The UYC Show: Recent Episodes
Urban Youth Collaborative
Urban Youth Collaborative is a nonprofit (501(c)(3) based in San Diego. Our mission is to support student lead Christian Clubs on school campuses and connect local churches to those clubs. This show is a weekly show to tell the story of all God has done through us, to encourage you, the listener, and help explain how this can be done wherever you are.
In today's episode, Brent, Chris, & Joemel discuss and share stories from the amazing Project 25 Awards night that took place on May 7, 2021.
To learn more about project 25, check out some of our older videos!
What is Project 25 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJqJmYng8Qk
What are the Project 25 Campus Awards - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AizPkjGdulA
Project 25 Story - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjOP1Ddocjg
We apologize for the poor audio quality. We forgot to hit "Save" on our Garage band file
In today's episode, Joemel & Jesse compete to see who knows the most about Project 25 (spoiler: neither), followed by Chris & Brent sharing information about the history and significance of Project 25, while teaching more about how other youth pastors can get involved.
In today's episode, Christ, Brent, and Joemel discuss the realities and strategies of dealing with spiritual warfare in the realm of Youth Ministry. We talk about angels, demons, spirits, demonic possessions vs demonic oppressions, and Joemel gets really scared by Brent's foot.
In today's episode, Chris and Brent have a fun icebreaker to see who knows where in the magical fiction universe these "Christian-sounding" quotes belong, then have an in depth conversation about how the Bible urges Christians to navigate the world of magic and fiction.
We talk about Dungeons & Dragons, World of Warcraft, the Smurfs, cancel culture, tarot cards, the occult, and everything in between You won't want to miss this thought provoking conversation!
Description: In today’s episode, Chris & Brent work together to try and guess which of these quotes from figures in church history are true, and which are straight out of fiction. Is it Mother Teresa or Mufasa?
We also discuss how important church history is in youth ministry, and how we as youth pastors can best include church history in our teaching and preaching.
In today's episode, Chris & Joemel play a game with traveling youth evangelist Nicholas Anderson, to see how well he knows the 22 states he's preached in, and the crazy laws they have regarding church and places of worship.
They also discuss the importance of youth evangelism and inviting guest speakers to your youth group.
If you would like invite evangelist Nicholas Anderson to your youth group, contact him at andersonnicholas10@gmail.com
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Happy Valentines Day!
In today's episode, Jesse hillariously tries to guess which first date story belongs to which UYC Youth Pastor. Afterwards, Brent, Chris, Joemel, & Jesse discuss the complexities and strategies for how to deal with and address the topic of dating when working in Youth Ministry.
Video about Project 25: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UpHVcZQdew
In today's episode, Chris, Brent, Jesse, & Joemel discuss if and how Youth Pastors should handle touchy topics in current events. With an array of issues circulating in the news, including everything from racism and politics, to sex and gender identity, we try to navigate the role of the Youth Pastor in exploring these topics with impressionable teenagers.
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For the last episode of the year, Chris, Brent, Jesse, and Joemel take a moment to reflect on the craziness of this year, and share 10 different new skills they've learned since the beginning of the pandemic.
In today's episode, Chris and Brent compete to guess whether these movie descriptions are based on real life Christmas movies, or are completely fabricated tales by our writer, Tony Daskalakis!
See what else UYC has been up to this year: https://www.uyc.org/yearend.html
In this episode, Chris & Brent revisit the Star Wars universe, and discuss how quotes from the movies line up with Biblical theology. They also compete to see who is the bigger fan of the hit new Disney+ show, "The MANDALORIAN"
In today's episode, Chris & Brent test their knowledge of how well they know their fellow employees at Urban Youth Collaborative, by guessing which insane fun fact, belongs to which insanely fun staff member. Someone's eaten a dog, someone's afraid of werewolves, and someone has shared screen time with Will Farrel!
We also discus the importance of teamwork in ministry, and invite everyone to join alongside us in our mission to reach the next generation for Jesus Christ!
In today's episode, Chris and Brent work together with the help of Jesse and Joemel to narrow down which candy is in fact, the BEST candy for the fall season.
Will it be one of the all-time classics, or will an underdog rise up and surprise the competition. Find out during this two part episode of the UYC SNACK BRACKET: Candy Edition!
In today's episode, Chris and Brent work together with the help of Jesse and Joemel to narrow down which candy is in fact, the BEST candy for the fall season.
