Gideon walks through his journey of beginning a relationship with Jesus and how it changed how him and how he now lives out a life of loveAv acfak

This is a frank PG discussion about male sexuality, desire, sexual brokenness and living a God honoring life in a sex drenched culture with easy access to sexual imagery and temptations that surrounded us.Av acfak

What is an attractional ministry? Is it the most effective way to reach and make disciples of students? David and Ryan answer these questions and more in this week's episode. Get Connected with Youth & Culture: Facebook Instagram Covenant Eyes: If you want more information on Covenant Eyes and how to protect your home or use it as a resource for pa…

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Suffering is hard, varied, and comes in many forms. Kael gets real and opens up about suffering in his life.Av acfak

We begin our 2024 fall conversations with Pastor Britt and dive into the spiritual life of teens.Av acfak

Have you ever wondered if exegetical or topical teaching is best? What about expository teaching? David and Ryan answer these questions and more in this week's episode. Get Connected with Youth & Culture: Facebook Instagram Covenant Eyes: If you want more information on Covenant Eyes and how to protect your home or use it as a resource for parents …

Have you ever wondered how AI may affect the Church? How does it affect my ministry? David and Ryan answer these questions and more in this week's episode. Get Connected with Youth & Culture: Facebook Instagram Covenant Eyes: If you want more information on Covenant Eyes and how to protect your home or use it as a resource for parents and students …

In our last summer 2024 episode we chat with Aletha about her heart for youth, and serving God and God's faithfulness to her. With a little backpacking talk as well.Av acfak

Continuing with the focus on the arts, Leilani interviews a world renown poet and philosopher.Av acfak

Art lovers Chris and Brian discuss art, beauty, and what it says about us as created creatures and about God the creator.Av acfak

Leilani talks about her life with God from high school, through college and to adulthood and her heart for helping others,Av acfak

Get a real sense of my friend Chris and his heart for Christ, for others, and the kingdom,Av acfak

As part of our summer series, we'll be having conversations with our adult volunteers. This week we meet David and talk about how God is working in his life and why he feels called to work with high school youth.Av acfak

Aurora came from a life living with parents dealing with addiction and abuse to become an amazing young women wanting to live out and share her faith, especially those in difficult situations.Av acfak

Max opens up about his struggle with mental health and how he invited God into the process and continues to try to have God as a part of all of his life.Av acfak

Ingrid explains her journey from praying for patience to God revealing dealing with pride. One point of clarification, Messianic Jews believe Jesus is the messiah while continuing several of the Old Testament Jewish Rituals.Av acfak

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Welcome to the inaugural episode of "Making Champions: Culture of Youth Sports," where we dive deep into the evolving landscape of youth athletics in America, a culture markedly different from our childhood experiences. Today's episode explores the intense, often costly journey of parenting young athletes in a world where the sports economy is boom…

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Tyler opens up about difficulties in his past and how he's changed and grown through Christ. We discuss relationships, lust, and suicide among other things. Definitely a winding journey worth listening to.Av acfak

Divorce is really hard for everybody involved. In this episode, Sophie talks about how she dealt with it and continues to live with it.Av acfak

Get to know Britt and Brian and why a podcast and why the ACF Youth Culture Podcast. Stories of God at work in the lives of High School students in Alaska and other random conversations.Av acfak

This week, David and Ryan had the opportunity to talk with Adam Erlichman about discipleship strategies for your ministry. Get Connected with Adam Erlichman: Facebook Website Get Connected with Youth & Culture: Facebook Instagram Covenant Eyes: If you want more information on Covenant Eyes and how to protect your home or use it as a resource for pa…

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Have you ever felt tired and worn out? Do you feel like you barely have time for your family? This week David and Ryan talk about the importance of having margin in ministry. Get Connected with Youth & Culture: Facebook Instagram Covenant Eyes: If you want more information on Covenant Eyes and how to protect your home or use it as a resource for pa…

This week David and Ryan had the opportunity to talk with John Cooper about his upcoming book Wimpy, Weak, and Woke. John is the lead vocalist, bassist, and songwriter/producer for Skillet, one of the best-selling rock bands of the 21st century. The two-time Grammy-award nominated, 17X platinum band was inducted to Pandora’s Billionaire club after …

Why is contentment important to be successful in ministry? Why is contentment connected to longevity in ministry? In this week's episode, David and Ryan discuss this and more! Get Connected with Youth & Culture: Facebook Instagram Covenant Eyes: If you want more information on Covenant Eyes and how to protect your home or use it as a resource for p…

