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This mini-movie tells the story of Matt, a teenager dealing with sin and other struggles in his life. He pushes others away and through choices that lead him further from God, and circumstances that have caused him pain, he feels worthless. He is damaged goods. The video ends as Matt reflects on his actions and his choices and how they have brought him far from those who love him - and God who loves him most. Will he turn to God who loves and cares for him? We are reminded that no matter what life offers or what sins we commit, we are not beyond His reach.

Length: 4:26 | Format: 1920 x 1080 MP4

Humanity’s story began in a garden, and at the center, a tree. ‘The Tree’ shows the story of the Gospel - how sin entered the world from the fruit of a tree, but how redemption and healing was offered to humanity as the Savior was nailed to a tree. From that cursed tree, death was defeated, the King was raised, and hope was made new. 

Length: 3:50 | Format: 1920 x 1080 MP4

As youth ministry leaders, it's important to know your audience. Knowing how they think, how they learn, and what's going on inside of them is important. In this masterclass video, we'll share some practical insights and tips to help you understand who your students are and creative ways to minister to them. 

Life can change in an unexpected moment. Eli suffered a traumatic brain injury as an 8th grader. In a coma for multiple weeks, Eli’s family prayed and watched God perform miracle after miracle, surprising even the medical team. Through God’s power and strength, Eli continues to improve and recover and rely on God to help him navigate life years after the injury. 

Length: 6:41 | Format: 1920 x 1080 MP4

“Sometimes we have to lay down what we think is right for us right now, in favor of what God knows is best for us, in the future.”

Using a video game as an illustration for life, Pause is a comedic and heart-warming look at teenage relationships and how to deal with disappointment and failure. Sometimes life seems easy and everything goes the ‘right’ way, other times, it doesn’t. No matter what we face, there are moments when we need to pause and find where God is working in our lives and follow Him, even when that means surrendering things that we want or love. Only in true surrender do we find the direction and purpose that we seek. 

• By: Brian Hill
• Length: Approximately 6 minutes
• Actor Needs: Three Actors 
• Theme Verses: Hebrews 12:1-2, Isaiah 40:28-31
• Downloadable PDF

In the journey of faith, the decision to be baptized marks a significant milestone for many individuals, particularly students, who are embarking on their spiritual path. It is a moment of profound significance, signifying their commitment to follow Christ and embrace the teachings of Christianity. In navigating the complexities of guiding students through the baptismal journey, a multifaceted approach that prioritizes timely action, is intentional with inclusive discussions, and one that sits on a solid foundation rooted in Scripture is indispensable. In this three-lesson module, we will discuss how to create a baptism counseling strategy that approaches the subject of baptism with humility, openness, and reverence—one that engages in meaningful dialogue, listening attentively to the voices of tradition, Scripture, and the Spirit. And one that extends grace and hospitality to all who seek to explore the depths of faith.

Working with teenagers, especially post-pandemic, you are most likely fully aware that adolescent mental health issues are as significant and debilitating as they are widespread (and growing). In fact, according to the Director of the American Institute for Cognitive Therapy, “The average high school student today has the same level of anxiety as the average psychiatric patient in the early 1950s.” So what can we do, as youth ministry leaders, to lean in and help our students who are coping with or struggling to navigate mental health issues? In this single-session Masterclass, Jon provides seven thoughts to help you get started.

Mission trips can be incredibly impactful and provide opportunities for significant spiritual growth for your students. That said, mission trips can also be overwhelming. In this one-session Masterclass, we will go on a trip together to discover the benefits of taking students on a mission trip, how to plan for a mission trip, tips for fundraising, and some best practices while on the trip.

Middle school ministry is not the dressed up kids ministry or dumbed down high school ministry, and we need to intentionally pray, plan, program and present in ways that are effectively meeting the unique needs of these students. Especially after a national pandemic and cultural changes, now more than ever is the time to understand middle years ministry to the emerging Generation Alpha entering our student ministry.

Now more than ever, teens are struggling with stress, anxiety, and fear. The issues young people are facing are complex and wide-ranging. So how can parents and youth workers understand them better? What are the best ways to meet young people where they are and help them feel seen, loved, and known—by our youth ministries, by their parents, and ultimately by the God who cares for them so deeply? Coming off of his latest book, The Anxious Teen, Brock will provide in this seminar a context to help us understand today’s anxiety-ridden reality, he will teach skills and practices that will impact our youth ministries as well as help parents guide their children in moving forward in a lasting and healthy faith and life.

Written by Corey Watson. Every ministry has them. Maybe you created them. Maybe you inherited them. We all have them, though. What are "they"? Sacred cows. Events, programs, or calendar moments that maybe you wish weren't on the calendar, but you also feel like you HAVE to have them on there. How do you get rid of them if they need to go? What do you do if you can't get rid of them? What do you do to change them if you keep them? This three-lesson module will explore how to deal effectively with sacred cows in your ministry.

