You need coaching; always. Your leadership can continue to grow no matter how long you have been in ministry. You will be better, your volunteers will be better, your students will receive the best because of it.  Kent Bjurstrom joins us to share his experience and insights from being coached and coaching others. ----- Connect with Kent Insta ----- Resources Mentioned Student Ministry Coach Cohort Speed of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything by Stephen Covey The Path Between Us by Suzanne Stabile ----- Follow us on Instagram @youthminnetworks  ------ Did this conversation resonate with you? We want to hear from you! Write us at freerefillspodcast@nnym.org Help us grow the community! Subscribe, share, and leave a review. For more information about the National Network of Youth Ministries (NNYM) or to find a community of leaders in your area: www.nnym.org

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Ep 040 || Being Coached is Crucial and Here's Why - Kent Bjurstrom

As the African proverb tells us, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” We are meant for relationships. We thrive in community with others. This holds true in our vocations as well. Being coached/mentored in ministry will be the best investment you can make.  Carrie Brooks joins us to share her experience and insights from being coached and coaching others. ----- Connect with Carrie Email ----- Resources Mentioned Lead The Generation Ordering Your Private World by Gordon MacDonald ----- Follow us on Instagram @youthminnetworks  ------ Did this conversation resonate with you? We want to hear from you! Write us at freerefillspodcast@nnym.org Help us grow the community! Subscribe, share, and leave a review. For more information about the National Network of Youth Ministries (NNYM) or to find a community of leaders in your area: www.nnym.org

Ep 039 || Why Ministry By Yourself is Not Sustainable - Carrie Brooks

Our world has changed. Our day-to-day has changed. We have all had to make adjustments and shifts; even our ministries. Our mission has not though. What adjustments do we need to make in order to reach students for Christ in our communities?  Chris Moore joins us to share what God has placed on his heart for today's ministry. ----- Connect with Chris Instagram ----- Resources Mentioned Canoeing the Mountain Online Influencers Program Youth Pastor Round Table Youth With A Mission (YWAM) ----- Follow us on Instagram @youthminnetworks  ------ Did this conversation resonate with you? We want to hear from you! Write us at freerefillspodcast@nnym.org Help us grow the community! Subscribe, share, and leave a review. For more information about the National Network of Youth Ministries (NNYM) or to find a community of leaders in your area: www.nnym.org

038 || New Way Forward: Addressing the Changing Landscape of Youth Ministry - Chris Moore

The month of May is Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. Our time together all this month will be focused on conversations about AAPI experiences to raise our awareness so that we can serve students, adult leaders, and people in our communities well.  We asked Tara Vanderwoude to sit with us to share her experience as a member of the AAPI community, as a parent, and as a leader. ----- Connect with Tara Website Facebook ----- Mentioned So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. Genesis 1:27 NIV After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language,standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. Revelation 7:9 NIV ----- Follow us on Instagram @youthminnetworks  ------ Did this conversation resonate with you? We want to hear from you! Write us at freerefillspodcast@nnym.org Help us grow the community! Subscribe, share, and leave a review. For more information about the National Network of Youth Ministries (NNYM) or to find a community of leaders in your area: www.nnym.org

Ep 037 || This Matters: AAPI Parents - Tara Vanderwoude

The month of May is Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. Our time together all this month will be focused on conversations about AAPI experiences to raise our awareness so that we can serve students, adult leaders, and people in our communities well. We asked Jeremy Chen to sit with us to share his experience. ----- Connect with Jeremy Facebook Twitter Email ----- Book Mentioned The Making of Asian America The Empire of Pain ----- Follow us on Instagram @youthminnetworks  ------ Did this conversation resonate with you? We want to hear from you! Write us at freerefillspodcast@nnym.org Help us grow the community! Subscribe, share, and leave a review. For more information about the National Network of Youth Ministries (NNYM) or to find a community of leaders in your area: www.nnym.org

Ep 036 || This Matters: Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Conversations - Jeremy Chen

