The ACF Youth Culture Podcast: Honest.Real.Life

Hazel and Brian talk discuss how God changed Hazel's heart and direction for life after high school in some big ways.

From attending youth ministry because his parents forced him, Mikey experienced some milestone experiences that changed him completely to a fully committed follower!

Aiden discusses how the community listened, cared, and poured into him when he was in a dark place and now tries to listen, care, and pour into others while using his musical talents to honor God.

Gideon talks about the ups and downs and challenges of finding community and keeping the faith was like for him his first year after high school.

As part of our summer podcast with adult volunteers, Conner talks to Brian about the past few months and how God has been a part of his life in so many different ways.

During summer we chat with some of our volunteer leaders about how God is part of their life. Chris and Brian discuss the power of vulnerability, being honest and real with Christ and others as we were created to be.

As part of our summer series, we talk to leaders and in this episode we have a conversation about introversion, shyness, and how our culture celebrates the extrovert and outgoing.  And the tension of being biblically bold yet created by God as shy or introverted individuals.

During summer, we chat with some of our amazing leaders. In this episode Jeff discusses his heart for the guys he disciples and how God has changed his heart.

Ella discusses bringing God into her relationships, both with guys and with girls and the challenges that obedience often brings.

Pace and Brian discuss his journey from intentionally reading the Bible for the first time a few months ago to now leading a weekly bible study and how other's inspired him on this path.

In this 42 minutes podcast, Leinna opens up about a sudden, long term, serious, life altering diagnosis and how she has brought God and her community into her journey to living a flourishing life.

Savannah is very open with her past, very real, very intense mental health issues and how God has shown up in her life and how she has leaned into Him as well.

Jake talks about responding to his desire to grow and go to church, even when uncomfortable and then to dive into community, even when that can also be uncomfortable.

Brian and Rhiannon chat about how God changed her perspective on seeing others as God would want her to see them.

Lilly talks about keeping Jesus the Lord of her life, reaching out to him at all times.

Brian and Carter discuss fear, spiritual discipline and the journey of living the kind of life walking with Jesus that a lot of us long for.

Brian talks with Kaylee about her initial prodding to want to be involved in what God is doing via worship and how now drumming is part of her worship and leading others to worship.  Bonus feature included:  First ever on mic snort for the podcast. All glory to God!

Brian and Lorrina talk about her unique upbringing from birth, to foster care, to being adopted.  And how she encounters Christ in various ways and now how she trusts God, guides others, and has a passion for giving hope to those feeling hopeless

An amazing conversation with Brian, Bren, and Ava where we hear the power of what God can do through following him by studying the word, inviting others, and incorporating Jesus into all aspects of life.

Recorded in May, but releasing with the start of a new school year.  These two amazing students discuss how God has laid things on their hearts and their response to help and serve others. Living out Hebrews 10:24 "Let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds."

During summer, we talk with adults about different things.  In this episode we talk to Crimzine about how she serves and the why behind her serving in youth ministry and beyond.

Abby gets real with Brian about how God was with her during really hard times in her childhood and dealing with being bullied.

Conner discusses how God has challenged him to be more bold and what that looks like with his friends and life overall.

Bren talks about her challenging upbringing and how God was somewhat part of it and God is much more part of her everyday life now.

Jeremiah has a frank conversation with Brian about how in keeping connection with God and using his word has helped him in battling the "fleshly desires" of men, or specially of Jeremiah.