I Survived Youth Group in the 90's
Yes, every 90's youth group experience was a unique one but at 5 Oaks Community Church in Woodbury Minnesota it was downright weird. At one point the teenagers attending the youth group outnumbered the people attending the church. These experiences undoubtedly left a fascinating impact on the kids who were involved. What happened after everyone grew up and moved on? In this podcast we want to reminisce, but more importantly we want to hear where people ended up and the impact that this unique youth group experience had on our lives.
Episodes
Todd G, an expert philosopher and biker, joins us to take us through a very interesting journey! This one gets a bit philosophical and I love it!
Twitter: @SurvivedYG
Email: isurvivedyouthgroup@gmail.com
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Caleb's old college friend Nick joins us today to talk about his exemplary resume of human video accomplishment and confess to multiple pranks. Don't worry Nick, no one listens to this show so you won't be arrested.
Twitter: @SurvivedYG
Email: isurvivedyouthgroup@gmail.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ISurvivedYouthGroupInThe90sPod
I guess Caleb has all the friends. We get to talk to another one of his buds, this time from his young adults years. Scott S has a really eclectic story of growing up on the west cost in an Asian Christian community that has translated to a multi-cultural church experience. It was great to catch up with him because as you'll learn, Caleb had two Scott's in his wedding! How did he keep them straight?
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The gregarious and multi-talented Pete H joins us today. Pete drops multiple CCM song references without pause and really shows off his talent for puns. We've now had three of the four Pickle Home Companion guys on the show! Look for Scott and Pete's Severance podcast soon!
Twitter: @SurvivedYG
Email: isurvivedyouthgroup@gmail.com
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The conversation with Jared continues! Did you know about Hell Houses? Scott didn't! Yikes! And we mean that literally. We also indulge in some CCM discussion.
Twitter: @SurvivedYG
Email: isurvivedyouthgroup@gmail.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ISurvivedYouthGroupInThe90sPod
This week we have the pleasure of being joined with our friend Jared. With some deft storytelling and wise insights, Jared walks us through his spiritual journey. This is a two parter so back next week for the second half of the conversation!
Twitter: @SurvivedYG
Email: isurvivedyouthgroup@gmail.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ISurvivedYouthGroupInThe90sPod
We've been excited to talk to AJ for a while and the conversation didn't disappoint. Join us for a conversation about the many, many different youth groups AJ has been a part of and how that has shaped who he is. We had a great time with this one!
Twitter: @SurvivedYG
Email: isurvivedyouthgroup@gmail.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ISurvivedYouthGroupInThe90sPod
Joshua L joins us today - a listener who reached out to us to talk about his youth group days. We had a fantastic time chatting with him and it pays off in the end when he outdoes everyone with his crazy youth group stories. Thanks very much, Joshua, for hanging out with us and keep up the great work!
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Email: isurvivedyouthgroup@gmail.com
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On this shorter episode, the two of us discuss the things we tell our kids about our youth group days. Back next week with another full episode!
Twitter: @SurvivedYG
Email: isurvivedyouthgroup@gmail.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ISurvivedYouthGroupInThe90sPod
Our Twitter friend and listener Chris U joins us today. This was a super fun conversation about Chris' commitment to youth group and how it propelled him into a life of ministry. I bet you'll be as surprised as we are to find out how old Chris was when he became a youth pastor!
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We never thought we'd get here but we have an avid listener and she joins us for this episode. Pam talks about growing up in Pennsylvania and bouncing between youth groups until she finds the right one. Eventually she found herself in Minneapolis. We really enjoyed this conversation and hope you do too!
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Our guest today is Caleb's old friend Josh who is actually friends with another guest we've had on. You may remember Tim and Caleb discovering they both were good friends with Josh at different times. Josh was candid and honest about his journey which has given us one of our best episodes to date.
WARNING: this episode contains discussions about mental abuse such as coercive control and manipulation.
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A bit of a different episode today - in a good way - as we are joined by Scott's old college friend Aaron. You'll find that we don't ask as many questions on this one but rather we let Aaron tell his story and then discuss the impact of 90s youth group afterwards. Thanks for listening!
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Jared from Texas joins us today talk about his faith journey. As someone who's spent every Sunday at church since his first Sunday on Earth, Jared brings a unique take on where he is at today. Come for the warm conversation, stay for not one, not two but three ridiculous youth group game stories!
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We are excited to talk to Matt and Katie, good friends from college and beyond. Listen and find out why high-school Katie drove a bus of kids through the mountains and why Matt is convinced Christian Techno isn't a thing.
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Our friend and Scott's cousin is back to join us to chat about Education. We tackle both public and homeschool settings as it is something very important to the three of us. And it fits perfectly into the setting of high school and youth group! One of our speakers today has not seen the movie Goonies. Which one is it?
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We've got a few shorter episodes that we'll be sharing from time to time. As our schedules heat up, it's going to be a bit harder to do interviews but we want to keep engaging with you! So these episodes are shorter and we'll throw them out there from time to time! Thanks for listening!
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Let's talk about Inerrancy - everyone's favorite, simple bit of theology. We have the pleasure of talking with Brant again about why this topic remains an important one, especially in light of how we experienced it in youth group. We learned some new words during this conversation! Twitter: @SurvivedYG Email: isurvivedyouthgroup@gmail.com
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Oh boy, was this one fun. We enjoyed chatting with Brock quite a bit about not only his musical tastes but also his journey from quintessential 90s church kid to his current state of agnosticism. Did your youth group waterski for Jesus? Ours sure didn't. Thanks Brock!
Happy New Year! We are very excited to be joined by our Twitter friend and apparent fan of the podcast, Kylan. He shares some quite funny and quite embarrassing stories of his experience as a youth group kid. And we are lucky enough to break the story on why Kylan hates bongos.
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