Minnesota Youth Alive the Podcast

At Minnesota Called Conference 2025, we sat down with Jacob Jester to chat on how to overcome fear and walk into what God has for you now! This is powerful, so grab some paper and pen and get ready to take some notes.

We finally get to share this gem from camp season. Joey Silva sits down and talks with us about leading church in a diverse community, an insight to Streetlights and why it is better to be a car in motion.

If you make it a discipline, before long a discipline becomes a desire. At Jr. High camp, Austin Westlake shares about discipleship, legacy ministries and his life story over the past year.

At Minnesota Youth Convention, we sat down with Gabrielle McCullough to hear a few things she is passionate about. This podcast flies by so don't miss a moment.

Matt and Jill Reed, founders of Know Curtains and Thirty Story, joined us to talk about the secrets behind social media and their new adventure called Know Curtains.https://knowcurtains.substack.com/p/dt-module-1-an-introduction

Paul Hurckman sat down and chatted about Venture and missions. Whether you are raising funds for Speed the Light or listening to learn more about Venture, you will walk away inspired and challenged.

We recorded one of our Youth Alive One Day breakout sessions with Peter Reeves. It was filled with great questions. If you missed it, check out our time together.

The school year is getting started which means See You At The Pole is just around the corner. Carter, Haylie and Bella take over the September podcast and share about SYATP and their experience. This episode is full of encouragement, helpful tips and just honest moments.

The school year is getting started which means See You At the Pole is just around the corner. Carter, Haylie and Bella take over the September Podcast and share about SYATP and their experience. This episode is full of encouragement, helpful tips and just honest moments.

We got a chance to sit down with each of our MN Camp Speakers while at Lake Geneva! We loved sitting down with Noah and hearing more of his story.

With many students arriving back from their summer missions trips, we sat down with Bobby Loukinen on the importance of going on a missions trip and how to bring what God did on your trip back home.

We got the chance to sit down with a few of our seniors and hear about some of their experiences and stories in faith journey. This podcast will bring both laughter and inspiration to you.

We get the chance to sit down with the one and only Dillon Patterson aka Dilly Dilly, Director of Heartland Ministry and College. We had a Q & A with questions students are asking!

We got a chance to sit down with Brent Silkey, Chi Alpha Director and 30 For Freedom Founder, and talk about making the transition from High School to College in a way that keeps your faith thriving.

We dove in today speaking about Biblical Literacy with Julie Nelson, author of Bible Basics. We got it all in this podcast... where to start... resources... and stats to motivate anyone! Listen in as we talk basics of the Bible.

This podcast is one you do NOT want to miss. Sit down, get your notebook out, and be prepared for what the Lord is going to speak with Rachel Koubsky talking about Leadership!

We got a chance to sit down with one of our own MN Youth Pastors, Erin Olson, and talk about relational evangelism. You don't want to miss this one.

We got to sit down with Christian Kirmeier and hear his testimony and how the power of Invite and sacrifice changed his life.

We got to sit down with Micah Mac at Lake Geneva. We chatted about his calling to be a traveling speaker and his new clothing line Everyone Everywhere.

You wanna hear amazing God stories.. LISTEN UP! These two have amazing stories and we sat down with them in our final week of Lake Geneva camp.

Looking to organize See You At the Pole? Listen in to catch some organizing details. Or you could just listen for fun to hear some really amazing people. Enjoy!

We are in Week 1 of Camp with Terrence Talley and we got a few seconds to sit down and chat with him. Listen in as Terrence tells us some funny stories and gives us some things to remember when things don't go as expected when we step out in faith.

Camp Season is here and we got a chance to sit down with 2 our Youth Alive Student Leaders and here about their experiences with the Holy Spirit.

Do you want to learn more about the Holy Spirit? Who is He? What role does He play in my life? And How do I have the Holy Spirit in my everyday life? These are just a few questions we dive into in this Part 1 of a 3 Part Series.

We got to sit down in Terry Parkman and talk about living in Babylon. With our culture sending us messages of all that is wrong in our world, we take a look at how to thrive instead of just surviving in a post Christian world. This one you will want to hit repeat.

God gives us each a platform in our lives to give God the glory. We chatted with Talon Sigurdson, Minnesota Hockey player, who has used and continues to use where God has placed him to give Him the glory.

Pastor Kirby St. John joined us for Part 2 of sharing how students can take their faith into their own hands and share the love of Jesus with those around us.

We had a chance to sit down with Kirby St. John, Minnesota DYD, and talk about how to build relationships between churches and schools. If you have ever hit a wall, feel discouraged or are just looking for new ways to make healthy connections in your community, Take a listen!

Today we are joined by Motivational Speaker, Brad Hurtig. Brad has an amazing testimony of overcoming a traumatic experience as a sophomore in high school.

Join us as we chat with the one and only Terrance Talley at Minnesota Youth Convention.

At MYC, we got a chance to sit down with Manouchka Charles and get to know her more.

If you are prepping for See You At the Pole, check out this podcast for some quick pointers to answer some of your questions.

This summer our paths crossed with Reggie Dabbs. We sat down to hear some great stories and get some encouragement. Listen in as we learn about Reggie and his life.

If you enjoyed our January Podcast on filtering ideologies through a Biblical Perspective, check out part 2 as we dig into more terms and ideologies that we hear in today's world.

Ever been asked the question why did God allow this to happen? Join us as hear from Dan Herod, a Youth Alive Missionary & Author, as he shares about his story of walking through tragedy in his own life.

If you have ever wondered how to do a school assembly, listen in on this podcast that gives you the basics of the how to and why! We would love to have you reach out with any questions.richard@mnya.org

Building a healthy and life giving relationship with your school is essential.

Listen in as Peter Reeves shares some of his experiences from being a YA Student Leader. Whether you need some encouragement or motivation this podcast is packed!

We are faced with ideas and new "truths" every day. Listen in as we chat with an educator that walks us through 4 ideologies that you are being taught as truth, and how to filter them through the Bible and our faith.

Olympian and WNBA Hall of Fame inductee, Ruthie Bolton, joins us while on school tours to talk about she uses her talents to glorify God!

Listen as we chat with Micah MacDonald, Brent Silkey and Chris Rausch on what it means to reach people at your school! The truth of Evangelism!

Listen in as we chat with Will Jones about some hot button topics in culture.

Bobby Loukinen joins us to chat about SYATP! See You At The Pole happens every 4th Wednesday in September. If you are interested or have organized SYATP this would be a great episode as we talk about what can take your SYATP experience to the next level.

Ever feel called to be an Evangelist, School Assembly Speaker or just feel called, but wonder how God could use you? Listen in as we chat with Jono Gates, a traveling evangelist, on some simple steps to take now as a student to place you in a position to be used by God.

We pulled a couple of our seniors to talk Campus Clubs. Each of these students are doing things different. Listen in as they share some of their wins, struggles and amazing testimonies of what God is doing in and through their Bible Studies.