Young Adults TN (YA Podcast)

Shaun Pillay and Tim Hunter from Olive Baptist Church in Pensacola discuss the power of community in nurturing young adults. They share insights on fostering deeper relationships through spiritual experiences and the importance of mentorship in developing future leaders. The duo emphasizes living faith authentically beyond Sundays, illustrating how beliefs intersect with daily life. They also highlight the community's impact through local initiatives and invite listeners to connect, explore Pensacola, and enjoy its culinary delights.

Join Ryan Keaton and Lorenzo Baylor as they discuss questions to ask before starting something new in young adult ministry. Topics include empowering youth through engaging conferences, tailoring ministry approaches, building new ministries in the church, and navigating change and strategy in ministry development.

Matt Tullos, Stewardship Specialist at the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, discusses adapting church practices for social media, empowering missionaries through collaborative programs, staying focused on the main goal amidst distractions, and exploring cooperation, generosity, and technology in church.

Season 2 Episode 6In this episode we have a special crossover episode with Alex Fisher as we talk about young adults and friendships.

Panelists at a YA conference answer questions from young adults, discussing leadership dynamics in church, honesty, habits, interactions with opposite sex, spiritual gifts, and moving out of parents' house. Reflect on personal growth and emphasize the importance of improving listening skills and engaging with spiritual practices.

Exploring challenges of maintaining faith in God, parallels between lost physical objects and lost faith, learning from Saul's story, navigating spiritual battles, embracing divine purpose, divine power within individuals, facing challenges in leadership and ministering

In this episode we are live from the YA Conference! This episode is one of our large group sessions with Dr. PJ Dunn. 

Exploring how young adult ministries can prepare for future hardships by addressing mental health challenges, partnering for support, adapting to technological advancements, and navigating pastoral challenges with community engagement.

The podcast discusses how young adult ministries can prepare for population growth in Tennessee. It explores the impact of technology on different generations and how churches can respond to these changes. The importance of effective communication and proactive response to trends is highlighted. The consequences and positive effects of population growth in Nashville and Tennessee are explored. Engaging with young adults and communities, as well as reflecting demographics and diversity, are also discussed.

Author Ben Baxley, guest on this episode, discusses the importance of discipleship in young adult ministry, making life decisions with the support of mentors, tailoring ministry to the community's needs, engaging young adults in deep biblical study, and the encouragement to start new groups in churches.