls, jeanne stevens, women in youth ministry 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. http://www.youthspecialties.com/NYWC/ Tue, 07 Nov 2006 15:10:07 GMT http://media.youthspecialties.com/podcasts/NYWC_CityVisit-Charlotte.m4v 5:09nywc, ys, youth specialties, tic, charlotte, tour 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. http://www.youthspecialties.com Tue, 31 Oct 2006 08:10:07 GMT http://media.youthspecialties.com/podcasts/11012006.mp3 24:35ys, youth specialties, youth ministry, middle school ministry, heather flies, women in youth ministry Join the YS team as they tour Anaheim and Cincinnati in preparation for the 2006 National Youth Workers Conventions in November. http://www.youthspecialties.com/NYWC/ Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:16:07 GMT http://media.youthspecialties.com/podcasts/NYWC_CityVisit-Ana_Cin.m4v 4:26nywc, ys, youth specialties, tic, anaheim, cincinnati, tour Listen to an interview with the authors of "The Youth Worker's Guide to Helping Teenagers in Crisis", and also hear from Rich Van Pelt as he tries to help students and families deal with the school shooting in Colorado. http://www.youthspecialties.com Mon, 02 Oct 2006 10:39:07 GMT http://media.youthspecialties.com/podcasts/10022006.mp3 28:42ys, youth specialties, youth ministry, teenage crisis, rich van pelt, him hancock, school shooting Get the inside scoop on adolescent development from Steve Gerali. This is a podcast you'll want to share with volunteers and even parents, as you learn about the different stages and areas of development for both teenage guys and teenage girls. Steve is the author of the new book, Teenage Guys. Be sure to check this one out...it'll change the way you look at your students (or) it'll at least help you understand them a little better!). http://www.youthspecialties.com Fri, 01 Sep 2006 10:40:08 GMT http://media.youthspecialties.com/podcasts/09012006.mp3 22:28ys, youth specialties, youth ministry, teenage guys, teenage girls, steve gerali, adolescent development Get geared up for the new school year! We’ve got an interview with Laurie Polich about small groups in youth ministry. You’ll find great information if you’re just starting out a small group ministry in your youth group, or you’ll even learn something new if you’ve been doing small groups for years! Don’t forget to listen for the special offer on small group resources at the end of the podcast! http://www.youthspecialties.com Mon, 31 Jul 2006 13:31:12 GMT http://media.youthspecialties.com/podcasts/08012006.mp3 15:07ys, youth specialties, youth ministry, laurie polich, small groups 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. http://www.youthspecialties.com/NYWC/ Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:42:42 GMT http://media.youthspecialties.com/podcasts/NYWC_CityVisit-Austin.m4v 4:24nywc, youth specialties, ys, tic, austin, tour This month listen as Marko reads some emails from "Marko's Mail Bag" and answers questions from youth workers. You'll also hear another reading from Steven James' invert book called Never The Same. Stay tuned to the end for a special offer. http://www.youthspecialties.com Mon, 03 Jul 2006 09:20:08 GMT http://media.youthspecialties.com/podcasts/07032006.mp3 16:44marko, ys, youth specialties, mark oestreicher, marko's mail bag, youth ministry, steven james, invert 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. http://www.youthspecialties.com/NYWC/ Thu, 08 Jun 2006 15:06:17 GMT http://media.youthspecialties.com/podcasts/Planning_the_NYWC.m4v 7:16nywc, ys staff, youth specialties, planning You'll laugh, you’ll cry (okay, maybe not), but you'll learn something new when you listen to this interview with The Skit Guys—Eddie James and Tommy Woodard. Find out how they started out as a duo in in their high school youth group, and learn how you can bring out the creativity in your own students with skits and improv. http://www.youthspecialties.com Mon, 05 Jun 2006 16:42:21 GMT http://media.youthspecialties.com/podcasts/06052006.mp3 22:05ys, youth specialties, youth ministry, skit guys, eddie james, tommy woodard, improv http://www.youthspecialties.com Wed, 03 May 2006 09:51:01 GMT http://media.youthspecialties.com/podcasts/Zondervan_Announcement.m4v 3:32ys, youth specialties, zondervan, marko, tic, owners, Doug Pagitt, author of Preaching Re-imagined, shares his vision for what preaching and teaching in the church could look like if we tried some new ideas. As a former youth pastor and a father of teenagers, Doug also offers some insight into the youth ministry world on the subject of teaching. Listen for the special offer at the end of the podcast. http://www.youthspecialties.com Mon, 01 May 2006 15:51:28 GMT http://media.youthspecialties.com/podcasts/05012006.mp3 31:09ys, youth specialties, youth ministry, doug pagitt, preaching, Hear from Mark Yaconelli about his new YS title, Contemplative Youth Ministry, and find out how you can slow down and tune into what God is doing in your ministry. Also, listen to Steven James read a chapter from his book Never the Same. This is a great piece to share with your students during this Easter season, as it presents a narrative, fictional account of what might have happened the night Jesus was arrested. Stay tuned until the end of the podcast for a special offer on these books from Youth Specialties. http://www.youthspecialties.com/store Tue, 04 Apr 2006 09:14:06 GMT http://media.youthspecialties.com/podcasts/04052006.mp3 36:08ys, youth specialties, youth ministry, contemplative, Easter, Yaconelli, narrative Find out the latest trends in student evangelism from Dave Rahn, a youth ministry professor and Youth For Christ V.P. who has been conducting research for the past several years. http://www.dcla2006.com Wed, 15 Mar 2006 08:15:07 GMT http://media.youthspecialties.com/podcasts/03152006.mp3 26:41ys, youth specialties, student evangelism, dcla, ys, youth ministry Since it's February--the month of love--we're bringing you an interview with the authors of the Good Sex Curriculum, Jim Hancock and Kara Powell. You don't want to miss this! http://shop2.gospelcom.net/epages/YouthSpecialties.storefront/EN/Product/237130 Mon, 06 Feb 2006 10:13:06 GMT http://media.youthspecialties.com/podcasts/02062006.mp3 21:40 ys, youthministry, love, dating, students, sexuality Youth Specialties http://shop2.gospelcom.net/epages/YouthSpecialties.storefront/EN/Product/259916 An interview with Duffy and Maggie Robbins about their new book "Enjoy the Silence". Thu, 5 Jan 2006 23:00:00 GMT http://media.youthspecialties.com/podcasts/0105200601.mp3 23:57 ys, youth specialties, youth ministry, Lectio Divina