In this episode, Greg sits down with author, speaker, and Youth Pastor, Zane Black. They discuss the long partnership they've had in ministry, some funny early memories, and some of the struggles of doing Gospel Advancing youth ministry today. Greg and Zane also speak with youth leader, Matt McDermott, to follow up on the discussion.   About The Greg Stier Youth Ministry Podcast: Being a youth pastor can be a massive challenge on top of everything a youth leader must do today to help their youth ministry. Greg Stier has over thirty years of youth ministry experience and is here to help you with your youth group. The Greg Stier Youth Ministry Podcast is all about helping youth leaders by using biblical analysis, stories from his own life, profiling leaders in youth ministry, and bringing in other experts in the Christian world. This is the perfect resource to learn how to be a youth leader with new episodes dropped on the last Tuesday of every month.   About Greg: Greg Stier is a champion for unleashing this generation with the Gospel. As the founder of Dare 2 Share Ministries, he is driven to help the Church activate Christian teenagers to reach their friends. In the last 30 years, Greg has trained millions of youth leaders and students on how to relationally engage their world with the Good News of Jesus. A much sought-after speaker, Greg is a former pastor, church planter, youth leader, as well as author of numerous books. https://connect.dare2share.org/podcast​ Follow Greg Stier on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greg.stier/​ Follow Greg Stier on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregstier​ Follow Greg Stier on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gregstier/​   About Dare 2 Share: Teenagers desperately need the hope of Christ and their peers are the best possible messengers of that hope. Imagine what could happen in our communities if every teen, everywhere, heard the Gospel from a friend. That’s why Dare 2 Share comes alongside the Church to help equip teens to share their faith and youth leaders to build youth ministries that advance the Gospel. For nearly 30 years, Dare 2 Share has been a leader in evangelism training resources and events, helping youth leaders overcome the challenges of building a thriving youth ministry that advances the Gospel and consistently reaches teenagers with the message of Jesus Christ.   About Zane Black: After years of living for cheap thrills and temporary highs, Zane Black experienced a radical encounter with Jesus that changed his life forever. Zane's lifestyle of drugs and alcohol became a thing of the past as he found a new adventure in an "all out" life with Jesus. Zane loves sharing about the love and power of God that rocked his world, in hopes that students will encounter Jesus and live "all out" lives for Him as well. Zane has had the opportunity to share at Torchbearer Bible Schools, Dare 2 Share conferences, Creation Fest, and at local churches. He took part in both GOSPEL Journey reality series and is the author of two previous books, InZane and Shreddin the Gnar and the faith-sharing tool Get Stoked.   Lovin Life: https://www.wearelovinlife.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zaneblack/ Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/zaneblack Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Zane-Black-171706633902/