PCA NextGen: Recent Episodes
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This is the PCA NextGen podcast. It is where student ministry leaders share their battle stories in ministry and how God showed up in it all. We are broken, we are messy but we believe we are dearly loved and that anyone can get in on this. You can connect with us at www.pcacdm.org.
Have you or students in your ministry ever struggled with doubt? Mikey and Meredith sit down and discuss how to wrestle with doubt well!
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Matt and Mikey catch up and give updates on their lives and ministries!
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Do you ever have a hard time organizing trips?? It can be tough balancing all of the details and craziness. Meredith, Mikey, and Producer Andrew discuss various elements that go into planning an awesome student ministry retreat!
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Student Ministry summers are hard! Listen to this episode to hear about our struggles in the summer. Connect with us at www.pcanextgen.com.
Matt, Meredith & Mikey discuss the impacts of technology on students and their relationships.
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Register now for the PCA NextGen Conference on October 16-19 at www.pcanextgen.com.A group of youth pastors with over 150 years of combined experience gather around a fire.
Register for the PCA NextGen Conference on October 16-19 at www.pcanextgen.com.A group of youth pastors gathered around a fire and tried to talk about youth ministry. We hope you enjoy and connect with us at the Conference and online at www.pcanextgen.com.
Register for the PCA NextGen Conference on October 16-19 at www.pcanextgen.com.Mikey, Katie and Matt talk about what they would do if they were not in ministry... also did you know Mikey has been arrested? Listen to hear the story.
Register for the PCA NextGen Conference on October 16-19 at www.pcanextgen.com.Steve Dallwig has over 25 years in student ministry. He is the pastor of family and student ministries at Chapelgate Presbyterian Church in Maryland. This is his story of how he got into student ministry and why he has stayed in it.
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Isaac Terwilleger is the pastor of youth and families at Grace Chapel in Lincoln Nebraska. Isaac has over 20 years of student ministry experience and he shares with us why he does student ministry and why he is still in it.
Walt Mueller has over 45 years of experience working with student ministry leaders, students and parents. Check out his website at www.cpyu.org.
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Women in ministry is a topic that brings up differing emotions and opinions in our denomination. Yet is also a topic that when delved into reveals the goodness of God's design for His church. On this episode of PCA Next Gen, Mikey and Matt chat with Emmie Thomson, Co Director of Middle School Ministry at Lookout Mountain Presbyterian & Meredith Dixon, Youth Coordinator at Atlanta Westside Presbyterian to learn from their experiences as women in youth ministry. www.pcanextgen.com
Matt, Meredith and Mikey answer three questions:
- How did you get started in Student Ministry?
- Why did you stay in Student Ministry?
- Why are you part of the PCA NextGen Team?
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October 10-12 join us in Detroit for the PCA NextGen Conference!
Katie Goslin is the youth director at Severna Park Presbyterian Church in Pasadena Maryland. She is originally from the small textile town of Alexander City, Alabama. She graduated from Presbyterian College in 2009 with a degree in Christian Education and a minor in Youth Work. Prior to coming to SPEP, Katie resided in Greenville, SC where she worked as a Residential Life and Community Service Coordinator at a public boarding high school with an emphasis in the arts. Katie has served in Youth Ministry at SPEP since
December of 2015.
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Bonus episode from our interview with Danny Kwon. We hope you enjoy!
Danny Kwon has been serving 27 years in ministry, 25 years leading the family and youth ministry at Yuong Sang Church. Along with his love for sports, eating,and making people laugh, he is married to Monica, a familyand marriage biblical counselor and professor, and has three children, who all survived his youth ministry. He completed his Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership, with his dissertation focusing on innovation theoryand emerging intergenerational ministry paradigms. He is also speaker/trainer for The Youth Cartel, teaches as an adjunct professor at Eastern University and Covenant Seminary, and has authored three books “A Youth Worker’s Field Guide to Parents: Understanding Parents of Teenagers” and Mission Tripping: A Comprehensive Guide to Short Term Missions (Book and Team Journal). Save the date for our Student Ministry Conference coming October 10-13, 2022! Connect with us at www.pcacdm.org.
Mark your calendars for our Student Ministry Conference! October 10-13, 2022!
