In Episode 7 of The Youth Ministry Mindset Podcast, a limited series with voices from Alpha and YDisciple, Joshua, Annie, and Jordan bring Jim Beckman, the founding architect of YDisciple, into the discussion on the relationship between content and the culture of youth ministry. Join us as we continue the conversation about how youth ministry could look in a post-COVID world.

SHOWNOTES

Introduction: Content is not king
The role of content and what it does and doesn’t accomplish
Content is the vehicle, but it is not primary
Culture we need to cultivate that creates a space
-Jesus is king; the content leads to that truth
Jim Beckman, currently works for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, has been in youth ministry for many years and is the founding architect of YDisciple
It’s all about introducing them to Jesus, who is with them their whole life
-If this doesn’t go into the rest of the kid’s life, then what’s the point?
The culture is a tsunami of opposition
Need to think of the context of where the youth are coming from
Content is critical
-Need marriage between sharing content of faith and the lived relationship
GenZ is ready to stand up for the Kingdom, but they don’t know the King
Need to pay attention to spiritual and physical reality
Peel back layers and show Truth that is hidden
-Reveal identity to young people
Fundamental groups of discipleship are found in small groups
-Need to provide content, but cultivate with appropriate intimacy
-Be willing to enter into real relationship
If you want to be good at this, get close to Jesus
Key Takeaways
  -It’s all about creating a space for relationships
  -Be in love with Jesus, and ministry will come from the overflow
  -Disciple-making is about the people, not the program
  -Given the freedom to start again fresh
  -Content is a means to the relationship with Jesus

REFERENCES

Franciscan University of Stubeunville
Young Servant with Elisha - 2 Kings 6:17-20
The Lost Art of Disciple Making by LeRoy Elms

PULL QUOTES

3:40 “If the point of all of this is for young people to know and love Jesus, well you can’t love what you don’t know.”

13:35 “The landscape has changed so dramatically just in the last two years –this may be controversial– but I would actually venture that youth ministry as we know it is over.”

23:40 “Fundamentally, we have a sacramental reality that is lost on the vast majority of people.”

31:57 “Once they realize that you really love them, you just can’t get rid of them”

Hosts:
Joshua Danis
Annie Grandell
Jordan Biere

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