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YCT 10: Compromise Or Conscience
September 17, 2013

Is compromise the cost of citizenship in the United States? According to a piece on the Christian Post that is what a New Mexico Supreme Court Justice claims. Which should a Christian chose, compromise or conscience? Can someone that has been tried for a

YCT 09: Am I A Good Person
September 03, 2013

In this episode of our youth ministry podcast we use an opinion piece from The Telegraph as a springboard to ask "what makes a good person good?" We've all asked ourselves "Am I good?", or "Am I good enough to go to Heaven?". What do the experts say about

YCT 08: Intelligent Design
August 20, 2013

Intelligent Design is an important subject for Youth Groups. What each of us believes about the origins of everything, and why there is anything at all, will directly shape our worldview for the rest our lives. It also affects such things as the way that

YCT 07: On A Tightrope
July 29, 2013

Once again we are joined by special guest co-host, Brenden Taylor of The Book of Brenden blog to help us answer questions like: Is the U.S. a nation of biblical illiterates? And, what about race-relations in the church? We also talk about Nik Wallenda and

YCT 06: R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
July 15, 2013

Remember in the last episode that we had a comment from Brenden, author of The Book of Brenden? Well, he joins Michael and Josh as special guest co-host this time as JD is out of town. With high-profile court cases such as the George Zimmerman murder tria

YCT 05: Nine And A Half Years
June 19, 2013

Trimming the fat - we bring you a lean, mean  28 minute youth ministry podcast machine! In this episode we chat about an opinion piece in the Christian Post regarding Christians in public debate: are we earnestly contending for the faith (Jude 3), or ar

YCT 04: Where Is God When It Hurts
June 14, 2013

Going to church is good for you? Yes, says a Stanford professor of anthropology, it may add as much as 2 or 3 years to your life. Find your pew! With all the stuff going on...bombs, shootings, murders of 8yr old girls...the question that pops into many p

YCT 03: The Least Of These
April 15, 2013

Tiger Woods and the U.S. Open: the drop of disqualification? Homeless Jesus has been rejected by two prominant churches. It seems that the Lord's words still ring true that "the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head". And an update on Mr. Mastropaolo.

YCT 02: Be The Church
March 29, 2013

Teens using Social Media for good, 69% of viewers learned something they didn't already know by watching The Bible miniseries, Joseph Mastropaolo has offered $10,000 to someone who can debunk the claims of Genesis in front of a real judge, the Miami Heat

YCT 01: Hashtag #CYC13
March 18, 2013

Introducing a brand new show from GCTNetwork, Youth Challenge Today. Join the Brothers Schwartz (Jon David and Josh) and Michael T as we recap the Challenge Youth Conference weekend held a few weeks ago in Gatlinburg, TN. We were joined by Matt Heupel and