This episode is designed to help young adult ministry leaders navigate through the challenge of covid-19! We visit with Brent Silkey and have a conversation about coronavirus and connecting with students, our communities, our ministries, and our congregations! Eliza's post (Brent's wife) that we mentioned in the podcast. Please reach out to us at www.youngadults.today with any ideas or questions as to how to effectively minister to young adults during this time!...
Mar 28, 2020•54 min•Ep. 36
Mike is one of the Chi Alpha pastors at University of North Dakota. Many of you know him as MIKE MYZ – the hip hop artist who let us use the rights to his music for the intro to this podcast! So he’salready a huge part of this whole youngadults.today squad! Whether you’ve heard of him yet or not, you have heard his music just by listening to this podcast. Recently he released the EP called Desert. Pastor. Recording artist. Here with us in the studio today in a different way – this time for a con...
Mar 23, 2020•41 min•Ep. 29
Pastor Randy Jumper serves as the young adult pastor at First Assembly in North Little Rock, Arkansas! NXT YA/UNITE is a place where young adults inNorth Little Rock come together for a weekly service and grow in Christ together. He has over 20 years of experience in young adult ministry. Here's an article Pastor Randy wrote to help those who are new to young adult ministry or might be starting something new: I'm excited that you are going to be helping reach young adults! You'll find it to be a...
Mar 16, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 28
Brad has been a college ministry pastor for over 30 years! He is the director of a multi-staff campus ministry called Chi Alpha in North Dakota at NDSU and MSU Moorhead. Their movement sees over 700 students each year with over 140 small groups! Brad is the author of the best books on groups we’ve read “Small Group University”. He and his wife Kay Lewis are friends of ours – we really admire them a great deal.
Mar 09, 2020•47 min•Ep. 27
Today we’re joined for this episode by Timothy Ateek! TA became the Executive Director of Breakaway Ministries in 2016. Prior to moving to College Station, TA served as the Student Ministry Pastor of Austin Ridge Bible Church for five years and as the Executive Director of Vertical Ministries in Waco for four years. TA and his wife, Kat, have three boys Noah (9/09), Andrew (10/11), and Jake (9/17). TA earned a master’s degree from Dallas Theological Seminary and is a proud member of the Fightin’...
Mar 02, 2020•51 min•Ep. 26
Dr. Jolene Erlacher founded Leading Tomorrow in 2014 with the aim of equipping churches, businesses, schools, missions agencies and other organizations for effective inter-generational leadership in an evolving culture. Her passion for equipping a new generation of leaders emerged from various leadership experiences in education and ministry. Jolene is also the author of books including: Millennials in Ministry as well as The Daniel Generation. @joleneerlacher | @leadingtomororw | www.leading...
Feb 24, 2020•34 min•Ep. 25
Rev. Dr. Sam D. Kim is the Co-founder of 180 Church , near Union Square in downtown Manhattan. Dr. Kim is a Yale-Hastings Scholar at the Hastings Center exploring the crisis of physician burnout in academic medicine and health care from an ethical perspective in partnership with the University of Pennsylvania. He was appointed as a research Fellow in Global Health and Social Medicine at the Center for Bioethics at Harvard Medical School and part of Harvard catalyst, where he explored and taught ...
Feb 17, 2020•49 min•Ep. 24
Pastor Brent is the director of St. Paul Chi Alpha as well as the founder of 30 For Freedom. St. Paul Chi Alpha exists to transform the university, the marketplace, and the world by giving students the opportunity to find Jesus and follow Him for a lifetime. The mission of STPAULXA is hope + justice. 30 For Freedom is a movement that exists to end sex trafficking in our lifetime and we will talk about that on today’s episode. Brent is a husband to Eliza and dad to three wonderful kids! @BrentSil...
Feb 10, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 23
Today, we are joined by Dr. Kara Powell! Kara is the Executive Director of the Fuller Youth Institute (FYI) and a faculty member at Fuller Theological Seminary. Named by Christianity Today as one of “50 Women You Should Know,” Kara serves as a Youth and Family Strategist for Orange, and also speaks regularly at parenting and leadership conferences. Kara is the author or coauthor of a number of books, including Growing Young, The Sticky Faith Guide for Your Family, Sticky Faith Curriculum, Can I ...
