Thought Factory Podcast #606 || A Middle School Perspective on Race
Nick is a 7th grader who was born in South Africa. He moved to the United States when he was 7 years old. He provides a unique and, at times, […]
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Thought Factory Podcast #604 || Ministering to the Marginalized
Marginalization can come in many different forms. We can recognize the external factors that may cause people to become marginalized, but how do we go beyond just identifying those who […]
Thought Factory Podcast #601 || The 5 Most Dangerous Places to be Online
Students are one click away from being surrounded by danger that could possibly ruin their lives, and in this digital age, when smartphones are more prevalent in the hands of […]
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 #512 || Sign o’ the Times | Protecting Students from Sexual Predators
Sexual predators are lurking online and coming into contact with students each day. How can adults be proactive in protecting them before they fall prey to their tactics? Today, hosts […]
Thought Factory Podcast #511 || Sign o’ the Times | The Decline of the Bible in Youth Ministry
The majority of Christian students claim that the Bible is important. But, students are either not reading it at all, or may be reading it once or twice a week. […]
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 #509 || Sign o’ the Times | Two Student Leaders Discuss Their Journey to Atheism
In this episode, hosts Jeff Eckart and Jayson Brewer interview two former students of theirs from their respective youth ministries when they were youth pastors at different local churches. Aiman […]
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 #507 || Since 2009 | 9 Seismic Movements in the Last 9 Years
Never The Same, the organization that produces the Thought Factory Podcast, was established on November 1, 2009. This episode was recorded on the 9th anniversary of that day. Never The […]