Will it be one of the all-time classics, or will an underdog rise up and surprise the competition. Find out during this two part episode of the UYC SNACK BRACKET: Candy Edition!
EPISODE 2 PREMIERS TOMORROW (OCTOBER 31st) @ 12PM
In today's episode, Chris and Brent compete to guess whether these movie descriptions are based on real life High School movie classics, or are completely fabricated tales by our writer, Tony Daskalakis!
Loser has to submit a high school yearbook picture, and endure watching the ultimate Christian High School movie, "Sunday School Musical".
For our special 50th episode, we interviewed 5 student leaders to see their preferences in things like food, Bible characters, and Avengers. Then Chris and Brent competed to see who could guess their answers better!
We also discuss how other students can get plugged into similar ministries at their own schools.
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In today's episode, in the spirit of the "back to school" season, Chris and Brent try their best to recreate a classic High School debate competition by debating among themselves, the age old question, "Would you rather live during the Old Testament or the New Testament?".
Meanwhile, Joemel and Jesse do their best to judge, while resisting the urge to interrupt with their beloved buzzer.
It's a fun and silly episode you won't want to miss!
In today's episode, Chris & Brent are joined by our special guest, Pastor AJ Hoffman, as the three of them work together to decide which soda is indeed the best soda of 2020!
We also share hilarious stories about our experiences with soda in youth ministry, discover the true inventor of Mountain Dew: Code Red, and learn about Pastor AJ's awesome ministry in the San Diego area.
Learn more about Pastor AJ and his ministry:
sdgrove.org
https://www.youtube.com/user/sdgrovechurch
https://instagram.com/sdgrove?igshid=1ibbk8t7wc6fk
In today's episode, Chris and Brent compete to guess if these insane sports highlights end in fantastic failure, or spectacular success. We also discuss the importance of using sports as a means to minister to youth, whether we know everything about sports, or nothing at all!
[WARNING: This episode is very video heavy, and may be hard to enjoy as an audio only version. We recommend watching this episode on your YouTube channel by clicking this link: https://youtu.be/tHvcVa0z45A]
In today's episode, Christ, Brent, Jesse, and Joemel take part in a fantasy football styled draft to build the ultimate team of theologians to write the "ULTIMATE BOOK", and discuss the importance of knowing the heroes of our faith.
In today's episode, Chris and Brent compete against Joemel in a game of "Youth Pastor Jeopardy" to see who knows the most about youth fads throughout history.
WARNING: Today's episode is visual heavy, so we suggest watching the YouTube version on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHvgeYGXMDY
In today's episode, Chris & Brent are joined by UYC Staff, Tony Daskalakis in an effort to determine which is the best place to get buffalo wings in San Diego, as well as discuss the importance of discipleship, and why it helps to know good places to eat!
"MMO for 2! Shooter for 3! Long-Running for 3?!"
In today's episode, Chris, Brent, and Tony team up against Jesse, Joemel, and Mike in a special video game themed round of the new hit board game, Code Names. This episode also includes is a 1-minute tutorial on "How to Play Code Names". If you're a church leader who wants to learn more about the world of video games, or just learn how to play the game Code Names, you won't want to miss this!
In today's episode, we share our most embarrassing church worship stories, then compete to see who can predict the ending of these popular #WorshipFails.
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In today's episode, we play the classic youth group game, "2 Truths & A Lie".
After guessing which of Brent's (insane) stories is a lie, Chris & Brent work together to guess which 2 quotes were from real famous theologians, and which quote was from fictional characters.
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During the school year, UYC buys and gives out thousands of bags of potato chips to bring to kids for our public school Bible clubs. In today’s episode, Chris & Brent try to figure out which chip is the 2020 Chip King!
WARNING: The views and opinions of Chris & Brent on chips will probably offend some listeners. Let them know in the comments!
During the school year, UYC buys and gives out thousands of bags of potato chips to bring to kids for our public school Bible clubs. In today’s episode, Chris & Brent try to figure out which chip is the 2020 Chip King!
WARNING: The views and opinions of Chris & Brent on chips will probably offend some listeners. Let them know in the comments!
In today's episode, Chris & Brent struggle to remember who said what in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and discuss how they line up with the Bible.
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In today's episode, Chris & Brent go head to head to see who's the KING of SOCIAL MEDIA! We learn about 12 popular social media platforms, and discuss how to approach them as youth leaders.
