In this episode we talk about creative ways to engage teens in programs and activities throughout the holiday season and the entire year. How do we make authentic connections with our teens? How do we ensure that we are being inclusive (and not only focus on the younger children and assume teens will enjoy the same activities)? We offer suggestions on how to make sure they stay connected to the corps, and how to build lasting relationships with them.

In this episode we are joined by Major Jamie Satterlee – Territorial Youth Secretary & Candidates Secretary, and Major Nicole Parker - Divisional Youth Secretary of the Potomac Division, to walk through a calendar year of youth event, activity, and program planning. We give ideas, suggestions, and tips on how to plan, and are reminded of the reason we have these events in the first place.

In this episode we are joined by Major Jamie Satterlee – Territorial Youth Secretary & Candidates Secretary, and Major Brenda Raymer - Territorial Director of International Personnel Services/Personnel Special Projects, to talk about the importance of children's prayer ministry. We discuss how to pray with children and teens, how to teach them the importance of talking to God in prayer, and how we can be examples to children through our own prayer ministry.

Special thanks to Melissa Powell for stepping in as the host for this week!

In this episode we are joined by Melissa Powell – Territorial Children’s Ministries Coordinator, to talk about our newly released fall and Advent resources for youth and families. These have been designed to go along with the Advent recourses that are released by the Adult Ministries department each year. Find out what is available and where to find them!

In this episode we are joined by Kara Rodriguez and Roberta Simmons-Smith to talk about the Territorial Young Adult Conference that is coming in January 2025. Roberta will also share more about what goes into planning an event like this and answer some questions about event planning in general.

On this episode we are joined by Major Matt Satterlee and Melissa Powell and we are talking about Fall events and ideas for your corps or unit. We want to make sure that we don’t leave the gospel out of these events! It’s easy to get carried away in the logistics and making everything super fun and exciting, and then we realize we didn’t talk about Jesus at all!

Hear more about Salvationist Service Corps – what it is, the vision, and who can serve on these awesome mission trips. We give recap of 2024 with our special guest, Jayden Outler. We also talk about the 2025 locations that have just been announced.

Introducing the new YouthDownSouth Podcast. Listen on your favorite podcast store and visit https://www.youthdownsouth.org/ to learn more about our ministry.