We share a field-tested playbook for building a healthy youth leadership team, from recruiting people who care to training them with simple rhythms that last. Ashton Peters unpacks “The Third Voice,” showing how mentors help students from unchurched homes grow with steady guidance.

• Leadership development as the engine of sustainable youth ministry
• Recruiting seasoned adults and diverse voices beyond “cool factor”
• Practical sources for volunteers, including the church secretary and lobby time
• Clear onboarding with expectations, shadowing, and a simple booklet
• Support roles that prevent burnout and let small group leaders focus
• Weekly huddles, monthly meetings, and an annual retreat as core rhythm
• Spiritual parenting and mentoring for students from unchurched homes
• Gritty realities of youth ministry and how teams walk through hard things
• Tools and resources for content, training, and consistency

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Eran Holt - Director of Lead the Generation

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Caleb Leake - Youth Pastor at Allison Park Church

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We pull back the curtain on youth ministry insecurity, comparison, and the pressure to make every Wednesday hinge on one person, then map a better way—equipping leaders, planning with purpose, and building systems that last. Gabby O’Rourke shares candid stories and a practical framework to turn vision into sustained growth.

• Naming insecurity and resisting comparison
• Equipping volunteers over owning the night
• Character, calling, culture, competency as a framework
• Prayer-led recruiting of multi-generational teams
• Yearly scope and sequence for content planning
• Small group prep and response culture that disciple
• Assessing ratios, roles, and Wednesday flow
• Fixing foundations before cosmetic changes
• Opening feedback loops and receiving input well

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Check out the FREE youth ministry resource Vitals for Youth Ministry by clicking below!

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Eran Holt - Director of Lead the Generation

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Caleb Leake - Youth Pastor at Allison Park Church

📸 - @calebmleake

We sit down with Reggie Dabbs to explore how presence, scripture, and bold invitations move students from passive listeners to active disciples. From back-row handshakes to altar calls, we unpack a simple, focused path to help students live on mission every day.

• Making mission normal in daily life
• Earning trust with presence and integrity
• Using scripture as the engine of change
• Writing messages backward from response
• Leading clear, bold altar moments
• Staying tender by avoiding green rooms
• Modeling testimony without losing depth
• Encouraging discouraged leaders as tag changers
• Practical tips for prayerful preparation

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Support the show

Check out the FREE youth ministry resource Vitals for Youth Ministry by clicking below!

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Connect with the hosts!

Eran Holt - Director of Lead the Generation

📸 - @eranholt

Caleb Leake - Youth Pastor at Allison Park Church

📸 - @calebmleake