21 episodes
Learning in Community Tacoma Area Youth For Christ
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- Religion & Spirituality
Learning in Community is a new weekly podcast from Tacoma Area Youth for Christ designed to equip youth workers to build safe and authentic Christ sharing relationships with young people. Listen as Tacoma YFC staff explore resources and ideas to maximize the impact of youth workers. Our hope through Learning in Community is that you, who have been called by God to love and lead young people will hear encouraging stories and receive the resources you need to press into the mission you’ve been designed for.
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When God's Call Means Goodbye: Trusting God in Life's Transitions (with Danielle Bender)
Changes big or small keep us on our toes, but those transitions God invites us to say "yes" or "no" to can be especially challenging. Listen as Josh and Rachel break down principles for transition with Danielle Bender's story of the challenging decision to say "yes" and "yes again" to God's call on her life even when it has meant saying goodbye. Danielle has served YFC for the last six years in a myriad of roles and we are all better for having served Jesus alongside her.
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Loving Kids for Life: Answering God’s Call to Serve in the Justice System (with Amari Davis)
What would you do if God called you to the toughest most broken places for the rest of your life? This week Josh and Rachel are joined by Tacoma YFC Juvenile Justice Ministry Community Coordinator Amari Davis to answer just that. They discuss God’s call on Amari’s life to serve and love young people effected by the justice system and she does not disappoint as she comes to the table with a whole lot of wisdom and a whole lot of inspiration. You won’t want to miss it!
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Questions with Kids Part 4: Drop The Dead Fish (with Doug Jonson)
When you are in close proximity to the journey and day to day needs of a young person, it can feel insensitive to respond to their needs by doing nothing. Doug, Josh, and Rachel talk about with it means to build healthy boundaries amidst chaos that can consume us while remembering what God actually calls us to do.
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Show Notes:
Take out a piece of paper with two columns and try out Doug’s exercise around God’s Job Description and your own. See all the ways God is simply asking you to partner with him in a few things and not be all things.
EXAMPLE
My Job: Love, Present Truth, Pray
God’s Job: Protect, Provide, Love, Intercede, Be the Truth -
Having All the Answers (with Doug Jonson)
When a kid sends a tough question your way it can be tempting to "give the right answer." But what if the right answer is no answer at all? Rachel, Doug, and Josh wrestle with how leading kids to the truth requires mental gymnastics, a good listening ear, and sometimes no answer at all.
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When Kids Have Questions About…Online School
With 2-3 times more students failing one or more classes coast to coast, we can all agree that our young people need support around virtual learning. Josh and Rachel discuss practical solutions to what continues to be one of the hardest challenges for young people in this season.
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When Holidays are Hard for Kids
When expectations and realities don’t align the holidays can feel like one big disappointment. Josh, Rachel, and Dani discuss some of their favorite holiday memories in ministry together and their experiences unpacking the hard questions about the character of God and disappointment with young people.