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Today's Winner: https://myspace.com/chrisyoungenator/...
In today's episode, Joemel has Chris & Brent compete to see who's the "Acronym King", and discuss where the acronym for UYC comes from.
On today's episode of "The UYC Show", Chris, Brent, & Joemel discuss the importance and execution of collaboration, as well as the issues that often get in the way.
This week on "THE UYC SHOW", Brent, Chris, and Joemel compete to see who knows Batman better, and discuss if there are Biblical truths within the Batman universe.
"but test everything; hold fast what is good." 1 Thessalonians 5:21
UYC Interviews - Project 25
Brent has James Wiley, one of UYC's Managers, on the show. They discuss what James sees happening in this time of great need in his community and with Project 25.
uyc #theuycshow #project25
UYC Interviews - Project 25
Chris has Mike Anderson, one of UYC's Staff Members, on the show. They discuss what Mike sees happening in this time of great need in his community and with Project 25.
Brent and Chris discuss Dr. Nate Landis' book "God Wants His Kids Back". Dr. Nate is UYC's Founder & President. This book describes why we do the student ministry we do.
https://www.natelandis.org/buythebook.html
uyc #uyc2020
Brent, Chris, and special guest Joemel discuss the Bible and Star Wars. "but test everything; hold fast what is good." 1 Thessalonians 5:21
Bible #starwars #uyc #theuycshow
Today we discuss Project 25. Our annual service project. Fifty schools each received a $100 mini-grant and are using it to bless others.
proj25.org
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The UYC Show is BACK! We discuss how we are ministering in difficult times.
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God bless you!
We will be back on a weekly schedule in this tough time. Talk to you soon!
Dr. Nate Landis, President & Founder of UYC, facilitates a session of ENCOURAGEMENT for pastors and youth workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
uyc2020 #covid19
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For UYC’s October 2019 Late Lunch, Matthew speaks on “Welcoming the Stranger: A Biblical Perspective on Immigration”
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Nate is on to discuss the state of campus ministry and UYC's 2018-2019 school year. He also tells about what UYC does over the summer break.
We would love to stay connected over the break so please reach out to us.
Look us up on social media.
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For UYC’s first Late Lunch of 2019, Nathan speaks on the value of the legacy we leave in students lives.
Project 25 Campus Awards are Friday May 3rd, 2019 at 7pm (Pre-party at 6pm). City View Church: 8404 Phyllis Pl, San Diego, CA 92123
UYC's President and Founder, Nate Landis, is on to discuss the Project 25 Award Show.
The Awards will be Friday May 3rd, 2019 at 7 pm, pre-party starts at 6 pm.
UYC's President and Founder, Nate Landis, is on to discuss how Project 25 is judged. 1. Creativity and Innovation, 2. Breadth and Depth of Impact, 3. Sustainability, 4. People Involved, and 5. Money Raised.
Projects need to be submitted by April 23rd, 2019
Project 25 Award Show San Diego will be Friday, May 3rd, 2019 at City View Church.
Three UYC Apprentice’s, Daniel Constantino, Mayte Felix, and Jesse Matone, have a round table on Campus Ministry. They discuss sharing the Gospel and discipleship.
Guest Host, Mayte Felix, is in to interview current student leader, Melissa Hernandez of Montgomery High School. She tells of her experience as a student leader of a Christian Club.
John is the Director of Middle Schools in North County for Urban Youth Collaborative. He discusses his time with UYC from intern to current staff member.
Nate is on to discuss what Project 25 is and how it began. He tells what we can expect for the 10th anniversary, how you can get involved, and how Project 25 is going beyond San Diego.
The Project 25 Award Show will be Friday May 3rd, 2019 7:30pm-9:00pm at City View Church: 8404 Phyllis Place, San Diego, CA, 92123
All are welcome!
John Ferreira is UYC's Director of Sports Ministry and Chaplaincy and a youth leader at All Peoples Church.
John Ferreira is UYC's Director of Sports Ministry and Chaplaincy and a youth leader at All Peoples Church.
UYC founder and president Nate Landis is on to discuss UYC’s Vision for 2019 in campus ministry.
God Wants His Kids Back: Schools of Thought to Reach a Lost Generation https://www.amazon.com/dp/1732835403/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_S0BaCbZN3YXSW
Email us if you would like to be a Book Ambassador or if you have any questions.
