Thought Factory Podcast #411 || Beyond Belief to Discipleship
At the core of each youth pastor or youth worker is to see students become disciples of Jesus Christ. The tough part is, how do we go about seeing that […]
Adult Leaders
Thought Factory Podcast #408 || Future View: Behind Closed Doors on the School Campus
***BIG ANNOUNCEMENT EPISODE*** What does the future of schools look like? How can we leverage the school campus to create radical change in the culture of this country? In this […]
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 #208 || Porn & Tech Guinea Pigs
Why do good students fall prey to pornography? How do you feel when you receive 100 likes on Instagram? Why are students…ok, the majority of users addicted to their smartphone? […]
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 #205 || The Crisis Moment for Students
Hosts Jeff Eckart and Jayson Brewer interview Charlie Alcock, a youth ministry professor at Indiana Wesleyan University. Charlie has been a youth leader/youth pastor for 28 years and now raises […]
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 […]
Thought Factory Podcast #203 || The Most Influential Environment in Society: Interview with Chuck Klein
What is the most influential environment in society? In today’s episode, we discuss the topic of the most influential environment in society. Chuck is the Director of Campus Alliance, a […]
Thought Factory Podcast #201 || Going Beyond the Fear of Lunchroom Ovations & Tall Middle School Girls
In today’s episode, we discuss the topic of fear in students’ lives. Fear surrounds us and our culture is driven by fear. There is a lot of money in fear. […]
Ideas To Retain Students in Your Ministry
I first started gathering data, to try and get ideas for our own ministry, but then decided that this was good information to share with everyone! I asked a handful […]