Conclave Youth Ministry Podcast

026 | Connecting Students to Older Generations - Aaron Sibley

TITLE: Connecting Students to Older Generations DESCRIPTION: This breakout session emphasizes the vital importance of bridging student ministries with senior adult ministries to foster intergenerational connections within the church. Drawing from biblical examples and practical experiences, the session highlights why and how to integrate these groups effectively. LEADER: Aaron Sibley, Minister to Students, First Baptist Church, Brandon, MS This podcast brings you the very best of Conclave—breakout sessions, main-stage talks, and practical training content straight from our annual gathering in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Each year, youth pastors, ministry volunteers, and leaders from across Southern Baptist cooperating states gather for three powerful days of encouragement, equipping, and sharpening as we focus on reaching the next generation for Christ. Now, you don’t have to wait until the next event to benefit from that experience. Through this podcast, you’ll hear trusted voices from youth ministry sharing biblical insight, practical tools, and real-world encouragement to help you lead students, week in and week out. Whether you’re a seasoned youth pastor or a faithful volunteer, these episodes are designed to strengthen your leadership, renew your calling, and sharpen your ministry. Want to learn more about Conclave or join us in person? Visit ymconclave.org to find out more about the next gathering. Thanks for listening—and welcome to the Conclave Youth Ministry Podcast. You can find out more information about Conclave here: https://ymconclave.org/ [https://ymconclave.org/]

025 | Raising Kids in Ministry - Josh & Jennifer Meadows

TITLE: Raising Kids in Ministry DESCRIPTION: Ministry is a calling. Parenting is a calling. How do we thrive in both? Join us as we explore practical strategies, biblical encouragement, and real-life stories about navigating the unique challenges of parenting while serving in ministry. Whether you're raising young children or parenting teens, this conversation will help you discover rhythms of grace that strengthen both your family and your ministry. LEADER: Josh & Jennifer Meadows, Student Ministry Strategist, Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions, Prattville, AL This podcast brings you the very best of Conclave—breakout sessions, main-stage talks, and practical training content straight from our annual gathering in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Each year, youth pastors, ministry volunteers, and leaders from across Southern Baptist cooperating states gather for three powerful days of encouragement, equipping, and sharpening as we focus on reaching the next generation for Christ. Now, you don’t have to wait until the next event to benefit from that experience. Through this podcast, you’ll hear trusted voices from youth ministry sharing biblical insight, practical tools, and real-world encouragement to help you lead students, week in and week out. Whether you’re a seasoned youth pastor or a faithful volunteer, these episodes are designed to strengthen your leadership, renew your calling, and sharpen your ministry. Want to learn more about Conclave or join us in person? Visit ymconclave.org to find out more about the next gathering. Thanks for listening—and welcome to the Conclave Youth Ministry Podcast. You can find out more information about Conclave here: https://ymconclave.org/ [https://ymconclave.org/]

024 | Emerging Ministry Trends of Sex and Gender - Jonathan Chapman

TITLE: Emerging Ministry Trends of Sex and Gender DESCRIPTION: In this engaging breakout session, youth leaders will explore the evolving landscape of sex and gender within ministry contexts. As societal norms shift and young people's understanding of identity becomes more complex, it is crucial for ministry leaders to respond with empathy, knowledge, and authenticity. LEADER: Jonathan Chapman, Baptist Campus Ministry of East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN This podcast brings you the very best of Conclave—breakout sessions, main-stage talks, and practical training content straight from our annual gathering in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Each year, youth pastors, ministry volunteers, and leaders from across Southern Baptist cooperating states gather for three powerful days of encouragement, equipping, and sharpening as we focus on reaching the next generation for Christ. Now, you don’t have to wait until the next event to benefit from that experience. Through this podcast, you’ll hear trusted voices from youth ministry sharing biblical insight, practical tools, and real-world encouragement to help you lead students, week in and week out. Whether you’re a seasoned youth pastor or a faithful volunteer, these episodes are designed to strengthen your leadership, renew your calling, and sharpen your ministry. Want to learn more about Conclave or join us in person? Visit ymconclave.org to find out more about the next gathering. Thanks for listening—and welcome to the Conclave Youth Ministry Podcast. You can find out more information about Conclave here: https://ymconclave.org/ [https://ymconclave.org/]