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Jason Crawley is UYC’s Director of Spring Valley and El Cajon and the Youth Pastor at New Seasons Church.
God Wants His Kids Back: Schools of Thought to Reach a Lost Generation https://www.amazon.com/dp/1732835403/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_S0BaCbZN3YXSW
Email us if you would like to be a Book Ambassador or if you have any questions.
Podcast@uyc.org
UYC’s quarterly Late Lunch Learning Lab features Pete Contreras, Lead Pastor of New Vision Christian Fellowship. Pete speaks about the power of the Gospel that changes lives. (Recorded December 3rd, 2018)
Next Late Lunch is tentatively scheduled for February 4th, 2019.
UYC founder and president Nate Landis is on to discuss his time in campus ministry supporting student lead Christian clubs.
God Wants His Kids Back: Schools of Thought to Reach a Lost Generation https://www.amazon.com/dp/1732835403/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_S0BaCbZN3YXSW
Email us if you would like to be a Book Ambassador or if you have any questions.
Podcast@uyc.org
Jesse is the Downtown Staff In Training for Urban Youth Collaborative and is the Pastoral Intern For Youth Ministry at New Vision Christian Fellowship.
Late Lunch Learning Lab - Monday December 3rd from 1pm to 3pm at New Vision
God Wants His Kids Back - Find it on amazon for $25 or get it from us in person. One copy for $20 or two for $30. If you'd like to become a book ambassador email us.
podcast@uyc.org
Brent is the City Heights Director for Urban Youth Collaborative and is the Generations Pastor at New Vision Christian Fellowship.
Late Lunch Learning Lab - Monday, December 3rd from 1 pm to 3 pm at New Vision
God Wants His Kids Back - Find it on Amazon for $25 or get it from us in person. One copy for $20 or two for $30. If you'd like to become a book ambassador email us.
podcast@uyc.org
Nate Landis, Founder and President of UYC, is on for part 3 of his interview to discuss his book, God Wants His Kids Back.
Get your copy on Amazon for $25. You can get 1 copy from us in person for $20 or 2 for $30.
If you would like to be a book ambassador, email us at podcast@uyc.org.
ALL PROCEEDS GO RIGHT BACK TO UYC!
UYC Staff, Chris, Brent, and Ryan are on to answer listener questions. If you have any questions you can send them to pocast@uyc.org. Please consider partnering with us and making a monthly donation so we can expand the work God has called us to!
Lamont, (Class of ‘07), is on to discuss his time as a student leader at Patrick Henry High School. He also tells about what he has been doing since high school and his time evangelizing and street preaching.
James is the UYC and Young Life Southeast Director, founder and president of Reel Teens, and the campus outreach coordinator for City if Hope International.
UYC’s quarterly Late Lunch Learning Lab features Luma Haddad, Young Life San Diego South Bay Director. Luma speaks about remaining in Christ. (Recorded October 1st, 2018)
Next Late Lunch will be December 3rd, 2018
Guest Host Brent Hyden is on to continue the interview of president and founder Nate Landis on his book, God Wants His Kids Back.
Aj Hoffman, Taylor Downey, and Ryan Simon are on to discuss the relationship between The Grove Church and UYC.
Daniel describes his time as a student leader at Mount Miguel High. Daniel has gone from a student leader to UYC Intern, to UYC Apprentice, and is looking to join the UYC Staff as the El Cajon Director.
Founder and President of UYC, Nate Landis is on to discuss his book, God Wants His Kids Back.
Go to: http://www.natelandis.org to get your copy!
Ryan describes his time as a student leader at Patrick Henry High. Ryan has gone from student leader, to UYC Intern, to the first UYC Apprentice, and is now on staff with UYC as the Coastal Director.
Nate discusses how to get involved with UYC and go on campus, how to go deeper and wider, and tells about School Beautification Day.
The team discusses what parachurch and church organizations can focus on in regards to youth and campus ministry. Also, a few misconceptions and benefits of serving a local school.
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UYC President and Founder, Nate Landis, discusses how UYC was founded and our mission and vision.
Urban Youth Collaborative is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) based in San Diego. Our mission is to support student lead Christian Clubs on school campuses and connect local churches to those clubs. This show is a weekly show to tell the story of all God has done through us, to encourage you, the listener, and help explain how this can be done wherever you are.