Youth Ministry Guide to Video Games

Marty is joined on this episode by his wife Erin as they break down marriage, ministry, and gaming with some news thrown in at the end! ***Please rate and review this podcast on iTunes and Google Play!*** Follow the podcast online! Facebook – facebook.com/dymvideogames Web – http://rebrand.ly/ywvgvpod Sign up to train your team with DYM University! http://rebrand.ly/ywgvgu Contact Marty: Email – martimusprime@gmail.com Twitter – @ywgvg or @martyestes Instagram – @ywguidetovideogames or @martyestes

After a long 5-month hiatus, Marty hits the reset button (you may be too young for this reference) on the podcast and tells us where he’s been for the past few months? Are there still games to play? Is ministry still happening? Are there any recommendations? You’ll have to listen to find out! ***Please rate and review this podcast on iTunes and Google Play!*** Follow the podcast online! Facebook – facebook.com/dymvideogames Web – http://rebrand.ly/ywvgvpod Sign up to train your team with DYM University! http://rebrand.ly/ywgvgu Contact Marty: Email – martimusprime@gmail.com Twitter – @ywgvg or @martyestes Instagram – @ywguidetovideogames or @martyestes

On this brief episode, Marty shares a great idea or two about playing games online with students during the coronavirus, and offers up a game that may just be soul care for weary youth workers out there. Enjoy! ***Please rate and review this podcast on iTunes and Google Play!*** Follow the podcast online! Facebook – facebook.com/dymvideogames Web – http://rebrand.ly/ywvgvpod Sign up to train your team with DYM University! http://rebrand.ly/ywgvgu Contact Marty: Email – martimusprime@gmail.com Twitter – @ywgvg or @martyestes Instagram – @ywguidetovideogames or @martyestes

On this brief episode, Marty shares a great idea or two about playing games online with students during the coronavirus, and offers up a game that may just be soul care for weary youth workers out there. Enjoy! ***Please rate and review this podcast on iTunes and Google Play!*** Follow the podcast online! Facebook – facebook.com/dymvideogames Web – http://rebrand.ly/ywvgvpod Sign up to train your team with DYM University! http://rebrand.ly/ywgvgu Contact Marty: Email – martimusprime@gmail.com Twitter – @ywgvg or @martyestes Instagram – @ywguidetovideogames or @martyestes

Can video gaming be good? That’s the question that Marty poses on this episode of YWGVG, along with filling us in on high profile game delays, the 5th Smash Bros. DLC character, and more! Now You’re Listening With Power! ***Please rate and review this podcast on iTunes and Google Play!*** Follow the podcast online! Facebook – facebook.com/dymvideogames Web - http://rebrand.ly/ywvgvpod Sign up to train your team with DYM University! http://rebrand.ly/ywgvgu Contact Marty: Email – martimusprime@gmail.com Twitter – @ywgvg or @martyestes Instagram – @ywguidetovideogames or @martyestes

It’s 2020 and YWGVG is back with our first ever guest, TJ McConahay of The Fringe Youth Worker Podcast and One Minute Messages! On this episode, we discuss what we’ve been playing, the upcoming battle between the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X this upcoming holiday season, and why you may want to tune into Netflix’s newest streaming sensation The Witcher. ***Please rate and review this podcast on iTunes and Google Play!*** Follow the podcast online! Facebook – facebook.com/dymvideogames Web - http://rebrand.ly/ywvgvpod Sign up to train your team with DYM University! http://rebrand.ly/ywgvgu Contact Marty: Email – martimusprime@gmail.com Twitter – @ywgvg or @martyestes Instagram – @ywguidetovideogames or @martyestes

We’re live from NYWC 2019 and along with what Marty’s been playing, we talk to other youth workers about their favorite video games of all time, plus share some fun memories and reminisce about past NYWC’s! ***Please rate and review this podcast on iTunes and Google Play!*** Follow the podcast online! Facebook – facebook.com/dymvideogames Web - http://rebrand.ly/ywvgvpod Sign up to train your team with DYM University! http://rebrand.ly/ywgvgu Contact Marty: Email – martimusprime@gmail.com Twitter – @ywgvg or @martyestes Instagram – @ywguidetovideogames or @martyestes

Google enters the video game world in a big way with the first streaming “console”, Stadia. But what is it? What games can you play? Does it even work? Most importantly, how can we use it for ministry? All these questions and more are answered in this episode! ***Please rate and review this podcast on iTunes and Google Play!*** Follow the podcast online! Web – https://podcast.downloadyouthministry.com/youth-workers-guide-to-video-games/ Facebook – facebook.com/dymvideogames Sign up to train your team with DYM University! http://rebrand.ly/ywgvg Contact Marty: Email – martimusprime@gmail.com Twitter – @ywgvg or @martyestes Instagram – @ywguidetovideogames or @martyestes

Google enters the video game world in a big way with the first streaming “console”, Stadia. But what is it? What games can you play? Does it even work? Most importantly, how can we use it for ministry? All these questions and more are answered in this episode! ***Please rate and review this podcast on iTunes and Google Play!*** Follow the podcast online! Web – https://podcast.downloadyouthministry.com/youth-workers-guide-to-video-games/ Facebook – facebook.com/dymvideogames Sign up to train your team with DYM University! http://rebrand.ly/ywgvg Contact Marty: Email – martimusprime@gmail.com Twitter – @ywgvg or @martyestes Instagram – @ywguidetovideogames or @martyestes