How many times have you told yourself 'no' when thinking about prioritizing your physical health? What would it be like if you started with a 'yes'?  We are joined by Lauren Mallory as she shares her journey of making her physical health a top priority. She unpacks how that decision has impacted many other areas of her life in a positive way, including ministering to students. ----- Connect with Lauren @laurenmallory60 ----- Book Mentioned Try Softer ----- Follow us on Instagram @youthminnetworks  ------ Did this conversation resonate with you? We want to hear from you! Write us at freerefillspodcast@nnym.org Help us grow the community! Subscribe, share, and leave a review. For more information about the National Network of Youth Ministries (NNYM) or to find a community of leaders in your area: www.nnym.org

Ep 035 || What if you told yourself 'yes' instead of 'no'? - Lauren Mallory

Our theme this month is about Prioritizing our physical health in ministry. This comes during the Easter season in which we celebrate new life, so we thought we would talk about possible new priorities. In youth ministry it can be difficult to prioritize our physical health with the late nights, pizza, Mountain Dews..etc. We asked Jacob to sit with us today to share about his personal journey in prioritizing his health along with some practical tips we can apply today if we choose. ----- Connect with Jacob Email: jacob.eckeberger@youthworks.com Serve Local with YouthWorks ----- Book Mentioned Inside the Box ----- Follow us on Instagram @youthminnetworks  ------ Did this conversation resonate with you? We want to hear from you! Write us at freerefillspodcast@nnym.org Help us grow the community! Subscribe, share, and leave a review. For more information about the National Network of Youth Ministries (NNYM) or to find a community of leaders in your area: www.nnym.org

Ep 034 || Prioritizing Our Physical Health - Jacob Eckeberger

Building the best team is essential to any successful vision. It's especially true when volunteers are needed. Recruiting volunteers is often a top need, but requires the most energy from us as it is not our favorite part of ministry.  In this conversation with Jon Brown, we discuss practical steps to implement a recruiting strategy for building the best volunteer ministry team. Jon has over 20+ years of vocational ministry many of them at the same church! ----- Connect with Jon @pjon ----- Books Mentioned Chasing Vines The Slight Edge Hero Maker ----- Follow us on Instagram @youthminnetworks  ------ Did this conversation resonate with you? We want to hear from you! Write us at freerefillspodcast@nnym.org Help us grow the community! Subscribe, share, and leave a review. For more information about the National Network of Youth Ministries (NNYM) or to find a community of leaders in your area: www.nnym.org

Episode 033 || Building Better Teams of Volunteers - Jon Brown

Our theme this month is Building Better Teams. This is key to creating culture, carrying out the vision of the ministry, and impacting our community. Not only is this an important aspect to focus on for staff hires but also for volunteers as well. Maggie and Boss have a chat about leading with both genders. ----- Follow us on Instagram @youthminnetworks  ------ Did this conversation resonate with you? We want to hear from you! Write us at freerefillspodcast@nnym.org Help us grow the community! Subscribe, share, and leave a review. For more information about the National Network of Youth Ministries (NNYM) or to find a community of leaders in your area: www.nnym.org

Episode 032 || Building Better Teams w/ Women & Men - Maggie Johnson

Our theme this month is Light in the Darkness. We are focusing on mental health within youth ministry. Not just students, but us as leaders. The winter months can be difficult as seasonal depression is on the rise, we are still currently in a pandemic, some of our jobs security is uncertain, and a list of other stressors in life affect us daily. Today we talk with Lenia Queen about how mental health and our faith journey connect, the impact of mental health within the Black community, and practical steps we can take to cope productively. ----- Connect with Lenia @leniaslovenotes ----- Follow us on Instagram @youthminnetworks  ------ Did this conversation resonate with you? We want to hear from you! Write us at freerefillspodcast@nnym.org Help us grow the community! Subscribe, share, and leave a review. For more information about the National Network of Youth Ministries (NNYM) or to find a community of leaders in your area: www.nnym.org

