David Odom

Husband. Father. Christ follower. Youth Ministry professor at NOBTS. Student of youth culture and technology. Director of Youth Ministry Institute @yminobts

[David Odom @davidodom]

Traditional youth ministry is not enough to effectively build lifelong faith in teenagers - an expanded view of youth ministry is needed https://t.co/CUof5tc73a @NOBTS #youthmin #youthministry #studentministry #familyministry #churchlife https://t.co/o1tyYHFaqk

[David Odom @davidodom]

I talk about Deconstructing Youth Ministry with @zacworkun for three episodes of the @ministrybooster podcast. Watch or listen wherever you get your podcasts.

[Lifeway Research @LifewayResearch]

“Discipleship cannot be reduced to content delivery, even when the content is helpful.” — @PJ_Dunn https://t.co/mdpI4DgVKj

[Lifeway Research @LifewayResearch]

“Whether a church has 50 or 500 members, having a plan on how to disciple church members proves beneficial.” — Rachel Anderson https://t.co/gLZYZrzV6n

[Rooted @rootedministry]

The church doesn’t disciple teenagers alone. Scripture’s design is multigenerational: older saints passing down wisdom, younger believers seeking it out, and the whole church walking together in faith.

Read here: https://t.co/XqZsPAJfGh

[Scott Barber @thescottbarber]

When you pray for a hedge of protection

[Lifeway Research @LifewayResearch]

If churchgoers received a grade for discipleship across eight key characteristics, the average churchgoer would earn a D (68.1), according to Lifeway Research's State of Discipleship. https://t.co/lLF4sh0G1H

[David Odom @davidodom]

Churchgoers scored an average of 68.1, with a score ranging from 0 to 100 across eight characteristics of discipleship, according to Lifeway Research's State of Discipleship. https://t.co/c9qVyKIC5u via @LifewayResearch

[Lifeway Research @LifewayResearch]

4 in 5 pastors (80%) say they consistently put their family first when they have time conflicts, while 18% disagree and 2% aren’t sure. https://t.co/dWnceSysbM

[YouthMinInstitute @yminobts]

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[YouthMinInstitute @yminobts]

Happy New Year! Our new website launches tomorrow!

[David Odom @davidodom]

The majority of young people say they are religious or spiritual or both. 46% say they are “very” or “moderately” religious, and 27% say they are “slightly” religious.
@WeAreSpringtide

[David Odom @davidodom]

47% of Americans typically attend church during the Christmas season, including 21% of religiously unaffiliated Americans. https://t.co/GBcssRCoag via @LifewayResearch

[David Odom @davidodom]

Barna’s analysis of data from 2000 to 2025 shows that several core indicators of Christian conviction—the importance of religious faith, Christian identity, monthly church attendance and evangelism efforts—have weakened @barnaresearch

[Pew Research Center @pewresearch]

Of course, it’s possible smaller changes are happening in some places that just aren’t widespread enough to show up in national surveys.

And, to be sure, there are some interesting things happening with religion among young people.

[Pew Research Center @pewresearch]

Are young adults experiencing a religious revival? Our data says no. 🧵👇

Full analysis here: https://t.co/adCXD5rUzu

[Lifeway Research @LifewayResearch]

3 in 4 Southern Baptist pastors say they provided an opportunity for people to respond to a gospel invitation within their weekly Sunday morning worship service every week in the past year. https://t.co/HshOSHsS16

[David Odom @davidodom]

@c_talbot Congratulations!

[David Odom @davidodom]

Thankful for the kind words from my friends and colleagues!

[YouthMinInstitute @yminobts]

Check out what experts are saying about the new book from Dr. Odom releasing on January 15. Pre-order your copy today!

[David Odom @davidodom]

The Table of Contents of my new book, Youth Ministry Deconstructed. Available now for preorder. Releasing January 15.

[David Odom @davidodom]

My thoughts, exactly!

[Christopher Talbot @c_talbot]

Great to have this book from @davidodom in hand. If I may be so bold (read: shameless), it pairs nicely with another book on youth ministry.