In youth ministry, many of us view long-range calendaring with the same gritted teeth and eye rolls that we do budgeting, and keeping up with receipts. But, like it or not, strategic calendar planning can be incredibly beneficial to you as well as to the students, parents, and volunteers who are a part of your ministry. Let me walk you through seven tips that I have learned for creating an effective ministry calendar.

Written by Dr. Noel Forlini Burt. The Book of Hosea sits squarely within the corpus of the Minor Prophets, what many scholars refer to as The Book of the Twelve. This collection spans many centuries of history in the lives of God’s people, Israel. This history covers the collapse of Israel, the northern half of the kingdom, to the nation of Assyria; the exile and displacement of Judah, the southern half of the kingdom, to the nation of Babylon; and the return of the exiled Judahites back to their land and the subsequent rebuilding of their lives following that return. Over the course of this six-lesson module, we will explore the wilderness tradition together through one of its primary intertexts—the prophet Hosea’s use of wilderness imagery in the 8th century BCE. In particular, Saint Jerome’s statement about the barrenness of the desert experience. 

By Team YM360. If you start with "The Bible says," or in some way assume they already know much about the Gospel, you are, in effect, asking them to understand a clear that you understand clearly, but they don't, and they have no picture giving them a framework to start with. Not having a big picture to help put the pieces of life in perspective can be frustrating. Thankfully, God never intended for us to be without a clear picture of our life's purpose and direction. Instead, God gave us a big picture of life in order that we could live according to His design. It's only when we live according to this bigger picture, God's story, that our individual piece of the story makes sense. That's why understanding the Gospel story is vital to our witness. But it's also vital to teach this to our students today. This learn module will walk you through how to do just that!

Communicating to teenagers…is it an art or is it a science? The answer is YES! In this MyYouthMin Live Online Training Event Kurt Johnston, who has spent over 30 years writing messages and speaking to students, will share some of the secrets he’s learned along the way.

"These are more than stories, they are reminders of God’s heart for the lost. He cares deeply that when even one is dead in their sins, they would come to know the goodness of God.”

The Lost Trilogy is a light-hearted re-telling of the parable of the Lost Sheep, the Lost Coin, and the Lost Son. The actors perform as narrators, storytellers, and characters that creatively portray the story of each parable. Each parable points to God’s heart for the lost and the celebration that occurs when the lost are found. 

• By: Terrance Jackson & J. Roger Davis
• Length: approximately 8 minutes 
• Actor Needs: 3 actors
• Theme Verses: Luke 15
• Downloadable PDF

So, you’ve got a volunteer team- that’s awesome! Have you ever considered structuring that team to provide clarity, fruitfulness, and fulfillment for those who serve with you? The idea of structure can feel intimidating or unnecessary, but a few key considerations could unlock the potential in the team of motivated volunteers you’ve already got. In this single-session Masterclass, we will look at what you can do to structure your volunteer team to ensure that they thrive in their key serving roles.

Youth ministry is a grinding mill of unreal expectations, often combined with a surprising lack of support or resources. When you couple that with a youth pastor who is trying to do too much and trying to be too much -- it's a recipe for disaster leading to stress, anxiety, and ultimately burnout. As a youth pastor, you don't have a lot of leverage to fix the church's attitudes toward ministry, but we can improve our own attitudes. Hopefully, the result will be men and women who lower their stress, anxiety, and burnout and stay in youth ministry for many years to come.

We all know that "partnering with parents" is important, but nobody ever goes on to tell you what successful "partnering with parents" looks like exactly or how I am supposed to do that impactfully from my youth pastor role. What if there was a better way to meet the spiritual and felt needs of the families within your church? What if making that church-wide change could start inside your youth ministry and with you as a youth ministry leader? Join Chris Sasser as he shares some practical steps to building a whole family ministry and how your youth ministry can act as the catalyst for change.

You know the disappointment of planning a parenting event for your ministry and having few, if any, parents bothering to attend. You watch as the parents in your church sit on the spiritual sidelines of their teenagers. You feel the frustration as parents respond to the cultural tides their teens face with fear, anger, and resentment. The easy path for you is to step in and become the disciple-maker of the teenagers in your church. The most rewarding path, however, is to find a way to inspire parents to do it. But how do you do that? Our session together will give you the tools you need to equip, encourage, and empower the parents (grandparents and guardians) of the teenagers in your church. And learning how to leverage these tools will help you to leave a legacy of impact that will last long after you are gone.

No matter how good your youth ministry is, people will be more prone to come on board, stay, serve selflessly, and recruit others to join when they feel like they belong to a group of people; rather than feeling like just someone who is accomplishing some random mission and vision. So how do you build clear expectations, space, relationships, and community when it comes to recruiting and maintaining volunteers? Join me in this one-session Masterclass on-demand to find out.

