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ELCA Youth Ministry Network


    • Sep 17, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    The Gathering is Over... Now What?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 33:48


    Welcome back! 3TC has a new team of hosts and we are kicking off the new season with a special guest. Deacon Jessica Liles is the new director for the ELCA Youth Gathering and she has some ideas about how to keep the excitement going and a few tips one preparing for the next event to be held in Minneapolis, MN in 2027. To learn more about the ELCA Youth Ministry Network, or to listen to previous episodes, please visit https://www.elcaymnet.org/ today! Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com

    Episode 69: The End of an Era

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2024 28:39


    The 3TC team has an announcement. Also, special guest appearance by the one and only, Todd Buegler.   Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com To learn more about the ELCA Youth Ministry Network, please visit our website today!

    Episode 68: Leading a Group at the Gathering

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 35:54


    The 3TC team talks about what it takes to lead a successful, meaningful trip to the ELCA Youth Gathering, including a few tips about getting the most out of the amazing city of New Orleans.   To learn more about the ELCA Youth Ministry Network or to join the Network, please visit us online at https://www.elcaymnet.org/ today! Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com.

    Episode 67: What If We Started to Collaborate?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 40:06


    The 3TC team sits down with their friend Kevin from Colorado for a conversation about what would happen if we stopped trying to be all things to all people and instead leaned into collaboration with other churches to meet the needs of the people in our congregations.   Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com

    Episode 66: It's All About Connection

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 27:38


    Inspired by a quote from Simon Sinek's podcast episode, "How To Be a Friend," the 3TC team talks about the value and importance of authentic connection and how we, as leaders, can allow the need for connection to shape our ministries.  To learn more about the ELCA Youth Ministry Network, visit our website today!   Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com

    Episode 65: The One Where We Talk About Campus Ministry with Rev. Kim Adams

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2024 41:01


    The 3TC team talks with Rev. Kim Adams who serves as co-chaplain at Concordia Moorhead and North Dakota State University to learn about the current state of campus ministry, the hope in the current population of students and how it all relates to CYF ministry in congregations.   Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com

    Episode 64: Youth Are Either Leading or Leaving

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 40:01


    The 3TC team sits down with Lyle Griner, National Director of Peer Ministry Leadership to talk about the current and future landscape of youth ministry and how it relates to his new book.    Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com

    Episode 63: If You Could Go Back and Give Your Younger Self Ministry Advice...

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2023 33:16


    The 3TC team reflects on how their perspectives on leadership, ministry and the church have changed (and not) over the years.   Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com

    Episode 62: The Formation Co-op

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2023 32:37


    The 3TC team is joined by Catherine Anderson, the Director of the Formation Co-op (a new initiative of the ELCA Youth Ministry Network) to talk about the process of figuring out what's next for youth ministry. Spoiler alert: it all starts with listening.   Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com

    Episode 61: ChatGPT Who?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2023 33:09


    Episode 61: ChatGPT Who? The 3TC team has a conversation about the emergence of AI, our reactions to it, and its potentially unethical and possibly helpful uses in ministry - featuring a live demonstration!   Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com

    Episode 60: A Conversation with Kids: High School/College Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2023 33:36


    The 3TC team sits down with three graduated seniors to talk about what's next, what it's like being a teenager, and how they experience God.   Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com.

    Episode 59: A Conversation with Kids: Middle School Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2023 24:46


    The 3TC team sits down with two 7th graders to have a conversation about life, God and relationships.   Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com

    Episode 58: A Conversation with Kids: Daughter Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2023 17:42


    The 3TC team sits down with their oldest daughters (ages 5-7) to have a conversation about life as a church kid, God, and what they think about the world.    Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com.

