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Mountain Sky ProphetsEpisode 9: Season Wrap-upAmanda and Court reflect on all the interviews they've had thus far, and share what they hope will come out of future episodes. This reflection serves as our season 1 wrap-up, and we hope to return to you again in August 2021!
2021-04-2936 minMountain Sky ProphetsEpisode 8: Isaac S.Isaac S. joins Amanda and Court on the final episode of the season! Isaac lives in Colorado and serves in multiple leadership positions at the local church, conference, and jurisdictional levels. Isaac tells us all about his leadership roles and why he believes more young people should get involved with their local churches and church conferences.
2021-04-0135 minMountain Sky ProphetsEpisode 7: ReghanReghan sits down with Amanda and Court in this month's episode! Reghan is a senior in high school in Montana. She shares her experiences of going to church camp and youth retreats. Reghan also offers her perspective on how the church can become a better and stronger community for all.
2021-02-1145 minMountain Sky ProphetsEpisode 6: CalvinCalvin from Colorado reminds us that "the church is not a building, it is a people." He offers his perspective on how the church can play a role in shaping the lives of young people. Calvin also suggests ways to show love to our neighbor, even if our neighbor is hard to love.
2021-01-1432 minMountain Sky ProphetsEpisode 5: EllaElla from Colorado shares her story of faith in this episode of Mountain Sky Prophets! Ella also gives our youth ministries and larger churches some ideas on how to connect with those outside of the church walls.
2020-12-1034 minMountain Sky ProphetsEpisode 4: CarlosCarlos lives in Colorado where they're involved in theatre, music, and youth group. In this episode, Carlos shares their experience of being LGBTQ+ in the United Methodist Church, exploring their gender identity, and why it's so important to affirm LGBTQ+ people in ministry.
NOTE: Carlos references the 1918 flu pandemic and claims that it killed 5 million people. Our correction based on information from the CDC is that it killed an estimated 50 million people world wide. Carlos also references the UMC's 2019 Special Session of the General Conference and places it in June of 2019. This took place in February of 2019...
2020-11-1200 minMountain Sky ProphetsEpisode 3: SheridanOn our third episode of Mountain Sky Prophets, we have a conversation with Sheridan. She shares with us her experiences of growing up as a pastor's kid, moving, and going to high school during the time of COVID.
Note: Amanda's mic was turned down during this episode, and we didn't catch it at the time of our recording. We apologize for any inconvenience!
2020-10-0800 minMountain Sky ProphetsEpisode 2: KhasidyContent Warning: This episode makes references to gun violence and the topic of school shootings and may be sensitive for some of our viewers. Our topic changes right at the 18:42 mark.
Khasidy is a high school senior in Montana, and she's got plenty to worry about: a pandemic, college applications, scholarship, and...school shootings? Khasidy shares what it's like to get an education while looking for the nearest exit and worrying about the future of our country and planet. She also offers her perspective on what it might take to bridge the gap between older and younger generations, especially within...
2020-09-1034 minMountain Sky ProphetsEpisode 1: IsaacIn our first episode, we sit down with Isaac from Montana! Isaac is 16 years old, has a passion for politics and social justice, and gives us his take on how the church is meeting the needs of his generation.
2020-08-1336 min
Mountain Sky ProphetsTRAILEROther youth ministry podcasts let youth leaders tell you what works in church and youth ministry--this one let's the youth tell the story. Join us every month as Amanda Daniell and Courtney VonLindern from the Mountain Sky Conference of the UMC sit down with young people throughout the conference and ask them: what do YOU want out of church?
2020-07-0900 min