In this final episode, Newt Crenshaw recaps the vision of KNOWN, and you'll hear what some of the SLC planning team are looking forward to during our time together in Ethiopia!

Julie Clapp, VP of WyldLife

In this episode, we hear from the functional leadership of Young Life and how they are preparing their departments to carry the KNOWN vision, support the field strategies in the U.S. and international, and ensure more kids are known and know the name of Jesus.

Shelley Meador, CHRO

Eric Scofield, CDO

Welcome to Say More podcast – a podcast to help us gain a shared understanding of a fresh vision that the Lord has given us for Young Life. In this episode, we hear from Wiley Scott and Chad Edwards, Group Senior Vice Presidents over the ministry in the U.S., as they share specific U.S. strategies and tactics, and they describe how these will set Young Life on a course to know kids and make our Lord’s name known over the next eight years.

Transcription and Referenced Documents

Welcome to Say More podcast – a podcast to help us gain a shared understanding of a fresh vision that the Lord has given us for our organization. In this episode, we hear from Eric Scofield, our Chief Development Officer, as he shares the HOW behind our KNOWN vision and key benchmarks that we’re striving for – so more kids are known and know Jesus.

View full transcript and resources here: https://slc.younglife.org/say-more-podcast/episode-3/

Welcome to Say More podcast – a podcast to help us gain a shared understanding of a fresh vision that the Lord has given us for our organization. In this episode, we hear from Lauren Bocci, our Vice President of Marketing and Communications as she shared the foundations of the KNOWN vision. Some of the excerpts in this podcast include remarks shared with our Board of Trustees in November of 2022.

Related Resources:

Being known. It’s one of the deepest desires we experience. At a deep level, every fiber in our being cries out to be known – by our God and by those around us. And God seems to be no different. He longs to be known by us. He’ll go to any lengths to make it happen. This is why we are simply calling the next vision in our organization, KNOWN. This is the first in a series of recordings meant to help you understand KNOWN and what it means for you. Today, here's Newt Crenshaw reflecting on Forward -- and how some of the lessons we learned have led us to this new vision.

View full transcript and resources here: https://slc.younglife.org/say-more-podcast/episode-1/

Forward Booklet:

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Say More is an opportunity for our leadership to hear from each other, a chance stay in-the-know, and a way to hear what matters – to you and those you lead. In a global organization, communication isn’t simply helpful; it’s necessary in order for us to be the best leaders we can, so we know what’s going on, and in the process we know our role in helping move our organization into what’s next.