5 Minutes with Marko might be the shortest youth ministry podcast ever; but that doesn’t mean it’s shallow. Marko (Mark Oestreicher, of The Youth Cartel) gets right to the point, sharing thoughts and insights about some aspect of church work with teenagers.
Four Practices of Great Parent Ministry
May 3, 2022 • 5 MIN
Winning with parents and helping them live into their own callings includes Listening, Communicating, Equipping, and Inviting Involvement.
Four Types of Curriculum
April 26, 2022 • 6 MIN
Marko unpacks Formal, Hidden, Nonformal, and Null curriculums, and asks us to bring more intentionality to all of them.
Responding to Brain Discoveries, Part 2
March 1, 2022 • 7 MIN
Marko has talked and written quite a bit about teenage brain development; but in this two-part episode, he reflects on how we should respond to brain discoveries.
Responding to Brain Discoveries, part 1
February 22, 2022 • 6 MIN
Marko has talked and written quite a bit about teenage brain development; but in this two-part episode, he reflects on how we should respond to brain discoveries.
A Reminder of Why We Do What We Do
February 1, 2022 • 3 MIN
Marko shares a short and moving story about a youth worker who thought he’d blown it, but was actually being used by God in exactly the right way.
Being Open to Changing Your Mind
June 15, 2021 • 4 MIN
Marko unpacks an area of his leadership that needed to change, how he became aware of it, and what he did about it.
Growth Practices of Leaders
May 18, 2021 • 5 MIN
Balance is a misguided goal and not even biblical. Way better, and more in alignment with the life of Jesus, are the goals of sustainability and thriving.