Thought Factory Podcast #705 || Pressures of Being an Adolescent
Students are under a lot of pressure. The pressures of getting the top grades, the pressure to compete and succeed in sports, the pressure to fit in and be liked, […]
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Thought Factory Podcast #704 || EVENTS that Shaped Modern American Youth Ministry
We are looking back to people, places and things that have shaped the modern American youth ministry movement. Our special co-host was an eyewitness to all of these things. His […]
Thought Factory Podcast #701 || Phil Joel | Moments That Mobilize Movements
In the first episode of season seven, host Jeff Eckart and guest host Phil Joel examine two critical moments that mobilized movements in history. We compare Woodstock: the music festival […]
Jesus On A Tuesday – Part 4
Summary Part 4 of 4 in a series on what it means to follow Jesus regularly, not just on Sundays. This final video is a description of the Grand Rapids […]
Thought Factory Podcast #609 || Julie Morgenstern | Students and Schedules
Julie Morgenstern is an organizing and productivity consultant, New York Times best-selling author, and speaker. For over 30 years, Julie has been teaching people all around the world and at […]
Thought Factory Podcast #605 || The Dream King | A Story of Racial Reconciliation
Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream over 55 years ago, but was that dream merely poetry or was it prophecy? This is a story about two grown men, Will […]
Thought Factory Podcast #513 || Never The Same Generations Event 2018
Generations is an annual fundraising event put on by the national youth ministry organization, Never The Same. Never The Same is comprised of NTS Camp (youth camp), Claim Your Campus […]
Thought Factory Podcast #510 || Sign o’ the Times | Prepping for Student Skepticism
Guest interview with J. Warner Wallace, a Dateline featured cold-case homicide detective, popular national speaker and best-selling author of the book, Cold-Case Christianity. J. Warner grew up an atheist and […]
Thought Factory Podcast #508 || Sign o’ the Time | Students Leaving The Church and Faith
We can hear all the stats about students leaving the Church and faith after high school and still do nothing different in our youth ministry context to try to stem […]
Thought Factory Podcast #504 || Politicizing Schools | Students’ View
How is today’s climate of school tragedies affecting students? Do they want tighter gun laws and policies for their school? Do they think adults are doing all they can to […]