UMC Young People's Podcast

It's getting close to Halloween and haunted houses are probably popping up in your city/town. Hell Houses are popular "haunted houses" that use scare tactics to try to scare Jesus into people. This week we sit down with the collective to talk about how to respond to people who suggest taking the youth group to a Hell House.

Join us as we sit down with the collective to get tips on how best to recruit volunteers for your youth ministry.

Mitchell Eithun joins us to talk about his work as a young composer of music for handbell choirs, the eternal battle between Malmark and Schulmerich and some nerdtastic musical theory! Find Mitchell's recent work at https://www.lorenz.com/handbell/sheets/rejoice-rejoice--believers

Adult and youth participants in the Radical Discipleship Academy of Appalachia join us to talk about the beginnings and results from this leadership and spiritual formation community - one of the only ecclesially-based youth theological academies around! Erin shares, "If you are interested in learning how to do something similar in your Annual Conference, get to know your youth (be in relationship with them) and get to know what they need and want in their faith walks. You may be surprised...

Rev. Dr. Chris Momany joins us to talk about the Adrian College vision for "Compelling Lives" a youth theological academy and a regional undergraduate vocational/spiritual discernment experience centered at their historic abolitionist college campus in Michigan. More on Adrian College student efforts to fight human trafficking at https://www.facebook.com/groups/150502101735