Matt went to Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, GA. While at Covenant he began volunteering in the Youth Ministry at St. Elmo Presbyterian Church in Chattanooga, TN. After a year, he became the part-time Youth Director. While in college he met and married his wife Michelle. He served at St. Elmo Pres. until graduation from college in 1998 with a major in Biblical Studies and a minor in Youth Ministry.
Since graduating from College in 1998, Matt has served as a Youth Director overseeing Jr. and Sr. High ministry in 3 different Presbyterian churches in Georgia and Virginia. In January of 2012, God called him to become the Jhi Pastor at Perimeter Church, just outside of Atlanta, GA. He finished his MDIV through Metro Atlanta Seminary and became a Pastor in 2014. In January 2019 he became the Pastor of Student and Family Ministries at New City Presbyterian in Royal Oak, MI.
Matt and his wife Michelle have 4 children. Andrew and Ashley are at Covenant College, Sarah is in High School, and Emily is in Middle School.
If you can find anything outdoors and sports related, Matt is all in. His favorite hobbies are backpacking, racing in Triathlons, Mountain Biking, and talking about or participating in just about any sport, especially football.
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This is part 2! If you haven't heard part 1... go check it out! It is so good! Danny Kwon has been serving 27 years in ministry, 25 years leading the family and youth ministry at Yuong Sang Church. Along with his love for sports, eating,and making people laugh, he is married to Monica, a familyand marriage biblical counselor and professor, and has three children, who all survived his youth ministry. He completed his Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership, with his dissertation focusing on innovation theoryand emerging intergenerational ministry paradigms. He is also speaker/trainer for The Youth Cartel, teaches as an adjunct professor at Eastern University and Covenant Seminary, and has authored three books “A Youth Worker’s Field Guide to Parents: Understanding Parents of Teenagers” and Mission Tripping: A Comprehensive Guide to Short Term Missions (Book and Team Journal). Save the date for our Student Ministry Conference coming October 10-13, 2022! Connect with us at www.pcacdm.org
Danny Kwon has been serving 27 years in ministry, 25 years leading the family and youth ministry at Yuong Sang Church. Along with his love for sports, eating,and making people laugh, he is married to Monica, a familyand marriage biblical counselor and professor, and has three children, who all survived his youth ministry. He completed his Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership, with his dissertation focusing on innovation theoryand emerging intergenerational ministry paradigms. He is also speaker/trainer for The Youth Cartel, teaches as an adjunct professor at Eastern University and Covenant Seminary, and has authored three books “A Youth Worker’s Field Guide to Parents: Understanding Parents of Teenagers” and Mission Tripping: A Comprehensive Guide to Short Term Missions (Book and Team Journal).
Save the date for our Student Ministry Conference coming October 10-13, 2022!
Connect with us at www.pcacdm.org
Grayson Baird is the Assistant Director of Student Ministry at Southpointe Community Church in Tennessee. She is a fun haver, dachshund obsessed, communicator by nature, lover of Jesus and students, trivia enthusiast, bacon admirer, David Bowie fanatic! She shares her vulnerable story as one who is mentored and as one who has been blessed to mentor others. Thank you for listening and don't forget to subscribe. You can connect with us at www.pcacdm.org.
Welcome to the PCA NextGen Podcast! In this episode Willis & Morgan introduce themselves and share why PCA NextGen exists! Subscribe and share this with your family and friends. Connect with us at www.pcacdm.org.
Morgan Cline, joined the youth staff at Mitchell Road in August 2019 after finishing a two year internship at a church in Knoxville, TN where she graduated from the University of Tennessee (Go Vols!). She loves watching college football and will remain a VFL (Vol For Life) no matter what the scoreboard says. Morgan loves any moment she gets to be with her family, especially her niece.
Willis Weatherford is married to Mary, and he has three kids named Judah, Juniper, and James Duke. He is the Pastor to Students at Christ the King Presbyterian Church in Houston, TX – go ‘Stros! Besides that, he loves coffee, food, the outdoors, sports, running, and reading.
We hope that you enjoy this episode! Thank you for listening.
This is the PCA Next Generation podcast. It is for student ministry leaders. We are messy, we are broken but we believe that we are dearly loved and that anyone can get in on this. On this podcast we will share the battle stories of ministry and we will share how God showed up in it all. So subscribe and join us! We will be releasing our first episode this September! Connect with us at www.pcacdm.org.