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This week I got to have a great conversation with Katie Edwards, Junior High Pastor at Saddleback Church, about how she uses fun to help foster community and trust with her middle school [...]

This Sunday I watched as a now 8th grader who, let’s be real, used to be a big turd, invite a sixth grade student up on stage with her to sing for worship band. It was the most encouraging thing [...]

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You’ve just moved up a group of students. Why in the world would you be thinking about promoting the ones you just got!? In this episode, Ronald talks about how he’s trying to plan for the [...]

YOU GUYS, WE’RE NOMINATED FOR AN AWARD! THE CREATIVE LOAFING (it’s a local magazine) BEST PODCAST IN TAMPA BAY! VOTE HERE https://vote.cltampa.com/entertainment/best-podcast We’re [...]

This was the week! Ronald finally got his own kid in student ministry. And it was heartwarming and hilarious. This week Ronald talks about how to create a safe space for your middle school [...]

We’re back after a two week break. Tim is vax’d, kinda. We’re talking all things Sunday morning, Tim had kids in service (on purpose) and Andrew Started a new series. Turns out, [...]

It’s exhausting watching sports 24/7 for an entire fortnight, but somehow we’re managing. We’re talking hit sermons, and what goes into prep for them, how to engage visitors, [...]

This is the year. Tim, our high school pastor, is getting his daughter in the high school ministry, and Ronald, the middle school pastor, is getting his daughter (and another one of Tim’s) in the [...]

We’re starting to miss youth ministry, all these summer camp pics got us in the feels. Andrew had a side gig disas-ter on Wednesday and almost had tech gaff on Sunday. We’re talking [...]