023 | The Awkward Dance: Parents & Youth Ministry - Zac Workun

TITLE: The Awkward Dance: Parents & Youth Ministry DESCRIPTION: Ministry to students is important. But ministry with parents? That's where long-term discipleship takes root. We all know it's important, but sometimes it feels like it hasn't worked! In this breakout, join Zac Workun-co-author of Define the Relationship-as they unpack the research-backed, story-rich guide to reimagining how your church can engage parents as partners in the spiritual lives of their kids. There are real reasons to be hopeful about the future of youth ministry. LEADER: Zac Workun, Student Ministry Specialist, Lifeway Christian Resources, Nashville, TN This podcast brings you the very best of Conclave—breakout sessions, main-stage talks, and practical training content straight from our annual gathering in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Each year, youth pastors, ministry volunteers, and leaders from across Southern Baptist cooperating states gather for three powerful days of encouragement, equipping, and sharpening as we focus on reaching the next generation for Christ. Now, you don’t have to wait until the next event to benefit from that experience. Through this podcast, you’ll hear trusted voices from youth ministry sharing biblical insight, practical tools, and real-world encouragement to help you lead students, week in and week out. Whether you’re a seasoned youth pastor or a faithful volunteer, these episodes are designed to strengthen your leadership, renew your calling, and sharpen your ministry. Want to learn more about Conclave or join us in person? Visit ymconclave.org to find out more about the next gathering. Thanks for listening—and welcome to the Conclave Youth Ministry Podcast. You can find out more information about Conclave here: https://ymconclave.org/ [https://ymconclave.org/]

022 | You're Part of This: The Next Generation and the Nations - Dr. Paul Chitwood

TITLE: You're Part of This: The Next Generation and the Nations (Main Session) DESCRIPTION: This session combines personal testimony, missions mobilization, and biblical conviction. Dr. Paul begins by thanking youth leaders, sharing that the youth ministry of his small Tennessee church served as a “guardrail” in his life during a broken and dangerous upbringing, and that God also used that church to bring him his wife. From there, he introduces the International Mission Board as the Southern Baptist Convention’s missionary sending agency, explaining that IMB missionaries are fully funded through the generosity of churches and that there are many pathways for students and young adults to serve globally. He then anchors the call to missions in Scripture, tracing God’s heart for the nations from Genesis to Revelation. Through passages in Genesis, Isaiah, the Psalms, the Gospels, Acts, and Revelation, he argues that the Great Commission is not optional or secondary, but central to God’s plan. He challenges listeners to see the church’s mission as unfinished, especially with thousands of unreached people groups still without gospel engagement, and calls every believer to participate by going, sending, praying, and giving. LEADER: Dr. Paul Chitwood, President of the International Mission Board This podcast brings you the very best of Conclave—breakout sessions, main-stage talks, and practical training content straight from our annual gathering in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Each year, youth pastors, ministry volunteers, and leaders from across Southern Baptist cooperating states gather for three powerful days of encouragement, equipping, and sharpening as we focus on reaching the next generation for Christ. Now, you don’t have to wait until the next event to benefit from that experience. Through this podcast, you’ll hear trusted voices from youth ministry sharing biblical insight, practical tools, and real-world encouragement to help you lead students, week in and week out. Whether you’re a seasoned youth pastor or a faithful volunteer, these episodes are designed to strengthen your leadership, renew your calling, and sharpen your ministry. Want to learn more about Conclave or join us in person? Visit ymconclave.org to find out more about the next gathering. Thanks for listening—and welcome to the Conclave Youth Ministry Podcast. You can find out more information about Conclave here: https://ymconclave.org/ [https://ymconclave.org/]