    Episode 57: Does Urgency Really Exist?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2023 30:17


    The 3TC team talks about an article Adam read about urgency and how it tends to rule our lives. If urgency is a social construct, why do we spend so much time and energy on the things we deem "urgent?" How might we be called to live and work differently?   Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com

    Episode 56: Wellbeing in Ministry with Dr. Matt Bloom

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2023 42:01


    The 3TC team sits down with Dr. Matt Bloom for a live conversation about his research on wellbeing in ministry, including how we're doing, how to flourish as leaders and how to help young people live their best life.   Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com

    Episode 55: Broken & Beloved

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2023 32:25


    The 3TC team talks about the beauty, importance and challenge it is to walk alongside people in the journey of facing their brokenness and receiving the truth of their belovedness.   Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com

    Episode 54: Why is Evangelism So Cringe?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2023 35:32


    After being inspired by their experience (and Bishop Leila Ortiz) at the E, the 3TC team has an honest conversation about the challenge of evangelism in a world where louder voices preaching a different message can make you wonder if it's even worth it.   Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com

    Special Episode 53: Who's Ready for the E?! with Rev. Todd Buegler

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2023 17:00


    A pre-Extravaganza episode where the 3TC team talks with Todd about what to expect at the E and how much fun we're all going to have this year. PLUS, can you spot the past Extravaganza theme drops? Try to count how many there are!   Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com

    Episode 52: What is ”Enough?” with Anthony Eder

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2023 40:46


    Episode 52: What is "Enough?" with Anthony Eder The 3TC Team sits down with Extravaganza 2023 Emcee Anthony Eder to get to know him a bit, learn more about this year's theme "Enough" and to share in our obsession with the Enneagram and how it relates to enough-ness.    Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com

    Episode 51: Ministry in Borderlands with Manuel Retamoza and Sarah Sumner-Eisenbraun

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2022 76:25


    Episode 51: Ministry in Borderlands with Manuel Retamoza and Sarah Sumner-Eisenbraun The 3TC Team sits down with Rev. Manuel Retamoza and Rev. Sarah Sumner-Eisenbraun who serve at St. Andrews Lutheran Church in San Diego, CA (and who both serve on the E-Team) to hear their experiences in ministry with refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers crossing the border into their community and how their church has responded. It's a long one, but it's worth it!   Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com

    Episode 50: Cultivating Generous Hearts in Youth

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2022 29:44


    The 3TC Team takes another step on the journey toward the future of youth ministry with a conversation about generosity and how we help (or fail to help) young people listen to their hearts and participate in God's mission in our congregations.   Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com

    Episode 49: How Youth Culture Has Changed and Why it Matters with Mark Oestreicher

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 46:25


    Episode 49: How Youth Culture Has Changed and Why it Matters with Mark Oestreicher The 3TC Team is joined by MarkO, the Founder of The Youth Cartel for a conversation about the history and current state of youth culture and what good youth ministry looks like today.   Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com

    Episode 48: A Conversation With Kara Powell

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2022 34:39


    The 3TC Team welcomes Kara Powell, Executive Director of Fuller Youth Institute, for a conversation around their most recent research and book titled, "3 Big Questions That Change Every Teenager." It's a podcast you'll want to share with all the leaders in your youth ministry.   Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com

    Episode 47: God, The Universe & a Crisis of Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2022 45:38


    Episode 47: God, The Universe & a Crisis of Faith The 3TC Team wrestles with the images from the new James Webb Space Telescope and the implications they have on our understanding of God and the Bible. How do we engage in big conversations when we don't have all the answers? What is our call as leaders in navigating uncertainty? And what if there really is other life "out there?" Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com

    Episode 46: The Rhythms of Ministry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2022 34:38


    Episode 46: The Rhythms of Ministry The 3TC Team has a conversation about what the seasonal changes in rhythms both allow and keep us from in our lives and ministry. What is our role as church in providing a break in the schedule for our families - and, more importantly, how are we modeling healthy rhythms as leaders?   Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com

    Episode 45: Build it and They Will Come? Using Space & Engaging Our Neighbors

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2022 37:31


    Episode 45: Build it and They Will Come? Using Space & Engaging Our Neighbors The 3TC Team is joined by special guest John Pedersen for a conversation about how we faithfully use our buildings to meet the needs of our communities.   Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com

