Episcopal Youth Ministry in ATL
45 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsA Podcast for Professional Youth Workers, especially those connected to the Episcopal Church.
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Youth in Leadership with Special Guest Tai Jackson
May 10, 2021 16:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MBWelcome to episode 2 of Youth in Leadership. In this episode, Arianna has a converrsation with Tai Jackson. Tai is a sophomore, a member St. Margaret's Carrolton, and attended Steps to Lead 2020. Tai speaks about his passion project of creating a LGBTQ+ Alliance Club at his high school. He further elaborates on his faith, the challenges he faces in leadership, and how advocacy and being an ally is important work as a follower of Jesus. ------------ The Office of Youth and Young Adult M...
Special Release - Youth in Leadership Pilot
April 01, 2021 20:00 - 14 minutes - 9.94 MBWelcome to a very special episode of Episcopal Youth Ministry in ATL. We are excited to share a new project of our diocese that recently premiered on YouTube. We know we have a core audience of this podcast that will greatly appreciate a conversation on leadership between the young people we serve. ------------ The Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta is launching a new and innovative interview segment. “Youth in Leadership” will feature youth who ...
A Conversation on Campus Ministry with Samantha Clare and The Rev. Clayton Harrington at Rooted in Jesus
March 23, 2021 19:00 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MBWhen the pandemic started, we paused on the episodes we recorded during last year's Rooted in Jesus Conference. With Forma21 in the rearview, we thought it was time to pull these out of the folder and get them to the people. Though some contexts will have certainly changed, there is still much to learn from these conversations with incredible leaders across the Episcopal Church. In this episode, our hosts have a conversation with 2 Campus Ministers about Campus Ministry, what serving their...
A Conversation with The Rev. Dr. Patricia Lyons at Rooted in Jesus
February 16, 2021 17:00 - 49 minutes - 33.7 MBWhen the pandemic started, we paused on the episodes we recorded during last year's Rooted in Jesus Conference. With Forma21 in the rearview, we thought it was time to pull these out of the folder and get them to the people. Though some contexts will have certainly changed, there is still much to learn from these conversations with incredible leaders across the Episcopal Church. In this episode recorded during the Rooted in Jesus Conference in January 2020, we sat down with The Rev. Dr. Pa...
A Conversation with Canon Myra Garnes at Rooted in Jesus
January 12, 2021 17:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBWhen the pandemic started, we paused on the episodes we recorded during last year's Rooted in Jesus Conference. As we approach Forma 2021, we thought it was time to pull these out of the folder and get them to the people. Though some contexts will have certainly changed, there is still much to learn from these conversations with incredible leaders across the Episcopal Church. In this episode recorded during the Rooted in Jesus Conference in January 2020, we sat down with Canon Myra Garnes ...
Checking In with Special Guest Samantha Clare
December 01, 2020 15:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBHow are we doing however many days into the pandemics we currently face? What brings up feelings of self-worth and not-enoughness? Where do we find hope in God? When this time of isolation started, we all felt it would be a season that would eventually pass, but the reality is we have a tough road ahead and we aren't out of the woods yet. In this episode, our hosts along with special guest Samantha Clare, take a hard look at where we are and where we are going and share their own insights. ...
Mental Health and Young People
October 07, 2020 11:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MBMental Health is an ongoing concern for all people during the pandemic. People are suffering, and it is important that we remember to talk about it. As Youth Workers, it is important to remember we serve young people that are being starved of meaningful connections during this time, and we have an opportunity to provide resources and techniques that might help. In this episode, the team has a conversation with Dena and Jason Hobbs on mental health with young people, warning signs, ending th...
Privilege in a Youth Ministry Context
August 31, 2020 11:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBWelcome to Season 3 of Episcopal Youth Ministry in ATL. In this season, the team will be providing a new format. Every other episode will be a "how-to" approach to youth ministry and opposite episodes will be a discussion will on a hot button and its context in youth ministry. In the premiere episode of Season 3, our hosts are talking about privilege. In youth ministry in the Episcopal Church, where do we see privilege in our congregations, the young people we serve, and the world? Privileg...
