In this episode, Greg sits down with former Global Action Dean and professor at Colorado Christian University, RJ Koerper. They discuss Greg's time as a student at CCU, as well as the importance of soul care and burnout avoidance in youth ministry. Greg and RJ also speak with youth leader, Pauline Ebert, 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 RJ Koerper: R.J. Koerper is the Dean Emeritus of Global Action’s GLOMOS international faculty. He previously served as president and vice president of curriculum and development for Global Action. He spent 29 years as a faculty member and head of the youth ministry department at Colorado Christian University. In addition, R.J. has 30 years of experience as a therapist in private practice. Now semi-retired, R.J. enjoys hanging out with his family—which includes his wife Ermie, his kids, and his five grandkids—as well as running and cycling.   Global Action: https://www.globalaction.com/team-member/r-j-koerper/