I Survived Youth Group in the 90's

If you want to know why Caleb and Scott are the way they are, listen to this episode. We had the chance to talk with our old youth pastor, John, who was obviously a tremendous influence on our lives. This one is full of nostalgia. Cheers!

A special episode with our old head pastor and old youth/current youth pastor, Henry and Henry Michael. We discuss what our youth group meant to 5 Oaks church back in the 90s and what's become of it 30+ years later!

Today we are joined by the 4th host of A Pickle Home Companion, Kevin B! It took a while but we finally took him away from his editing duties on his other show to chat with us. This one was goofy and fun!

We're back! Did you miss us? I bet you didn't! Chris W joins us from across to border to talk about his Canadian youth group experience. It's great to be back and we hope you enjoy Chris' authentic take on youth group!

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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ISurvivedYouthGroupInThe90sPod

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 straigh...

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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: http...

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/@ISurvivedYouthG...

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/@ISurvivedYouth...

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! Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SurvivedYG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: isurvivedyouthgroup@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠...

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! Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SurvivedYG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: isurvivedyouthgroup@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: https://www.yout...

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! Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SurvivedYG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: isurvivedyouthgroup@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠...

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 manipulati...

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! Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SurvivedYG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: isurvivedyouthgroup@gmail.com ⁠ YouTube: https://www....

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! Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SurvivedYG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: isurvivedyouthgroup@gmail.com Discord: ⁠⁠⁠...

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. Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SurvivedYG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: isurvivedyouthgroup@gmail.com Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/5HyZTvhE⁠ YouTube: https://...

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? Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SurvivedYG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: isurvivedyouthgr...

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! Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SurvivedYG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: isurvivedyouthgroup@gmail.com Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

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 Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

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! Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SurvivedYG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ISurvivedYouthGroup@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://di...

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. Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SurvivedYG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ISurvivedYouthGroup@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://di...

Please reach out to us if you'd like to be on the show! Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SurvivedYG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ISurvivedYouthGroup@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/5HyZTvhE