The Youth Room

Episode 20

We tell our leaders all the time “we could not do student ministry without you” and it its something that we really and truly mean, with all our heart. They aren’t just a vital part of our…

Episode 19

Worship through music! It’s honestly probably one of the harder things to pull off during a worship experience. Especially if you aren’t a musician or don’t have a background in sound or p…

Episode 18

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! That’s right ladies and gentlemen, we are talking about ANNOUNCEMENTS. How can we go from viewing them as a “necessary evil” to getting the most out of this time in our p…

Episode 17

Let’s talk about guests.. visitors.. people who are coming to your program for the first time. Maybe they are there for Easter, coming with a friend, or just moved to town and googled your…

Episode 16

We have all had that “uh-oh” moment. We are in need of a game and we don’t know what to do. Maybe just didn’t get to it in our planning, maybe we forgot to pick up the resources needed or …

Episode 15

If you are in ministry for any length of time, and if you are in student ministry for at least a week, YOU WILL MAKE MISTAKES. I like to think of it as “a part of the job.” Besides accepti…

Episode 14

As youth pastors we spend our time pouring into students. We desire to see spiritual growth as well as maturity and life skills develop in them. A huge way we can train them is through act…

Episode 13

We all know that as youth pastors, life can get very hectic, especially on nights where we have programs or events. Often times times in those hectic moments, the first things to go are el…

Episode 12

If you want to be successful in life and ministry, you cannot stop learning! And one of the best ways to do that is to keep reading.

In this episode the guys share with us some of the boo…

Episode 11

We are almost done with the first month of 2019. You probably set a handful of resolutions for the New Year (on paper, or in your head!) and you may or may not have already fallen off of t…

Episode 10

Trevor and Stallion sit down with friend, mentor and youth ministry guru David Olshine to talk youth ministry. David is a professor and department head at Columbia International University…

Episode 9

Christmas Day has come and gone and hopefully you are still relaxing and enjoying the different pace of this time of year. Trevor and Stal have loved making this podcast and in this episode…

Episode 8

Christmas season is in full swing! And with it, the end of the year is quickly approaching. We tend to be more reflective during this time of year and quick to promise ourselves to “do bett…

Episode 7

It may feel like Christmas has arrived, and the business of the season is most likely in full swing. If you are in student ministry, however, SUMMER CAMP is something you have [hopefully] a…

Episode 6

The guys are back at it again! And this time they take some time to talk to us about some MUST or BUST gadgets that you can use in the Youth Room. That’s right, so much happens in between y…

Episode 5

It’s time to talk games! If you are involved in Student Ministry in any capacity then you know that games are a huge piece of your ministry. And maybe, like us, you’ve struggled from time t…

Episode 4

If you are in student ministry, you know a thing or two about food games. In this episode Trevor and Stallion show us the 6 Best Foods for you to use. And with Halloween right around the co…

Episode 3

Let’s talk about sermon illustrations! What are some ways we can create cool, fun and practical sermon illustrations for your messages. Trevor and Stallion challenge each other to come up w…

Episode 2

We’ve have all heard sermons that, if we are honest, have fallen flat on their face because of the ending. It’s one thing to craft a quality message, it’s another to be able to actually “la…

Episode 1

This episode is all about viewing our youth room as a sacred place. How can we take the mundane, everyday space that is our meeting room and remember to view it as a place where God desire…