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Best Practices
We've curated clips from our video archive into what we consider 'best practices' for youth ministry. We hope that these offer useful footholds in exploring the material available.
Social Media Smarts: Helping Youth Use New Media in Positive Ways
01:09:59
Addressing Online and Other Bullying with Youth
04:41
Boundaries and Online Interactions with Youth
07:43
Discernment with Youth
02:50
How Parents Can Help and Model Healthy Social Media Usage
06:09
Social Media Platforms as Digital Spaces
04:39
Teaching a Healthy Public Witness Approach Online
05:29
Unmasking Racism in Anti-Racism Education: Youth Ministry, Session 1
01:27:57
Unmasking Racism in Anti-Racism Education: Youth Ministry, Session 2
01:31:42
Unmasking Racism in Anti-Racism Education: Youth Ministry, Session 3
01:30:39
Unmasking the Racism in Anti-Racism Education
01:16:20
The Importance of Having Difficult Conversations with Youth
12:31
The Relationality of Youth and How that Works for Anti Racism Education
04:08
Anti Racism Work and Relationships across Racial Lines
10:32
Stagnancy in Anti Racism Education and Pacing for the Whole Church
04:36
Next Steps for Churches and Educators Who already "Talk the Talk"
03:57
Returning to the Christian Tradition for Inspiration
02:49
Where Hope Can Be Seen in Anti Racism Education
06:10
Creating a Theology of Mental Health Justice
15:31
Nurturing the Roots
08:41
Lack of Freedom in Faith Communities
10:11
Creating a Culture of Preventative Care
11:33
988 as a Resource
03:28
Definition of Mental Health
04:04
Blessed Youth Resources
09:34
Next Steps for Youth Leaders
09:04
Stay
05:20
Mental Health Resource Panel Discussion
50:05
Start with Love
10:19
Move Towards Hope
01:48
What Listening Does
01:11
What Does Sacred Presence Look Like
10:09
Setting the Stage
01:35
What Listening Means for Youth
02:56
Where Is Life for Teenagers
04:47
What Does Disconnect Look Like
13:38
How Do We See Our Youth
08:05
How to Help Youth Listen to Each Other
08:18
Teaching Holy Troublemaking: Resources for Progressive Christian Formation
01:28:31
How To Prepare Young People
08:14
Intergenerational Story Sharing
07:57
Stories as Connectional
04:43
Stories for Adults Too
04:17
Vulnerability as Trauma Dumping
05:17
Developing Your Praxis for Building Diverse Youth Communities with Dr. Brian Ragsdale, Ph.D.
01:08:34
Children and Youth Development Across Lines of Identity
08:03
Community Building and Relationships
07:33
Children Creating a World of Inclusiveness
03:04
The Nature of Systems and Power
09:16
Multiple Identities and Flexible Programming
01:55
Spiritual Care for Young People in the Climate Crisis with Rev. Talitha Amadea Aho
01:14:32
A Scale of Emotions Related to the Climate Crisis
15:05
How To Support Advocates
03:53
Is the Church Prepared to Address Crisis
02:37
Refugia
01:54
Rethinking God's Role in the World
02:35
Self Care vs Community Care
02:31
Handing Down the Faith: Parents, Congregations, and Religious Socialization
01:29:39
Conversations about Faith and Doubting
07:16
Dating and Faith Communities for Parents
05:21
Faith Formation for Parents
06:19
Parents and Youth Leaders Having Different Aims
04:34
Value Transmissions
03:15
What Do the Young People Think
02:14
What's Unique about Faith Upbringing Today
03:25
Church Shoes: Thinking and Rethinking our Steps for Youth Ministry in the Black Church
01:09:54
Queer Black Youth Finding their Community
03:56
Asking, and not Assuming, Pastoral Care Needs in this Generation
06:50
What White Congregations Should Know
04:14
Leadership Possibilities
04:40
Letting Kids be Kids in Sacred Space
02:49
Hopes for Liberation and Flourishing
02:58