Podcasts about emerald youth foundation

“Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you.” 1 Sam 12:24. The Knoxville Academy of Medicine Alliance's Doc Rock for Health is SAT, JAN 18th at The Mill & Mine.  Part of the proceeds go to these wonderful charity organizations serving our East Tennessee neighbors!  With me is Beth Roskelly, Director of Development & Public Relations - InterFaith Health Center, Adelyn Pair - Associate Director of Marketing & Communications of Emerald Youth Foundation, Martin Vargas - Exec Director of St. Mary's Mobile Health Clinic, and Holly Kizer - Assistant Development Coordinator joins us from Thrive/ Soar Youth Ministries. Dr. Lytle Brown who returns as our Emcee and Kirstin Kropilak, Co-Chair of Doc Rock are here!  Our community changes one person at a time through the love and concern these people give others! Our bands - No Recall, B.B.S, Dr. Zoster & the Pox, and Remedy, are back! Thanks to Ministry Partners Campbell Dental Care & Denise King, Realtor - Noble Realty. Crossroads With Jenny Bushkell 5pm - 6pm. Joy620 WRJZ! 620 AM, 102.5 99.5 FM Sevier, streaming at wrjz.com or download our JOY620 App! The Mill & Mine SAT, JAN 18th, 2025. Doors open at 6:00pm! Music 7:00pm! Come and enjoy!! All for a great cause - serving our neighbors with health-care and love! Friday on @Crossroads withJenny we will hear how all these organizations are serving our East Tennessee neighbors. 

Tune in to this week's edition of Talking with T featuring special Guest Kaylin Chesney discussing a possible expansion of the Emerald Youth Foundation to East Knoxville with a new facility.

Guests: Rhiannon Potkey (Goods4Greatness), Sanford Miller (Emerald Youth Foundation)The Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation and the Sports Matter Program are focused on helping to build youth sports in underserved areas. When you go to the register at the House of Sport, you'll have the opportunity to round up, or donate a specific dollar amount. That money goes to LOCAL charities that support youth sports for kids in the Knoxville area. On this episode, I feature a few of the organizations that we've given to over the past year. Organizations that do so much in our community! Rhiannon Potkey is a journalist professionally, but five years ago, she started a non-profit called Goods4Greatness. She comes on the show to talk about her vision of providing sports equipment and entry fees to those that need help the most.Sanford Miller has been with Emerald Youth Foundation for many years. They're an organization that we've worked with quite a bit since our grand opening in 2021.  From the House of Sport, Jess Niemiec joins me to talk about her recent opportunity to help with a group call Autism Breakthrough at the store. Listen as I give a coupon code that can be used for 20% off of ANY experience at DICK'S House of Sport.HOUSE OF SPORT Podcast is hosted by Casey Beaman.  Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @dickshouseofsportknx and check out the full events calendar at www.dicks.com/houseofsportknx DICK'S House of Sport - Knoxville

Today we are joined by Steve Diggs who is the president and CEO of Emerald Youth Foundation as we discuss what it means to become a part of the lives of the people we are serving and being served by and that this is how the Kingdom advances. Today Rick and Lauren are joined by Steve Diggs. Steve is the president and CEO of Emerald Youth Foundation and is on the Executive and Governance Committee for Emerald Charter Schools. Here's a link to where you can get involved. Steve references Slow Kingdom Coming by Kent AnnanEmail Rick at rickdunn61@gmail.com or find him on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Email Lauren at laurengmorgan@gmail.com or find her on Instagram. 

Emerald Youth is Emerald Youth Foundation's Annual Prayer Breakfast is on Friday, May 6, 2022. John Crooks with Emerald Youth Foundation is our guest.  The foundation works to help young people build a lasting relationship with Jesus Christ and connect with caring adults who can inspire their future. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Made Right Here is sponsored and produced by The IT Company and we are telling the stories of East Tennessee founders, creators, and builders, and their journey to creating successful organizations. From the idea behind it, to the impact it had on the community, their employees and their own lives, we're taking listeners, and viewers, behind the scenes of the movements they built and the people who helped build them