Let's Talk about Fall Y'all
July 29, 2020 17:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBNo one would think we would be entering a fall with such uncertainty in the way we serve young people. How do we move forward with fall plans? What might some new experiments look like? In this episode, our hosts have a conversation about what we are still grieving, and where we can find hope. If we look hard enough, hope is still there calling for us to adapt in new ways as Youth Ministers forming disciples to serve one another and Jesus. Whether your meeting in person in smaller groups...
Blackness in a Youth Ministry Context
June 17, 2020 15:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBThis episode features special guest Black Youth Ministers from across the church. Wallace serves as the primary host for the episode and has a conversation on with the following guests. Myra Garnes: Canon for Youth and Young Adult Ministries, Episcopal Diocese of Long Island Marvin Mclennon: Director of Children and Youth Ministries at Christ Episcopal Church in Little Rock Arkansas Sierra Gore: Christian Formation and Camping Ministry Assistant in the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia In this...
A Discussion of Racial Healing with Special Guest Dr. Catherine Meeks
June 05, 2020 17:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBThese are challenging times for young people. As Youth Workers, we are also experiencing these challenges, but we have a responsibility for the well-being of our young people. The reality is if they don't have these conversations of racial healing in faith communities where they are loved, where will they have them? In this episode, our team sat down with Dr. Catherine Meeks, the Executive Director of the Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing. Her work of racial healing is known far and w...
A Discussion of Racial Healing with Dr. Catherine Meeks
June 05, 2020 17:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBThese are challenging times for young people. As Youth Workers, we are also experiencing these challenges, but we have a responsibility for the well-being of our young people. The reality is if they don't have these conversations of racial healing in faith communities where they are loved, where will they have them? In this episode, our team sat down with Dr. Catherine Meeks, the Executive Director of the Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing. Her work of racial healing is known far and w...
Youth Ministry in a Pandemic Pt. 2
April 28, 2020 15:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MBWe have been at Youth Ministry in a Pandemic for a bit now. What have we learned from it? What has been challenging? Where are we seeing things that aren't sustainable? How are we practicing self-care? What the heck is summer going to look like? Our hope is this episode is both therapeutic and helpful. We are connected together and walking through this as best we can. Keep at it. You got this.
Rooted in Jesus with Special Guest Melissa Rau
April 02, 2020 16:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MBIn the last episode, we shared that we would be releasing some new episodes focused on how we serve as Youth Workers in a pandemic. We thought that all these episodes would be fresh out of post-production. We were wrong. We had the opportunity to sit down with Melissa Rau, the Episcopal Church Foundation's Director of Partnerships and New Initiatives, at Rooted in Jesus. The conversation focused on Sunday school and why the current model is broken. It is a hard conversation for churches to...
A Conversation with Special Guest Melissa Rau at Rooted In Jesus
April 02, 2020 16:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MBIn the last episode, we shared that we would be releasing some new episodes focused on how we serve as Youth Workers in a pandemic. We thought that all these episodes would be fresh out of post-production. We were wrong. We had the opportunity to sit down with Melissa Rau, the Episcopal Church Foundation's Director of Partnerships and New Initiatives, at Rooted in Jesus. The conversation focused on Sunday school and why the current model is broken. It is a hard conversation for churches to...
Youth Ministry in a Pandemic
March 27, 2020 15:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBLet's be real about it. Things are challenging right now. We, as Professional Youth Workers that happen to have a Podcast, do not pretend to have any more wisdom than anyone else during these times. What we do know is we are better when we talk about it. And we feel like this episode is an honest conversation about how we are adapting to serve our young people. Let's keep at it. We are all connected together. #Churchisadapting
Episcopal Youth Event 2020 Planning Team Special
February 19, 2020 20:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MBThe EYE 2020 Planning Team met in Atlanta at the beginning of February. Host Matt Bowers was given the opportunity to sit down and have a conversation about all things EYE with 3 of the youth team members. Giovanna, Diocese of Northern California, Holly, Diocese of Northwest Texas, and Jackson, Diocese of Massachusetts, shared about the program, what it is like to work as a team across states and countries, and what Youth Workers can do to better support their youth.
A Conversation with Special Guest Bronwyn Clark Skov at Rooted in Jesus
January 30, 2020 17:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBIn this episode, our hosts sit and discuss updates on EYE20, Episcopal Youth Event, and other points of interest for Youth Workers with Bronwyn Clark Skov, the Officer for Youth Ministry of the Episcopal Church.
