Next Gen Now

How can setting boundaries help the next generation deal with trauma? Licensed Clinical Social Worker Donna Capps explains what trauma is and how equipping the next generation in setting boundaries in a world inundated with trauma can set them up for a better life. WEEK 1 - APRIL 26 KLR - Donna Capps (Boundaries) NRH - Mark DeYoung (Mind & Body) WFW - Stephanie Hunter (Community) WEEK 2 - MAY 3 KL...

What do our bodies have to do with mental health? Dr. Mark DeYoung, LMFT, shares how understanding the connection between our mind and bodies is important in living the life God intended. He encourages us to start from a place of wholeness instead of focusing on what is wrong, providing practical suggestions for discipling our kids and students in stewarding their lives well. This includes taking...

What is the role of community in mental health? The Hills' Counseling and Wellness Minister Stephanie Hunter shares how loneliness, isolation, hopelessness, sadness, and depression are rampant today and how we were made for connection within community. She shares some of the current barriers to true community and some practical next steps in seeking out real, authentic connection. WEEK 1 - APRIL 2...

Want to know what's going on in Next Gen ministry for the next few months and into the summer? Take a listen as Lead Kids Discipleship Minister Patty Weaver and Student Discipleship Minister Emmanuel Dominguez give an update for kids and student ministry. In addition, they discuss the upcoming renovations for the NRH Kids Ministry wing. thehills.org/studentsummer thehills.org/events   Reach out to...

Want a way to serve monthly as a family? Connections Minsters Bailey Plake (WFW) and Sarah Wilson (NRH) share the vision for the next generation serving on the Guest Services team. This is a way for kids and students to be mobilized for mission, engaged as a family, and part of an intergenerational community. jeff.gary@thehills.org  (KLR Connections Minister) sarah.wilson@thehills.org  (NRH Connec...

Bridge Minister Amber Baze and Kids and Student Support Person Dr. Laurie Bailey discuss ways you can help meet the needs of kids and students requiring a higher level of care. There are current needs at every campus on Sunday mornings and Wednesday nights. There is a call to rise up to ensure that none of our kids and students leave our building without contact from a loving, caring adult. Contac...

How do you lead your family well in the daily chaos of this world? Justin and Lauren Earley share how parenting happens in habits and how to establish intentional rhythms around everyday routines to find a greater sense of peace and purpose as your home becomes a place where everyone learns how to love. Justin tells how his two books were born out of crisis and desribes our current cultural moment...

How do you lead your family well no matter where you find yourself? Josh and Ali Lowry vulnerably share about cultivating a kingdom culture in their home and how it starts with being honest with Jesus. Challenging and encouraging at the same time, this episode has heart and practical applications. Reach out to us at nextgennow@thehills.org and find more information about The Hills Church at www.th...

Student ministry dives into a series on Sexuality beginning March 1. Student ministers Emmanuel Dominguez and Tquan Moore overview the series including the dates, the format, and how we desire to equip and activate parents to have hundreds of one minute conversations with their students on sexuality. To delve into human sexuality is to delve into our identity, shame, and longing for connection. In...

Bridge Minister Amber Baze and Our Father's Children Development Director Danielle Bogart discuss ways you can serve foster children in our community in support of our Generations Goal to "raise up 25 new foster families and train 100 members to support foster families". Contact amber.baze@thehills.org for more information.  Also visit ourfatherschildren.org Reach out to us at nextgennow@thehills....

Baptism Weekend is coming up March 19 at The Hills. Ross and Emily Kaellner and Adam and Misty Herndon join Jill this week in a conversation that includes their own stories of baptism with their children and some tips on how to talk to your child or student about baptism.   https://thehills.org/baptism/ https://thehills.org/events-set/baptism-class/ Reach out to us at nextgennow@thehills.org and f...

Anne de Leyser, who works with a Christian retreat center in Wales called Ffald y Brenin and facilitates the Local Houses of Prayer (LHOP) movement, joins us on site at Ffald y Brenin. You won't want to miss this one! What does our world need right now? What does this next generation need right now? It's the same thing! The presence of God and the inbreaking of His kingdom. Anne shares a bit about...

Chris and Jill Shelby reflect on the recent sermon series Soulfull. They share about how a recent trip to a retreat center (Ffald y Brenin) in Wales has shaped practices in their own home and offer encouragement to families about habits that can cultivate a hunger for the presence of God in their homes. https://thehills.org/sermon/soulfull/ https://ffald-y-brenin.org/ https://www.24-7prayer.com/re...

