Podcasts by 301 Moved Permanently
Youth ministry veteran Derry Prenkert talks about longevity in youth ministry and how to stay in it for the long haul. My Third decade is a proud member of the DYM Podcast Network.
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57: SURPRISE! Spider-Man: No Way Home Spoiler Talk from 2021-12-24T14:00:02
The show has been on a 18+ month quarantine. But, it’s coming back in 2022. And this episode is just a fun conversation with two guys who love Jesus, movies, and Spider-man. SPOILERS abound. Enjoy,...
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56: 5 Values to Drive the Youth Minister in this Season from 2020-04-18T18:04:58
The show has been on a 2-month quarantine for various reasons, but it’s back in this weird season of youth ministry. Here are 5 values I landed on at the outset of this unprecedented season. As you...
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56: 5 Values to Drive the Youth Minister in this Season from 2020-04-18T18:04:58
The show has been on a 2-month quarantine for various reasons, but it’s back in this weird season of youth ministry. Here are 5 values I landed on at the outset of this unprecedented season. As you...
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55: 5 Questions I’m Asking My Team from 2020-02-17T06:58:13
As I get rolling at a new church and in a new role, I’m asking lots of question. In Episode 53, I gave you 5 questions I’ve been asking myself. In this episode, I give 5 questions I’m asking the te...
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54: Remembering My Friend Allison Williams from 2020-01-31T16:40:48
Ms. Allison Elizabeth Williams, 36, of Seymour, lived a life of ministry and was a source of infectious joy to those around her. She was loyal, playful, passionate, and smart. Opinionated, yet humb...
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53: 5 Questions I’m Asking Myself from 2020-01-18T00:00:32
As we go into 2020 and I continue to get acclimated to a new youth ministry setting, I’m asking myself some question. Here’s 5 of them.
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I Still Believe (In th...
52: 24 Years, 24 Events that Shaped Youth Ministry from 2020-01-05T23:54:11
It’s another Time Capsule. I walk through one key event, trend, device, or social media platform for each year 1996-2019 that had a significant impact on Youth Ministry.
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51: 20+apalooza (Live from NYWC Tampa 2019) from 2019-11-27T22:57:14
It’s a plethora of youth Ministry Veterans dropping some rapid fire Wisdom!
Thanks to all who showed up for the party!
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•Center for Parent/Youth Understan...
50: The End of an Era from 2019-10-28T11:00:12
Made it to the ½ century mark!!! Recorded on my last day in office at Nappanee Missionary Church. Released on the day we pulled out from our Nappanee home to head to our new Louisville home. I answ...
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49: Janelle’s Perspective - Leaving My Church; NOT Leaving Youth Ministry from 2019-10-14T05:06:13
After 23 years at the same church, I’m leaving my church. In the end, it’s not just me leaving. My family joins me. More specifically, my wife Janelle has played a crucial role in this whole story ...
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48: The Big Announcement: Leaving My Church; Not Youth Ministry from 2019-10-07T06:11:40
On Thursday, September 26 news went public that I am leaving my church. You may be saying, “WHAAAAAAA?” Fortunately, this is not your normal “Youth pastor got fired/ burns out/ can’t get along with...
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47: Meet Carter Ammerman from 2019-09-25T07:05:03
Do you have that kid or kids from a unique or rough home situation. Carter was one of those kids who entered our ministry. Now as a youth pastor serving at Brenneman Memorial Missionary Church in G...
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46: Meet John Keim from 2019-09-12T16:14:40
He’s at the host church for Student Leadership Conference. He’s only worked at one church for 15 years. He a great dude and a great friend with some strong wisdom to pass your way. Listen all the w...
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45: 5 Thoughts for Youth Ministers Heading into this School Year from 2019-08-30T03:23:41
You’ve got your entire school year planned out, I’m sure. BUT, I want to throw out 5 thoughts to consider as you walk through another ministry year. There are a lot of youth ministry-focused podcas...
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44: Summer Youth Ministry Reflections from 2019-08-16T17:47:08
It’s been a crazy and full Summer for me on many fronts. Has it been for you? Have you taken time to reflect and evaluate? I take some time (while on the road, sorry for the added road and engine s...
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43: What We Do With Summer Camps Pt 3 from 2019-07-03T21:47:26
It’s Camp Season. Be intentional with it. In part 3 I take time to answer your Camp Questions you submitted.
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42: What We Do w/Summer Camps – Pt 2 from 2019-06-27T16:43:17
It’s Camp Season. Be intentional with it. In part 2 I walk through some specific things we’ve done with Camps to move toward our four goals with Camp that I outlined on Episode 41.
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41: What We Do w/Summer Camps – Pt 1 from 2019-06-20T21:15:24
It’s Camp Season. Be intentional with it. For this episode and the next two I will share some of what we do with Summer Camps. This one is all about our 4 goals with our Camps, how we landed on the...
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40: Youth Ministry Turnover from 2019-05-30T20:52:27
Two Thoughts. One Question. On Prayer.
