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In this conversation with Jonathan Banks, Chief Operating Officer at Urban Outreach Foundation in Chicago, we explore the vital role of practicing faith with young people through service and leadership. Jonathan shares how to cultivate agency and ownership in young people’s faith journey.
Guest(s): Jonathan Banks
Hosts: Giovanni Panginda, Jen BradburyMentioned in this episode:
Faith Beyond Youth Group
UOF Financial Empowerment CourseSign up for our email list
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Join us as Eric Vasquez, the visionary founder of Just Us 4 Youth, delves into how to build trust with teenagers. Eric underscores the role of consistency and closeness, and imparts practical strategies for nurturing connection—from active listening, to the power of meaningful one-on-one interactions, to engaging parents. Eric shares actionable advice for cultivating genuine relationships with young people.
Mentioned in this episode:
Faith Beyond Youth Group
Just us 4 Youth
T.R.E.E. program for parentsSign up for our email list
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Blog: Cultivating teenagers’ trust one small act at a time
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Join our conversation with Fredy Romero and Vanessa Cruz as we explore the vital topic of guiding teenagers through doubts and tough questions, what we call the meaning-making process. Fredy and Vanessa share tips on how youth leaders can create an environment where teenagers feel heard, respected, and empowered to explore their beliefs.
Guest(s): Fredy Romero and Vanessa Cruz
Hosts: Roslyn Hernández, Brad GriffinMentioned in this episode:
Faith Beyond Youth Group
Growing Young Workshops
uywi.org
lifeatrevive.comSign up for our email list
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Blog: Why doubt needs to have a place in your youth ministry this year
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Are you questioning your teaching and discipleship strategies? Let’s explore ways to infuse Christian youth ministry teaching with transformative power that inspires teens to genuinely trust in God (not just follow rules). This rich conversation with, pastor and author Meredith Miller is full of wisdom, experience, laughter, and actionable insights to inspire your youth group lessons—and your students.
Mentioned in this episode:
Faith Beyond Youth Group
Meredith’s Book: Woven
Pedagogy of the OppressedSign up for our email list
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Blog: How to adapt youth ministry curriculum for your youth group
Blog: The volunteer's guide to cultivating faith beyond youth group -
As youth leaders, the example we set extends beyond the youth group. In this episode, Matt Manno (Nextgen Pastor at New Life Fellowship in Queens) shares how his team models growth for students. Listen for practical insights on how to be emotionally healthy youth leaders can help volunteers face the pressure to be perfect, and help students reflect on what they model for each other.
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Faith Beyond Youth Group
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Welcome back to a new season! In Season 9 we’re talking about discipleship to cultivate a faith in our students that goes beyond the youth group. In this episode the coauthors of FYI’s latest book Faith Beyond Youth Group, Jen Bradbury, Brad Griffin and Kara Powell, introduce us to the 5 points of the Faith Beyond Youth Group Compass.
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Faith Beyond Youth Group
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Blog: Faith beyond youth group: A new framework for discipling teenagers
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When students trust you, opportunities for discipleship will abound. Building trust requires relational consistency and proximity. So, tune in to hear about the practical steps you can take to cultivate the relational proximity needed to form trust with your students!
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Blog: Learning to listen to teenagers
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Blog: 5 ways you can nurture faith that goes beyond youth group
Blog: Telling stories for identity-forming discipleship
Blog: Your new mantra for game-changing youth group games
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Why are models important in character-forming discipleship? “The way we live our lives is the greatest sermon we will ever preach because our students are paying close attention to how we talk, what we share, how we react, and especially how we treat others.” In this episode, Giovanny Panginda shares how we can be models for our students and how we can help them find other healthy models.
Mentioned in this episode:
Luke Burgis: What is Mimetic Desire?
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How can youth ministry leaders cultivate compassion and kinship in their youth ministry? “What always works is not the hard message, but the care [people] feel immediately and the fact that they felt seen. You learn that lesson over and over again. Cherishing people is not hard.” Tune in to hear more of Father Greg Boyle’s story and practical wisdom!
Mentioned in this episode:
Homeboy Industries
A Good Man is Hard to Find Flannery O’Connor
Father Greg’s books
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Curriculum: Compassion from the Inside Out
Blog: Innovating your way forward with compassion, creativity, and courage
Blog: We need to talk about compassion
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What is the role of a youth leader? What are the qualities of a good youth leader? Andy Jung shares 4 ways youth leaders can change the way we understand our calling from youth ministry “superstar” on the verge of burnout, to the ones charged to lead all adults in the church as they invest relationally in our teenagers.
Mentioned in this episode:
Sustainable Youth Ministry by Mark DeVries
Adopted Church by Chap Clark
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Book: Sticky Faith
Book: 3 Big Questions
Blog: 4 ways to partner with parents (even when you aren’t one)
Blog: What you need to know about today's teenagers
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“Google the words “Anxiety is like,” and you’ll be shocked by the number of comparisons and descriptions you’ll find … As the Body of Christ, we can help change the script for young people grappling with anxiety.” In this episode, Rachel Dodd shares 4 hope-filled messages the church needs to tell today’s anxious young people.
Mentioned in this episode:
Lifeway Research: Suicide Remains a Taboo Topic at Churches
Faith in an Anxious World Curriculum
Youth Ministry and Mental Health Half-Day Online TrainingSign up for our email list
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Blog: Why young people need mental health-friendly youth ministry
Podcast: Faith in an Anxious World Parenting Podcast
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Teaching compassion to teens starts with being compassionate leaders. Tune in to hear Cameron Lee share practical strategies from biblically-informed psychology that will help you cultivate trust-filled discipleship and make a lasting impact in the lives of young people.
