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Youth Hacks Podcast, NYWC Special

October 31, 2009

In this special edition of the show we hear Joel Diaz and David Grant report from the National Youth Worker’s Convention in Cincinnati. We discuss Tony Campolo, Donald Miller, Reggie Joyner and NYWC post-Marko.

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Youth Hacks Podcast, Episode 25

October 31, 2009

This week we welcome Loyd back into the fold as we discuss Marko’s departure from YS and ask the question, “Is there such thing as being too transparent?” Picks of the Week * Joel: Life of the Beloved: Spiritual Living in a Secular World * Sara: Hope International * Loyd: Youth Work * Josh: The [...]

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Links for March 9, 2009

March 9, 2009

Cultural Legacy and Mitigated Speech – Thought-provoking post on the implications of Malcolm Gladwell’s “Outliers” in the church world. Define Your Goals and Don’t Suck – This is a great battle cry for our team at the moment. Thoughts on Mark Driscoll (While I’m Knitting) – Since Mark seems to be my second favorite topic [...]

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The Polaroid Approach for Curriculum Creation

February 26, 2009

A recent post on 37signals’ “Signal vs. Noise” blog cites an interview in which Quincy Jones talks about Michael Jackson’s classic Thriller album.  When making the record, they created “polaroids” or rough recordings of 600-700 potential songs.  They kept what worked and trashed what didn’t.  As Tom puts it, “That way, failure is cheap.” Our [...]

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Youth Hacks Podcast, Episode 1

December 13, 2008

In the inaugural episode of the Youth Hacks podcast, Josh and Joel fail to talk about YM 3.0,  wonder if sermons are still working, and Josh says mean things about “Facing the Giants.” Picks of the Week: Joel:  I Am Second Josh: Presentation Zen

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