ABOUT THIS EPISODE: Heather brings in Mama Caro to encourage youth workers to finish this year strong. Mama Caro imparts some wisdom as we plan a new school year, and encourages us to embrace safety this summer. ABOUT STEPHANIE CARO: Stephanie Caro has been involved in ministry to children, youth, and adults in the local […]
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE: This week’s episode is a gift. Erica Schimelpfenig is the Executive Director of YouthWorks. Like youth ministry, the missions field has a reputation for being led by primarily white men. What is it like to lead as a black woman in a primarily white space — especially in Minneapolis, the home of […]
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE: When we talk about sexual purity with our students, what we are REALLY doing is promising that our kids will get married one day. So how do we talk about sex instead? A much-anticipated podcast episode from our Facebook group, Rebekah gives us some new ideas. ABOUT REBEKAH: Rebekah Strobel is an […]
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE: This episode of the podcast packs a punch: We discuss the sexual misconduct of male leaders in Christian Ministry, and how women can avoid those mistakes by partnering with one another. We do discuss sexual trauma, so if you are sensitive to that subject you may want to skip this episode and […]
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE: Have you ever been a guest on your own podcast? This week Heather is interviewed by April Diaz on the transformation of coaching groups, including the announcement of coaching groups beginning in May! Heather will be leading a group designed for women in ministry, although there are many other groups available to […]
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE: We are BACK with Season THREE of the podcast! This season Heather invited 12 AMAZING guests, and we are excited to kick it off with Gwendolyn DeRosa. Gwen shares “all means all,” how to include our LGBTQ+ youth, even if you do not come from an affirming point of view. ABOUT GWEN: […]
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It’s the last episode of our season “Women Teach the Bible.” It’s been awesome hearing from each of these 12 women a story in the Bible that they hold close, and how they’ve interpreted it. This week Bethany brings a fresh look at the Samaritan Woman. ABOUT BETHANY: Bethany is the Middle School Youth Director […]
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We’ve got two episodes left of this series before we start our new season! Shuree speaks SO much truth into us about Proverbs 31 — but it’s not the same ol’ rusty sermon you’ve heard before. ABOUT SHUREE: Shuree is an urban activist and performing vocal artist with a demonstrated history of working in the music industry and […]
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This week’s guest is Kat Bair! Kat and I met through another friend in ministry, as I was on the hunt for other women in the UMC who lead multi-staff youth ministry teams. I’ve been told by MULTIPLE people this year how talented Kat is, and I’m so excited to have her on this week. […]
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We’re back after two weeks off! This week’s guest is Karli. Karli joins us to talk about her quest for her future husband, I mean, the story of Ruth. But the story isn’t what you think it is! When do you need to step out like Ruth? And when do you need to embrace being […]
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