Counselor Dr. Kevin Shelby shares how we were created for connection and the importance of moving from isolation, lonelieness, shame and anxiety to a place of healing, connection and freedom. He discusses the three points of connection--to God, others, and self. We also discuss ways that parents can disciple their children Jesus People: A 12 Week Discipleship Study for Teens A Guide for Listening...

Trevecca Okholm, author of The Grandparent Effect: Bridging Generations One Story at a Time, shares some practical ways that grandparents can impact the faith formation of the next generation. Grandparents are those with biological grandchildren or faith grandchildren so this podcast is for anyone who wants to impact the next generation. Kingdom Family: Re-Envisioning God's Plan for Marriage and F...

West Fort Worth Kids Discipleship Minister Erin Nix outlines the new kids ministry roles at WFW including Kids Discipleship Minister, Mission Mobilizer, Family Engager, and Leader Developer. She shares the excitement and the challenges of shifting to a discipleship model and how incremental increases in relational investment can create a ripple effect that impacts the spiritual formation of the ne...

Sarah Cowan Johnson shares about her new book Teach the Children Well: A Step-by-Step Guide for Family Discipleship. We discuss ways to both proactively and responsively disciple your children. There's lots her that you don't want to miss--from discerning ways you deal with post-Christian culture to facilitating God moments with your children; from technology and deconstruction to learning how to...

Student Minister Alexandra McAuley discusses the importance of community in the lives of the next generation. This is part of The Hills' Next Gen strategy of elevating community and part of our Ask for Nations & Generations goal of seeing 2000 members serve the next generation. If you are interested in serving in Next Gen, go to www.thehills.org/serve. Reach out to us at nextgennow@thehills.org an...

Christian Worldview Teacher Mark Baur shares what worldview is, why it is important, and how we can be intentional in evaluating our developing worldviews. He also talks about how this impacts our faith journey and how we can help the next generation be intentional about how they are viewing the world. Mark's book recommendations: You Are What You Love - https://www.amazon.com/You-Are-What-Love-Sp...

Senior Teaching Minister Rick Atchley discusses the first season of the Next Gen Now podcast with Jill. He shares his insights and his encouragement to families, Next Gen leaders, and kids and students. We discuss his upcoming sermon series Cosmic Christmas and ways our families can engage their children throughout the holidays. We also preview upcoming episodes in Season 2 beginning January 2, 20...

PATH Director Emily Young shares about The Hills program including the purpose, scope and details. She also shares the alignment happening between all three Hills' campuses. Visit www.thehills.org/preschool for more information about the PATH program. Email Emily at emily.young@thehills.org for more information about volunteering or working at PATH. Reach out to us at nextgennow@thehills.org and f...

Next Gen Admin Coordinator Debbie Loy discusses the way she sees God moving and what is required of us as He does new things in, among, and through us, especially as it relates to the faith formation of the next generation. We share our story of meeting and how God has worked in our lives. Marching Off the Map - https://www.amazon.com/Marching-Off-Map-Students-Navigate/dp/0996697063/ref=sr_1_1 Rea...

Recreation Minister Brian Gill discusses John Mark Comer's presentation on becoming an apprentice to Jesus from the Child Discipleship Forum. Ruthless Elimination of Hurry https://www.amazon.com/Ruthless-Elimination-Hurry-emotionally-spiritually/dp/1529308380/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1X9ZRUFSLFKK3&keywords=the+ruthless+elimination+of+hurry&qid=1666021797&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIyLjIyIiwicXNhIjoiMS45NiIsInFzcCI6IjIuM...

Elana Curry joins us from Memphis, Tennessee to share how implicit bias impacts our discipleship. She includes ways to reflect on and mitigate our bias as well as some culturally responsive teaching practices. Cultural Iceberg - https://akgtcanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/INT-Cultural-Iceberg.jpg Follow Elana on Facebook or Instagram @elanacurry. Reach out to us at nextgennow@thehills.org an...

Hills' Worship Leader Luke Cabrera and Jill interview Yancy Wideman Richmond. Yancy is a worship leader, songwriter and producer of hundreds of songs that make Jesus loud. Her Dove Award winning music is all the things kids love and everything adults value. She is a powerhouse at leading and teaching kids from birth to preteen how to worship, and creates popular worship resources for churches and...