How do you lead people in your ministry? Are you a manager, or are you a leader? In this week's episode, David and Ryan discuss this and more! Get Connected with Youth & Culture: Facebook Instagram Covenant Eyes: If you want more information on Covenant Eyes and how to protect your home or use it as a resource for parents and students in your minis…

Why does God seem so hidden, obscure, and silent? Why doesn't he make himself known more explicitly to those who dispute his existence? We had the opportunity to talk with Josh Waltman about this and more concerning students in your ministry. Josh is a theologian, Christian apologist, writer, and teacher. He is an Associate Professor of Theological…

Have you ever seen a pastor do a "call to ministry?" Have you ever felt like this was a little off? This week, Ryan and David discuss this and more! Get Connected with Youth & Culture: Facebook Instagram Covenant Eyes: If you want more information on Covenant Eyes and how to protect your home or use it as a resource for parents and students in your…

Why is social media important in ministry? How do you utilize social media? We are going to answer these questions and more. Get Connected with McKenzie Little: Facebook Instagram Get Connected with Youth & Culture: Facebook Instagram Covenant Eyes: If you want more information on Covenant Eyes and how to protect your home or use it as a resource f…

This week David and Ryan discuss the seven key values of youth ministry. Get Connected with Youth & Culture: Facebook Instagram Covenant Eyes: If you want more information on Covenant Eyes and how to protect your home or use it as a resource for parents and students in your ministry, click the link! Make sure you signup today! Music Provided by hoo…

Have you ever wondered if camp is beneficial to youth ministry? Does it even help your students walk with Jesus? This week we had the opportunity to talk with Kyle Gray, the Camp Director at Word of Life Florida. Kyle is passionate about camp ministry and seeing students radically transformed by the Gospel. Get Connected with Kyle Gray: Email Faceb…

This week Ryan and David discuss the future of ministry overnight events. Are they dead? Get Connected with Youth & Culture: Facebook Instagram Covenant Eyes: If you want more information on Covenant Eyes and how to protect your home or use it as a resource for parents and students in your ministry, click the link! Make sure you signup today! Music…

We had the opportunity to talk with Rick Harris about interviewing with integrity. Rick desires to continue serving as a Student Pastor in the local church, while also looking to assist the greater church body by consulting and mentoring. He has a desire for youth leaders to catch the vision that they can be in student ministry for the long haul, d…

This week, David and Ryan talk about revival and what it looks like in our lives and our ministries. Get Connected with Youth & Culture: · Facebook · Instagram Covenant Eyes: If you want more information on Covenant Eyes and how to protect your home or use it as a resource for parents and students in your ministry then click the link! Make sure you…

Can your ministry be an idol in your life? This week David and Ryan wrestle this question and more! Get Connected with Youth & Culture: · Facebook · Instagram Covenant Eyes: If you want more information on Covenant Eyes and how to protect your home or use it as a resource for parents and students in your ministry then click the link! Make sure you …

This week, David and Ryan discuss how to build trust in your ministry. Get Connected with Youth & Culture: · Facebook · Instagram Covenant Eyes: If you want more information on Covenant Eyes and how to protect your home or use it as a resource for parents and students in your ministry then click the link! Make sure you signup today! Music Provided …

Do we have a Gospel-Driven ministry? We had the opportunity to talk with Jared C. Wilson about how to have a gospel-driven youth ministry. Jared serves as Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry, Author in Residence, and General Editor, For the Church. In addition, he serves as the director of the Pastoral Training Center at Liberty Baptist Church…

Have you ever wondered what the future of Youth Ministry is? Have you ever wondered if what you are doing is working? David and Ryan spend some time talking about these questions and more. The landscape of youth ministry is changing, and it may be time to refocus and make changes to be better at making disciples of students. Get Connected with Yout…

This week we had the opportunity to talk with Chad Higgins in the importance of parent ministry. Chad serves as the Parent Ministry Specialist for Lifeway Students. Chad is passionate about serving and helping student ministry leaders and helping parents in their discipleship journey. Get Connected with Chad Higgins: · Facebook · Instagram Get Conn…

Have you ever felt like today's cultural environment is hard to navigate through? You are not alone. We had the opportunity to talk with John L. Cooper about the importance of a biblical worldview. John is the lead vocalist, bassist, and songwriter/producer for Skillet, one of the best-selling rock bands of the 21st century. The two-time Grammy awa…

Are you spending time with God? Are you leading yourself spiritually? This week Ryan and David talk through these questions and more. Get Connected with Youth & Culture: · Facebook · Instagram Covenant Eyes: If you want more information on Covenant Eyes and how to protect your home or use it as a resource for parents and students in your ministry t…