When Heather thought about this series, the FIRST person she thought of was Loni. Loni is a natural story-teller, thinking of stories in new and creative ways. Loni talks Adam & Eve and what it means for us today. ABOUT LONI: Loni Fancher is the Director of Youth at First UMC Arlington, Texas and will […]
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Heather sits down with Mikiala for this FIRST EPISODE in our new series “Women Teach the Bible.” Mikiala shares the story of Tamar, and some of the, uh, unconventional lessons for our own leadership this season. Also, you’ll never guess what commonality Heather and Mikiala share. IT’S WILD. ABOUT MIKIALA: Mikiala grew up in South […]
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Heather sits down with David Miller, VP of Coaching at Slingshot Group and author of Improv Leadership: How to Lead Well in Every Moment, which just released June 9th. They talk about how to know you’re at the right church, whether in the interview process or in a position. Heather shares some of the raw […]
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Happy Pride Month! Linzi & Meggie are newlyweds who live in Nashville, both youth directors at two local churches. Heather talks with them about their experiences as queer persons in ministry, a gospel for those on the margins, and how to best minister to the queer students in your ministry…because they’re there. In case you […]
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This week’s guest is Tandy Adams! Tandy and I chat our journeys moving from working within the SBC to finding our way to the UMC…in Indiana! We are legit like 2 miles away from each other, ha! We also reflect on the beautiful things the SBC gave us. You know your girls love us some […]
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This week Heather invites Chelsea Peddecord onto the podcast! Chelsea runs our social media for WYM (so those memes that are posted every Monday? That’s her!) amongst so many other things. This week we chat the Enneagram — Chelsea is a 3 and Heather is an 8. We explore some of the misconceptions and hurt […]
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This week we chat with the godfather of middle school ministry, Marko. I invited Marko on because I have been long-impressed by his relationships with women and his passion for publishing books and hosting cohorts for women in youth ministry. This episode we talk about SO MUCH, including speaking out when you’re convicted about something. […]
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When the video of the brutal killing of Ahmaud Arbery was released to the public last week, people across America jumped into action. We invited Rita Prior to help us process this murder and its implications for youth ministry, ABOUT RITA: Rita Prior currently serves at Church of the Harvest (COTH) in Evansville, Indiana, as […]
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This week, Heather talks with Gabrielle about her experiences as a woman in the church, and her journey from being objectified as a teenager to finding wholeness in discovering a theology of the body. The stories are surprising, y’all. You can read the blog post that inspired this interview here: https://www.gabriellemarieengle.com/new-blog/body ABOUT GABRIELLE: Gabrielle is a […]
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With schools closed for the rest of the school year, data says that most children ages 6-12 are spending at least 50% more time online, with no definitive statistic for teenagers. But as I talk to our teenagers, and use my instincts from my personal increased screen time, I can guess that that most of […]
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