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Flipping the gymnastics narrative. A podcast about sports and athletic potential.
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A coming of age podcast where two members of different generations come across their divide
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Today's youth need youth pastors, mentors, teachers, volunteers, and most of all, they need YOU! Youth Worker On Fire is designed to give you the knowledge and inspiration you need to be the best youth worker possible. Youth Worker On Fire podcast is full of valuable information from people who work with youth on a daily basis. It is also packed with interviews with former students (years later) in their adult life and how student ministry, or the lack of it, effected their future. Many are ...
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Back in the day the start of fall was something special, no not because school was starting again, Fall meant the return of your favorite TV show. Nowadays new shows are dropping every day and nobody knows what its truly "good" anymore. The generations discuss this state of entertainment currently and then get into a generational battle around thei…
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God would transition me after he stripped everything... I was secure in a way. Each time He would build me to be a NEW person. Humble and totally dependent on Him. I would go from... strength, to broken insecurity, to desperation, to praying in brokenness, to God opening His doors, and me then walking through them in His strength. That's how He lik…
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No Generation Has Had It As Bad as Gen Z with Adulting
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Things cost much more then they used to and Gen Z is feeling a type of way about this as they are trying to solidify their adult lives and what that looks like from housing, careers, relationships and more. The generations take a dive into this with their conversation this week. Does our resident millennial offer guidance and support this week or d…
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What ever you are building, whether for yourself, your family, or ministry... get your priorities straight! God used Haggai to tell the country of Israel to stop building for themselves and build His tabernacle first. Then He would bless them. They had not seemed to learn their lesson yet, so God reminded them through Haggai. Its the same for you a…
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MJ... Michael Joseph Jackson... there has not been, nor is there, nor will there every be another on his level... (at least thats what our resident millennial believes) The generations come together to discuss a true GOAT and the conversation doesn't exactly go the way you would think... Like! Share! Subscribe! @yzthedivide @jclark787 @therealxavia…
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Most of the country is hot this time of the year. Even so, the school year has started. Everything is gearing up for students and families. Let the Hot, Hot, Hot days remind you to find a quiet and cool place to spend time with God. The more you spend time with God, the more clear your mission will be each day this year. If you are on the other sid…
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The generations come together verzuz style to put together their list of the Top 5 black TV shows of all time! Check it out and determine who has the best 5 and share what is your favorite black TV show of all time! Like! Share! Subscribe! @yzthedivide @jclark787 @therealxavianlewisBy JClark + Xavian Lewis
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216 Heather Strong Clendinen - Gymnastics To Jesus
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Heather Strong Clendinen grew up in a Christian home and went to a Christian school. It was at 5 years old, a teacher discovered her gymnastics ability. Her mom enrolled her in gymnastics that year and the rest is history. She was influenced by her parents, her church, a student ministry, FCA at her high school, and Intervarsity Christian Fellowshi…
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90s & 00s is to Culture what Simone Biles is to Gymnastics
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The generations are back after a little summer break and our resident millennial woke up choosing violence after witnessing the greatness of Simone Biles during the Olympics. July was also really crazy in the world of politics so the gens dip a toe into the subject matter while also closing the show with a new segment! Like! Share! Subscribe! @yzth…
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Running your race is different than running in someone elses race. This is the race God has prepared in advance for you to run. (Ephesians 2:10) The more you try to look like, act like and minister like other people, the more you will feel like a fish out of water. God has designed you a certain way to run... Find your groove! Find your rhythm and …
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214 The Olympian - 1 Step Forward, 5 Steps Back
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Simone Biles (Team USA Gymnast) was hit by the mental block called "the twisties" (a Gymnastics term) during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Since then, according to a recent interview given by Simone, "Life has not been easy". The twisties happens when a gymnast is in midair and loses their sense of where they are and how they'll land, making the move ri…
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213 Bear Grylls Survival School - 10 Seconds
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This TV series caught my attention... "Bear Grylls Survival School"! Series Description: A group of brave children leave technology at home and embark upon an adventure in the wild. For two weeks, they must work as a team while Bear Grylls teaches them skills they'll need to survive. This podcast episode will help you understand that you can ask mo…
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212 Dr. Jonathan Denton - College Professor, Author, 20+ Years of Full Time Student Ministry
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It’s difficult discipling teenage guys (young men). Dr. Jonathan Denton, Assistant Professor at Charleston Southern University, who wrote a book on the topic, says "We ask for too small of a commitment. We have to set the bar high for them." Dr. Denton's background is impressive! The courses he teaches, the books he has written, and his seasoned (2…
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Human Being or Human Doing? ... Kelsey O’Connor said it best in her commencement speech at NC State University. She suffered a career ending brain injury while playing softball for the NC State Wolfpack. After she recovered... she understood more about life. Everyone wants to know... What Are You Going To Do In Life? Very few ask ... Who Are You Go…
