Dec 31, 2025
A new year brings pressure, expectations, deadlines—and often fear. But what if you started this year knowing, without a doubt, that you are not alone?
In this New Year episode of Youth Worker on Fire, Doug Edwards encourages youth pastors, volunteers, parents, and student leaders to step into the coming year with confidence, peace, and courage, grounded in the truth of Deuteronomy 31:8—that God goes before you, walks with you, and will never abandon you.
Doug reminds listeners that Jesus understands our pressure because He lived it Himself—and that through Christ, our prayers go straight to the throne room of God. Drawing from Scripture, personal prayer practices, and powerful missionary stories, Doug unpacks the reality that God is not distant—He is actively protecting, guiding, and fighting for His people.
In this episode, you’ll discover:
✅ Why God’s mercies are truly
new every morning
✅ How leaders often run ahead of God—and how to
realign
✅ Why youth workers must remind students they are never
alone
✅ What it means that God is the Lord of Angel Armies
✅ True stories of missionaries protected by angelic
guards
✅ A powerful prayer of protection you can pray over your family and
students
✅ How to enter the new year with peace instead of pressure
This episode is a must-listen for youth pastors, ministry volunteers, teachers, parents, and grandparents who are feeling the weight of leadership and responsibility as the calendar turns.
✨ You are surrounded. You are heard. And God is already at work ahead of you.
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EPISODE CREDITS
Email us at: youthworkeronfire@gmail.com
Hosted by: Doug Edwards
Theme Song: "The One and Only" by The 808 : Listen to more at https://bit.ly/3FTYIAJ
Intro/Outro Voiceover: Michael Helms: https://www.youtube.com/@MichaelTheSoundGuy
Edited by: Secret Roots Music House
PODCAST EPISODE TOPICS:
Youth Ministry
Student Ministry
Youth Pastor Encouragement
New Year Devotional
God of Angel Armies
Deuteronomy 31 8
Christian Leadership
Youth Worker On Fire
Faith Over Fear
Prayer and Protection
Christian Parenting
Leading Students Spiritually
Volunteer Youth Ministry
Next Gen Ministry
Hearing God’s Voice
Spiritual Warfare
Angels in the Bible
Ministry Encouragement
Starting the New Year with God
Biblical Encouragement