Guest: Cameron Lee
Hosts: Rachel Dodd, Roslyn HernándezMentioned in this episode:
Compassion Curriculum
The Fog Blog
Dr. Kristin Neff on Self Compassion
Book: Self Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself
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What's love and humility got to do with lament? More than we might initially imagine! In this conversation, you’ll hear insight, stories, and practical ideas from Soong-Chan Rah about how we can cultivate love and humility with teens in our youth ministry through the spiritual practice of lament.
Guest(s): Soong-Chan Rah
Hosts: Chuck Hunt, Roslyn Hernández
Mentioned in this episode:
Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times
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Blog: Teaching young people about lament: Practical ideas from 8 innovative ministries
Blog: Communal ashes: finding God in our lament this Lenten season
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Elizabeth Conde-Frazier, Marcos Canales, and Elizabeth Tamez Méndez share stories, and practical wisdom on teaching teenagers about hope and perseverance. Your students face lots of challenges, and we know you and other caring adults in your ministry want to be there for them. Join this empowering conversation on cultivating hope and perseverance with your students.
Guest(s): Marcos Canales, Elizabeth Conde-Frazier, Elizabeth Tamez Méndez
Hosts: Roslyn HernándezMentioned in this episode:
New Generation 3
Curriculum: JUNTOS (Together) in English
Estudio Biblico: JUNTOS en español
Association for Hispanic Theological Education (AETH)
La Fuente MinistriesSign up for our email list
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Blog: The character of discipleship
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Rev. Dr. Dwight Radcliff talks with us about the prophetic truth-telling power of hip hop and its importance to the process of forgiveness and racial justice. Join the conversation to get ideas about spiritual formation practices you can use to teach students in your youth ministry about forgiveness.
Guest(s): Dwight Radcliff
Hosts: Roslyn Hernández, LaTasha Nesbitt
Mentioned in this episode:
Article: Hip Hop Hermeneutic by Dr. Dwight Radcliff
Video: Birmingham and the Children’s March (10 mins.)
Masters of Arts in Justice and Advocacy
Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman
Michael Eric Dyson
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Blog: Helping young people grieve and take action
Blog: A letter to White leaders about White supremacy and Christian nationalism
Blog: Processing racialized violence with students
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Listen as Rich Villodas shares thoughts and ideas on faith practices that can help support teens’ spiritual formation by cultivating humility in ourselves and our Gen Z students.
Guest: Rich Villodas
Hosts: Roslyn Hernández and Giovanni PangindaMentioned in this episode:
New Life Fellowship
Humilitas by John DicksonSign up for our email list
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Blog: Walk and pray in awe and wonder
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Robert Chao Romero talks with us about the historical oppression BIPOC have experienced in the U.S. in the name of character and virtue education. Hear how ministry leaders can safeguard discipleship and spiritual formation models from unintentionally causing harm, along with ways youth ministry can benefit from honoring and including families and cultures in our communities.
Guest: Robert Chao Romero
Hosts: Brad Griffin and Roslyn HernándezMentioned in this episode:
Brown Church by Robert Chao Romero
Christianity and Critical Race Theory by Robert Chao Romero
Mathew 25 SoCal
South Western U.S. States and Mexico
Americanization programs
Beyond Welcome: Centering Immigrants In Our Response to Immigration by Karen Gonzales
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Blog: Processing racialized violence with students Section 5: Expand your own reading and viewing
Blog: Black joy as resistance
Blog: Three lessons learned while pursuing multidiversity in an Asian American context
Blog: Unity does not equal uniformity
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As youth leaders, we all want to disciple our students to be more Christ-like but resources on discipling for character development are scarce. This season, we explore Christ-like characteristics and youth ministry activities that can help you support your students’ spiritual formation as they become more like Christ. Jen Bradbury shares highlights from FYI’s Character and Virtue Development project and what we’ve learned about how we can help our students develop Christ-like characteristics like humility, hope, love, perseverance, forgiveness, and compassion.
Hosts: Roslyn Hernández and Giovanny Panginda
Guest: Jen BradburySHOW NOTES
Mentioned in this episode:
Book: The Jesus Gap: What Teens Actually Believe About Jesus
Book: Called: A Novel About Youth Ministry Transition
Blog: 5 ways you can nurture faith that goes beyond youth group
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Blog: Models matter: Key insights on character-forming discipleship with teenagers
Blog: Testimonios: The power of faith stories shared in community
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In this episode, Giovanny Panginda and Roslyn Hernández talk with Kevin Wilson about the intersections between immigration experiences and faith. Join us to hear insights and practical ideas to help you connect with immigrant students and families in your ministry.
Mentioned in this episode:
Cross Culture Christian
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Blog: Reading Scripture with immigrant youth: Let the children come to me
Blog: Finding abundance through reclaiming our immigrant stories
Blog: We're not all just alike: Challenges and opportunities in multiethnic youth ministries
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In this episode, Osheta Moore and hosts Roslyn Hernández and Gio Panginda talk about the importance of youth ministry curriculum that represents our students’ diversity and is relevant to their context. Tune in to hear practical ideas that can help you choose and adapt curriculum and youth ministry teaching to be inclusive.
Mentioned in this episode:
Made for Pax
Wade in the water
Dear White Peace Makers by Osheta Moore
A Prayer for Wholeness
Julian of Norwich Body Prayer
The Beloved Community
Ignatian imaginative Prayer
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Blog: Walk and pray in awe and wonder
Blog: Teaching young people a daily way to pray
Video: The Daily Replay
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