Everybody loves camp. It’s the highlight of the summer. But, not too many fill a car with school friends they’ve invited to join in on the fun. In this episode of Steamers and Sodas, host Blake Smith sits down with Levi Blakesley, a very avid inviter when it comes to camping. Blake and Levi discuss...

Laura Bolton serves as the youth minister for Sierra Pacific Mission Center. In this episode of Steamers and Sodas, she shares her experiences and tips about being adaptable, trying new things, and being responsive to the needs of youth in the middle of a pandemic. Guest: Laura Bolton Host: Carla Long Download Transcript

When the pandemic suddenly forced summer camps online almost overnight, directors got creative to keep people connected. In today’s episode, seventy Joelle Wight shares her best tips from what she learned when she and her team took Utah’s Kids Camp online. Links Joelle mentions:All Things Are SpiritualWonderopolis Host: Carla LongGuest: Joelle Wight Download Transcript

When the Oklahoma Mission Center realized the camping season in 2020 was going to be online, their team of youth ministers sprang into action! Listen how they kept their youth engaged online for seven weeks as part of our Steamers and Sodas series.  Host: Carla LongGuests: Paul Miller, Michi Elwell, and Shelby Moses Download the...

Covid-19 changed how churches engage in ministry and youth ministries is no different. Find out what Pacific Southwest International Mission Center has done to keep their youth engaged on this episode of Steamers and Sodas. To learn more about what they’re doing, check out their website. Host: Carla LongGuest: Bryan Tidwell Download Transcript

What happens when a pandemic hits and a couple of ministers realize young kids are being left behind? Kid’s Online Book Club is born! Over twenty kids across three different time zones have been involved in this new ministry that focuses on peacemaking, empathy, justice, and helping kids make sense of our current reality.  Seventies...

Back in January 2020, ministers in Mid Atlantic Mission Center decided to take their youth Sunday school program online. Today, as part of our Steamers and Sodas series, we’re chatting with some of the ministers and parents about how this move has been a blessing to kids and families during COVID-19, as well as their...

Children’s ministry is vital to the health and future of not only the church, but of our world. Kass Unger, children’s minister in Sydney Australia, shares a little about her ministry and the importance of remembering children as we live out Christ’s mission. Host: Karin Peter Guest: Kass Unger Australia Mission Center’s website Download Transcript

Our new series, Streamer and Sodas is all about ministry with children and youth. In today’s episode, Karin sits down with Dave Davis of Legal Counsel to talk ministry with children in regards to child safety in Community of Christ. Click here to learn more about child protection in Community of Christ. Host: Karin Peter...

In our new series, Steamers and Sodas, we explore children and youth ministries in Community of Christ. In today’s episode, Karin sits down with Jewell Bolton from the UK to get a pastoral and international perspective on how Community of Christ brings ministry to children and youth. Weekly suggestions for children’s ministry can be found...