Mountain Students Team Podcast

Mountain Students
  • 5.0 (2)
  • Christianity
  • Updated Monthly

A podcast for the Students Team at Mountain that looks to help strengthen disciple-makers by providing practical and timely conversations that help us all be better disciples. This helps us to go make more and better disciples of middle and high school students by connecting them with someone who loves God and loves them to help them develop an authentic faith.

  1. 05/10/2024

    Leveraging Summer

    May 10, 2024 Leveraging Summer Season 2, Episode 5 In this episode, Students Pastors (Kristen, Charlie, Greg, and Zach) dive into how to make the most out of the summer with your group. As temperatures rise and schedules change, they explore the delicate balance between activity and rest, emphasizing the importance of taking time to recharge amidst the busyness of ministry. From summer camps to movie nights and dips in the pool, they share some pro tips for bringing your crew together and crafting unforgettable moments. Plus, don’t miss their insider tips on how to make this year at summer camp your best year yet. Whether you’re a seasoned group leader or just starting, this episode offers invaluable wisdom and inspiration for leveraging the summer months to cultivate deeper connections, spiritual growth, and lasting memories within your group. MARKERS Intro [0:00]  Tips for Summer Camps [9:56]  The Value of Taking Time to Recharge [16:42] Best Practices for Getting Your Group Together [22:27] But Isn’t Summer My Break?? [33:02] Filling Your Bucket [35:02] I’m Too Busy To Rest [41:05] Outro [46:23] RESOURCES MENTIONED Summer Group Gatherings Guide for Group Leaders Looking for more? Check out the Students Team Website for more resources and the upcoming series at Students Groups.

    Leveraging Summer

  2. 04/11/2024

    Memorable Moments from a Graduate

    April 11, 2024 Memorable Moments from a Graduate Season 2, Episode 4 In this episode, Allysha Deleonibus joins the show to talk about some memorable moments from her experience in Mountain Students and provides some guidance and encouragement to Group Leaders about what students remember after they graduate. MARKERS Intro [0:00]  Introduce Topic [6:57]  Memory 1 [9:15] Memory 2 [17:30] Memory 3 [25:45] More Than Students Groups [34:47] That’s Cool and All, But I’m Not A Bible Scholar [38:34] Is What I’m Doing Even Helping? [39:56] Outro [51:01] RESOURCES MENTIONED It’s Personal by Reggie Joiner, Kristen Ivy, and Virginia Ward Looking for more? Check out the Students Team Website for more resources and the upcoming series at Students Groups.

    Memorable Moments from a Graduate

  3. 12/12/2023

    All About Difficult Questions

    Current and former Students Groups leaders join Chase we we have a conversation on what it is like to answer the difficult questions students have. There are lots of encouraging moments as well as a great challenge for each of us to pursue our own faith further as we lead students. MARKERS (Bullet points of key topics + chapter markers) Intro [0:00]  What’s the big deal about difficult questions? [6:50]  Does authenticity really matter? [12:30] The importance of going on the journey [15:45] My students are asking difficult questions…help! [19:00] My my my poker face my my poker face [25:40] So what happens if I just don’t know? [28:30] What about THEIR journey? [34:00] Giving hard truths [38:06] Final thoughts [46:06] Outro [49:12] RESOURCES MENTIONED Questioning Evangelism by Randy Newman Resource #2 Resource #3 Looking for more? Check out the Students Team Website for more resources and the upcoming series at Students Groups.

    All About Difficult Questions

  4. 11/06/2023

    The Bible in Ten Frames

    November 1, 2023 The Bible In 10 Frames Season 2, Episode 2 In this episode, Luke Erickson joins the podcast to talk more about the overarching biblical story and introduces a tool called The Bible in 10 Frames. This tool is like a map to the biblical story that helps us put the Bible into the right context and also helps us help our students to find where they are at when studying the BIble. MARKERS Intro [0:00] What is it? [5:11] The Bible In 10 Frames [15:55] Frame 1 [17:03] Frame 2 [19:02] Frame 3 [21:12] Frame 4 [22:32] Frame 5 [24:38] Frame 6 [29:26] Frame 7 [35:15] Frame 8 [39:36] Frame 9 [43:25] Frame 10 [46:19] Application - How can we use this in Students Groups and beyond? [50:45] Outro [1:03:46] RESOURCES MENTIONED The Bible in 10 Frames Booklet The Bible Guide S2 E1 of Students Team Podcast The Bible In 10 Frames Bookmark - See your Students Pastor! Looking for more? Check out the Students Team Website for more resources and the upcoming series at Students Groups.