As our students go through life, they encounter people and situations that lead them to pack and carry some enormous emotional baggage that holds them back from living in the grace and freedom that Christ provides. As youth pastors, we are in a unique position to help both students and their parents "lighten the load" along the way. In these training sessions, we will look at eight specific bags kids tend to pack as they grow up, how these bags tend to get packed, and the long-lasting negative impacts they can have. Each session will offer practical strategies we can use and equip parents to employ to leverage their influence and prevent some of these bags from getting packed in the first place.

As youth workers, we know full well that "...all have all sinned and fallen short of the Glory of God...." (Romans 3:23 ESV). But one of the more difficult parts of youth ministry, in a practical sense, is how we walk alongside a teenager and their parents when that teenager has been caught in sin. Allow me to share with you four practical ways we partner with parents through a student's sin in our ministry.

Partnering with parents doesn't have to be rocket science. Sure, your steps towards a partnership need to be thoughtful, but they can also be as simple as they are purposeful. For example, here's a little secret that isn't that much of a secret at all: Parents love people who love their kids. Let me share with you some ways that I take some first steps towards a partnership with parents in my ministry by intentionally encouraging parents along the way.

A mom and her daughter have an honest conversation about college and God’s plan for her life. 

Length: 3:47 | Format: 1920 x 1080 MP4

“Yea in school, I always went to church but it was very surface level and something I mostly did to be seen. I didn't have a real relationship. But God is so good. Better than i deserve.'” 

What happens when you meet an old friend who knew you when you weren't saved? Bean Party examines that scenario.

• Author: Terrance Jackson
• Length: approximately 13 minutes 
• Actor Needs: 3 actors 
• Theme Verses: Colossians 3:13
• Downloadable PDF

“Because in Christ - Today and forevermore. We are redefined.'” 

A spoken word piece that takes a look into our beginning through Genesis 1, how the beginning was redefined in John 1, and where this redefinition takes us in Titus 3. A great piece to open a conference/DNOW weekend. 

• Author: Emily Willson 
• Length: approximately 3 minutes 
• Actor Needs: 3 actors, but can be edited for more or less 
• Theme Verses: Genesis 1; John 1; Titus 3
• Downloadable PDF

“He wants me to know I’m loved. I’m accepted. That I have inherent value… and there is more He has in store for me. He saved me.” 

Mallory is hanging out with her friends and tells them that she recently got saved. Over the course of their time together her two friends have very different reactions.

• Author: Terrance Jackson & Jonathan Skaggs 
• Length: approximately 8 minutes 
• Actor Needs: 2 female and 1 male actor 
• Theme Verses: Ephesians 2:8-9
• Format: Downloadable PDF

“How many types and swipes are between you and God?” 

How Many? is a rap/spoken word piece that explores our relationship with technology and how it hinders our relationship with Christ and with fellow believers around us. It can be performed as a spoken word with no music track, or with the track that is provided. 

• Author: Terrance Jackson 
• Length: approximately 2 minutes 
• Actor Needs: 3 actors 
• Theme Verses: Colossians 3:1 
• Format: Downloadable PDF, download includes demo track and instrumental track

Listen to the demo track:

“The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.” Unpacking the text of Psalm 23, real students share their life experiences viewed through the words and principles of Psalm 23. While we know Scripture guides our lives, so many times it’s hard to take His Word off the page, and live it out day by day. Hear students share how Psalm 23 becomes real in the everyday moments of life.

Length: 4:09 | Format: 1920 x 1080 MP4

The world can be tempting. God has given us a path to walk in this world with clear outlines of what’s right and wrong. Sometimes we can be tempted to veer from the path to chase what the world offers. When we stray from the path the the Father has outlined for us, we face fear, loss, and danger. But the Father is always searching, inviting us to find our way home, safe in the arms of our Father. 

Length: 5:17 | Format: 1920 x 1080 MP4

God’s Knowledge, one of the studies in the Activate line of the Bible study curriculum, will help your students rest in the truth that God is in control, that He sets things right, and that we are truly and forever known.

God’s Love, one of the studies in the Activate line of Bible study curriculum, will help your students understand how much they are loved and valued by God, and how this powerfully impacts how they see their value and purpose.

Bradley began his addiction to alcohol at the age of 14. His double life continued for years, caught in the grips of alcohol and drugs. While working at an apartment complex, Bradley was brutally attacked and almost lost his life. This moment was the catalyst for change, as he renewed his faith and returned to life with Christ as his source of strength. 

NOTE: This video has descriptions and depictions of alcohol abuse and violence. Viewer discretion is advised. 

Length: 6:13 | Format: 1920 x 1080 MP4

How do you live a life of hope when your physical health is failing? Jeremy’s story is a journey of trusting God through severe illness - even when your condition is at its darkest. Hear Jeremy, his wife, and his teenage daughters reflect on having hope through trial - leaning on God as their only source of strength. 

Length: 7:41 | Format: 1920 x 1080 MP4