This is a continuation of the conversation from Episode 28. In this episode, Christopher and Maggie sit down with Chrystal Brown, Chris Battle, and Mary Terry. Their bios are below. We discuss Chrystal's and Chris's experiences being Black in America and in the church, in particular. This is the second part of a two-part conversation. We also recorded this video, so you can watch that here: https://youtu.be/jYHFjikPkx4. Christopher and Maggie are spiritual directors that like talking about spiritual things. Spiritual direction is a listening ministry that creates a sacred space for you to listen to God, see where God is at work in your life, and grow in awareness of who you were created to be. We would love to hear from you! Email Christopher and Maggie at SDTASinfo@gmail.com.  Resources Mentioned: Racial Diversity in U.S. Congregations, 1998–2019 (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jssr.12681) Chris Battle:  Chris Battle is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio. He did his undergraduate studies at Morehouuse College in Atlanta, GA. He furthered his education with a Masters of Divinity at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY, he would later do a Masters of Arts in Hebrew Bible at Cincinnati Bible College. He has pastored congregations in Bowling Green, KY, Hackensack, NJ, Cincinnati, OH and Knoxville, TN. In 2018 his life trajectory changed when he began a community garden and started understanding the effect of food disparity in his community. This led to the creation of multiple community gardens, The Eastside Sunday Market and Battlefield Farm and Gardens. He presently is the Lead Pastor of the Underground Collective and he his wife Tomma are the parents of 20 children.    Chrystal Armstrong Brown:  Passionate about equity, justice, and inspiring the next generation of kingdom thinkers, Chrystal Armstrong Brown has served in nonprofits, ministries, and educational institutions across the country for fifteen years. She is a writer and consultant, currently completing her MBA in Leadership while working as the VP of Program Development for Emerald Youth Foundation in Knoxville, TN. She spends her weekends in urban ministry, cheering on the UT Vols, and creating adventures and memories with her three year old daughter, Keris.   Mary McMillan Terry:  Mary McMillan Terry's desire to follow Christ in fighting racism led her and her family to the multiethnic Knoxville community where they live. She teaches on justice and racism. Her passion for equity in education has led her to volunteer and serve on the board at Shora Foundation (an after-school and summer program for children) and to serve in her children's school system. She also loves hiking with her spouse and two sons and writing. Her poetry, nonfiction, and fiction have appeared in small-press journals and books.   Our ministries: Christopher: Steppingstoneslife.com  Maggie: Ravachministries.org    

This episode we are joined by Pastor Zac Stephens and special guest Courtney Tilford from the Emerald Youth Foundation! We talk all about the importance of mentorship and being mentored. Stick around to see where the mandarin factors into it!

In this episode, Christopher and Maggie sit down with Chrystal Brown, Chris Battle, and Mary Terry. Their bios are below. We discuss Chrystal's and Chris's experiences being Black in America and in the church, in particular. We cover alot of ground in this episode, so this is the first part of a two-part conversation. We also recorded this video, so you can watch that here: https://youtu.be/jYHFjikPkx4. Christopher and Maggie are spiritual directors that like talking about spiritual things. Spiritual direction is a listening ministry that creates a sacred space for you to listen to God, see where God is at work in your life, and grow in awareness of who you were created to be. We would love to hear from you! Email Christopher and Maggie at SDTASinfo@gmail.com.  Resources Mentioned: Racial Diversity in U.S. Congregations, 1998–2019 (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jssr.12681) Chris Battle:  Chris Battle is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio. He did his undergraduate studies at Morehouuse College in Atlanta, GA. He furthered his education with a Masters of Divinity at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY, he would later do a Masters of Arts in Hebrew Bible at Cincinnati Bible College. He has pastored congregations in Bowling Green, KY, Hackensack, NJ, Cincinnati, OH and Knoxville, TN. In 2018 his life trajectory changed when he began a community garden and started understanding the effect of food disparity in his community. This led to the creation of multiple community gardens, The Eastside Sunday Market and Battlefield Farm and Gardens. He presently is the Lead Pastor of the Underground Collective and he his wife Tomma are the parents of 20 children.    Chrystal Armstrong Brown:  Passionate about equity, justice, and inspiring the next generation of kingdom thinkers, Chrystal Armstrong Brown has served in nonprofits, ministries, and educational institutions across the country for fifteen years. She is a writer and consultant, currently completing her MBA in Leadership while working as the VP of Program Development for Emerald Youth Foundation in Knoxville, TN. She spends her weekends in urban ministry, cheering on the UT Vols, and creating adventures and memories with her three year old daughter, Keris.   Mary McMillan Terry:  Mary McMillan Terry's desire to follow Christ in fighting racism led her and her family to the multiethnic Knoxville community where they live. She teaches on justice and racism. Her passion for equity in education has led her to volunteer and serve on the board at Shora Foundation (an after-school and summer program for children) and to serve in her children's school system. She also loves hiking with her spouse and two sons and writing. Her poetry, nonfiction, and fiction have appeared in small-press journals and books.   Our ministries: Christopher: Steppingstoneslife.com  Maggie: Ravachministries.org    

Our guest today is Kevin Dubose, the Director of Area Ministries - Lonsdale Area for Emerald Youth. Steve Diggs is the President & CEO of Emerald Youth Foundation.  For more on the history of Lonsdale, here's a brief description. Here's more info on the Haslam-Sansom Ministry Complex. Then shall your light break forth like the dawn, and your healing shall spring up speedily; your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard. - Isaiah 58:8 Kevin references the history of the Knoxville Civic Coliseum and the Mountain View neighborhood.Kevin is a graduate of Knoxville College and references its history. For more information on this podcast, visit podcast.fellowshipknox.orgYou can find contact Kevin via the Emerald Youth website or find him on Twitter.  Email Rick at rickdunn61@gmail.com or find him on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Email Lauren at laurengmorgan@gmail.com or find her on Instagram. 

