Episode 164: "Suffering Draws Us Closer To God" with Dan and Kristin Sterk
Where is God in the midst of the trials and suffering we face in life? Jesus told us that in this world we will have trouble, and the entire Bible from Genesis to Revelation is filled not only with te...
16 Feb 202357min
Episode 163: Announcing The Northeast Youth Ministry Summit
So today, I’ve got great news for youth workers! CPYU has put together a youth ministry training opportunity that we know will encourage and equip you as you look for ways to effectively minister to k...
11 Jan 20231h 2min
Episode 162: "Theology of the Body" with Timothy Tennent
We can’t answer the question What am I to do?, until we first answer the question “What am I to believe?” As Christians, we are called to listen to God’s Word, seeing it as the light that shapes our b...
16 Dec 202254min
Episode 161: "Thinking Wisely about Dangers" with Julie Lowe
Because our children and teens are vulnerable, they need to be protected. After more than two decades as a family counselor, our friend Julie Lowe has seen how important it is to help parents and care...
29 Nov 202259min
Episode 160: "ROAR like a Mama Bear" with Amy Davison
Culture is catechizing and indoctrinating our kids twenty-four seven. From the time they emerge from the womb, our kids grow up in a media-saturated world that tells them who they are, what to believe...
14 Nov 20221h 2min
Episode 159 - "Fostering Intergenerational Relationships" with Tony Souder
Anyone who takes the spiritual growth and nurture of children and teens seriously can’t help but lament all the data that points to reality of so many young people coming of age and walking away from ...
1 Nov 20221h 9min
Episode 158: "Does Social Media Use Bring Out The Fruit of the Spirit?" with Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra
It was the late great media theorist Marshall McLuhan who said that first we shape our tools and then our tools shapes us. He went on and said, we become what we behold. Any of us who have used social...
26 Sep 20221h 4min
Episode 157: "Youth Ministry Mulligans and Do-Overs"
If you had it to do all over again, what would you do the same, and what would you differently. I can tell you that the older you get, the longer your list of answers becomes. Recently, I’ve been thin...
8 Sep 20221h 11min