Feb 03, 2020•26 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Today we’re joined for this episode by Pastor Nate Ruch for a perspective on young adult ministry from a Lead Pastor ! Nate is the Lead Pastor of Emmanuel, a multi-ethnic, multi-generational church gathering at several locations every week. Nate, along with his wife Jodi have been leading Emmanuel since the spring of 2013. Nate has earned a doctoral degree from the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, and previous to serving as the lead pastor of Emmanuel, he worked at North Central Universit...
Jan 27, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 21
We are joined for this episode by Carson Case! Carson is a young husband, young pastor, and young adult leader. For three years, he lead a movement of young adults in the costal Carolina's. He is married to the love of his life, Erin. He recently released the book “Born For It” published by Zondervan. @carsoncase| www.carson-case.com @youngadults.today | www.youngadults.today
Jan 20, 2020•44 min•Ep. 20
We are joined for this episode with a focus on soul care by Dr. Alicia Britt Chole! Dr. Chole has often been compared to a velvet-wrapped sword: her voice is soothing and her messages are piercing. She is an award winning writer and the author of: “Anonymous, The Sacred Slow, and 40 Days of Decrease” Alicia is a skillful mentor, and an international speaker. Men and women, learners and leaders, across ethnically diverse groups agree: In a culture obsessed with all-things-new, Alicia brings ancie...
Jan 13, 2020•55 min•Ep. 19
This episode, Micah and Josiah do a recap as we come to a close of season 1 in 2019... and on the verge of a new year and a new decade! We announce that on March 13-14, 2020 youngadultstoday CONFERENCE is happening in Minneapolis, Minnesota for pastors, leaders, and volunteers! You can find out complete details at www.youngadults.today/conference and register now! Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! @Micah.Kennealy | @JosiahKennealy | @youngadults.today...
Dec 23, 2019•21 min•Ep. 18
In this episode, we unpack Jeff Grenell's story and wisdom from 4 decades of youth ministry leadership. Jeff serves as the Next Gen Specialist at North Central University in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He also founded YTHOLOGY: to raise the level of youth ministry leadership in America. More about Jeff's story is available in his book " If Job Had Twitter ". @JeffGrenell | @ythology | www.ythology.com @youngadults.today | www.youngadults.today...
Dec 16, 2019•55 min•Ep. 17
In this week's conversation, Micah and Josiah interview Andrew Matrone - young adult pastor at Red Rocks Church in Colorado. @redrockschurch | @redrocksya | @andrewmatrone @josiahkennealy | @Micah_Kennealy | @youngadultstoday | www.youngadults.today
Dec 09, 2019•40 min•Ep. 16
In this episode, Micah and Josiah talk with Kirk Graham about starting and strengthening a young adult ministry, creativity, and vision. @youngadults.today | www.youngadults.today @kirkisgraham | @exceptionpodcast | @rivervalleymn
Dec 02, 2019•49 min•Ep. 15
Micah and Josiah interview Nick Brandt and discuss Nick's time spent in the Passion Movement team, pioneering The Gathering ATX, and generational trends and observations that he is seeing in Millennials and Generation Z. @youngadults.today | www.youngadults.today @NickBrandt15 | @GatheringATX
Nov 25, 2019•53 min•Ep. 14
In this episode, Micah and Josiah Kennealy talk with Jeff Deyo about becoming God's friend. They talk about Jeff's new book "Awakening Pure Worship", living a life of worship, the goal of our lives is to know God. @youngadults.today | www.youngadults.today @jeffdeyo | @northcentral_mn | www.jeffdeyo.com
Nov 18, 2019•46 min•Ep. 13
In this episode, Josiah Kennealy interviews Micah Kennealy about purity, worth the wait and singleness, dating, engagement, and marriage. "Who is seated on the throne of your heart?" @MicahKennealy | www.micahkennealy.com | "Worth The Wait: Because I'm Made For You" is the 1 year journal you can go through!