Rooted in Jesus with Special Guest Bronwyn Clark Skov
January 30, 2020 17:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBIn this episode, our hosts sit and discuss updates on EYE20, Episcopal Youth Event, and other points of interest for Youth Workers with Bronwyn Clark Skov, the Officer for Youth Ministry of the Episcopal Church.
Social Media
December 18, 2019 17:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBIn this episode, our hosts sit down with Podcast Producer, Easton Davis, to discuss how we use social media to connect with the young people we serve. Topics include different social media platforms, e-newsletter, how we as Ministers interact on social media, and best practices.
Open Source
November 20, 2019 17:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBThis episode is an Open Source Session with our hosts. Each host presents a challenge in their current Youth Ministry and hears from their peers on how they might proceed. Each host presents a ministry challenge.
Discussions of Race for Youth with Special Guest Dr. Catherine Meeks
November 04, 2019 20:00 - 13 minutes - 9.4 MBThis is a special Youth Ministry Short on the importance of discussing race with young people and what it means to become Beloved Community. A Brave Space with Dr. Meeks host, Chelsi Glascoe, sat down with Dr. Meeks during one of their recording sessions to capture this short for Episcopal Youth Ministry in ATL. We are scheduled to have Dr. Meeks for a full episode in early 2020.
Youth Ministry Blunders
October 16, 2019 14:00 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MBThis episode is personal stories of mistakes made in youth ministry directly from our hosts. Our hosts each take a turn or 2 to talk what happened and what they learned from the experience. It is okay to fail sometimes as long as it is a learning experience. We hope you laugh as much as we did making the episode.
Balancing Formation and Hanging Out
September 18, 2019 10:00 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MBThis episode looks at the balancing act of Formation and having fun with youth. Our hosts discuss how the two can coexist, why it is important to have time to hang out, and when we take formation too far. Listen in for the full details on formation blunders.
Fall Retreats
September 05, 2019 10:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBThis episode looks at Fall Retreats and why they matter. Our hosts talk about different formats, things to try, and their own fall retreat blunders.
Confirmation
August 08, 2019 14:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBThis episode looks at Confirmation with young people in the Episcopal Church. Our hosts talk about different formats, successes, failures, and new ideas for how to go about Confirmation with youth.
Confirmation
August 08, 2019 14:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBThis episode looks at Confirmation with young people in the Episcopal Church. Our hosts talk about different formats, successes, failures, and new ideas for how to go about Confirmation with youth.
Sunday Morning Formation
July 10, 2019 10:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBThis episode looks at how we spend our time with young people on Sunday morning before or between church services. Our hosts talk about why they dislike the name Sunday School, ways they are using this time for Formation, qualities to look for in Adult Leaders, and curriculums that are currently available for us to use.
Sunday Morning Formation
July 10, 2019 10:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBThis episode looks at how we spend our time with young people on Sunday morning before or between church services. Our hosts talk about why they dislike the name Sunday School, ways they are using this time for Formation, qualities to look for in Adult Leaders, and curriculums that are currently available for us to use.
Youth Ministry with Special Guest Bronwyn Clark Skov at Forma 19
June 13, 2019 10:00 - 38 minutes - 17.5 MBA conversation with Bronwyn Clark Skov, the Director of Formation, of Presiding Bishop's Staff. Listen in for a special look into what happens on a Denomination level with youth events. This episode is being released a little over a month before EJE 19, a new youth event for young people in Province 9, and includes first-hand knowledge from Bronwyn about the event, why it's happening, and the importance of remembering we serve the entire church - not just the United States.
Summer Camp with Lisa Kimball at Forma 19
May 17, 2019 16:00 - 41 minutes - 19.1 MBA conversation with Lisa Kimball about the formation that happens at Episcopal Summer Camps. Listen in for why camp ministry is unique to our church and why it is important but also hear honest opinions on what we all might be able to do to make make it better.
Summer
April 23, 2019 11:00 - 34 minutes - 16.1 MBThis episode looks at how we spend our summer as youth workers. Our hosts have a conversation about summer events, taking sabbath, and their thoughts on how frequently youth groups should meet during the summer holiday.
