Spark Dialogue - A Generation Spark Podcast
A Generation Spark Podcast on Intergenerational Mentoring and Ministry
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Who doesn't love a good story?
For all children of God, we are part of a living story, unfolding from generation to generation.
But not only that-- we've also inherited a story, one that our the generations before us have experienced to the full.
This is one of the reasons we believe in intergenerational discipleship. Because we believe in walking in the story of God's people. Everywhe...
Join Ron and Annika as they welcome Ray Chang, the executive director of TENx10, a collaborative initiative out of Fuller Seminary, focused on addressing the epidemic of young people leaving the Christian faith.
In this conversation, we'll discuss the origins of TENx10, and how its mission fits into the culture that we see today. You won't want to miss this one!
...Join Ron & Anna as they interview Eddy Aleman, General Secretary of the RCA, as they talk about diversity in the church!
Join Ron and Annika as they welcome Dr. Mike McGarry, founder of Youth Pastor Theologian, to the podcast and engage in a conversation concerning theology in youth and intergenerational ministry.
This week on Spark Dialogue: John and Ron discuss one of the most beloved Christian books of the last century, Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer. We discuss the timelessness of this text, and how it encourages a bond of community that allows every believer to experience God in their brother and sister.
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This week on Spark Dialogue, John and Ron tackle a relevant topic for Americans: politics! They discuss how different generations relate to voting and gathering around political lines. It’s a broad topic with lots of nuance, and we hope you’ll join in the discussion!
Join Ron, Anna, and introducing Jeff as they discuss what it means to Show Up in intergenerational ministry!
In this episode of the Generation Spark podcast, hosts John and Ron interview Hannah Evans of Springtide Research. Hannah and the Springtide team interviewed Ruth Langkamp and Ron deVries from the Generation Spark team earlier this year (that interview can be found here) and it was through that conversation we discovered many shared interests around the topic of Intergenerational Ministr...
Join Ron and John as they discuss the Pecking Order that can happen in churches, how this can damage a young person's sense of belonging, and how to listen to all generations in the midst of a church culture where pecking orders exsist.
In this Bonus Episode join Ron, Annika and John as we lay out the basics of what Generation Spark is all about, and how you and your church can get involved!
Connecting life, theory, practice and ministry with an intergenerational conversation. In this episode join Ron, Anna and Annika as they discuss keychain leadership (a concept originating from Fuller Youth Institute in their innovative "Growing Young" research).
Connecting life, theory, practice and ministry with an intergenerational conversation. In this episode join Ron and John discuss one of the central facets of any mentoring relationship: empathy.
Connecting life, theory, practice and ministry with an intergenerational conversation. In our this episode join Ron and Ruth as they discuss research from Barna (https://www.barna.com/about/) around teens and faith.
Connecting life, theory, practice and ministry with an intergenerational conversation. In our pilot episode join Ron and John as they discuss belonging and how to walk together cross-generationally as a faith community.
Join us for the Spark Dialogue. Explore topics like leadership, belonging, and empathy. We're also going to chat about studies and statistics, about trends in church culture, and even the occasional book review.
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