Episode 031 || Light in the Darkness: Mental Health - Lenia Queen

Season 3 is HERE! We are back with an exciting season of Free Refills.  Today's episode you will meet the voices behind the mics. Boss sits with Dusty, Nick, Maggie, and Orlando as they share what God has placed on their heart for this coming year.  ----- Follow us on Instagram @youthminnetworks  ------ Connect with the Voices Boss Hogge Dusty Bratzler Nick Damonte Maggie Johnson Orlando Hale ------ Did this conversation resonate with you? We want to hear from you! Write us at freerefillspodcast@nnym.org Help us grow the community! Subscribe, share, and leave a review. For more information about the National Network of Youth Ministries (NNYM) or to find a community of leaders in your area: www.nnym.org

Episode 030 || SEASON 3 PREMIER - Meet the Voices

Here we are, it's 2021, and not much has changed. Is it another year, yes. Is it odd to say 2021, yes. You know what it isn't different: our mission. It has not reset, it has not quit. it has not stalled. It is the same today as it was in 2020: to reach EVERY student in our community with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. ------ Follow us on Instagram @youthminnetworks  ------ Did this conversation resonate with you? We want to hear from you! Write us at freerefillspodcast@nnym.org Help us grow the community! Subscribe, share, and leave a review. For more information about the National Network of Youth Ministries (NNYM) or to find a community of leaders in your area: www.nnym.org 

Ep 029 || No Reset Button

2020 has been a ride, to say the least. It wasn’t what any of us expected or planned. Our 2020 vision campaigns wound up being so blurry on what actually happened. However, God was and is not surprised by this. He is still working; he never stopped. When we allow ourselves to let go of what we hoped to happen and see where God has us planted right now, the opportunities will arise.   We invited AJ Gonzalez and Lynn Ault to share about their perspective and realities of this year as they led in ambiguity.   -----  Connect with AJ  @ajgonzaleziv   Connect with Lynn  lynnault@empowerhope.org  -----  Follow us on Instagram  @youthminnetworks  ------  Did this conversation resonate with you? We want to hear from you! Write us at freerefillspodcast@nnym.org Help us grow the community! Subscribe, share, and leave a review.   For more information about the National Network of Youth Ministries (NNYM) or to find a community of leaders in your area: www.nnym.org

Episode 028 || Am I a Good Youth Leader? - AJ Gonzalez & Lynn Ault

A heart of gratitude and thanksgiving changes our leadership. It is something we strive to have but uncertain times can create our heart to want more than we have. This is turn impacts the way we lead in every aspect of life.   Steve Cullum sits with us to discuss how he has established a rhythm to be grateful daily.   ----- Connect with Steve Website The Student Ministry Podcast ----- Watch this conversation on YouTube Subscribe to our new channel! ----- Follow us on Instagram @youthminnetworks ------ Did this conversation resonate with you? We want to hear from you! Write us at freerefillspodcast@nnym.org Help us grow the community! Subscribe, share, and leave a review.  For more information about the National Network of Youth Ministries (NNYM) or to find a community of leaders in your area: www.nnym.org

Episode 027 || Leading with a Heart of Gratitude - Steve Cullum

Secondary discipleship is the reality of people discipling people after they have been discipled. When we get down to it, it's simply discipleship as it was intended.   Our returning guest today, Mike Hickerson, has made an effort at applying this within his church community and helping other churches implement it into their culture.  -----  Connect with Mike  -----  Watch this conversation on YouTube Subscribe to our new channel! ----- Follow us on Instagram  @youthminnetworks  ------  Did this conversation resonate with you? We want to hear from you! Write us at freerefillspodcast@nnym.org Help us grow the community! Subscribe, share, and leave a review.  For more information about the National Network of Youth Ministries (NNYM) or to find a community of leaders in your area: www.nnym.org

Episode 026 || Discipleship, Engagement, Formation // The DEFs of Ministry - Mike Hickerson

Welcome to Free Refills podcast where we come together as youth leaders to discuss the realities of leading in youth ministry. Our hope is that you leave refilled, refueled, and re-energized to carry on in ministry. Follow us on Instagram: @YouthMinNetworks This podcast is brought to you by the National Network of Youth Ministries. Check us out here: www.nnym.org

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