Summer
April 23, 2019 11:00 - 34 minutes - 16.1 MBThis episode looks at how we spend our summer as youth workers. Our hosts have a conversation about summer events, taking sabbath, and their thoughts on how frequently youth groups should meet during the summer holiday.
Safeguarding Update with Eric Travis at Forma 19
March 20, 2019 10:00 - 43 minutes - 19.9 MBA conversation with Eric Travis, Missioner for Youth and Young Adults in the Diocese of Michigan, on the Safeguarding God's Children Policy Update released in 2018. Eric served on the Task Force responsible for the update.
Pilgrimage with Shawn Small
March 07, 2019 11:00 - 43 minutes - 20.1 MBA conversation with Shawn Small on what a Pilgrimage is, why they matter in youth ministry, and best practices for planning and facilitation.
Mountaintop Experiences with Victoria Hoppes at Forma 19
February 21, 2019 11:00 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MBA conversation with Victoria Hoppes on what mountain experiences are, why they matter in youth ministry, and best practices for when and if they occur.
Evangelism and the Way of Love with Jerusalem Greer at Forma 19
February 07, 2019 11:00 - 44 minutes - 20.3 MBOn this episode, our hosts have a conversation with Jerusalem Greer, Evangelist of the Episcopal Church, on evangelism and the way of love with young people. The episode was recorded on site at Forma 19 in Indianapolis.
Music - Ways to Use It and Talk About It
January 31, 2019 05:00 - 36 minutes - 16.7 MBThis episode looks into ways to use music as a part of youth group, youth worship, and how to talk to youth about the theology of behind lyrics. Our hosts share their experience of music as an integral part of a youth program from contemporary Christian music to Energizers.
Forma 2019 Special
January 13, 2019 11:00 - 34 minutes - 16 MBOn this episode, our hosts have a conversation with 2 special guests - Bill Campbell, ECF Program Director and Executive Director of Forma and Melissa Rau, ECF Senior Program Director of Leadership. The episode covers some thoughts on Forma 2019, what the partnership of ECF and Forma looks like, and opinions on the direction Youth Ministry needs to head in the Episcopal Church.
Mission Trips
December 17, 2018 17:00 - 37 minutes - 17 MBA look into why we do mission trips with youth. This conversation includes our hosts thoughts on ways to respect the communities being served, the relationships we make while serving, staying local vs. going outside our communities, and first hand experience with working with missional organizations outside of the Episcopal Church.
Special Guest Presiding Bishop Michael Curry
November 27, 2018 05:00 - 40 minutes - 18.8 MBOn this episode, our hosts have a conversation with Bishop Curry about youth ministry and its importance in the church. This episode was recorded onsite at the 112th Annual Council of the Diocese of Atlanta on November 10, 2018. The song heard at the beginning and end of the Podcast is a cover of Down to the River to Pray by Episcopal Youth Music in ATL. Copyright is public domain.
Youth - Friend or Foe
November 15, 2018 13:00 - 29 minutes - 13.6 MBA look into the relationships we have with youth. This conversation includes our hosts thoughts on best practices and what they feel are appropriate ways to have relationships with youth.
Parents - Friend or Foe
October 29, 2018 04:00 - 36 minutes - 16.8 MBA look into the relationships we have with the parents of youth. This conversation includes our hosts thoughts on ways to engage parents and first hand experience with ways to handle situations that might come up with parents.
Diocesan Youth Ministry - Why?
October 12, 2018 04:00 - 32 minutes - 14.9 MBA look into why Diocesan Youth Ministry programs matter to the parish youth program. This conversation includes our hosts thoughts on some programs that work really well, why they matter to their local program, and their first hand experience with being a part of diocesan youth programs.
Pilot Episode
September 18, 2018 04:00 - 29 minutes - 13.5 MBWelcome to Episcopal Youth Ministry. The purpose of this podcast is to share the ways we do Youth Ministry in the Episcopal Church. As of 2018, we are the only podcast dedicated to Episcopal Youth Ministry and its place in the Christian Church. Our hosts are Matt Bowers, Wallace Benton, and the Rev. Ashley Lytle. You can read about each of them at eycdioatl.org/podcast The pilot episodes looks into why youth ministry is important and the ways we keep our church engaged with youth.