Youth Ministry LAB

In this episode, I break down some creative uses of Instagram. We talk about creating content grids, using carousel posts, why ephemeral stories are more effective than posts, and some amazing features in the Story function that will get your students engaged.
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Ep. 007 Show Notes // Creating Curriculum with Andrew Larsen and Timothy Miller
In this episode Sam Pettersen breaks down his process for creating curriculum and then we bring Andrew Larsen and Timothy Miller from “The Morning After Ministry Show” to talk about how they collaborate and create curriculum together at two separate churches.
SAM’s PROCESS FOR CREATING CURRICULUM (2:00)
MAP IT OUT(2:00)
SPEAK IT OUT(8:45)
WRITE IT(10:10)
SPEAK IT OUT(11:30)
EDIT(15:00)
TIM AND ANDREW SHARE SOME TIPS FOR COLLABORATION(18:00
PROS and CONS to COLLABORATING(28:20)
TIMOTHY’S BIO
I love Jesus, my wife, all 5 of my children, and Andrew J Larsen. I'm stuck living where most of you vacation, and I go to Disney World way too much. Did I mention I like to party?
ANDREW’S BIO
After 15 years in student ministry, I was recently demoted to senior pastor. My friend Tim and I use DYM as an excuse to hang out during office hours and to fund our families' Disney addictions. My wife and I have 4 boys. No, we are not trying for a little girl.
ANDREW AND TIM’S RESOURCES
CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THEIR DYM RESOURCES
CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE MORNING AFTER MINISTRY SHOW
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In this episode Sam Pettersen and Jill Meade talk about creating videos content and how to get started as an amateur.
JILL MEADE’S BIO
Jillian Meade grew up in the church television production world. Out of college she worked for a CBS affiliate in Kansas but "retired" from that world after having her first child. A few years later Jill started her freelance career by shooting cinematic weddings and then doing video projects for other clients. In 2006 Jill and her husband Sean started Stuck in the Middle, and she became the event technical director for events around the country from Florida to California and even as far as Vancouver Canada. Now Jill, has been making creative content and directing events for over 15 years. Jill has produced original programming for the Discovery Channel, music videos featuring Run DMC and Public Enemy, ministry content for Saddleback Church, Newspring Church and DYM. She is a storyteller who loves to see ideas come to life in a way that is emotive, engaging and epic. Jill lives in Southern California with her youth ministry loving husband Sean and their four amazing kids (ages 16, 14, 11, and 8).
MAKING KILLER VIDEOS
1.Learn to Keep It Simple
a.You don’t have to overproduce your videos
b.Protip: if you’re using your phone to to film for a widescreen, make sure your camera is in landscape mode.
2.Watch Others and Learn to Emulate What Works
a.Check out this church’s instagram for video inspiration! @zoechurchla
3.Pre-production will save you time and effort
a.Plan Your shots and locations
b.Have equipment ready; charge your batteries.
c.If you’re doing a testimony; meet with them before to work out their story.
EQUIPMENT LIST
●Cameras: start with your phone, move to a DSLR like the Canon Rebel T5 or the Panasonic G7
●Stabilized Camera: DJI OSMO
●Lighting: Newer Ring Light (light only, stand not included)
●Audio: Zoom H4N or ZH1 H1
RESOURCES WE TALKED ABOUT
WILL IT BURN GAME
JILL’S RESOURCES
Jill’s Vimeo Page
Jill’s DYM Author Page
Follow Jill on Instagram @jillinthemiddle
Follow Idea Works @ideaworksjillianmeade

In this episode Sam talks about his best event this year and what could have been his worst but somehow it pulled a 180 through intentional planning.
Resources used in this episode:
Side Kick App
Fortnite Dance Party Intro
Instahack
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Ep. 013 USING SNAPCHAT CREATIVELY
In this episode Sam breaks down what snapchat is for, security measures he uses for it, how you can use it in your service, and the power of snapchat ads/geofilters.
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