Nov 12, 2019•56 min•Ep. 12
In this episode, Micah and Josiah chat with Greg Stier - Founder/CEO at Dare2Share Ministries about trends in evangelism and discipleship. Be sure to check out Greg's newest book, called Gospelize! @GregStier | @Dare2ShareMinistries @youngadultstoday | www.youngadults.today
Nov 04, 2019•34 min•Ep. 11
In this episode, Micah and Josiah interview Ryan Koster about campus ministry at University of Minnesota. Chi Alpha exists to transform the university, the marketplace, and the world. @RyanlKoster | @ChiAlphaUMN | chialphaumn.org @youngadultstoday | www.youngadults.today
Oct 29, 2019•39 min•Ep. 10
In this episode, Micah and Josiah chat with Pastor Matt Martinez about youth pastoring and young adult pastoring. Leading two separate ministries under the same job description and church! A lot of you all out there lead youth and young adult ministry or will want to at some point... may this episode be a great resource for you! @MattyMartini | @OakHillsMN @youngadultstoday | www.youngadults.today
Oct 21, 2019•35 min•Ep. 9
In this episode, Micah and Josiah interview Jessie David - founder of Red Rocks Young Adults in Denver, Colorado! We chat with her about all things next generation! Who is the next generation? How do you start a new young adult ministry? How do you strengthen an existing young adult ministry? Learn more: @JessieDavis.Co @RedRocksYA @YoungAdultsToday | www.youngadults.today...
Oct 14, 2019•34 min•Ep. 8
In this episode, Micah and Josiah interview Paul Hurckman from Venture. Venture exists to do tough things for people in tough places. Engaging young adults in justice experiences like nothing we've ever seen! To learn more, visit: @PaulHurckman @Venture | www.venture.org @youngadults.today | www.youngadults.today
Oct 07, 2019•37 min•Ep. 7
In this episode, Josiah and Micah Kennealy talk with Pastor Jimmy Leasure about reaching young adults in rural settings. They discover that young adult ministry can flourish in rural, suburban, urban, and even multi-site settings! You can find out more about Jimmy Leasure and Hillside Young Adults: @jimmyleasure @hillsidechurchya @youngadults.today | www.youngadults.today...
Sep 30, 2019•31 min•Ep. 6
In this episode, Josiah and Micah Kennealy chat with Noah Herrin about The Gathering young adult ministry. This episode focuses on meeting places, programming for young adult ministry, and the ongoing challenge of discipleship. You can find out more about Noah Herrin and The Gathering: @noahherrin @thegathering @youngadults.today | www.youngadults.today...
Sep 23, 2019•35 min•Ep. 5
In this episode, Josiah and Micah Kennealy discuss some of the deepest ideological and theological questions of our day and age with Dr. Allen Tennison. These include biblical literacy, the authority of scripture, gender identity, sexual brokenness, among a lot of vital questions! You can find out more about Dr. Allen Tennison and North Central University: @donallentennison @northcentral_mn @youngadults.today | www.youngadults.today...
Sep 16, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 4
In this episode, Josiah Kennealy and Micah Kennealy have a conversation with Logan Ketterling about River Valley Church, 20+ (their college & young adult ministry), as well as River Valley's extension site to the University of Minnesota campus. @LoganKetterling @20+ @RiverValleyMN @youngadults.today | www.youngadults.today
Sep 09, 2019•40 min•Ep. 3
To launch season one, Josiah Kennealy and Micah Kennealy interview Nick Nilson about Lakewood Young Adults. They talk about young adult ministry leadership, finding peace in the person of Jesus, and the Hope + Life Conference! @NickNilson @LakewoodYA @LYA Hope + Life Conference 2020
Sep 04, 2019•50 min•Ep. 2
Co-hosts Josiah Kennealy and Micah Kennealy cast vision for the podcast. youngadults.today is all about reaching young adults in our world today!
Aug 29, 2019•19 min•Ep. 1
