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Our first episode of 2024, and we’re already Brockless! Brock is on sabbatical and will miss a couple episodes, but Shannon and Steve are back to kick things off. Steve went to the Passion [...]

The Youth Ministry Sherpas met for the very first time ever at Mariner’s Church in sunny SoCal at the Download Youth Ministry Conference. Not only did we have fun together, we also spent some [...]

We’ve all experienced the outreach gone wrong. (Hint: It usually involves a lock-in.) In this episode, we talk about some recent outreach events we’ve done and share nightmares from [...]

In an age of rising mental health awareness, constant connectivity, and youth sports worship, it has become increasingly common for parents to care more about protecting their kids from struggles [...]

On today’s episode, we discuss this generation’s infatuation with authenticity. Is the fear of being.a hypocrite keeping kids from following Jesus, and if so, are we doing enough to [...]

Doug and Jessica talk through the importance of navigating the urgent vs. the important. Get the FREE resources mentioned in the show! Time management tool Prayer Retreat Guide

This episode we talk with Matt Manno from Newlife in Queens, New York about what it means to be Emotionally Healthy. We talk about how Emotional Health is a necessity not only for ourselves, but [...]

Episode 6 is probably what you need right about now! With the fall season ramped up, it’s easy to focus on “doing” instead of “being.” When life as a youth pastor [...]

Episode 5 might be our most fun — and honest — yet. Brock and Shannon survive the “Great California Hurriquake” of 2023, right before Fall Kickoff (always fantastic). [...]

It’s our fourth episode, and we keep learning more about each other. We discover that there are actually people (at least one) who don’t like Brock. Or Steve. (Of course everyone loves Shannon.) [...]