HeyJaredYouth Pastor Theologian
A weekly conversation to help youth workers practice theology in their ministry to youth. Teenagers are asking real questions and their lives are complicated - we need more than pizza, games, and easy answers if we’re going to equip them for lifelong faith.
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146: Talking with Youth about Eschatology and End Times (opens the original)
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In this episode, Mike and John introduce a new podcast series where they'll talk through the different branches of systematic theology, and why each matters for youth discipleship. So... why not start with the end times? In the conversation, we discuss why eschatology is so important and how to talk about it with you in a way that calls them into Christian hope. Mike McGarry is the Founder and Director of Youth Pastor Theologian and served as a youth pastor for nearly twenty years. He's written
145: Youth Pastor Salaries & Staff Stress (opens the original)
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In this episode of the YPT Podcast, Mike and John discuss two listener questions. First, we have a youth worker from another country asking about salary and compensation. While details are obviously different in various contexts, this opens up a general conversation about youth pastor salaries. Second, we hear from a youth worker whose fellow staff member doesn't send their teenagers to youth group... and they want to know how to respond. Mike McGarry is the Founder and Director of Youth Pastor
144: Six Commitments of Theological Youth Ministry (opens the original)
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The Podcast returns!!! After catching up about summertime ministry, Mike and John discuss the 6 commitments of "Theological Youth Ministry." This is a new way to articulate what YPT is advocating for. We aren't trying to be novel and creative, so many of these commitments will seem familiar. But others will help you think more intentionally (especially about discipleship, volunteers, and parents). Mike is also working on a book entitled Theological Youth Ministry, which should be available aroun
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