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Avery Hooper is a brilliant young lady who knows how to face obstacles and overcome them! Her father and mother led the way spiritually and familiarized her with Jesus Christ as Savior of the world. They also led the path of student ministry in her life through church and their own involvement in FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) and CRU (form…
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Tired of "Not Like Us" / Just Make Good Music
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Starting things off our millennial experienced some Christmas commercialism over the weekend and its just not sitting right in his spirit. Even though they want generational defining songs Gen Z is already tired of "Not Like Us" even though the song appears to have a long life ahead of it. The generations close out black music month around how some…
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The past few weeks have been very, good, hard, motivating, hurtful, joyful and inspiring. In other words, “Normal... with a bit of an edge". Matthew 6:24 - 7:14 NLT - “…God cares more about you…” “NOW” matters! Jesus said, “Why are you worrying about what you wear or what you are going to eat? God clothes the lillies of the field and He cares more …
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30th Anniversary of The Lion King and The White Bronco Chase
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Recorded before the funeral that was Kendricks Pop Out Show the generations recognize to big events from the 90s that occured 30 years ago this week. The premiere of The Lion King and its longevity/impact that we just don't see anymore. This week was also when Game 6 of the finals was interrupted for an infamous chase. Check out the conversation th…
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In 1 Kings 19:10-18, God tells Elijah that He will speak to Elijah on the mountain. So Elijah climbs the mountain! Some big and loud and terrifying things happen, but God is not in any of those things. Elijah hears a gentle breeze and he knows that this is God and he comes out from hiding. God often speaks in a whisper. I think because He likes the…
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Gen Z Lacking Community / Ungrateful For A Free Car
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Gen Z continues the music convo this week around their need for community with everyone being on solo pages. Our millennial puts on his Dad cap to lead a conversation around the high school girl who appears to be ungrateful for the free car her parents gave her. Like! Share! Subscribe! @yzthedivide @jclark787 @therealxavianlewis…
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207 Youth Pastor Summit - Orlando, Florida - Experience and Review
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Youth Pastor Summit is a premier conference and training for next gen pastors, youth pastors, educators, and their teams. Youth Pastor Summit (presented by Student Leadership University) is conference designed to encourage and equip every leader. This conference includes breakout / small group sessions, labs, worship, lunch, fun activities (free da…
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There’s an old saying that still stands true, “Facts tell and STORIES SELL.” Jesus often told stories, some as parables, to illustrate the truth of God. There was no written Bible for many years after Jesus died and rose from the dead. It was the stories by word-of-mouth and the reading of the Old Testament, Jewish scriptures, and letters of the ap…
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Season 4, Episode 1: The OG Comeback: Kristie Phillips’s 1999 Return to Elite Competition
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1987 U.S. National Champion Kristie Phillips-Bannister joins Better Late with host Pam Majumdar to talk about her return to elite competition in the 2000 Olympics cycle at the age of 27. Kristie talks about her elite gymnastics career leading up to the 1988 Olympics, to cheerleading at LSU, how a dare spurred her comeback, and finding her love of t…
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You may be an amazing speaker. You are probably an incredible person, but people listen and believe you are who you are when other people, students, staff, parents and colleagues say great things about you (what you and/or your ministry have accomplished). It’s still happening to me. People are still talking about good things, God things, that we a…
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“Do for others what you want them to do for you.” Have you ever had someone hold a door open for you when your hands or arms were full? Felt pretty good knowing someone cared. How many doors have you held open for people? Some of those doors you opened were emotional, spiritual, life changing, job or vocation changing doors. This episode includes a…
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203 Mackenzie Balmer - Apex Missions
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Mackenzie Balmer was a girl who grew up without the church. When she encountered Jesus, she found out that God had a wonderful plan for her life already in place. She and her husband Zane have a unique love story and they both have a ministry profession. Mackenzie is with Apex Missions for students with the EFCA (Evangelical Free Church of America)…
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This episode is about taking action! Especially, acting like (aka modeling) the person you want your children and/or students to be like. “Do what I say and not what I do!” Was an old saying. It didn’t work when it was popular and it doesn’t work now. What do you want your children, grandchildren, students, volunteer staff to be like? Whatever that…
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201 NO CASH - NO HOPE - NO JOBS... 25 YEARS
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25 years seems like a long time until you compare it to history. We overestimate what we can accomplish in a year and under estimate what we can accomplish in 10 years. Time and longevity matter! Invest in teenagers and your personal future will change. Life changing events happen. Students grow up and in a few years after school, they are making d…
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200 Dr. Sarah Cooke Friend - Oncologist - Former Youth Ministry Student
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How does an Oncologist end up on a podcast like this? Why would she take her precious time to give to us her knowledge and kindness? Great questions! Dr. Sarah Friend (formally Sarah Cooke) was a student in the youth ministry I was the pastor of. She gives great credit to my wonderful wife, Colleen, for disciplining her during high school. She talk…
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Having fun with students is hard work... Gettting students to laugh along with you and/or making them smile is even harder! Why does it matter? When you get students to laugh or smile it raises their IQ levels... no joke! According a study, it makes a person 31% smarter. When you make someone smarter, they feel better about themselves... and about …
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