3rd Tuesday Conversation

Episode 43: 3TC at the E with Jason Brian Santos

The 3TC Team sits down with Rev. Jason Brian Santos to talk about a helpful framework for developing (or redeveloping) what our ministry gatherings should be, who should be there and what the feel of them should be for people who come. Plus, a life update about life in rural Colorado (check out 3TC from July 2020 for the back story).

 

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Episode 42: 3TC at the E with Sophia Kristina Agtarap

The 3TC Team sits down with Sophia Kristina Agtarap for a conversation about cultivating space for curiosity in the work of equity, diversity and inclusion.

 

Episode 41: 3TC at the E with Tammy Jones West

The 3TC Team sits down with Deacon Tammy Jones West, the newly named Interim Director of the ELCA Youth Gathering to process the cancellation of the 2022 Gathering and look ahead to what's next for this ministry that so many of us love.

 

 

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Episode 40: You’re Not Meant to Hold it All Alone with Rev. Jenny Sung

Looking ahead to Extravaganza 2022, the 3TC Team sits down with Rev. Jenny Sung who will grace us with goodness from the mainstage for some heart and soul tending. Trust us, you want to listen to this one. Your heart, soul, mind and body need it.

 

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Episode 39: Defining Success While Wandering the Wilderness

What does success in ministry look like these days? While it feels like we haven't yet arrived "home" from pandemic exile, how do we know if what we're doing is right? How much weight should we be giving to numbers? What else should we be measuring? Who is God calling us to be? The 3TC ponders these questions and more.

 

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Episode 38: Becoming a Public Church

Episode 38: Becoming a Public Church with guests Kristina Fruge and Jeremy Myers.

If there is no going back to the way things were in youth ministry, what is the way forward? Kristina Fruge and Jeremy Myers offer inspiration with a glimpse of what it looks like to get out and listen to our neighbors as a means of offering good news in peoples' lives.

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Episode 37: Navigating the Chaos: You are Enough.

The 3TC Team sits down with Youth Ministry Network Executive Director Todd Buegler to talk about life these days in ministry and the need for honesty, courage, and enough-ness to navigate the “What’s now?” before we get to “What’s next?” in this stage of ministry.

 

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Episode 36: The Future of Youth Ministry with Dr. Andrew Root

Given current cultural and pandemic realities, what role does youth ministry play in the lives of families? The 3TC Team sits down with Dr. Andy Root to get his take on the extinction of youth group and the importance of storytelling.

 

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Episode 35: Building Bridges to Post-Pandemic Life (for real this time?)

As the transition into post-pandemic life begins, the 3TC Team talks about the role of the church in inviting our people into conversation about what they're grieving, what they've learned and what they hope to carry into who they are becoming. 

Episode 34: Waking Up on the Journey to Anti-Racism

TW: white ignorance, racism, white privilege
In the wake of the death of Daunte Wright in Minnesota, the 3TC Team reflects on racial justice work and the responsibility of leaders in our predominately white church to start (or continue) taking steps toward dismantling systemic racism.

 

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