Youth4Life

Youth4Life

The Youth4Life podcast answers THE question of today's generation: Why should I be 4 Life? Recorded with a live youth audience, each Youth4Life podcast focuses on a single life topic and provides facts, discussion starters, and opportunities for youth to become Gospel-motivated voices 4 Life!

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May 20, 2026 46 mins

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How do we uphold life through our vocations? Join Michelle Bauman, Director of Y4Life and YA For Life, as she explores how vocation and life are connected. This week, Michelle talks with Mr. Matt Nieman and Mrs. Mackenzie Christmas about the work that Directors of Christian Education (DCEs) do to uphold life in churches, schools, and communities.

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How do we uphold life through our vocations? Join Michelle Bauman, Director of Y4Life and YA For Life, as she explores how vocation and life are connected. This week, Michelle talks with Mrs. Jen Probst, Mr. Jesse Muehler, and Mrs. Lindsey Vorthmann about the work that teachers do to uphold life in churches, schools, and communities.

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How do we uphold life through our vocations? Join Michelle Bauman, Director of Y4Life and YA For Life, as she explores how vocation and life are connected. This week, Michelle talks with Deaconess Sarah and Deaconess Miller about the work that deaconesses do to uphold life in churches, schools, and communities.

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How do we uphold life through our vocations? Join Michelle Bauman, Director of Y4Life and YA For Life, as she explores how vocation and life are connected. This week, Michelle talks with Pastor Schneider and Pastor Keller about the work that pastors do to uphold life in churches, schools, and communities.

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How do we uphold life through our vocations? Join Michelle Bauman, Director of Y4Life and YA For Life, as she explores how vocation and life are connected. The first episode of this series features an interview with Lutherans For Life Executive Director, Rev. Dr. Aric Fenske about his work as executive director of a for-life ministry.

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November 19, 2025 38 mins

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Join Y4Life Director Michelle Bauman and Y4Life Assistant Cori Meier as they discuss how youth and young adults can get involved 4 Life in their schools, churches, communities, and world! 

Find resources and events mentioned in the episode at y4life.org, yaforlife.org, and lutheransforlife.myshopify.com.

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August 27, 2025 70 mins

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Join the Y4Life team as they dive into answering YOUR questions! The Y4Life Mailbag episodes will feature questions asked by youth with answers from the Y4Life team. Episode five focuses on marriage.

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August 20, 2025 73 mins

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Join the Y4Life team as they dive into answering YOUR questions! The Y4Life Mailbag episodes will feature questions asked by youth with answers from the Y4Life team. Episode four focuses on family.

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July 2, 2025 59 mins

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Join the Y4Life team as they dive into answering YOUR questions! The Y4Life Mailbag episodes will feature questions asked by youth with answers from the Y4Life team. Episode three focuses on Christian dating.

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Join the Y4Life team as they dive into answering YOUR questions! The Y4Life Mailbag episodes will feature questions asked by youth with answers from the Y4Life team. Episode two focuses on abortion contemplation and abortion healing.


Organizations referenced in the episode:

Word of Hope - Word of Hope exists to bring healing found in Christ to those whose hearts have been broken by abortion. Learn m...

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Join the Y4Life team as they dive into answering YOUR questions! The Y4Life Mailbag episodes will feature questions asked by youth with answers from the Y4Life team. Episode one focuses on how to have pro-life conversations.

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What are you insecure about? Your looks? What you're good at? Who would ever be attracted to you? There are answers, but they direct you to an unattainable past or a super-human stone skin. What security can we actually find for the insecurities which plague each of us? Join Michelle and Rev. Michael Miller to learn what a precious foundation and identity God gave you in Baptism. Take comfort, too...

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What does biblical marriage look like? How does biblical marriage reflect the Gospel? What should you look for in a future spouse? Michelle chats this week with Pastor Brett Simek about marriage and how it reflects Christ's marriage to His Bride, the Church.

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March 19, 2025 30 mins

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What do you look for in a spouse? How long should you know someone before you start dating? How long should you date before getting engaged? Should you have a long engagement? Most importantly - how do you date in a way that upholds God's gift of LIFE? Y4Life Director Michelle and Y4Life Intern Emma talk all things dating, relationships, and preparing for marriage.

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March 19, 2025 23 mins

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Y4Life Director Michelle and Y4Life Assistant Cori chat about what dating looks like in our current culture and how Christians can navigate dating, dating apps, looking for a spouse, and more.

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Y4Life Director Michelle and Y4Life Media Resource Assistant Diana chat about the importance of friendship, how worldly friendships differ from Christ-centered friendships, how to have conversations about life issues with friends, and more.

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After a baby is born, we immediately think about caring for the new baby. But what does it look like to care for mom and the rest of the family? Michelle chats with Deaconess Rachel Geraci this week to talk about postpartum mental health and what it means to uphold the lives of mother and baby.

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