Almost half of teenagers say they’re online “almost constantly.” Not every day. Constantly. And that number has doubled in ten years. (Pew Research)

So here’s my question: if a kid is going to be on their phone during your message anyway… why not have them in the Bible?

I’m Nick, I’ve been in youth ministry 16 years, and I’m showing you exactly how I get students taking sermon notes on the same phone they’d otherwise be scrolling.
Which app, how I set it up, and the one thing I do every week so they actually use it.

The average teenager picks up their phone over 100 times a day. A hundred!!

Ten of those are going to happen during your message on Wednesday night.

You can fight that, or you can point every one of those pickups at your screen.
I just spent five weeks ranking every Sidekick Pro feature.

Since then DYM has dropped dropped eight more, I got this hoodie for beta testing it, and I ended up on the big screen at DYM100.

So today, no rankings. Just the 8 update straight up.
Plus one major favor from my loyal listeners!

95% of teenagers have a smartphone in their pocket right now. So you can spend Youth Night fighting the phone… or you can use it.

I’ve been doing youth ministry for 16 years, (not a flex, I’m just old) and the simplest thing I’ve ever done to redeem the phone is a QR code.

I’m about to give you 9 ways I use them every single week — sign-ups, sermon notes, games, even guest followup.

Number 5 is the one my volunteers ask me about most. Let’s do this thing, jump in!

Everyone has Christmas Party ideas, games & gifts, but nobody talks about the optimal flow of the service.

In this episode I’ll break it down, minute by minute, on how you should run your Christmas service.

This is the final puzzle piece from the Mega Christmas Guide (linked in the shownotes).

Join us, and plan your Best Christmas Party, yet!

Your Christmas Party is a staple event in your youth ministry calendar.

What theme do you choose this year?

Do you go Ugly Sweater?

Or more classy?

In this episode I outline 5 of my favorite Low or No Prep Theme Ideas.

Assets for all of them are available in my Mega Christmas Guide (link in video description!)

What do you buy your youth ministry volunteer leaders around Christmas that won’t break the bank?

In this episode we’ll answer that exact question. It’s also all listed out in part 2 of our MEGA Christmas Guide (linked in YouTube video description)

Your Christmas party is rapidly approaching and you’ve got a budget of zero dollars.

Every list online is the same white elephant and wrapping-paper-mummy nonsense you ran in 2019.

These ten game ideas need nothing but stuff already in your building — welcome to the best 10 Christmas games for youth group Christmas Parties!

(Mega Guide Link in the YouTube video Description!)https://youtu.be/OVDMFwCcx_s