Thought Factory Podcast #306 || 10 Ways to Help Parents Win
How can we help parents win with their students? As youth leaders, do we really know what parents need from us? Is the way we are doing youth ministry helping or hindering them […]
Relationships
Thought Factory Podcast #305 || The Risk of Ignoring Students
Are students leaving the church? In this episode, hosts Jeff Eckart and Jayson Brewer discuss what can happen to a church if the students are ignored. Ignored in the budget, […]
Thought Factory Podcast #304 || Help Young People Love The Church: Kara Powell Interview
Churches are losing both members and vitality as increasing numbers of young people disengage. In this episode, we interview Kara Powell, who is the executive director of the Fuller Youth […]
Thought Factory Podcast #303 || Students Vacating Church & Losing Faith
Are students leaving the church? Fifty percent of students drift from their faith after graduating high school. Of those who drift, 80% did not plan to drift from their faith […]
Thought Factory Podcast #302 || A Dream Fulfilled
Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream over 54 years ago, but was that dream merely poetry or was it prophecy? This is a story about two grown men pursuing their […]
Thought Factory Podcast #301 || Anthem Protests & Hope for Healing: Students & Race
The recent protests against the National Anthem are more than just about taking a knee, but they are another symptom of the growing division we are experiencing in America in regards […]
The Digital Life with Chris McKenna – Middle School Video 2
Summary Our words matter! They can have a big impact on others close to us. Will we use them to lift others up or tear them down? Chris McKenna, Founder […]
Thought Factory Podcast #209 || Faith & Reason Part 1: Six Foundational Questions to Ask Students
Is there evidence for a Creator? Where does my truth come from? What do I believe about Jesus? Can I doubt the resurrection and still be a Christian? If God is […]
Creating A Healthy Volunteer Staff Culture
Let me start with this: We cannot do it alone. We can not do it without our volunteer staff. They are a huge reason we as student pastors, directors, the […]
Thought Factory Podcast #204 || The Future is Further Than it Appears
It seems more and more that students are growing up too fast in our society. But something else has been trending, these kids aren’t growing up. And no matter who […]