In this episode our host Cynthia Yanof talks with Middle School teachers Brian Spence and Kerry DeWeese about the importance of connecting with students during the middle school years and the various ways TCA speaks into students' lives. They discuss challenges and issues middles schoolers face such as friendships,academics, social media and sports and how our Community of Faith Gatherings, teachers and parents play important role in developing a student's character as mature throughout middle school.