YWGVG Is On the Road! Marty is out on the road at the Strength to Stand Student Pastor Retreat with his wife, but he found time to record a brand new episode addressing upcoming games, what he’s been playing, rumors of Sony’s PlayStation 5, and more! ***Please rate and review this podcast on iTunes and Google Play!*** Follow the podcast online! Web – https://podcast.downloadyouthministry.com/youth-workers-guide-to-video-games/ Facebook – facebook.com/dymvideogames Sign up to train your team with DYM University! http://rebrand.ly/ywgvg Contact Marty: Email – martimusprime@gmail.com Twitter – @ywgvg Instagram – @martyestes

Apple and Google are both entering the realm of video gaming in a big way with new subscription services, Sony and Microsoft both lay out upcoming plans, and Nintendo releases a new version of the Switch….all that and more on this episode of the Youth Worker’s Guide to Video Games! ***Please rate and review this podcast on iTunes and Google Play!*** Follow the podcast online! Web – https://podcast.downloadyouthministry.com/youth-workers-guide-to-video-games/ Facebook – facebook.com/dymvideogames Sign up to train your team with DYM University! http://rebrand.ly/ywgvg Contact Marty: Email – martimusprime@gmail.com Twitter – @ywgvg Instagram – @martyestes

In this episode, Marty talks about the recent charge against violent video games connecting them to mass shootings. It’s a delicate topic, but one that is important to our students and our ministries! Also, a little bit of “What I’ve Been Playing” to inspire your wish lists, as well as some info about what games to watch coming out soon. Sources for research - Vox - https://www.vox.com/2019/8/5/20754769/trump-video-games-mass-shooting-el-paso-toledo CNN - https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/05/politics/violent-video-game-shooting-fact-check/index.html Sources for game release dates - GamesRadar - www.gamesradar.com ***Please rate and review this podcast on iTunes and Google Play!*** Follow the podcast online! Web – https://podcast.downloadyouthministry.com/youth-workers-guide-to-video-games/ Facebook – facebook.com/dymvideogames Contact Marty: Email – martimusprime@gmail.com Twitter – @martyestes Instagram – @martyestes

In this episode, Marty recaps the biggest news from this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, and tells you what you need to be aware of coming down the pike for video games and student ministry. Also, a little bit of “What I’ve Been Playing” to inspire your wish lists. ***Please rate and review this podcast on iTunes and Google Play!*** Follow the podcast online! Web – https://podcast.downloadyouthministry.com/youth-workers-guide-to-video-games/ Facebook – facebook.com/dymvideogames Contact Marty: Email – martimusprime@gmail.com Twitter – @martyestes Instagram – @martyestes

In this episode, Marty talks about what he’s been playing, gives recommendations of games and updates to look out for, and has a chat about how to build a gaming space for your student ministry. Maybe there’s some questions you haven’t thought through that you’ll consider based on this episode! As always, your feedback is appreciated and encouraged! Happy gaming! ***Please rate and review this podcast on iTunes and Google Play!*** Follow the podcast online! Web – https://podcast.downloadyouthministry.com/youth-workers-guide-to-video-games/ Facebook – facebook.com/dymvideogames Contact Marty: Email – martimusprime@gmail.com Twitter – @martyestes Instagram – @martyestes

In this episode, join us as we discuss the best practices and suggestions for using video games in your student ministry setting! Also, new segments! Marty talks about what he’s been playing, important game releases on the horizon, and more! ***Please rate and review this podcast on iTunes and Google Play!*** Follow the podcast online! Web – https://podcast.downloadyouthministry.com/youth-workers-guide-to-video-games/ Facebook – facebook.com/dymvideogames Contact Marty: Email – martimusprime@gmail.com Twitter – @martyestes Instagram – @martyestes

It’s time once again for the Youth Worker’s Guide to Video Games? Hearing strange sounds coming from your television? Is that Fortnite, or is it something completely new altogether? Squad up host Marty Estes as he drops into the world of Apex Legends, taking you through the ins and outs of this brand new battle royale sensation that is most likely becoming a trend in your very own youth group. Should you play it? Should you download it on your youth room systems? All will be answered in this episode! ***Please rate and review this podcast on iTunes and Google Play!*** Follow the podcast online! Web – https://podcast.downloadyouthministry.com/youth-workers-guide-to-video-games/ Facebook – facebook.com/dymvideogames Contact Marty: Email – martimusprime@gmail.com Twitter – @martyestes Instagram – @martyestes

In this episode, join Marty Estes as he discusses and speculates about the future of video gaming and how it will affect our student ministries. Will there be a Playstation 5, an Xbox Two, or new Nintendo system, or is it something else entirely? ***Please rate and review this podcast on iTunes and Google Play!*** Follow the podcast online! Web - https://podcast.downloadyouthministry.com/youth-workers-guide-to-video-games/ Facebook - facebook.com/dymvideogames Contact Marty: Email – martimusprime@gmail.com Twitter – @martyestes Instagram – @martyestes

Join host Marty Estes for a casual and candid talk about the pros and cons of online gaming with the students in your ministry. There’s more to think about than an internet connection and buying a game! Contact Marty: Email - martimusprime@gmail.com Twitter - @martyestes Instagram - @martyestes Search for our Youth Workers Guide to Video Games Facebook Page for news articles, links to videos, and updates on new episodes!

Contact Marty with your questions and comments to be featured in the show at Twitter - @martyestes Instagram - @martyestes Email - martimusprime@gmail.com

We kickoff our new video game + youth ministry show with a look at the most popular game of the year: Fortnite!