    Episode 44: 3TC at the E with Rev. Dr. Aqueelah Ligonde

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2022 35:19


    The 3TC Team sits down with Aqueelah Ligonde to talk about the power of story, listening and intergenerational ministry.    3rd Tuesday Conversations are monthly podcasts, produced by the ELCA Youth Ministry Network.   3TC provides opportunities to: take a break from the daily routine of ministry and grow in our vocation learn from colleagues and experts in the field participate in conversation with peers who can reflect on ministry, based on the content discussed 3rd Tuesday Conversations are open to all. https://www.elcaymnet.org/3tc   Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com

    Episode 43: 3TC at the E with Jason Brian Santos

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022 28:22


    The 3TC Team sits down with Rev. Jason Brian Santos to talk about a helpful framework for developing (or redeveloping) what our ministry gatherings should be, who should be there and what the feel of them should be for people who come. Plus, a life update about life in rural Colorado (check out 3TC from July 2020 for the back story).   Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com

    Episode 42: 3TC at the E with Sophia Kristina Agtarap

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 40:34


    The 3TC Team sits down with Sophia Kristina Agtarap for a conversation about cultivating space for curiosity in the work of equity, diversity and inclusion.  

    Episode 41: 3TC at the E with Tammy Jones West

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2022 30:03


    The 3TC Team sits down with Deacon Tammy Jones West, the newly named Interim Director of the ELCA Youth Gathering to process the cancellation of the 2022 Gathering and look ahead to what's next for this ministry that so many of us love.     Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com

    Episode 40: You're Not Meant to Hold it All Alone with Rev. Jenny Sung

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2022 40:59


    Looking ahead to Extravaganza 2022, the 3TC Team sits down with Rev. Jenny Sung who will grace us with goodness from the mainstage for some heart and soul tending. Trust us, you want to listen to this one. Your heart, soul, mind and body need it.   Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com

    Episode 39: Defining Success While Wandering the Wilderness

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2021 38:31


    What does success in ministry look like these days? While it feels like we haven't yet arrived "home" from pandemic exile, how do we know if what we're doing is right? How much weight should we be giving to numbers? What else should we be measuring? Who is God calling us to be? The 3TC ponders these questions and more.   Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com

    Episode 38: Becoming a Public Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 51:08


    Episode 38: Becoming a Public Church with guests Kristina Fruge and Jeremy Myers. If there is no going back to the way things were in youth ministry, what is the way forward? Kristina Fruge and Jeremy Myers offer inspiration with a glimpse of what it looks like to get out and listen to our neighbors as a means of offering good news in peoples' lives. Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com

    Episode 37: Navigating the Chaos: You are Enough.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2021 40:30


    The 3TC Team sits down with Youth Ministry Network Executive Director Todd Buegler to talk about life these days in ministry and the need for honesty, courage, and enough-ness to navigate the “What's now?” before we get to “What's next?” in this stage of ministry.   Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com

    Episode 36: The Future of Youth Ministry with Dr. Andrew Root

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2021 50:03


    Given current cultural and pandemic realities, what role does youth ministry play in the lives of families? The 3TC Team sits down with Dr. Andy Root to get his take on the extinction of youth group and the importance of storytelling.   Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com

    Episode 35: Building Bridges to Post-Pandemic Life (for real this time?)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2021 28:27


    As the transition into post-pandemic life begins, the 3TC Team talks about the role of the church in inviting our people into conversation about what they're grieving, what they've learned and what they hope to carry into who they are becoming. 

    Episode 34: Waking Up on the Journey to Anti-Racism

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021 15:26


    TW: white ignorance, racism, white privilege In the wake of the death of Daunte Wright in Minnesota, the 3TC Team reflects on racial justice work and the responsibility of leaders in our predominately white church to start (or continue) taking steps toward dismantling systemic racism.   Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com

    Episode 33: What's On Your Brain?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 39:45


    The 3TC Team offers up a few things we've been thinking about lately, including approaches on how to return to in-person ministry, a shift in thinking about mission trips and living a provisional life vs. embracing suffering.    Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com

    Episode 32: 3TC After the E with Rev. Angela Khabeb

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 57:00


    Episode 32: 3TC After the E with Rev. Angela Khabeb The 3TC Team sits down for a beautiful, engaging and real post-Extravaganza conversation with Angela Khabeb around topics of grief, fear and doing ministry within the heart of the uprising in Minneapolis in summer 2020.   Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com.