I take some time to reflect on the amount of situations and stories surrounding youth ministers leaving their church or losing their job over the past fe...
39: Meet a Youth Pastor Who Became a “Real Pastor” from 2019-05-10T07:28:55
Wait, can I be both an advocate for longevity in youth ministry and encourage those youth pastors who make the transition to senior pastor? Yup! Enjoy a conversation with Andrew Larsen who made thi...
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38: Pre Avengers: End Game MCU Re-Watch w/4 Youth Pastors from 2019-04-24T17:52:05
Longest episode yet, and it’s talking about the Marvel Cinematic Universe. I made a commitment for 2019 to re-watch every MCU movie, then realized I might as well do this leading into Avengers: End...
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37: Youth Ministry Longevity Killers: The Big 3 from 2019-04-19T16:45:38
Every once in a while I’m going to highlight attitudes and/or actions that can stunt or kill longevity in youth ministry or at the same church. Today I focus in on The Big 3; three things that, whe...
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36: Meet Todd Pearage from 2019-03-28T05:00:33
My story is about longevity in youth ministry and at the same church, but what happens when staying at the same church is not an option? How do you transition well and keep in youth ministry for th...
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35: Your Youth Ministry Qs w/ My As from 2019-03-21T07:05:10
I put a call out on Instagram for some questions, and I got some great ones, so this episode walks through the following:
-What responsibilities do you give middle school students in you...
34: MTD Time Capsule: 23 Years/23 Movies from 2019-03-14T22:36:08
Welcome to a different type of episode. In Time Capsule Epsiodes, I’m going to either go back to a specific year and share experiences, or pick out a highlight from every year since I’ve started, t...
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33: Meet the Makers of Deadcat (Youth Ministry&Games) from 2019-03-07T06:56:47
Brock O’Dell and John Michael Lindsay both serve on the Junior High Staff of Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, KY. If you are familiar with the Download Youth Ministry World, they have crea...
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32: I’m a Youth Ministry Grandpa from 2019-02-21T18:38:09
Meet the replacement of my replacement. Sam Olson is the High School Pastor at my church. He is the 5th person on staff to lead our High School Ministry, and all 5 people are still on staff at our ...
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Tim Tebow's Run the Race Movie Special: Interview w/Robby Tebow from 2019-02-14T04:27:16
Run the Race is in theaters February 22nd, 2019! A great inspirational film for your youth group or family with great themes to discuss together. Enjoy this special show with executive producer Rob...
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31: Marathon Goals, Visions&Plans in Youth Ministry from 2019-02-07T19:57:28
It's just me in your ear holes. Some recommendations, a powerful story of a former student breaking the silence on an important ministry topic, and a principle that has been key to help me think lo...
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30: What We Do With Relationship, Dating&Sex Series from 2019-01-24T07:52:10
I’ve talked about sex and dating with students a lot over the years. However, in 2016, I did a deeper evaluation on the why, who, what, when, and how of covering these topics inside our ministry. I...
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29: Looking Back&Looking Ahead from 2018-12-27T17:59:59
At the beginning of 2018, I set a goal to realease 30 episodes of this podcast, and on this last Thursday of 2018 my this is my 30th episode* #goalz
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28: Meet the Sherpas from 2018-12-13T08:05:17
It’s the first Podcast crossover for My Third Decade as I sit down with the Youth Ministry Sherpas to discuss why we do what we do and what we are learning this year. Between the three of us there ...
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27: Meet A Youth Ministry Teenager from 2018-12-06T07:04:30
Dan Hamrick has been at the same church for 13 years (making him a Youth Ministry teenager, get it?) We sat down together and talked through his story, lessons learned along the way, and things you...
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26: Making the Most of the Convention&#NYWC18 Crowd Questions from 2018-11-22T06:30:43
You should go to a youth worker conference/convention. If you do, here are my thoughts and tips on how to make the most of the convention. This episode was recorded live at National Youth Workers C...
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25: Lane, Location&Life Calling from 2018-11-08T22:26:49
Be careful having people turn to Verse 6. In this episode I walk through my recent shift in roles at my church and how I’ve had to hold three “L” words in balance as I seek to discern my direction ...
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24: 5 Youth Pastors, 400lbs from 2018-10-25T07:05:34
In this episode, we talk physical health. Bobby Cooley, Jeff Selph, Josh Mitchell, and Janelle Prenkert join me to discuss how they got healthy. Together, we have lost just under 400 collective pou...
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23: Meet a Volunteer turned Professional Counselor turned Marriage&Family Pastor (a.k.a. Let’s Get Mental) from 2018-10-11T07:05:02
Marty Graverson joins me on this episode to share his story and provide some important thoughts on mental health. There are three valuable conversations in this interview that apply to any of us i...
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Episode 22: Live from #DYM200 w/Kurt Johnston from 2018-10-04T07:05:03
Live from DYM 200, I am joined by a youth ministry legend!
