PMG: Creating Youth-directed, Vulnerable, Spirit-led Meetings | An Interview with Ganel-Lyn Condie
May 22, 2024
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Ganel-Lyn Condie, a motivational speaker, shares insights on leading PMG youth-directed, spirit-led meetings. She discusses starting a PMG group, its authenticity, and life-prep benefits. The podcast explores creating safe spaces for vulnerable conversations, youth leadership, and communication methods for spiritual engagement.
Youth-led PMG meetings focus on vulnerability and faith-building, fostering unity and real-life discussions.
Authenticity in PMG discussions allows for open sharing of personal struggles and seeking support.
PMG groups blend mission prep with life skills, emphasizing faith integration in everyday challenges for youth.
Deep dives
PMG Experience and Youth-Led Discussions
The podcast episode delves into the Preach My Gospel (PMG) experience led by Gainalyn Condi in her home, focusing on gathering youth for faith-building and vulnerable conversations. The youth-led discussions centered around scripture, testimony, and real-life issues have had remarkable impacts, fostering faith and unity among participants.
Normalization of Authentic Conversations
In the PMG group, authenticity is key as participants openly discuss topics like addiction, mental health, and real-life challenges in a safe and non-judgmental environment. Through the use of code words like 'broccoli addiction,' youth feel comfortable sharing and seeking support from their peers and adults alike.
Spirit-Directed Meetings and Faith-based Conversations
PMG gatherings are characterized by a spirit-directed approach, allowing discussions to be steered by the youth participants, with occasional guidance from adults. The emphasis lies on incorporating faith and gospel principles into conversations about everyday struggles and seeking spiritual resolutions.
Expansion Beyond Mission Preparation
Although rooted in mission preparation, the PMG experience transcends its initial purpose, offering a platform for youth to explore and apply gospel teachings to various life situations beyond traditional mission training. The group serves as a beacon of faith and support for individuals navigating personal challenges.
Parental Support and Involvement
Parents are invited to partake in the PMG gatherings, witnessing the profound impact on youth participants and offering insights from their own experiences when prompted by the group. The podcast underscores the importance of creating a safe and inclusive space for youth to engage in meaningful, faith-centered discussions.
Ganel-Lyn is a popular motivational speaker, known for inspiring others with her unique honesty, authenticity and spirit. She is dedicated to her family, faith, and inspiring others and loves teaching through speaking and writing. She has experienced healing from a major chronic illness and is the mother to two miracle children. After the heart-breaking suicide of her 40-year-old sister, Ganel-Lyn is constantly working towards prevention. She lives with an open heart and feels passionate about sharing principles that will empower others to live life with more joy. She is a regular television/radio guest and hosts the popular shows “Talk of Him” and “The Middle.”
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4:20 Who is Ganel-Lyn Condie? She is an author, speaker, podcaster, mother, and now empty-nester.
6:30 Ganel-Lyn hosts a PMG, (Preach My Gospel) group in her home led by the youth. What is it? How can people start it?
7:30 How did the PMG group start? It was an amazing success and grew quickly. Very authentic and spirit led teaching.
14:30 It’s not just a mission-prep class, it’s a life-prep class. Open to anybody because Preach My Gospel helps you develop all sorts of skills.
16:30 If you want to start a group like this it can be once a month or even once a week.
18:10 Why would kids want to go to these meetings? It’s not like your normal church meeting.
18:40 The adults have to get out of the way.
20:00 What does home-centered feel like and why is it different from having a church meeting? These meetings are not strictly Preach My Gospel but a place to have vulnerable conversations about hard topics and addictions. Youth can show up in sweats if they want.
22:50 The rule is that the Spirit interrupts.
23:40 The structure of the PMG meetings. Review the rules and introduce who is new, announce new mission calls, kids that are leaving on a mission always giving a closing testimony and are sent off with the hymn, "God Be with You Till We Meet Again". They start a song and kneel in family prayer at the end.
24:15 Teaching the youth what it feels like to have to the Spirit lead the meeting is powerful. You don’t know how to teach it until you experience it. It might be difficult at first but the adults need to stay out of the way and let the youth learn through it.
26:00 It is not Ganel-Lyn and her husband’s calling to have these meetings. They felt inspired to do it.
29:00 The sweet spot for these meetings is age 16 and older. Missionaries and returned missionaries also come. It helps returned missionaries transition back into life.
31:30 This is a non-stress meeting. You don’t have to have treats or a formal lesson planned.
32:00 Ganel-Lyn and her husband were also called by the stake to teach mission prep classes but she noticed that it wasn’t the same as having the home-centered PMG group.
35:00 Have real life conversations that are connected to the gospel of Jesus Christ. They shouldn’t be two separate things. The PMG magic is the gospel and real life in action. It’s not adult-pushed or calling-pushed.
36:40 They use Groupme to communicate with the youth and the youth are over it.
40:30 Finding a youth member to be the facilitator. If you don’t have one you can rotate.
42:50 What if the topic takes a left turn? Do you step in?
45:00 Oversharing is not actually a thing. Something in you might be triggered but for other people it’s fine. It’s ok for it to be awkward. We need to create a safe place for people to open up.
52:00 You can do these meetings in your way and for your needs. Just create a safe place.
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