"… and he chose for himself five smooth stones … and his sling was in his hand. And he drew near to the Giant." (I Samuel 17:40) Are you facing a giant? Nothing is impossible with God! Jenny interviews Kevin Dubose, Dir of Area Ministries for Emerald Youth Foundation- a man who is making a difference in youth, teens, his community and generations.

This month on the podcast, we're catching up with some historic figures who have been through YOKE to see what they're up to now. In this episode we talked with Steve Diggs, who served as a YOKE Folk at Christenberry Junior High School and later went on to found Emerald Youth Foundation in Knoxville. Steve shared with us about his ministry with Emerald Youth, how they have adapted to keep serving our community during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how he was impacted by his time serving with YOKE as a young adult.Visit yokeyouth.com to learn more about YOKE Youth Ministries.

Steve Diggs is going into detail about the Emerald charter school and sharing some exclusive news that has never been heard! Find out more about the future of Emerald Youth and how you can get involved.

Listen to this great conversation with Steve Diggs about giving back to this community, what the Emerald Academy charter school is all about, and most importantly- why you should get involved in this amazing foundation!

Sanford Miller is the Director of Sports and FCA Urban Outreach at Emerald Youth Foundation. His mission is to help as many kids as he can to excel in their futures! Listen to him as he talks about the importance of Emerald Youth Foundation and how he balances being a father!

This message is by Steve Diggs, President & CEO of the Emerald Youth Foundation.

The Downtown Maryville Association is putting on Friday Night lights on July 27 th . It’s a fun free night out designed for the community to discover, peruse, and patron local businesses in the heart of Maryville. This time – there’s an Instagram hunt!!! Charlene DeSha, the Executive Director of the Downtown Maryville Association shares all of the fun happening from 5:30-8:30 and how this event supports area kids with school supplies. It is July – but the Emerald Youth Foundation is getting ready for Christmas. The organization is starting their Christmas in July campaign from July 23,-27, 2018.  now.. collecting gifts and donations for the Emerald youth Christmas store in December. John Crooks, of the EYF says the Christmas store allows parents to shop and purchase gifts at a discount price and therefore, be able to make their children's holiday extra special. Emeraldyouth.org/Christmas. The Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley recently took in 71 cats when the Cumberland County Humane Society was dealing with air conditioning problems. Teresa Underwood, the Marketing and Development Director explains the shelters needs for the cats as well as the other pets up for adoption. How to adopt, and fundraising events coming up in the near future. 

This week's "East Tennessee Now" is all about the kiddos, starting with the Burger Bash to benefit East Tennessee Children's Hospital. World's Fair Park in Downtown Knoxville is the place to be on August 11, 2018. From 11-4, you can make your way around the park and sample sliders... as dozens of teams compete for your vote! Seth Linkous, Communications Director for ETCH explains how the money generated from $10 ticket sales and the team entries will provide alternative treatment options for the hospital's little patients. Some of those treatments include essential oils to relieve pain, as well as massage therapy for pain management. Yes it is the summer, but for the Emerald Youth Foundation, it's almost Christmas in July! The organization is running this campaign to get a kick start on Christmas, so city kids will have an extra special holiday when it does roll around. They are collecting new gifts to stock Emerald's Christmas Store where parents shop for deep discounts. It helps families provide Christmas for their children and teens. John Crooks, Emerald's Director of Communications and Erin Wright, Campus Activities Coordinator tell us about the program and campaign's success.

The Emerald Youth Foundation in Knox County wants to serve more children in the afternoons and summers. They launched a new initiative called Imagine a City. John Crooks, the Director of Communications says it's a ten year plan to groom more kids to become leaders in the community. The program focuses on faith, learning and health. But, it will take more funding, staff, mentors and coaches to be a success.  A new 3-D, no-compression breast imaging unit. The Knoxville Comprehensive Center is the first in the country to acquire the new technology. If you've been for a mammogram, you know how uncomfortable it can be. Not with the Koning Breast CT. Andrew Gitschlag, Marketing Manager at KCBC, explains how the new technology gives physicians a clearer look, while lessening the anxiety for patients.   

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