Instead of listening to one more weather update on the car radio or listening to the same album on your mp3 player for the thousandth time while out for a walk, consider investing a few minutes of your listening time in a youth ministry podcast. When your proverbial ministry plate is full and time feels scarce, these wonderful podcasts offer encouragement, and oftentimes even a laugh. These podcasts can be downloaded to your favorite music device or heard through your computer.
• Simply Youth Ministry, an excellent Web resource for all things youth, offers free, fun, and informative podcast on a wide variety of topics, including a video podcast dedicated solely to ministry with junior high students. Find it online at www.simplyyouthministry.com/community-podcast.
• Princeton Theological Seminary, through The Institute for Youth Ministry, offers podcast topics, such as “Developing Compassion in Young People,” “Building a Volunteer Leadership Team,” and “Rites of Passage.” Find the full library of FREE podcasts under The Institute for Youth Ministry section at www.ptsem.edu.