EPISODE RECAP

• Host Brett Talley, along with podcast guests Ashley Bohinc, Candice Wynn, and Crystal Chiang share their experiences with having a mixed group in youth ministry (1:48)
• The major differences between middle school and high school students that make a shared space difficult (9:58)
• The difference between maturity and development (12:23)
• How we can reach middle schoolers and high schoolers better during shared large group times (23:24)
• How to keep students engaged in a combined environment (26:11)
• How to keep middle schoolers engaged (30:15)
• How to keep high schoolers engaged (39:15)

QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE

Small groups help students dive deeper into a topic they might have a tough time understanding. —Candice Wynn Click To TweetIdentifying a champion for each age group in your youth ministry is a powerful tool that can help you figure out what it looks like to be more intentional with each grade and each phase in the room. —Crystal Chiang Click To TweetLeading a youth ministry with middle schoolers and high schoolers in the same room? Always be thinking about how you can tweak your programming to be more intentional with each phase. —Candice Wynn Click To TweetMiddle school leaders have to find ways to concretely anchor abstract thoughts to things middle school students know and understand. —Ashley Bohinc Click To TweetIf you're a leader of both middle school and high school students, you have to be bilingual. You have to speak both middle school and high school languages and be constantly aware of who you’re communicating with. —Candice Wynn Click To Tweet

RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE

Website: INFLUNSR

Resource: Phase Guides

Resource: XP3 Middle School curriculum

Resource: XP3 High School curriculum

Resource: RYM 028: Should Middle School And High School Be Separate Or Combined?