    The Bible in Ten Frames

  5. 10/02/2023

    Strategy Around Students Groups Content

    October 2, 2023 Strategy Around Students Groups Content Season 2, Episode 1 In this episode, Chase Boyer discusses how content plays a key role in guiding conversations and emphasizes the importance of producing engaging content that speaks to the hearts of students. He shares insights into the content creation process at Mountain Students and highlights the significance of prayer and the Holy Spirit's leading in providing the best content. Chase also talks about the annual strategic planning process for content and mentions how important it is for group leaders to provide feedback to shape the material. He challenges group leaders to actively engage with the content provided and emphasizes the importance of preparation and engagement in fostering fruitful conversations with students. MARKERS 1:45 - Shift to Two-Phase Content 5:30 - Conversations as Seed Planting 8:16 - Why Two-Phase Content? 10:38 - Content Creation Workflow 19:40 - Groups Guide Differences 22:15 - It Takes a Team 27:45 - Annual Content Planning Process (How Series Are Chosen) 30:38 - RESOURCE: Students Preaching Lectionary 32:56 - RESOURCE: Big Rocks for 2023-2024 School Year 36:24 - Feedback from Group Leaders (We want to hear from you!) 38:10 - CHALLENGE: Prep for Students Groups Conversations RESOURCES MENTIONED Students Preaching Lectionary 2023-2024 Big Rocks Authentic RelationshipsFundamentals of the FaithThe Body as a TempleRacial Reconciliation ConversationsUnstoppable Good (Giving Generously) Looking for more? Check out the Students Team Website for more resources and the upcoming series at Students Groups.

    Strategy Around Students Groups Content

  6. 06/11/2023 ·  Bonus

    BONUS: Grounding Meditation

    June 11, 2023 BONUS: Grounding Meditation Season 1, Episode 7 As Season 1 of the podcast wraps up, here’s a bonus episode of just the grounding meditation to use when you need to ground yourself to the present moment and become aware of what’s going on around and inside of us. RESOURCES MENTIONED Evolve Wellness Website  Looking for more? Check out the Students Team Website for more resources and the upcoming series at Students Groups.

    BONUS: Grounding Meditation

  7. 06/11/2023

    Evolve Wellness

    June 11, 2023 Conversation with Evolve Wellness Season 1, Episode 6 In this episode, Chase and Sean talk with Evolve Wellness, a evidence-based holistic health practice centered around realtionship, connection, and adaptability. Tyler, Joseph, and Charles share about how to practice self-care and our connection between the mind and body before leading us through a grounding meditation that we can use to help ground ourselves into the present moment and become aware of what’s going on around us. MARKERS 9:05 - Why do we rest? 14:41 - Validating ourselves 21:53 - The benefits of community 26:40 - Carving out time for self-care 28:44 - Connection between the body and the mind 39:28 - Connection to our spiritual life 44:18 - So how do I do it? 51:12 - Battling perfectionism in self-care 54:06 - Introducing grounding meditation 58:29 - Grounding meditation 1:07:35 - Outro RESOURCES MENTIONED Evolve Wellness Website  Mark 6 Luke 10:38-42 - Story of Mary and Martha Looking for more? Check out the Students Team Website for more resources and the upcoming series at Students Groups.

    Evolve Wellness

  8. 05/02/2023

    Alpha USA

    In this episode, Chase and the team sits down with Alpha USA leader Jordan Biere to discuss the state of discipleship in students across the country. In a recent coordinated study with thousands of students across the nation, Jordan and his team reveals what the data says about how teenagers are longing to see authenticity in our groups. Be careful: this conversation will spur you forward in your calling to disciple students here at Mountain. Manual Car Illustration: Gear 1: Casual Conversations Gear 2: Meaningful Conversations Gear 3: Spiritual Conversations Gear 4: Choose Jesus Gear 5: Maturing in Christ Gear 6: Entering Leadership

    Alpha USA
See All (13)

Trailer

Ratings & Reviews

5
out of 5
2 Ratings

About

A podcast for the Students Team at Mountain that looks to help strengthen disciple-makers by providing practical and timely conversations that help us all be better disciples. This helps us to go make more and better disciples of middle and high school students by connecting them with someone who loves God and loves them to help them develop an authentic faith.

Information