In this episode of the Into the Wild podcast, we sit down with three Gen Z students to talk honestly about identity—how it’s shaped, challenged, and often confused in today’s culture.

Together, we explore the pressures Gen Z faces around comparison, labels, and expectations, and how Scripture calls us to ground our identity not in opinions or performance, but in who God says we are. Through real stories, biblical truth, and open conversation, this episode points listeners back to an unshakable foundation for identity.

If you’re a student, young adult, or leader navigating questions of identity in today’s world, this conversation is for you.

In episode 4  of Into the Wild, Pastor Andrew and Nathan Brown continue the Who Am I? series by addressing one of the most common identity traps in today’s culture allowing what you do to define who you are. Sports, success, and achievement are not bad things, but they make terrible foundations. When identity becomes performance-based, value rises and falls with outcomes. A bad game feels like personal failure. An injury feels like losing purpose. Not getting picked feels like rejection. And transitions create identity crises. The danger isn’t loving what you do, it's becoming what you do. This episode challenges listeners to build their identity on something unshakable. Scripture reminds us: “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand.” — Ephesians 2:10 Identity comes before assignment. Calling flows from who you are in Christ, not what you accomplish. Sports can end. Roles can change. Platforms can disappear. But when identity is rooted in Christ, loss doesn’t destroy you, it refines you. If you’ve ever felt pressure to perform, fear of failure, or confusion when seasons change, this episode will help reset the foundation of your identity.

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In Episode 3 of the Into the Wild podcast, Pastor Andrew and Nathan Brown introduce the series Who Am I?, a foundational conversation about identity in a culture driven by opinions, comparison, and rejection. This episode confronts the lies that shape identity the fear of people’s opinions, the pain of rejection, and the pressure to perform and reframes them through a biblical lens. Rejection from people is not rejection from God. Opinions are not God’s truth. And your life cannot be built on shifting voices. Pastor Andrew and Nathan challenge listeners to center their identity on the unshakable foundation of who God says you are, not what culture demands you become. If you’ve ever wrestled with insecurity, comparison, or the need for approval, this episode will help reset the foundation of your identity.

 In Episode 2 of the Into the Wild podcast, RTTN Pastor Andrew and Wild Ones Director Nathan Brown sit down to discuss what it truly means to live for Christ in a world that feels increasingly chaotic and unpredictable.

This conversation addresses the pressures of culture, faith, and identity, while offering practical insight for living grounded, bold, and faithful in a “wild” world. Pastor Andrew and Nathan also share powerful testimonies from past Wild Ones gatherings and give insight into what listeners can expect in future episodes of the Into the Wild podcast.

If you’re navigating faith in today’s culture—or leading students and young adults through it—this episode is for you. 

In the very first episode of the Into the Wild podcast, Pastor Deven Wallace sits down with Coach Nathan Brown to share her heart, her story, and her passion for Gen Z. This conversation lays the foundation for everything Wild Ones is and where it’s headed.

If you’ve been impacted by Wild Ones or stirred by what God is doing through this generation, this episode reveals the why behind the movement.