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Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources

Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources

By: Kristen Lascola
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Kristen Lascola from North Coast Church gives weekly insight and tips on how to grow the size and health of your Youth Ministry! With over 20 years in Student Ministry, Kristen shares her knowledge and experiences and frequently features guests from various ministries, churches and leadership roles so that you can use proven strategies to increase your impact from your leadership role. This podcast will help you grow your leadership skills, enhance your youth group, learn new youth group games, put on impactful youth ministry events, build a thriving volunteer staff, grow your influence and create a healthy environment so that you can help take the ministry God has you in to the next level. Hit subscribe and get ready to advance your youth ministry!


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© 2026 Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
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  • How to Start a Christian Club at Your Local School (Youth Pastor Tips)
    Jun 25 2026

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    Start the school year with a healthy, thriving youth ministry...let's work together to make it happen! Check out GrowYourYouthMinistry.com for more info - or feel free to email us at MinistryCoachPodcast@gmail.com with any questions *** A Christian club at school can be one of the most effective ways to connect with students in your youth ministry and to reach students who maybe wouldn't normally come to church. We talk through how to start a student led Christian club that feels welcoming, simple, and sustainable, especially during a tight lunch period where you have only 20-30 minutes to build community, share a short message, play a quick game and still let kids eat.

    In this episode, we will be discussing Christian Club resources (links below), benefits to partnering with organizations like Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA). If FCA is not active in your area, we walk through what it looks like to launch from scratch and build a healthy student leadership team with the right adult mentoring.

    We also talk about various ways to be able to get on campus to reach students. Finally, we give a simple “typical club” template / schedule to better utilize your time and give a bridge from school to church.

    RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

    • FCA: https://resources.fca.org/
    • P7: https://upciyouth.com/resources
    • CRU: https://www.cru.org/sg/en/ready/resources.html
    • Intervarsity: https://intervarsity.org/
    • Decision Point: https://decisionpoint.org/

    If you have it on your heart to support this ministry, please consider going to our Patreon page at: www.patreon.com/ministrycoach

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    If you found this helpful, subscribe for more youth ministry strategy, share it with a youth leader who wants to reach their campus, and leave a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review so more youth pastors can find the show.

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    You may also enjoy these episodes:

    (#040) How to Start a Student Leadership Team in Youth Ministry

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    We love hearing from you all and we do our best to provide powerful and insightful youth ministry content on a weekly basis to be that coach and mentor you may not have, but desperately need.
    If you have an episode idea, please E-Mail us at MinistryCoachPodcast@gmail.com!


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  • Youth Group Event KILLERS ☠️ 3 Mistakes Youth Ministries Make with Events!
    Jun 18 2026

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    Start the school year with a healthy, thriving youth ministry...let's work together to make it happen! Check out GrowYourYouthMinistry.com for more info *** Youth group event mistakes...we've all experienced the stress, the embarrassment, the pit in your stomach knowing you forgot something or the sinking feeling when youth ministry planning goes all wrong. In this episode, we will walk through three common youth pastor mistakes in student ministry event planning, then break them into practical steps you can apply to your next youth group night, outreach event, retreat, or camp. How many of these mistakes have you made??

    Subscribe for more weekly tips, share this with a youth leader who plans events, and leave a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review with your biggest takeaway from this episode.

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    You may also enjoy these episodes:

    (#265) 3 Unacceptable Mistakes that Youth Ministries Make With Event Planning

    (#285) 3 Common Mistakes Youth Pastors MUST AVOID in Their Youth Ministry


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    We love hearing from you all and we do our best to provide powerful and insightful youth ministry content on a weekly basis to be that coach and mentor you may not have, but desperately need.
    If you have an episode idea, please E-Mail us at MinistryCoachPodcast@gmail.com!

    If you have it on your heart to support this ministry, please consider going to our Patreon page at: www.patreon.com/ministrycoach

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    🔄 CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA 📱:
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    Kristen Lascola:
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/klascola/

    Jeffrey Lascola:
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grandmasterbengal/


    *This episode is not sponsored. Some of the links are affiliate links which simply means, if you buy something, we will receive a small commission (at no additional cost to you) Thank you!*

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    28 mins
  • Final Planning Tips for Youth Ministry Summer Camp!
    Jun 11 2026

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    The time to grow a healthy, thriving youth ministry is NOW...let's work together to make it happen! Check out GrowYourYouthMinistry.com for more info *** Summer camp can be the best week of the year for your youth ministry students while being the most stressful week for you and your team, and the stress usually comes from the simplest gaps: parents who missed an email, leaders who did not get fully aligned, and “tiny” forgotten details that turn into last minute problems. In this episode, we are sharing FIVE home-stretch youth group summer camp planning tips that keep logistics tight and ministry outcomes clear.

    We talk through a parent meeting that actually works, what to cover (itinerary, packing list, emergency contacts, spending money, expectations). Then we shift to a leader and driver meeting focused on safety, roles, communication, and wise decision making, including practical boundaries and the mindset that leaders are the stand-in parents on the trip.

    We also dig into summer camp checklists and why shared leadership beats heroic solo prep. You will hear ways to review shopping lists, tech gear, rec supplies, and medical prep, plus a simple visualization tactic that helps you catch the "I can't believe we forgot that" type of mistakes before you leave.

    If you want a smoother, safer, more spiritually focused youth ministry summer camp, hit play, share this with a student ministry leader, and then subscribe and leave a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review so more youth pastors can find it.

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    You may also enjoy these episodes:

    (#063) How to Keep Your Youth Ministry's "Camp High" Momentum Going

    (#043) DIY Church Camp Planning - Youth Ministry Summer Camp CHECKLIST!

    (#044) Best Games for Summer Camp - 14 Fun Camp Games Ideas!

    (#053) How to Plan a Low Cost Summer Camp for Youth Ministry

    (#098) Get More Sign Ups for Your Youth Ministry Summer Camp!

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    We love hearing from you all and we do our best to provide powerful and insightful youth ministry content on a weekly basis to be that coach and mentor you may not have, but desperately need.
    If you have an episode idea, please E-Mail us at MinistryCoachPodcast@gmail.com!

    If you have it on your heart to support this ministry, please consider going to our Patreon page at: www.patreon.com/ministrycoach

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    🔄 CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA 📱:
    Ministry Coach Podcast:
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MinistryCoach/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ministrycoachpodcast/
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ministrycoachpodcast
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ministrycoachpodcast

    Kristen Lascola:
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/klascola/

    Jeffrey Lascola:
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grandmasterbengal/


    *This episode is not sponsored. Some of the links are affiliate links which simply means, if you buy something, we will receive a small commission (at no additional cost to you) Thank you!*

    Support the show

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    36 mins
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