And Also With You

A match made in heaven: Word on the Street + Ava's Advice.

Fenley and Ava chat with the youth of Myers Park Pres about how to express love to our faith family, reclaiming Valentine's Day as a free expression of loving generosity.

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Kate Hinshaw and McCall Canady chat with MTB about how to carve out time for faith practices amid everything else going on. Maybe it's as easy setting an intention for the day ahead while you brush your teeth or taking a moment to be present while in the shower. Maybe it's reading a quick, daily devotion on your ride to school. Easy, tangible practices for the new year.

So come at us, 2019.

Zach Cline and Associate Pastor Michelle Thomas-Bush talk about the Christmas season, and surprise, it isn't over! Turns out, the twelve days of Christmas (you know, five golden rings a partridge in a pear tree?) begins on Christmas Day and runs through Epiphany.

Holy Days of the Church is a series which looks at the seasons of the church and why we do what we do when we do it.

Music in this episode is by Cameron Moore, Coordinator of Contemporary Worship and Arts at Myers Park Pres.

Zach Cline and Executive Pastor Millie Snyder on what Advent is, what makes it different than Christmas, and when we get to sing "Joy to the World."

Holy Days of the Church is a series which looks at the seasons of the church and why we do what we do when we do it.

Music in this episode is by Cameron Moore, Coordinator of Contemporary Worship and Arts.

Fenley and Ava tackle faith practices and how they help orient our lives toward God. Julie Hester talks about keeping a gratitude journal and Patty makes a pumpkin.

Because fall.

Music in this episode is by bensound.com

Many of us struggle with anxiety, depression, and thoughts of suicide. On this special Ava's Advice episode, we try to break stigma against all-too-common mental health issues facing youth every day. Learn what some Myers Park Pres youth do to create support networks or blow off steam.

Remember, you're never alone. If you're struggling, don't hesitate to call the national suicide prevention lifeline @ 800-273-8255.

Hosts McCall and Kate kick off a new season of the MPPC Youth with a live show. They get MTB (that's Rev. Michelle Thomas-Bush) to explain how to load up your Cookout tray of faith with some new practices that will stretch you.

Ava's back with Ava's Advice, and we've also got a new Word on the Street segment with McCall and Kate.

No word on when we get to go to Cookout.

Spencer Wellons and Bennett Pittroff sit down with Rev. Michelle Thomas-Bush and CROSS Interns Bailey, Preston and Keaira to discuss college and what advice they'd give to new freshman.

Lucy and Finley ask our VBS kids about what they think it takes to be an "adult"...whatever that is!

Busting out the podcast with our friends and partners in Ahuachapan, El Salvador!

Knox Long finds great leadership advice from our Habitat for Humanity partners, McCall Canady and Kate Hinshaw ask about the local women's coop, and Camden Thomas-Bush interviews Taylor Yarborough and Daniel (the lead Habitat mason) about their new friendship.

Convivimos en paz por un mundo mejor!

During the recent mission trip to Chicago, Ava had a chance to sit down with Rev. Shannon Kershner, the pastor of Fourth Presbyterian Church, about their motto of being "A Light in the City" and what that means.

Learn more about our youth's experiences in Chicago at the link below. Follow the youth @MPPCYouth on Instagram for updates from Chicago and future mission trips.