    Episode 31: Post-Pandemic Vision

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 50:11


    Episode 31: Post-Pandemic VisionThe 3TC team takes a deep theological dive around the mission of the church and post-pandemic life. How does who we are now and where we've been impact where we are going and who we will become? If we're not willing to deal with some of the demons (like white supremacy) in our midst now, what kind of future can we honestly expect?   Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com

    Episode 30: Where Do We Go From Here? - Part Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020 37:46


    The 3TC team sits down with David Holtz, Executive Director of Luther Crest Bible Camp to talk about change, innovation and courage as we learn from the outdoor ministry context in regard to big picture change and organizational identity, including a much needed message of hope.   Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com

    Episode 29: Where Do We Go From Here? - Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 45:46


    Episode 29: Where Do We Go From Here? - Part Two The 3TC team talks about when a pandemic goes on so long that as a ministry leader, you begin asking, "What are we doing? Who are we? Who am I? Where do we go from here?" Plus an accidental debate on confirmation ministry.   Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com

    Episode 28: Where Do We Go From Here? - Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2020 48:37


    Episode 28: Where Do We Go From Here? - Part One The first of a three-part series, the 3TC team is joined by Kristen Baltrum, a long-time youth ministry professional who has recently experienced a vocational change. Kristen shares her story and reflects on how she has grappled with the question, "Where do I go from here?"   Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com.

    Episode 27: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020 40:22


    September 2020Episode 27: Fearfully and Wonderfully MadeThe 3TC team sits down with Steve Graner, a trainer for the Neurosequential Network to talk about stress, brains and how to help our children, youth and families move from surviving to thriving in their daily lives.    Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com

    Episode 25: What do we do about Fall?!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 37:37


    Episode 25: What do we do about Fall?!The 3TC team talks about the current pandemic realities, how it impacts our ministry and what to consider when planning for the fall. To learn more about the ELCA Youth Ministry Network, please visit our website. Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com.

    3TC Recording 7.23.20 Gathering Special Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 18:58


    The 3TC team sits down with Molly Beck Dean to talk about the ELCA Youth Gathering's announcement to postpone the Gathering to 2022 in Minneapolis.   Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com

    Episode 24: 3TC at the E with Jason Brian Santos

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 35:49


    Episode 24: 3TC at the E with Jason Brian Santos   The 3TC team sits down with Rev. Dr. Jason Brian Santos at the Extravaganza to talk about ministry, sabbath and moving from churchwide to rural ministry.   Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com

    Episode 23: Black Lives Matter.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2020 30:48


    June 2020 Episode 23: Black Lives Matter.The 3TC team grapples with our role in working toward racial justice. Confession, forgiveness and call to action. Performative and transformative allyship. Non-racist versus anti-racist. What do we do now?   Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com

    Episode 22: 3TC at the E with Rev. Brenda Bos

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2020 35:11


    Episode 22: 3TC at the E with Rev. Brenda Bos The 3TC team sits down with Brenda Bos at the Extravaganza to talk about ministry, creativity and leadership.   Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com  

    Episode 21: Ministry & Mental Health During a Pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2020 43:01


    Episode 21: Ministry & Mental Health During a PandemicThe 3TC team talks with Julie Miller, a counselor and former CYF minister about the impact COVID-19 is having on mental health and how we might best serve the people in our ministries right now (and try to take care of ourselves as well).

    Episode 20: 3TC at the E with Bishop Kristen Kuempel

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2020 36:42


    The 3TC team sits down with Bishop Kristen Kuempel at the Extravaganza to talk about calling, leadership and self-care.   Music provided by and licensed via www.pond5.com      

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