In youth ministry since 1988, Kurt Johnston has been at Saddleback Church since 1997. Although he leads Saddleback’s kids and youth t...
Episode 21: What We Do With Small Groups from 2018-09-27T07:05:04
Janelle joins me for her THIRD appearance as we talk about the why, the what and the how of our Small Group ministry.
It was great connecting with all you amazing folks who were along fo...
Episode 20: Meet My Favorite Intern from 2018-09-13T07:05:04
Geoff Cocanower joins me for a conversation on internships. Geoff took part in all three types of internships we do at our church, and he was my first-ever resident intern, joining us for three yea...
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Episode 19: You Asked the Qs and I Got Some As from 2018-08-30T07:15:05
Thanks to Jordan, Erin, Tim, Monica, Kevin, and Anonymous for the great questions. I’d love to do more of these in the future, but I need questions. You can submit those by going to Listen
Episode 18: Meet My Former Student and Intern Who Got Married from 2018-08-16T15:14:32
Definitely my most controversial episode title to date, but it’s not as scandalous as it seems. Kory and Alison Lantz are a former student and intern who did get married. Kory was a part of the you...
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Episode 17: Meet a Student Impacted by Summer Camps from 2018-08-09T05:51:57
This is a bonus episode. I recorded an interview with one of our Seniors talking about for a podcast we do with our church. In it, he talked about the impact our Summer Camps have had on him. I ask...
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Episode 16: Meet My Ministry Assistants from 2018-08-02T13:25:03
Look, I get it. Most ministries do not have the luxury of hiring on administrative staff. However, we all need and have those behind the scenes/detail people who make our run smoother and look far ...
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Episode: 15: Meet My Former Student Brad Bullock from 2018-07-20T16:35:36
Meet Brad Bullock, one of the first students to say I was like a father to him (I was 25 at the time)!
Brad Bullock is a former student who met his wife in our youth group. He is now t...
Episode 14: Meet My Replacement from 2018-07-05T07:15:04
EPISODE 014 – MEET MY REPLACEMENT
(Release July 5)
Show Notes:
Meet Tim Veenstra, the guy who took my job, and keeps taking it!
We are consistently coached t...
Episode 13: What We Do With Traditions from 2018-06-21T16:14:38
Special thanks to my daughter Katylynn for the Ad read.
Be sure to check out our sponsor Give Central: http://givecentral.org
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Episode 12: What We Do With Missions Trips from 2018-06-07T18:25:07
Special thanks to my daughter Katylynn for the Ad read.
Be sure to check out our sponsor Give Central: http://givecentral.org
Eve...
Episode 11: Failures from 2018-05-24T12:15:06
20+ years of youth ministry comes with it’s share of struggles and failures. In this episode I walk through four failures in how I approached ministry at different points along the way.
1.Not...
Episode 10: What We Do with 6th Grade from 2018-05-10T13:05:04
Special thanks to my son Moses for the Ad read.
The rivalry with Josh on Twitter:
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Episode 9: What We Do With Seniors from 2018-05-04T19:22:57
Special thanks to our sponsor Give Central: http://givecentral.org
Every once in a while I want to share what we do in our ministry an...
Episode 8: Meet My Mentor from 2018-04-26T07:05:04
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Episode 7: Meet My Wife from 2018-04-12T15:51:59
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It’s time for Phase 2 in the My Third Decade Universe. Phase 1 has been MY STORY… solo shows all centering around my ...
Episode 6: Clout Builders&Clout Killers from 2018-03-29T04:05:05
Clout… say that word 10 times and it will sound really weird. I say it about 50 times in this episode as I talk about ways I was able to build up relational credibility and trust among key groups t...
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Episode 5: Sprint, Walk, Rest from 2018-03-15T11:00:06
Daily balance in the Student Ministry world is a pipe dream, but balance can be found over a span of time. This episode draws from a blogpost you can read here: Listen
Episode 4: Five Times I Almost Quit from 2018-03-01T14:15:04
If you think the past 21 years of Student Ministry at the same church have been filled with only Skittles, rainbows and ponies, be prepared for disappointment. The reality is ministry can get tough...
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Episode 03: Nailing the Transitions - Part 2 from 2018-02-15T08:05:03
"With longevity comes the need to reinvent yourself." (thanks for the quote Jalen Rose) Last episode, we talked about ways I've transitioned my role inside my current church and youth ministry. Thi...
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Episode 02: Nailing the Transitions - Part 1 from 2018-02-01T08:05:04
What if you were able to transition your role inside your current church in order to stay there and stay in student ministry? You can, because I have done that. In this episode, I walk through 8 d...
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Episode 01: The Setup from 2018-01-20T21:31:21
In this episode I explain why I might actually stink at youth ministry and may simply be a product of an incredible environment. I walk through three key factors that were present at my church that...
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Episode 00: Introductions from 2018-01-11T21:20
Welcome to... my podcast.
In this episode you will get to know me, Derry Prenkert, and hear what the point of this podcast really is.
Check out Nappanee, Indiana:
The promo pie...